The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-27

tate what the individual should say 4,
eat, drink or wear, unless the indi-
vidual should become nuisance In
the land or II menace to law and
order, but we should not confound
or mystify the term liberty.
We see by reference to the uner-
ring pages of history that laws of
some kind have always governed
the human race. Civilized societies
have their extensive and intricate
aystems Of Jurisprudence, and even
semi-barbarous states yield to the
commands of King or some other
despotic ruler. Evel in societies
possessing the greatest blessings
each individual is restricted to GER
tain limitations in his intercourse
with others and invested with rights
which extend to all and which can
not be infringed without endanger-
ing the security and happiness Of
every member who Is an integral
part of the community
Liberty receives strength and
vigor by wholesome laws and pune
tual observance of them-not by de-
spising them and treading them un-
der foot. Justice, equity and regu-
larity are ell friends Of liberty-she
cannot subsist without them.
Local Option Democratic.
Now, In regard to the liquor traf-
fc: can safely say that the Dem
ocratic party is not prohibition
party, and | am not prohibitionist,
but our Constitution declares that
the right of petition shall not be
denied; therefore, | believe that
when IA respectable number of citi-
zens petition the legislative power
for u concurrent resolution sub
hitting the question of prohibition
their petition should be granted and
the question submitted to n vote,
and whatever the will of the ma
jority Is should bc the law and should
be enforced. The people made the
Constitution; II il theirs, and they
have n right to change or amend ii
whenever majority of the legal
voters so desire.
Local option is good Democratic
way for each locality to say whether
or not the traffic shall he permitted
In that locality, and our present To-
cal option law needs some amend
ment so as to fully protect communi-
ties having adopted II. In any com
munity or city In the State where
the liquor traffic is permitted by
law, / am in favor Of it's being pro-
tected in its legal rights just the
State must control and regulate the
liquor traffic, but ii will not submit
to the liquor traffic controlling the
State.
| have but slight acquaintance
with w. 5. Cowherd, and haven't n
word to say against his personal
character, which / understand is
good, but | am unable, from his
speeches, to determine how he stands
as to the continuation and enforce
ment Of the policies of the present
administration, and IL may he that
II he is elected 1t means the return
of the old machine in Missouri, and
the people want to know.
Questions Cowherd's Stand.
Read his speech delivered at Lang
don February 20, where he Eaid:
New theories Of Government
spring up with every day of sun
shine, live their little life in the
hour of their publicity, and die with
the coming Of the night" Then he
said: ~ call upon the old-time tried
Democracy to rally to the fiag?"
Why should Mr.. Cowherd lay stress
upon the words "old time-tried Dem
ocrats" unless he meane TO rally
and call to his support the old ina
chine" and I'm the magic Of these
utterances the "old guard" ms they
call themselves, have found new in
SEPARATION and new hopes, and have
taken on new energy and new activ-
ity, and the captains are now giving
orders from one end of the State to
the other, and are proclaiming vic
tory already, but tell you, the fight
is not over, but has just begun, and
every inch of ground will be con
tested, and their will be no retreat.
Governor Folk inaugurated some
new policies in this State by which
he took the police Of the large cities