Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-10-24
CALABOOSE WANTED.

CALABOOSE WANTED.
Whitwell, Tenn, is clamoring for a
caIaboose, an institution not to be de-
sired anywhere if possible to do with
out it. Whitwell's plea, by the Off
GERS, is that if they arrest drunken
man they have to stand guard over
him until he sobers, or carry him IL
or.14 miles to Jail This is good reas'
oning in favor of a lock up, but it is
far better for the officers to keep a
close watchout for the vendors of the
vile stuff and go fifty miles, if need
be, to place them behind the bars.
Stop the source and you destroy the
traffic That is tue only safe way, and
many officers that we have known in
the past could have done much more
than they did do to stop the nefarious
business. Bridgeport, Ala, News.
Correct A csIaboose is the last
thing to be desired in town, but
when people won't behave what are
you going to do about it? 1t is useless
to inveigh against the near beersell-
er, unless some citizens with nerve
swear out warrant that his place is
a nuisance. If this is done he gets
out on bond, and keeps on his business
until court meets when if he has the
usual good luck which has happened
so far in this county, his case is ''com-
promised and never heard of again,
and the citizens with backbone who
swore out the warrant feel that they
have been euchered They tried to do
their duty as citizens to keep down a
nuisance, and there was nothing do
ing"
The way to manage it is to follow
the good old democratic custom of ar
resting the drunkards as fast as they
appear. When they sober enough to
appear in court let nice fat fine, for
a discourager, be assessed against
them, and in default Of that let rock
pile be the zenith of their labors until
the state is satisfied In this state just
now we have lot of McMillin demo-
Gratis trying to increase this idea by
getting the prohibition feature remov-
ed in three big cities so that those who
are drinking on the half-sly now can
come out openly and parade the streets
in their maudlin condition. This, of
course, would mean more arrests, and
more fines, and work house sentences,
but it's d democratic measure, so zen
force 'er.
WhitHcll SAINTS that calaboose and
wants it bad and as prominent citi
zen said the other day, wants it be-
fore Christmas. This last is no joke,
whatever tho expression. LII this case
it simply means to have that calaboose
ready for the idiotic Christmas jag,
which commences about Dec. Ia, and
continues during the holidays a mr. -
to the annoyance of sober peg
wish to celebrate the birth
after a more exalted fash
s. H. Raulston ~
sue for re-electiol
and also has a
self to sup
and tempeI
where we al
is no use on
state to..the
vile, Chattat
ing at the same
failure. Take o
cense and the d
and there would u
prohibition 8 succeA
Mr.. Raulston's articl
for close perusal, AM
sse the logic Of his
The action of.
manding that III
Ell one-year q
before being en-
of that county il
be generally add
experience at the exS re tfiId7I
ren, or us;Gg the ted profession
only as q stepping stonF to something
else which they falsely consider high
er.
The Cleveland Journal says some of
its citizens went to Chattanooga to see
MADAME Sherry" Strange to say,
we don't object TO that, but we do OBJ
ject when some of our citizens go to
South Pjttsburg or Wbitwell to see