The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11

he board took charge of these insti-
utions, to July 1. 1907, s13,243 was
Iaved to the state and counties, or
more than enough to pay the cost of
maintaining the board.
II elected governor the charitable
Institutions shall at all times have
ny most serious thought. and careful
consideration. shall be found urging
md insisting always upon the promo
ion of every conceivable and possible
'eform that may result in placing
hese institutions upon higher plane.
The unfortunate inmates of. these
lsylums should receive not only the
.enderest care, but be attended by
hose trained to the ministration of
heir needs and to an understanding
VI their malady.
ur. Wilson a Dodger on Temperance.
Passing to a subject that is forcing
tself upon the attention of everybody
Ind like Banquo's ghost will not down,
want to say that there is wide
spread and growing sentiment in this
country that the abuses of the liquor
:raffic, though long INDUCED, should
md the sale Of liquor properly and
efficiently regulated. noticed an
open letter addressed to my opponent.
Mr. Wilson, the day before he opened
ais campaign, by The Mason Indepen-
lent, temperance paper of Maysville,
which is as follows: please do not
attempt to dismiss the important part
If your platform (the ninth plank
with few meaningless or colorless
sentences. The temperance people of
Mason county-your home county
are not a few in numbers. Not few
IF them in your own party. But these
temperance people are not intending
% vote for any man, of any party,
who is not sound on the great ques-
lion now stirring the state as never
sefore in her history. Speak plainly
IN the temperance question please.
Your party has been publicly charged
with making this campaign with
glass of whisky In one hand and
glass of water In the other, and that
he 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
.ri@pds and win those who are not
tuliy persuaded" was particularly
strtick with the clear and lucid re-
spofbe of my distinguished opponent
81. 10 hn
wants me to know that he expects that
will answer his questions, printed in
bla4k and white In the Independent,
without any evasion or fippancy, II
e4pect to have the votes of Mason
county. Brother Purdon makes me
thihk of a boy who lived next door
to ME, who broke bottle in the path
where passed barefoot, and 1t looks
to me as II he did this purposely for
me to get broken glass in my bare
! loot when I 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,
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. My SYM
pathies have always been with the
cause of temperance and I 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
patty 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 believe to be In harmony
with the principles Of my party. and
to BE- thoroughly Democratic II should
be- extended so as to apply to all
oountss. am in favor Of all reas-
enable, proper and feasible legisla'
don on the temperance question and
any and all such laws would have my
earnest and honest support and APP
proysl.
"sem ember the Sabbath Day."
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 partiality; while the criminal
md 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 1t holy" He was not
speaking alone to the generation then
living, but his command was to live
Trough all ages and guide throughout
all time For crime wherever COM
.,,tttad or nv xuh0maOavor committed