The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-02-13
BLIND TIGERS"
MUST BE CLEANED UP.
Say Citizens In Enthusiastic Mass
Meeting at Courthouse Monday
Afternoon

a mass meeting of the people Of
Lincoln county was held in the court
house at one o'clock 7. NJ. Monday
February II for the purpose of ex-
pressing their qualification at the
great victory for temperance and
prohibition on February 10, and to
plan for further temperance work.
y. NJ. McRoberts was chosen chair
man and Rev. w. S. Willis secretary
After the chairman had stated the
object of the meeting, Rev. J. J.
Dickey read the following resolution
which had been drafted at a meeting
of temperance workers held at Ii
A. NJ. Revs. Dickey Walker and
Baliou spoke to the resolutions and
they were unanimously adopted.
The Resolutions.
Whereas Lincoln county has again
voted dry by 94S majority, and
whereas the blind tiger and bootleg
gers are the greatest enemies that
local option has. therefore resolved
that: We, the citizens and voters of
Lincoln county in mass meeting as
sembled. urgently request our Of
ficials whose duty it is. to enforce
our laws against the illicit sale of
Intoxicating liquors and to use every
means at their commend for its sup
preston. in order that the viii of
the people, so Enthusiastically express
ed at the polls on Feb. 10th. shall
not be violated.
! Resolved. That we demand of all
candidates for office seeking our sup
port, in either party, that they shall
state in unmistakable language their
position on the liquor question, and
that their records shall be q guaran-
tee of their sincerity.
Resolved, That the following per-
sons shall constitute an Executive
Committee to cooperate with the
civil authorities in making the local
option law effective; L. NJ. McRob-
erts. T. W. Jones, j. A. Allen, j. II.
Baughman, ID. NJ. Walker, J. b.
Jones, p l.. Bruce and j. j. Dickey.
Resolved, That we hereby tender
our thanks to the women and chill
dren of Lincoln county for their
hearty, enthusiastic and efficient
operation in winning the splendid
victory on Saturday February 10th
1912. .-a,a- lTs--vr- ~
! Resolved THAT we hereby ex-
press our high appreciation to the
colored voters of the county who cast
their ballots for prohibition and
thereby swelled our majority to such
great proportions, and we hereby
pledge ourselves to aid the colored
people in every effort they made to
lift themselves to a higher plane of
morality and intelligence.
Rev. w. S. Willis offered the fol-
towing resolutions which was dis
cussed and explained and unani-
mously adopted.
Whereas Lincoln county has again
voted dry by large majority and
whereas it is difficult to enforce the
local option law with the present
Interstate Commerce Law.
We the citizens and voters Of Lin
coin county Kentucky, on in Mass
meeting assembled in the court house
in Stanford, February II, 1912 do
earnestly petition our congressman
the Hon. Harvey Helm and our Sem
ators Hon. W. o. Bradley and Hon.
Thos. II. Poynter in favor of Shep-
pard Kenyon bill as it is now before
congress. The bill by Mr.. Sheppard
is known as House Bill 1924, and
Mr. Kenyon's bill is Senate Bill No.
4,043.
Hon. j. E. Robinson for five years
past county attorney of Garrard
county was called upon to give his
experience in the enforcement of law
in his county and among other things
said that six years ago there were
twenty seven government licenses
or revenue receipts in Garrard coun-
ty and probably fifty blind, tigers. In
each conviction the full penalty Of
the law was given aud in no single
case was there second offense. The
old chronic bootleggers have left the
county, and the prohibitory flaws are
faithfully enforced.
Rev. j. +. finder, of Lancaster,
was called upon and corrobroated
what Mr.. Robinson had said con-
corning prohibition IN Garrard coun-
lty.
p. NJ. McRoberts Chm.
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