Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-10-13
ENDORSING THE HUSTLER.

We commend the So Pittsburg Hus
tier for its stand for law enforcement
in all sections of the state, but the
truth is that talk is about 80 per cent
of proposed law enforcement. People
are won't to make charges at random
regarding violations of law, and re-
peatedly we have pursued a charge
that such and such person was sell
ing whiskey on his premises, only to
find that the party making the charg-
es could mt back it up. Insinuations
like these have been made against
very reputable business men of our ac-
quaintance, some who stand high in
advocating high moral standards, and
who are moral men in character The
truth of it is, there are a number of
weak minded individuals in this world
who will make charges, and insinua-
tions on their fellow-men from pure
weakness of character, and who, more
over. do not hesitate to besmirch the
character of pure women. Consequent
ly there is always an uproar in their
community, except when they are
known, and no attention is paid to
their mouthings This class are very
fond of attacking the prohibition fea-
ture of Tennessee politics, and say it
cannot be enforced, and whether demo-
GRAFT or republican, their cry is the
same. Listening to these people one
would think that things were in an
awful shape generally. The fact of
it is-we speak for our own town
and not for any other-since the pro-
hibition laws went into effect, this
place is almost whiskeyless. A few
have whiskey on hand for emergen-
cies, which ia its proper use, but the
sight of Keeling, drunken man in Sc
quachee, has not been seen for years,
and We hope may not be seen again.
Charges are made time and time again
that whiskey may be got at Jasper,
right under the shadow of the court
house, they say, but if it can be Sc
cured there, why don't some of our
citizens imbibe of it, They trade ex-
tensively there, so why don't they get ,
drunk Our people are not saints ,
and might not resist temptation if
offered them by an alleged Jasper boot
egger.
Let us look into the near beer case
It South Pittsburg. 1t is reported :
lere that whole incomes are sauander-
ID at the near beer joints. Can a
'herltf put stop to this? We think r
lot This is matter for the legisla- y
ure to settle, as the error of the Fed
raj law in allowing per cent. alco- :,
ol in a soft drink to be sold under Ii
ense will have to be balanced bv state
egislation. :
We are pleased also that the Hustler !,
id not mean to impute blame to Sber- i
f Cantrell as its former article lead =
8 to believe. Sheriff Cantrell has :"
one us kindnesses in time past which r
re have not forgotten, and unsolicited
re rose to his defense. We have reas- =.
n to believe he will do his duty, as I
ell as any sheriff ever has done. uu- al
or the proper methods and when op- y
ortunity is given to act under the +.
w. When it becomes apparent that fl
9 is remiss we will not stand back on In
iendship in pointing out to him that u
'mething better must be done. ~ ~
The News is for law enforcement re- CO
ardless of the individual. TO
ed
Pardons continue to be sheIled ONT. in
timer the courts of the state are ma ia
ng some grievous errors, or the
vernon is. It's bound to be one of ~
9 two. Friday seven pardons were Ca
anted, which RENTED fines to the
nount of 1905, and imprisonments :,
gerga thing about four years. How e
ncs did it cost the state to get these
en- be lind the barsr At,