The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-09-15
SOME SPLENDID ADVICE
TO TEMPERANCE PEOPLE
Vote Against 0hcIals Who Do Not
Enforce the law-Liquor Petl-
ilens To Be Published.


sne worker from citizen Of Madi-
son county, who has taken a lead
ing part In keeping saloons voted out
OF that county:
Richmond, n.y., Sept. IL, 1911,
Dear Sir and Friend
| read with profound interest the
column account in the Interior Jour
nal this week of the Enthusiastic
Meeting OF Temperance Workers" in
your city last Sabbath evening.
Passing by the many excellent things
sset forth therein 10 hold the fort in
Lincoln for Temperance, desire TO
say that after all is said and done.
II remains for the voters 10 "see to
IT that officials are elected who are
pledged to enforce the laws" as one
gentleman said in his remarks.
might also say that since blind tig-
ers exist all over the county. III he
j. quoted as saying. Il pretty good
way of diminishing their number and
activity would be for voters to pledge
themselves not 10 vote again for the
present officers, II these Tolators
are no, made to cease their traffic.
What do YOU think of that alter
nativei believe that II the male
portion of your big mnss meeting on
SUNDAY night last or ut n future
meeting would sign such pledge and
publish II in the paper, addressed to
all officers concerned. II would have
a saiutary effect. In addition, II
would be exceedingly wise and high
" essential for all good citizens Ia
resolve to do jury service without
evasion in each and every ease where
said officers endeavorcd Ia bring woo
iators 10 Justice. II does no good,
but positive harm for arrests To- be
inade aud cases tired before lurics
who turn men loose upon some tech
uicatiy bv the splitting of hairs.
Nhen the limit of punishment should
u, melted out regardless of the age.
color or condition of the culprit let
v.n,r police arrest the violatorS. LET
vorir City Attorney be yigilani N Sc
curing evidence and let your good
citizens accept service ON lurieS'
And finally let these iuries stick the
hnr~ and penalties without fear 81
favor. There j. the key To- the at
uai,nn. However II the oihccr~ al
your county a. well " city stu dat
IA i'm the discharge of their sw"ri
.du'ie~. then should ensue the serNi"
-oi the notice upon them that never.
more will the pledged citizens sup
port them for any office IN their GIT
! aw giving no impraclicable adj.
Wee. The farmers and wire. OF Mad
i~on county solcmnly signed a peti-
lion y feet In length four wears ngo
demanding that the saloons of Rich
u.ond b. closed. az slse said farmer
and wives positivel, declared they
vould cease To patroiiile the mer-
chants. banks or schools Of Rich
Inond: aud. finally they ~Nsr. not
io support any candidate for e'hc,
who opposed them in their demands
io secure relief from the saloons Of
Richmond which had ruined 80 many
Young men and debauched the farm
labor of the county.
urye YOU To- announce al once
that lnasmuch ~ u petition j. be-
me circulated in eve}y precinct III
the county for signatures asking for
an election upon the liquor question,
sou advi~. that all citizens take mo-
ilce that. no matter what arguments
are ptu up la secure signatures tu
SAID petitions. the one. central con
trolling mmne of their hackers II Ia
reopen saloons in Stanford and pos I
.sibly elsewhere in the county There
fore YOU desire Ia give warning that
YOU will ON certain daV publish IN
the county paper the entire list of
these patitIoners. black and white.
bN precincts. thai the public NAV
know who compose ihe petitioners.
We followed THAI course in Rich
1nond and IN the -eeuniv of Madison.
aud the result ws- GA both cases that
the petitions We're withdrawn. In the
Inst place many signatures had been
obtained by fraud. lby deceit. misrep-
resentstion and forgery m some cas-
a.. The names of miners were at
iachei aud absent. non residents
were among the number Hundreds
Hooked to the court house and with
drew their names, and some even
threatened damage suits against the
torgers while Others threatened To
whip the men who secured names bv
Misrepresentation. 1 understand
the latter method is being used to de-
ceive some ignorant. good people of
Lincoln into attaching their names.
We published also the last petit
tion circulated. or thc.t will ever be
circulated IN Richmond for re-
opening saloons. last spring. That
list 50 amazed and Disguised the bet b
ter element in town aud county. that
they needed no better argument
AGAINST the open saloon.
What did we show 10 the 10000
people of Madison A list of 800