The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-01
and Sam Hawkins elected govern

and Sam Hawkins elected govern
or. Now, brother democrats, which
had you rather have for gtsvernor,
dob or SamY You can haze your
choice TOR Governor Rob OF S4mF"
If you vote for johnson Bob will be
defeated and Sam elected and that's
the whole of it. The republicans
are like the good democrats they
will vote for their man, and You
can't blame them for it either.
Even if Mr.. Johnson was elected it
would not we have to wait for a con
stitutional amendment before we
could get prohibition? If so ,;ouldn't
the two parties voting for ittogeth
er (which they will do) get it just
as quickly, aud besides il there are
enough votes polled by the demo
cratic party for johnson to defeat
Bob Taylor won't that have ten
dency TO drive good democrats out
of the prohibition ranks? Bob Tey-
lor has made US good governor,
Sam Hawkins might make US
good one too, but sthe sign is not
right. II is the wrong time OF the
moon to make any sudden changes
| near a great deal said about Bob
Taylor's carelessness in leaving
open the doors of the penitentiary
and a whole lot of prisoners getting
out; well who is to blame about
that? / can't speak for any county
except Giles. He left the gate open
and some Of the Giles county boss
availed themselves OF the opportu-
nifty and came home. Well how came
him TO leave it open2 / can tell you
1t was through the intere ession OF
a list of petitioners as long, as the
moral law and Is parts of the COM
mandments; that's how it happened
How many republican votes did
5. T. Wilson get in 1880 for govern
or? can tell you. just enough dem
ocrats were fooled into it to elect
A. H. Hawkins. Boys, the old trick
repeated; don't bite at it; stay in
ranks and when thestime comes to
vote for prohibition we viii have
Sam and his bofs to help us and
don't be gumfoozled an1 think
they will vote with you now, for l
tell you, youmay here stick a pin,
the solid republicans will tell you
they will support. their own ticket
and that Sans record on prohibi-
tion is clear and that he is as good
prohibitionist as they want. Well
e,could say the same about Bob If
hezhas ever violated any statues OF
The mile law | have not heard of
it. All the power the governor has is
TO suggest, approve or veto. The
enactment of any and all laws lie
in the legislature. Ny opin ions is if
Sam or Johson either were elected
they would use their pardoning
power as freely as Bob has his. If
he has ever pardoned q prison
er without petition from the pris
oner's friends.I have got to hear of
it.
Past experience has taught US
that the republicans almost to q
man voted the republican ticket,
and they will do it again next No
vember, and don't you forget it Let
democrats he democrats and
republicans be republicans for tell
you now that the republicans will
not sacrifice their party to vote for
auy prohibitionist, neither villa ma
iority of the democrats. Both par
ties want to keep it out of politics
and they will do it, Put your fin
ger on that. The prohibitionists be-
long to both parties and if we ever
make a success in the temperance
cause it will be by sunited eff
fort of the two old parties and not
by any third party. The prohibit
lion party will have its hands full
in battling with the whisksy party,
without antagonizing the two old
parties. j. j. PHILLIPS.