The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-01-21

of affairs beyond the ordinary and
customary as warrants session in
addition to the ordinary sessions re-
quired by law. We believe we have
a state of affairs above the ordinary
and which comes well within reasons
for an extra session equally as strong
as these upon which previous COVER
nors have called such sessions.
In 1893 Governor John Y. Brown
called the Long Parliament TO re-
wise the statutes following the adop-
ton of the new constitution. In 1877
Governor w. o. Bradley called an
extra session to elect United states
Senator. the regular session having
failed to elect one. In 1900. Governor
L. C. w. Beckham called an extra
ordinary session to revise the Gobei
election law. In 1905. the same gov
ernor called a session to place
tax upon rectifiers and blenders d
intoxicating liquors. We believe we
can present as strong case as the
special session above described would
indicate as necessary to move the
mind of the executive.
! 3. We feel convinced that the
present legislature will certainly pass
the county unit bill II allowed clear
field, free OF measures which would
obstruct IL. II would have passed
at the last session but for the compli-
cations arising from the election for
United States Senator and the meas
ure for the redistricting the state.
These complications we do not at
tempt to describe. II the county I'M
il bill be introduced at a session
along with the redistricting bill, the
LIQUOR senators will control the legis-
lature and we will fail. We did not
fail last time because the present
legislature is not committed 10 our
measure, for we think II is so COM
mitted, but because OF the complica-
lions arising from the opportunity
both measures afford the liquor
senators to play one against the other.
IL the governor will give US a clear
field, we are confident OF winning.
The whiskey and beer interests think
so, for they are fierceg protesting
against an extra session for the con-
sideration OF the county unit bill
4. II the uniform county unit bill
IL passed at a special session called
Ia the near future. we can. within
the next twelve months. carry about
twenty counties, or al but four or
five counties in Kentucky for the pro-
hibition OF the saloon and thus relieve
the long suffering population OF these
counties from the iniqultous bondage
they suffer, the crimes committed and
the disorders engendered. Relief from
saloons will afford these sections op-
portunity TO spring forward, not only
to improve moral conditions, but 10
better commercial and Industrial cir
cumstances.
! 8. We believe Gov. Wilson has
the opportunity Of his life 10 render
Kentucky an unparalleled service by
this special session for which We are
praying him. He can fulfill the OBJ
legations of his party platform and
make the moral citizenship Of this
state his debtors through all the fu-
ture The present legislature was
elected to pass this measure at
great cost and labor on the part Of
the temperance people. II the gov
ernor does not grant our request this
work must all be done over again.
We think the liquor traffic. since II
is responsible for so or 80 per cent Of
the crime OF Kentucky is not entit-
led to consideration In this matter
as against the temperance people who
are seeking to restore law and order
and to second along the line Of ef-
forts against the crime-breeding saloon
the work OF the governor In another
direction to make the law supreme
and sustain the public order of the
state.
Therefore we are asking our people
to press the work OF circulating and
sending In petitions.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The vote In the lower house On
the county unit bill in the last ses-
sion of the general assembly stood
"a to IL. A large majority in the SEN
ate we're committed to the measure.
but the complications mentioned pre-
vented II from leaving the packed
committee. To those who claim that
IL an extra session Is called. that this
same committee will consider the
measure, We reply that when It