The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-02-01
NO LOCAL SELF eovERHmEHr


rule, but after than and discover
ing, to our amazement, that the people don't rule.
that characterized ar reaching and hailed by the
liquor press Of the country great victory for the liquor inter-
The decision commodity
roads must carry when offered for transportation from
Of the which shipped In other words the brewers
and dses Of distant have interests Beea Mad
son County other Of Kentucky that has voted dry
than the good people Of these districts.
This, Of course accordance with the ruling Of the In
erstae Commerce Commission but believe the first time
the Supreme Court has it, and that why calls
is getting about time for the people Of the country take
hand in the government Washington The moral forces of
the country and the antiquor forces strong enough they
aton in the Senate change these ubiquitous regulations the
wnkns OF an The people ought to be more powerful than
To characterize the policy Of that would license
men sell liquor territory and not only that but do worse
-legaze shipment whskey from distant into that
territory thus thwang the peoples WILL nufying their laws
tame. II is aSemina6lt, outrageous.
The of the proquor forces the phrase
prohibition prohibit. The Courier Journal last week
had editorial entitled "a Case Point in which attempted
to show that prohibition was failure in Tennessee and stated
that the authors of the whkey legislation the Democratic
party recognizing it, had returned to the fold thus uniting
the party
ust how is do know, but it is easy
why prohibition does prohibit In the first place
for the that law against stealing does not
stealing law against murder does murder but
that certainly would not be taken for the repeal
Of these laws
Another that while vote and local option
prohibition legislation forget at the election and
she county Judges county attorneys and other local
whskey sympathizes and without saying
prohibition does prohibit that They though they
have n oath do SO, fail to enforce the law.
third and possibly the greatest is that the federal
allow prohibition prohibit. The federal
powerful and in the liquor business In fact
largely off traffic. hestang pour the contents of
down the thoats OF its unwilling and protesting
czns the Greeks attempted force the Jews to eat the
flesh of swine.
No. prohibition prohibit prohibit long every
express Office dry territory is forced
by the United States
OF foreign breweres and distileres.
relief AS the result of the temper
held Washington December bill has been
introduced both houses of Congress which, passed. will
traffic relates inter state ship
said that good many Senators and Representatives
the bill be gotten of the
which has been assigned reported favor
ably both likely tits known the Sheppard
Kenyon Bill having been introduced in the House by
Sheppard and the Senate by Senator Kenyon
Everyone interested making prohibition prohibit
for the we'll being the and who enough interested
Congress the thing elected do should write
these gentlemen well his individual Congressman and
that he happen have claim
upon, urging immediate and favorable action.
For the benefit of all interested give the bill in full