The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-09-03


the asylums from April 1, 1906, when
the board took charge of these insti-
tutions, to July 1, 1907, $13.243 was
saved to the state and counties, or
more than enough to pay the cost of
maintaining the board.
If elected governor the charitable
institutions shall at all times have
my most serious thought and careful
consideration. shall be found urging
and insisting always upon the promo
ton of every conceivable and possible
reform that may result in placing
these institutions upon higher plane.
The unfortunate inmates Of these
asylums should receive not only the
tenderest care, but be attended BY
those trained to the ministration of
their needs and to an understanding
of their malady.
Mr.. Wilson a Dcdger on Temperance.
Passing to a subject that is forcing
itself upon the attention of everybody
and like Banquo's ghost will not down,
, want to say that there is a wide
spread and growing sentiment in this
country that the abuses of the LIQUOR
traffic, though long INDUCED. should
be speedily and effectively corrected,
and the sale of liquor properly and
efficiently regulated. / noticed an
open letter addressed to my opponent.
Mr. Wilson, the day before he opened
his campaign, by The Mason Indepen-
dent, a tenn .erance paper of Maysville,
which is as follows: Please do not
attempt to dismiss the important part
Of your platform (the ninth plank
with few meaningless or colOrless
sentences. The temperance people of
! Mason county-your home county
are not few in numbers. Not a few
OF them in your own party. But these
temperance people are not intending
to vote for any man, of any party.
who is not sound on the great ques-
ton now stirring the state as never
before in her history. Speak plainly
on the temperance question please.
Your party has been publicly charged
with making this campaign with a
glass OF whisky in one hand and a
glass of water in the other, and that
the temperance plank in your plat
form is to catch the temperance suck
ers. You may not be too plain on this
point, and make such reply to your
accusers as will strengthen your
friends and win those who are rot
fully persuaded" ] was particularly
struck with the clear and lucid re-
Spouse of my distinguished opponent
listen to his reply. "He (the editor)
wants me to know that he expects that
will answer his questions, printed in
black and white in the Independent,
without any evasion or fiippancy, if
l expect to have the votes of Mason
county. Brother Purdon makes me
think of boy who lived next door
to me, who broke a bottle in the path
! where / passed barefoot, and it looks
TO me as if he did this purposely for
me to get broken glass in my bare
foot when / came back on this pill
grimage to the home of my tender
years" Brother Purdon was not
caught will that answer and says in
his paper that as a temperance advo-
cate he cannot support Mr. Wilson,
who has renudiated his own platform
and declared in favor of the precinct
as unit. 81
Democratic Candidate Makes Position
Clear.
/ have never been fanatical or un-
reasonable, but have had my indepen-
dent views without disparaging any
other whose views upon any question
might differ fOm my own. Ny SYM
pathieS have always been with the
cause of temperance and / have al
ways been in favor of such reasonable
and feasible legislation as might be
demanded by the sentiment of my
state. / am in hearty accord and SYM
pathy with the best and most feasible
temperance thought and heartily in
dorse any rational movement or law
that tends to the moral upbuilding
and uplifting of the state.
l indOrse without reserve the action
of the last Democratic general assem-
which law / believe to be in harmony
with the principles of my party, and
to be thoroughly Democratic it should
be extended so as to apply to all
counties. / am in favor of all reas-
enable, proper and feasible legisla-
ton on the temperance question and
any and all such laws would have my
earnest and honest support and ap-
proval.
Remember the Sabbath Day."
If we would have our proud COM
monwealth occupy the enviable posi-
ton before the world that she should
occupy, her laws must be enforced
without fear or favor, without preju-
dice or partially; while the criminal
and penal laws Of the state should be
rigidly enforced, those relating to the
proper observance of the Sabbath
lhOuld be as strictly enforced. When
the Lord Numbered from Sinai the
command, Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy" He was not
! Cnookin0 alone tn the generation then