Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-10-31

The Democratic platform offers
solution which, in my opinion, can an
should be proftably applied.
/ believe IN and lUiH stand By
ldl0 enforcement. With the Gov
ernor the question IS, "Whdt is
the lat0?" When that is ascer-
tanned his duty is plain, and it is
to enforce 1t. When the State
makes the lac the erecatiUe
should strive honestly and faith
fully to haze it erecuted.
Extracts from the Platform:
"The Democratic party has al
ways been the upholder of law
and order, both in the Nation and
the State, and it denounces the
hypocrisy of the Republican party,
which for half a century has
been in league with the lawless
element of the country, favoring
monopoly against the welfare of
the people, fostering trusts in con-
spiracy with the whisky power
wherever it is strongest in the
North, and seemingly opposed to
it wherever it can create discord
and division in the South and
thereby reap political reward.
The record made by the Demo-
cratic party in Tennessee on the
liquor question is one which it
may refer to with just pride.
GAS a party of true temper
ance and actuated by sincere de-
sire to lessen the evils of the Ii
quor traffic, it started with the
original four-mile law, and grad
ually extended it to embrace all
towns and cities of the State that
wished to take advantage of its
provisions, leaving the question to
the people of the communities
themselves.
eve now re-affirm and endorse
the four-mile law, with it's ex-
tensions to all the towns and
cities of the State which asked
it's application to them, as being
the best and wisest temperance
policy ever inaugurated in any
State for the prohibition of the
sale of liquor.
eve pledge ourselves to the re-
tention of the four-mile law on
the statute books, and are unal-
terabiy opposed to it's repeal.
When it's spirit was violated and
the four-mile law was extended
to the cities of Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and Memphis without their
consent, the result has been an
alarming increase of lawlessness
and intemperance, bringing into
disrepute not only the four-mile
law, but other laws, and ac-
customing the citizens to law vio-
lations.
Recognizing that these de-
plorable conditions should be cor
rected, we favor the modification
of said law as affecting the To-
calities named, but in no other
place in particular, and we fur
Their pledge ourselves that a mod
ification of the law as to those
cities shall be accomplished by
laws of strict regulation, segrega-
ton and control, with high IL
cense and forfeiture Of license
for violation of legal require
ment.
eve also favor a modification
of the manufacturers bill under
such terms and conditions as will
limit the number and effectually
prevent distilleries from retailing
their products in any county or
community whereat the sale of
liquor is prohibited bylaw"
I stand ON this platform Nth The
democratic party IN favor of con-
rolling and CURLING the traffic IN IN.
and against the hari-kar'
hitch noaU reigns supreme in the
tiles mentioned therein. l propose
, put restrictions on it not now
laced over it. I propose to remove
:, not only from territory around our
olleges, but from residence portions
these cities. propose to place it
nder such legal restraint as will also
1rtail its political power. When the
liquor traffic is carried
n in the cities as it is now, whoever
at the head of the city govern
lent has such absolute authority as
o man should exercise in our gov
I would do away with one
ian power in this business, and by
lis do away with many of the ills we
ow suffer.
The Democratic party by it's plat
,rm proposes to control the whisky
'affic and promote temperance, in
cad of leaving it as now-uncon-
oiled. 1t puts bride on it, instead
{ letting it go unhaltered.
Gov. Hooper, in a speech a few days
20, urged as a remedy in Nashville
lie creation of a new judgeship for
IN to fill. Will he create new judge
lips in all the cities? Does he not
low his judge can only hold by APP
ointment about a year, and would
len be subject to election? Have not
lie officers, judges, ETC., all been elect
within a year?
FEDERAL QUESTIONS; SANDERS AP-
PoINTMENT.
If there be Democrat here who
the support of Hooper
me show you what you have to
vallow to do it. Here is the first
ank in rs platform:
eve endorse the administra-
ton of President Taft, he hav-
ing faithfully and conscientious
ly carried out every promise made
in our party's platform Of 1908,
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