The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-09

had they known that such malicious
attack was being made upon him. Such
/ unscrupulous methods deserve and
! should receive the condemnation OF al
| honest men.
/ a fitting finale to the campaign was
the action of the local option leaders in
swearing out numerous warrants charg-
ing Illegal registration, and issuing
notices promlscuously, citing we'll
known citizens to appear before the
County Judge and show cause why
their names should not be stricken
from the registration books. Six war
rants were issued Friday charging this
otfense, and on Saturday morning, the
persons swearing them out appeared !
at the court house and asked to have
three of them dismissed, saying that !
UPON INVESTIGATION THEY
FOUND THE ACCUSED TO BE -LE-
GAL VOTERS. One was dismissed
upon the hearing of his. case, not even |
being required to introduce proof in his
own behalf. THESE COLORED MEN |
WERE KEPT IN JAIL ALL NIGHT. (
A FINE STATE Or AFFAIRS, WHEN
INNOCENT AND Law ABIDING /
COLORED CITIZENS CAN BE PLAC4
ED IN JAIL, AT THE WHIM OF AID |
VOCATES Of LOCAL OPTION. /
These men will seek redress in court /
as soon as the election is over. Notices
by the hundred were issued on Friday /
evening. the last day. citing people to (
appear Wednesday before the County /
Judge. AS an evidence of the bad faith /
Of those who issueu them, it is only
necessary to say that THEY OBJECT 4
ED TO THE SHERIFF MAKING ANY /
EFFORT TO LEARN THE WHERE I
ABOUTS OF THE PERSONS WANT 4
ED. On the contrary, the opponents {
of local option worked until midnight, /
assisting the Sheriff to find the persons
wanted, so that the cases could be
heard by the Court and fairly deter I
mined. THE ATTEMPT TO INTIMI- /
DATE THE COLORED VOTERSis so !
apparent as to arouse indignation |
among both whites and blacks. The |
local option cause must. indeed, be in |
sore straits when its leaders find it |
necessary to resort to SUCH CON !
.TEMPTIBLE METHODS.
It Is sad, indeed, that the advocates (
of a cause which has for its alleged T
object the regeneration of mankind, I
should find it necessary to make state I
ments and use methods that would |
make practical politicians blush with /
shame. Not only have PUBLIC OFF, I
Gals AND PRIVATE CITIZENS
BEEN VILIFIED, MALIGNED ANDY
SLANDERED, but practically ALL /
OF THE LOCAL OPTION SPEAKERS I
HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY !
TO OFFER a GRATUITOUS INSULT |
TO SOME CONSIDERABLE -POR- |
TION OF THE COMMUNITY. Such |
methods never have and never will ap- /
peal to either the intelligence or the |
conscience of the American people. All |
fair-minded men unite in their con-
demnation.
On Thursday. every voter in the City |
Of Paris who has any regard for the !
proprieties and amenities of life-every
man who desires to maintain the pres
ent satisfactory condition of affairs (
now existing here-every man who is ,
opposed to law which creates '<blind |
tigers every friend of the County I
Judge and the County Administration
every friend of the City officials
every friend of the four druggists who
have been so foulIy and maliciously
slandered- every self-respecting Irish
and German citizen who has been so
grossly insuited-every colored voter
who objects to the Imprisonment and
intimidation of the people OF his race
every seif-respecting railroad en-
ploye who has been held up to ridicuIe
and contempt should unite in setting
the seal OF their disapproval upon such
methods. This can be done by voting
mo" upon the question to be submit
ted on the ballot:
Shall the sale, barter or loan of
spurious, vinOus. malt or other intoxi.
eating liquors be prohibited within the
corporate limits of the City of Paris,
KY. said law and prohibition to apply
also to druggists?"