Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-24
Davidson County Citizens
Fill VendOme Theater
Large Delegations From Sur'
rounding Counties Come.
Law Enforcement the
Keynote.
TELLS HOW HE WOULD VOTE

This great crowd OF Democrats is TO
ne an inspiration. In asking you to
make me the highest Law officer Of Ten.
neAsse, ! wish emphAtically to declare
myself in favor of the enforcement Of
ths laws OF Tennessee.
am one of those believe that az
honest administration Of justice In this
land is just as important as CONNER
siAlism. For upon tho impartial enforce
ment Of our laws, the security Of life,
liberty and property, all we have and
ell We can hope for in Tennessee, de-
pends. When q man goes before peo-
pie Asktng the repeal of q law, giving
as hiS reasons for the proposed repeal,
chat the enforcement Of that law has
worked a hardship on those who fell
Vithn its grasp, he demands hearings
but when a maR comes before people
asking the repeal Of a law. giving As his
only reason that that law has not been
enforced by those entrusted with its en-
forsemsnt, he meets with little favor.
To say that law cannot be enforced In
the cities of Tennessee 10 to cOncede
that something is radically wrong with
the cities Of Tennessee To say that the
laws OF Tennessee prohibiting gambling
Snd the sale of liquors and cigarettes
cannot be enforced in certain localities
bseause of public sentiment in those 10
CAlitisA, AAd for that reason should be
repealed, is but to sSE&bhah . precedent
Of allowing the hwless to make the laws
Of Tennessee. With this rule pursued,
should ths laws against murder, arson
and larceny become unpopular in any
loCaIty, tAsn that locality should be ex'
osptsd from their application, Such
position is untenGble.
heiisve the maa who carries on gam
bling or sells liquor in the brown StonG
'front.' IL Just GS @menGbie to the laws oi
Tennessee as the fTisndless, ragged crap
ahOOter or boOtlegger. Yea, more So
for while they are both criminals, tbs
opportunities of the first are greater
20 drag in and dShauch and ruin th'
youths of the land. Whenever Tennes
see must say she Is unable to enfOEc'
hsf laws then Ahs is unworthy Of be-
glorious history AaA the rule of anarch!
has begun.
The Liquor Question.
The history of the politics OF on
State for the past few years reveals
condition almost altogether Of wranglS
turmoil and disSension. This unhaPP,
state of affairs has bean due 70 the II
fluence Of one question. So jsalou
has 1t been in its determination to hol
the public attention, SO completely hS
IL absorbed the public mind, 1t has Ell
tered into every election and stampe
kts influence upon every resnlt. 1t ha
caused the voter and legislator to forgt
and neglect matters most vital to the IL
terests of the State, it has retarded d
velopmeRt, stagnated business, PrsVente
the enactment of laws, securing ju'
and economic administration Of our a
fairs and in the frenzy it has compelle
It has brought about . condition
which the desiging OppoTtuniSt HI
AvAilod himself to prey upOR the Stat
There are some going About today OrylS
psAee! peace but say to you the
viii be no peace until the whiSkey
dlusnes and its campaign fund ceases
undertake to control the politics OF Ts
mssaee. This result would obtain in 81
other line of business.
Were the drNggAstS, hardware me
lawyers, doctors o. any other PArticul
SlAss Of business men of Nashville
combine to use their Influence and thI
money to secure from the city, cOun
or State special legislation for theiE
Asrests It would be wrong. 1t would
wrong because to the extent they s,
eesded all other classes not so favor
would be injured. Until the whisE
question is settled in Tennessee, th'
will be corruption in the politics OF L
uas.ee and there will be fusion "
Rspublieanism and the SUCCESS OF
Democratic party will be endangered
That this question may be taken
Of PIE politics of the State, prop
that lt be settled once for all, and
believe ths intelligence of this coun
lies within the ranks of the Democr'
party, propose that 1t be settled by
Democrats of Tennessee, Let the q
tion of the sale of whiskey 10 the lar
cities be submitted by the Legislature
the white voters of the State. Let
act provide for the holding OF the
mary vote at the legislative recess,
lat it surround the election with :
safeguards as are necessary to sec
an honest expression of the peoples
I would have this question determi
By che white voters OF the state
cause believe tbs intelligence and
arssslsa Oi tAII ststa should Rass