The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-05

out a colored crap game to the remot
est district OF the county, they can. Il
they will exercise the same diligence
] an5 Ike impartiality. scent the boot
'erger the same distance.
Truth is. II is the veriest rot about
prohibition not prohibiting" No Law
viii enforce itself But any law. with
public sentiment behind it. can be
enforced.
And if prohibition does not prohibit
in this county, where public sentiment
is strong behind the law. it will be
ne fault OF the officers OF the
las-. and they and not the law will be
to blame. and they and not the law
should be held responsible. If a man
can't, he must get out of the way of a
man who can. II he won't. he must
get out of the way of the man who
will. The law was made - be en-
forced, and no man who confesses that
he can't enforce it, or whose failure
shows that he won't enforce it, should
be permitted to occupy any position
that will render ineffective a law the
hearts of the people have so long hop
cd for, and the happiness of the homes
so greatly needs.
The man who is in office and hopes
70 succeed himself, will with this day
begin to make a record for or against
himself. This day he must choose
whom he will serve. This day he must |
ally himself with the Law Enforce |
ment people, or the cant" crowd. And |
not by his words but by his acts will |
he be judged. II he fails, 1t is his own |
fault. He has no right to ask or ex-
pect that the people viii re-elect a
failure. 1t is up to him. II he makes
good let him have the reward of a
good and faithful servant. II he fails.
let him go the way of the slothful SER
want. Times change, and conditions
change with them. This is new
regime we are entering into. And one
of its beneficent results will be the
radiance of that class of incompetent
and unworthy officials whom the sa-
loon influence have sometimes put up
On us, and the substitution in their
stead of class who will regard their
baths and enforce the law, upon the
.;oI, ho hn xxrhjfn thn
black upon all alike, because it is
heir sworn duty to do so, and because
t is the Law.
Some of the liquor dealers began
he first day, we are told. by "fudg +,
ng" on the law; and how long they
=, L
viii continue to fudge, and to what
xtent, depends upon whether they
meet with tolerance, or with deter
mined resistance. They were deliver :.
1g today, we are told, goods sold, or !.
laimed to have been sold Saturday
[ they could deliver legally today, :
Thy not tomorrow, and next day, and \
ne next Why cannot customer :.
ave his jug where he bought it, and
all there day after day for his drinks? ~
that the law? Are the temperance =,
aople going to submit to such evas-
ms as that? What is the use of
,eechifying at church unless some r.
gained action is to be taken? Why :.
ait until next Sunday to organize? -
asst night was a better time. Why
1t off for tomorrow what should be
me today? Why not organize now. =,
i'd begin right now to teach liquor
alers that we mean business. That
, mean to enforce the law we have
,rked so long and so hard to get. -.
ley have defied and set at naught ~
her laws, but they should be taught -.
rly in the game that they shall not
fy this law Organization should
had at once. and prosecution COM -.
need at once.