The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-01-15
Che 9eiliotsat.
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.,
RprTNp ny THE
WOmen's Christian Temperance UnIsI


We clip tho following from the N.
Y. World
Prohibition gained It's flrst victory
In the state of Kentucky In BuIlItt
county twelve years ago. At The last
sIecllon the vote was almost unanl-
nous, and tho time has arrived when
II Is tho price of good citizens rep
utatIon TO declare himself In favor OF
licensing the saloons.
From being ono Of the most lawIess
counties in Kentucky, BullItt has now
become the most orderly. The roc
ords show that before the Prohibition
law went Into effect Its jail was full
Of prisoners, It's almshouse crowded
with paupers and It's criminal docket
covered with indictments. II Is now
the only county In Kentucky without
jail, and The average number Of in.
dlctmonts Is from two 10 six a year,
and these are for mlsdemeanors.
There has been but one felony trial
In Bullltt county since the ProhIbI-
ton law was carried, and that was
for murder and resulted Ia prompt
dismissal Of the accused.
The other counties In Kentucky
where tho Prohibition law II In effect
are; Breckenridge, Harden, Clay,
Bolt, Lotcher, Cumberland, Ballard
Lsurel, Martin, Pike, Wayne, Lewis
Perry, Owen, Hopkins, Brealhltt
Washington, Rockcastle. Jackson
owsley, Knox, Whitley, Robertson
Magofiio, Harlan, Leslie, Bracken ans
Union.
Sentiment Ia Kentucky Ii rapid!
ceasing to DO merely for Temperance
, aud has taken a Arm stand for prohI
bltion. Tho movement has alread.
: asserted itself In party politics, and
although no victory has been won Il
State election, tas friends Of tn
? cause arc sanguIne and expect en-
i couragIng results in 1887. The Pre-
hibItion vote In tho state Is 80, 40
!. out of total of 277, 900. The receu
| triumph In Georgia has given fres
!, |; Impetus 10 the workers In this slat'
I and they have already announce
|, !, that at the coming session OF the Let
0 islature they Interd 20 submit Il
! passage q general law placing th
prohibition issue squarely before tn
!. people. Already plans are under :;
2 visement TO noninate a full staI
= ticket for 1857.
Judge Fountain 7. Fox Is the hea
Of the Prohibition party 10 Kentuek,
Formerly he was a Democrat, and
= at present lawyer In high standIn
at the Louisville bar. Judge Fo
Twas called upon by your correspon'
ent and asked for come points as
the future efforts o. the Prohibitions
Ia this state. He spoke Of the gel
eral law 10 be submitted TO the Ls
islatuse and the ticketto be placed
the iOId, and added
s'If the Legislature does not ado
our law Il witt strengthen our vo
In 1887 and cripple the chances OF q
Democratic nominees Ia the conle
against the Republicans. When d
Prohibition law Is once carried
friends have The right 10 fill the Of
ces to be certain OF It's execution, |
cause We have no reason to expN
cur enemies to execute it when Ii
would prove their ruin.
81 am preparing . sixteen
constitutional amendment on u
subject to be submitted this winter
the Kentucky Legislature. BY 81
tion / no distilled or fermented
quors shall be brought Into this cou
try for sale of wholesale or reta
BY section 2 no distilled or fermenl
liquors made in any one state sh
be sold for importation into anoth
state, there TO be disposed of at whe
sale or retail.u
.
The brewers claim that their indl
iry-the manufacture OF beer-cC
tributes largely to the general pub