The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-15
The Auditorium Packed Again Last
Night to Hear Him,
Critioises Police Commissioners For
Firing Policeman-Says Padu-
cabs the Dirtiest Ever
ToDAY's SERVICES IN BRIEF

81 want to make a few preliminary
remarks before | begin my sermon,
said Row. Sam Jones at the tabernacle
meeting last night. II understand
from your papers AMI from general t.
port that the policeman who was seen
going into a saloon on Sunday while of
duty was discharged from the force.
OF all the travesties on jrstio3 and
humbuys on fair play, that Is the
worst. Lot saloon stay open In def
nnoo Of the law and fire Q policeman
from the force for going in there while
of duty Why, that board Of police
commissioners is not &c 20 run hog
peu AZ tho brewery. And one OF your
papers said that had my spies out
and want 20 say that a bigger lie was
never told. You do not have to spy
in this town; all you have to DO is
keep one eye open. 4 well known
steamboat man said that Psiuosh was
the widest open saloon town, with
ono exception, from Pittsburg 20
New Orleans But law il you people
can put up with it can. But II
didn't like the present state OF affairs
ia see that petition was drawn mp
asking the resignation Of every pub
lie official, or demanding that they
see the law is enforced
"a friend Of your mayors came
20 me and said: Now our mayor
can't be bulldozed into anything; but
II you'd go at him gently maybe he'd
do something Law, lAwi II you
haven't been going at him gently for
months, and he amt done a thing
yeti Has he, preachersS The idea
OF letting a mule wear his hind legs
out on the singletree Take a six foot
whip to him and he'll move up.
"And lots of you men say, 4 don't
think it's right for Sam Jones to jump
on our leading citizens that way.
You miserable little white livered |
devils, you. And your leading citi-
zens' a lot of dirty, damnable recti-
fiersl Now amt that nice state of |
affairs, Budf Some Of you sly that
Sam Jones wouldn't say the things
be does ON the streets Well Ifyou |
think I'm hiding behind the pulpit |
you're very much mistaken. In the
first place, haven't been in pulpit |
since I've been here. Just in an old |
warehouse, and haven't even had on a
preachers coat Nothing but plain
sack coat Aud I'll have you under
stand I'll say just what want to on
the street or anywhere else gentle
manly please. There has been some
talk OF egging me. Well, there is one
consolation, you can't throw an egg
half as rotten as your old town. Some
fellow wrote me a note and said was
the cause Of that policeman being dis
charged. was nothing Of the kind.
Someone gave me paper just as
was coming on the platform, and
read what was en- that paper. was
just bsrking up the tree. and the
police commissioners said, That's our
squirrel. Now If you people are tired
OF this state of affairs you come up
and show IL in this next election.
What do politics amount to, you dirty
devils, you? Some of you Democrats
would vote for the devil, hoof and
horns, il he was put up as Demo-
cratic candidate. We call this the
land of the brave and the home OF the
free, but the only free man in this
country is the man who votes as he
pleases. And the Democratic collar
has worn the hide off the neoks of
many of you dirty little devils. the
man who is proud Of his politics has
no character = the bullet-headed
gumps. The way to fix things is to
vote for good men, If they run, and
II none are running get together
>ed put up some. Clean up your