The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-09-18

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 not
fully persuaded" I 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
/ 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 l came back on this pill
! grimage to the home of my tender
years." Brother PurdOn was not
caught with that answer and says in
his paper that as temperance advo-
cate he cannot support Mr. Wilson,
who has repudiated his own platform
and declared in favor of the precinct
as a unit.
Democratic Candidate Makes Position
Clear.
| have never been fanatical or I'M
reasonable but have had my indepen-
dent views without disparaging any
Other whose views upon any question
might differ fOm my own. Nv 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. l 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.
indorse without reserve the action
of the last Democratic general assem-
bly, In passing the County Unit Law"
which law l believe to be in harmony
with the principles Of my party, and
to be thoroughly Democratic it should
no tn 70 al
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 preiu-
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
should be as strictly enforced. When
the Lord Numbered from Sinai the
command, Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy" He was not
speaking alone to the generation then
living, but his command was to live
through all ages and guide throughout
all time For crime wherever com
mitted, or by whomsoever committed,
l have no sympathy. No assassin or
alder and abettor of an assassin need
expect immunity from me no matter
what may be his station in life, wheth-
er high or low, rich or poor, politically
great and powerful or the most OBJ
scure citizen in the land, if convicted
on such a charge by twelve good men
and true he must expiate his crime
to the full measure of the jury's YER
dict.
The people of Kentucky would like
to know what Mr.. Wilson would do
with an application for the pardon of
a convicted assassin Or the alder and
abettor of an assassin, if he should
become governor.
1t is to be presumed that the intel
ligent and patriotic citizens of the
state are interested in good govern
ment and will use their influence in
an effort to secure it. The Republican
party has had an opportunity to show
to the people of Kentucky the charac-
ter of an administration that might
reasonably be expected of it should it
again be entrusted with power. In
order that the voters may decide fair
ly and vote intelligently let us review
little history that is so recent that
all may remember. You will recall
that in 1895, the Republican slogan
was turn the rascals out and give