The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-08-28
ON TEMPERANCE
Republican Candidate for Governor
Expresses Some Thoughts.
MERITS A CAREFUL READING.

Wilson Republican, Governor in his opening
campaign speech Maysve Monday 10TH expressed
himself the question We the following
tracts from that speech:
The candidates nominated by the Republican party stand upon their
platform as follows
w uniform local opc1
law with the county as the governing unit; and also
There should be prompt and efficient enforcement the criminal law
every kind and all times but especially this time for the
rigid against which, under the
recent administration of justice communities have gone practically
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"On this platform accepted the nomination fulment of The
principles of this platform pledged in letter and spirit honor
stven sincerely and faithfully for
practiced what preached.
have record taking the saloon mems money thousands and
thousands of dollars Of get into Office and then throwing she
while the Governor has under The constitution law
Sheriff policeman constable who fails
and Sunday laws the Commonwealth which the
Democratic party but of the whole people Kentucky through their
entaes and will have repeal the Sunday
law there has been such an earnest expression anxiety the part
friends and genial enemies to know
temperance question: that would be needless upon patience
refuse them this comfort
while refuse the demands presented
something which under pains penalties
order loss and defeat take pleasure saying earnestly
believe real temperance but not in sham grandand temperance
Il seriously and unenng opposed ntemperance
the who paades temperance refome the victims of the
habit or temptation.
81 believe unreenngy the rule the of country of State
and the majority decides something
minority seriously dslkes and objects provided constitutional
81 believe that unless which disordery and
der strict regulations high license and the forfeiture
abuse of the privilege the people will speedily wipe
whole system far as it is humanity practicable to do
81 do believe that absolute prohibition be sustained large
city and believe that the attempt do simply brings the law
tempt and makes great people feel that there laws which
be obeyed which dangerous idea of the
Il believe that it is guard against the great evils which
followed opening the saloons Sunday when thousands of worgme
Ltrained con and unrestraned daily work. with their
weeks their pockets spend dissipation thousands dollars
by their and families and fill the police every Monday
by money of the people.
"Whi realize that the strict enforcement viii
greatly best honest useful sensible
who need such restraint yet do how they have
which they have been accustomed without opening the
the other disorder misfortune and crime for which the offenders
nothing while the good citizen must the police expenses
his savings in the form of taxes
hand could considered man Governor
if yielded gave countenance to fanaca demand immediate
and destruction Of all that invested the
spirits Every conservative thoughtful
interests probably rather than less than $1OOOOOOO tina
probably rather than less than bust
the various branches and by their labor support
large likely rather than less ha-of
deposited banks the State is loaned coaera
and while sensible should insist thorough practical
investments these lines and change
fields demand destructive confscao
measures except against lawbreakers."
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