The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-29

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The following taken from III
Louisville Evening Post, DESCRIPTIVE
Of conditions following the opening
of saloons in Bowling Green, shout,
prove of great interest to the citi
zens of Lincoln county, in view o.
the coming election on February 10
"it is interesting to compare tn,
moral effect resulting from the
first three days under the open sa.
loon, aud the period known as nc
saloon regime, as shown in the re-
cords of the police department. The
first day of the reopening Of the
rcopening Of the
saloons there were ii arrests, as
compared with one arrest on the
day following the closing of the sa-
looms May LIST 1908.
"The three day record shows to-
tai arrests Of twenty four, of which
number E.teen were for drunken
ness and disordely conduct, and
the balance, save for one or two ex.
ceptions, we're the results Of liquor
during these days there was one
shooting 0ffray one, cutting scape
one f.ee-for-ail fight among negroes
and several near shooting or cutting
affrays.
"Ihe arrests for drunkenness were
few as compared with the number
seen under The influence Of liquor.
but who we're spirited away by
friends before arrests could be
made.
"1hcre was probably more liquor
drunk in Bowling Green the first
'hee days of open saloons than
during the last six months Of no sa-
looms"
The above quotation is very mild
~ descriptive Of what we may ex-
pect TO have in Stanford and Lin
coin county should the saloon return
for in addition to a large per
cent OF our own population who vii
be patrons of the drink shops, We
will be the center Of distribution foI
Gauard, Boyle, Casey and Rock
castle counties, where there are no
saloons. To even suggest this, l.
only to bring back unpleasant mem
ories of other days to the citizens OF
our county, and especially those who
live along the highways. IL those
Gays it was dangerous for the wo-
men and children to go away from
home without an escort for fear Of
meeting some drunken rowdy and
being subjected to insult and perhap-
violence.
The people of Stanford and lin
coin county are justly proud Of their
schools, and it indeed refreshing
each morning to see the great mum
Der OF children driving into town TO
take advantage Of their opportunity
for an education but if the saloon
should be voted back, what parents
could afford to send sons and daugh
ters to school in town, without
sending man with them, running
the risk of having them meet alone
the drunken rowdies that are sure
to mfest our thoroughfaresP
This condition will compel those
living in the country who send their
children to school in town, to send
them elsewhere or let them go I'M
educated.
So much for those who live in the
country in our county, but how
about those who are contemplating
moving to this county because of
the superior advantages we have to
offer? Any thoughtful man Knows
they viii abandon the idea and seek
home where there are no saloons,
and thus we viii be deprived OF their
presence and also their money. E4-
cry man who thinks, knows there
can be only one motive behind the
efforts of those who are seeking to
return saloons to Lincoln county,
and that is that a few men in the
county want to make money by SELL