The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-07-20
,JUDSON HARMON II REAL GOVERNOR.
From the Lexington Leader.

Bv his prompt removal of the cowardy of Newark Ohio
ard the taking steps end the tenure of office of the sheriff
licking county Newark the county Governor ud
son Harmon shown himself to be of the stuff of which real
ecves are and has not disappointed the hopes of those who
believe there is further and wider field for his usefulness
ncton The Republican Attorney General of Ohio
Wade Hampton Ellis took the that law which
Ellis held was valid enough give the Governor the right
70 act in such the at Newark presented and
Governor promptly took the advice of his Republican
socae in the State government
To us here Kentucky the situation at Newark city
peope seems impossible incredible American city The night
riders of Kentucky their pamest days inspired such
&c the whisky of Newark running their business
defiance law under which the saloons had
Of Newark inspired the hearts of those whose oense was
oroanz movement corrupt mayor sheriff could
NOT he compelled the State laws Even the Pleas
JUDGE of the district openly threatened and sympathy
with law and order beaten and compelled leave homes
the night the ynchng OF herngton ten of the leading
Of Newark including Baptist minister and attorney who had
ben bruav mob of vets few days before fled from
e homes for of the whisky fanatics might be visited
mon them They were told yesterday their homes bv
Governor Harmon the time assured that they
protected at any cost in their rights
Newark was voted dry county local option election last fall
thirty thousand people all for making the y In
majority in the itself voted but under the laws Of
Ohio if the majority of the people county the
tod ont thew 90 and under this law that the and order
element Of Newark working to stop anarchy which the
mayor and openly encouraged Saloons without any
at onceamen Liquors sold without any pretense
% ANYTHING except they and the whisky men of Ne
or nt the of the State law and the time in the
d docencv Then antlSaoon League determined TO brr
to head did by sending lot of into Ne
% started the trouble which resulted the ynchnp of
lyncng for which the corrupt and cowardv navor
sheriff are as much responsible their hands had pulled upon
tho rome which senth him into eternity
The liquor of Ohio doing their very to make
ohio; nrobbon State With mayors in Toledo Cleveland and
who believe is law of God man that sbould in
With the liberties of thousands of foreigners who insist
b observance of continental sabbath, with MANY other
Of Americans who can't enough drink DAYS in the
I s hang around saloons Sunday also there is be;po
hol;of ont in the that the of thousands hoe
conviction the only solution of the saloon probem
10 Oh &c No Saloon" With organization in Cacnnat which
lessness in the State which NOT
onerate with law and order people the enforcement
Tho whisky interests of Ohio facing their Waterloo Tho
,rol Assembly undoubtedly will be called upon to noe
rohibiton law and the influence of many thousands m Tho
h do not favor the abolition of the saloon and who nra 20
oman saloons in and counties rather than the evil
od and unrestrained traffic in liquors. will be thrown, -
Of the total wping out of the liquor business in Ohio We
Lr of .tfanacs" who opposed the sale of liouor II
- Ohio we see a of fanaticism in which the fanatics ono
the drys who would make life and liberty prop
ertv as unsafe of 100000 in the old days Beath
who hold the sale of liquor superior the law and the
safety of the people 1t looks this distance
saloon reached the Of their Ohio