The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-10-29

to obey the law, and the officers
willfully disobey it. The soldiers
see the inequality before the law,
and the disobedience on the part Of
their officers, and being, Americans,
they resent the hypocrisy of their
officers, and become revengeful,
reckless and obstinate, and then
willfully disobey the law, when
they otherwise would not. L tell
you the way to get obedience to
law and orders, and good moral
conduct from the soldiers, is to re-
quire it first of the officers. The
officers, obedient, moral and sober,
the men obedient, moral and sober.
The officers, lawbreakers and hypC-
critics, the soldiers, lawbreakers
and hypocrites.
The road to good discipline and
good moral conduct for the soldiers
is narrow and leads light straight
through the officers.
For proof of every charge herein
made, l direct you to the writer
who has witnessed the violations
herein alleged, and 1 also direct
you to every post commander, presi-
dent and officers of the officers
clubs, and almost all of the officers
of the army, and to thousands and
thousands of enlisted men. who, if
placed under oath, will corr obOrate
the above in full. can almost
direct you to another class of army
people If it be necessary.
The utter disregard and disobedi-
ence of the known laws of Con-
gress, on part of the officers of the
army, almost as a whole, insofar as
their buying and drinking liquor is
concerned, coupled with their al
most unanimous opinion, that again
selling liquor inside the posts TO
the soldiers is an aid to morality
and good discipline, etc., might
create the suspicion that it is self
they are thinking of, in that they
are fearful lest they too will have
the law enforced against them,
thereby banisliing liquor and all
kinds of drinks, from the officers,
clubs and officers quarters,
My third proposition may now
read palmer, and I shall repeat it.
For are they clamoring for what
they know to be wrong, for impor-
tant reasons, and are, therefore,
hypocrites.
If there be any of this kind, we
wish to remind them, that human
language cannot sufficiently express
the vileness of willful sin, es-
pecially hypocrisy. The terrible
arraigninent of over 1900 years ago,
was of hypocrites and not the or
binary poor sinner.
Some may be honestly mistaken,
and we trust they may get right
and stand up for right
We can not see how any sane
man can prescribe unholy, upright
effecting u permanent and honor
able and patriotic spirit in the
hearts of our citizens and soldiers.
If the DEVILS means are used, he
will reveal just too little to really
raise the standard and morals of
men, so that a fiat failure will en-
sue; for if he does otherwise he is
destroying his own household, a
thing he is not apt to do.
Therefore, righteous and holy
Gods means must be used, if we
are to succeed. 1t is mark of in
fidelity to show want of confidence
in Gods plans and means to regen-
crate and make new the man, that
he may be righteous lawabiding
being.
/ trust the government will not,
by law, carry liquor to the soldiers,
and then by another law tell them
if they drink and get drunk or COM
nit a wrong, the government will,
by still a third law. severely pun
ish them.
Instead Of the next congressional
enactment authorizing the sale
again inside post, let that law he
so written as to Danish still further
from the posts, the sale of liquor to
either officers or soldiers.
And lastly, | believe the enact
ment of laws, and the issuing OF