Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-03-01
WET AND DRY.
Matters Pertaining to the Issue About
Which Everybody is Talking.

Which Everybody is Talking.
The Vets are betting freely and
giving 100 majority.
The Drys claim not less than 90
colored votes In 10 Yn.
Rev. j. w. Bigham went 10 How
oil yesterday to reply to Judge
Quarles speech.
The KESTUCKIAN has figured It all
out, but will not anticipate the cleo
ton with the figures.
Excitement is now intense and It is
feared some bad feeling will be en-
gendered before the thing is over.
Special prayers were made for the
success of prohibition, in the prayer
meetings at the various churches
Wednesday night.
The advocates of the Wet side,
many of them, claim to be friends of
temperance and say the question is
simply licensed saloons against blind
tigers.
The question to be voted on is;
care you in favor Of the repeal Of the
law prohibiting the sale Of spurious,
vinous and malt liquors in Christian
county ?" The Vets will vote Eyes"
and the Drys "no."
The Council should by all means
order the blind tigers closed on cleo
ton day. Some Of them are within
stones throw ofthe polls and ought
not to b. permitted 10 keep open
while the election is going on.
1t is question Of great doubt
which side will win. In 1886 the
country came 10 town with q Dry
majority OF 276 and met Wet major
ity in the city of 2O2. This time II is
believed the Drys will come with 400,
but the Vets are confident they can
overcome that and more with the city
vote.
In March, 1885, under the license
system, the grand jury found 81 in
dictments for violations of the liquor
laws In six months, tippling o., re-
failing 5, selling TO minors 3, and
violating the Sabbath law Is. With
this record, is it any argument TO say
that the Prohibition law is not abso-
lutely prohibitory Advertisement
The Drys have one decided ad-
vantage in the city precincts. Every
election officer is on their side. AT
No. the officers are G U. West and
Walter Kelly, judges; A ID. Hicks.
clerk; w. NJ West, sheriff. At No.
3, w. s. Davidson and J. III. IIipkins
are judges, |. +. Ellis, clerk, and U
Ii. Moore, sheriff. Both sides will
have challengers at the polls.
Said citizen after hearing Sam
Small pitch into those on the fence !;
"As one desiring TO vote on the right
side Saturday am confronted with
the following pertinent questions:
Which side las the larger proportion
Of tho elements dangerous to society !?
Which side utters the more profane
aud obscene language3 Where
stand or stagger the most of the
drunkards2 Where are the symps-
thies of the praying women 2" "And
the Lord God called unto the man
and said unto him, where art thou ?"
Sam SmalI's Appointments.
lafayette, 0 a. m, Friday, March l
IIopkinsville, night, Court House, l
Authorization Appointments.
Judge james NJ. Qusrles, native
of this county, will address the voters
of Christian county on the Prohibi-
ton question as follows:
Hopkinsville, Friday, March l.
Speaking to begin each day at 2
o'clock p. m.
The Central Committee Of the Pro-
hibilion Party having been asked by
the Executive Committee of the citi-
zens opposed to the Prohibition par
ty for division of time at the ap-
pointments made for Mr.. Sam Small
aud this request being refused, COM
pels the independent appointments
for Judge Quarles as given above.
But Mr.. Small is respectfully invited
TO each and all of them and fair
division of time will be accorded
him. All are invited to attend.
Gov. Martins Opinions.
The testimony Of Governor Mar
tin, of Kansas, as he closes his term
of Office in that State respecting the
success of Prohibition is very EN-
phstic, the more so, because Gov
Martin was himself opposed to pro-
hibition when II was voted upon Ia
Kansas. Gov. Martin says:
"There is no longer any issue oil
controversy in Ksnsas concerning
the results and bcneficence Of oul
temperance laws. Except in a few
of the larger cities all hostility Il
them has disappeared. No observing
and intelligent citizen has failed tt
note the beneficent results already at
tanned. Fully nine-tenths of thu
drinking and the drunkenness pre-
valent in Kansas eight years ag'
have been abolished; and affirm
with earnestness and emphasis, tina
this State is, to-day, the most order
Iiy, temperate, sober comm unity o
people in the civilized world. "-Ad
vertisement.