The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-02-09
jim BAUGHMAN URGES
TEMPERANCE FOLKS TO VOTE
Writes That Victory is Certain u
They viii Only Go To The Polls
is COMING From Atlanta

Atlanta, "a, Feb. y, lyl2.
Editor Interior Journal
have intended writing you
some time but kept putting it off,
so will wait and see you, nothing
preventing, Saturday next.
Tell my many friends, who have
been writing and sending word that
I will be there Saturday, February
10th lust to vote and to do all
can to help roll up large majority
against open saloons again In our
county. l am Of the same opinion
and stir think it is only joke about
voting saloons back in dear old Lin
coin. If the good people don't get
too sanguine of success and not GO
to the polls, | certainly think there
are enough good church members a
we'll as others who are not church
members to keep saloons out who
are interested in the present and tu-
ture of dear old Lincoln county, the
mother, grandmother and great
grandmother Of so many beautiful
daughter counties that have no
saloons in them, to see that they do
not return. / see from the papers OF
the adjoining counties that they are
greatly interested in our success
and feel sure we will no disappolnt
then it would not be right to do SO
from neighborly standpoint. DO
unto others as you would have oth-.
ers do unto you"--protect their boys
land girls. / feel that the temper
lance forces are well organized ano
from what l have read In your edi.
torials and temperance columns, l
am sure the question has been asi-
tated until there is no doubt that
the majority against open saloons
will be SO large that the whisky peo-
pie will never attempt it again. We
will have the same thing over again
unless We win by an overwhelming
majority, and when this is done,
go after the blind tigers and boot
Ileggers. They claim it can't be done
but it can. If United States mar
shat who is a stranger and does not
know the people, and their habits
can arrest seven bpotleggers in
few, hours why can't any good local
ffofficer make it SO hot for the boot
lleggers that they will leave the eouns'
1ty never to come back againi 9th
err counties have done this and l
know ours can do so if We elect the
right man to do the work. We can't
expect whisky men to enforce tenn
: perance laws, but can elect temper
ance officers if we want to. Let our
, motto be "Pure Religion and good
Government, regardless of party"
The people of Stanford and Lin
9 coin county are proud OF their
schools. and churches, county court
/, house and new depot and should be
{ and when they or the real estate
4 agents advertise a desirable house
VI ldIm tucy Always Se"tS Nv" Ae>Ny
: miles from the schools, churches
and rail road facilities. Do they
: ever state the number of miles from
h one, two or more saloons?
/, l want to appeal to all young men
e who like myself, pity old men and
Q middle aged men who have followed
=, the drink habit until it has become
d second nature to vote to keep the
d saloons out for their sakes, and
# also appeal to the old men who dc
e and those who do not drink TO vote
i to keep the temptation of drink from
y the young manhood and womanhood
lie of our county.
l. Hoping all my relatives and
friends of all vocations of life will
= without fear or favor, and with ma
IN lice towards none and charity FOL
* all do all in their favor to make
l. next Saturdays vote as nearly UNI
d, animous as possible for right
\. against wrong, "Oust the blind tig-
D. ers and vote as you pray"
re Sincerely
ID ]. H. BAUGHMAN