Mountain advocate., 1913-10-10
No More Whiskey and
Money In Election
Barbourville, XIV,


November term of the Knox Cir
cult Court ! as Judge of said couri
will instruct the Grand fury to in
vestigate all violations Of the eec
tion law and to indict all guilty
persons. have given warning
heretofore. And take this method
Of reaching the county
All fair minded persons will agree
that vote bdying and vote selling
should be stopped. There is no
better time to begin than now. |
do not think that advantage should
be taken oi any one. All should
have notice of the purpose and in
tention OF the court I'd officers to
enforce the law again these crimes.
for the reason tha. has been a
common practice to Use both money
and whiskev in e ections. Many
good people have countenanced it.
la fact many thought it impossible
to make race without large guam
titles of each. This notion is not
only wrong in law, but in morals
MANY honest. well qualified citizens
of the county do not expect to he
elected to Office; because they have
not the necessary funds. Wealth is
not legal qualification for office
and this barrier should be removed.
This can be done il the good citizens
OF the county will assist in the work
The court invites the corporation
of all those who love law and order
to the end that this practice may
he stopped
| am writing this letter TO lore
warn all persons, so that no one
can say that advantage has been
taken Of him.
II any person, after tnis warning,
deliberately violates the law against
vote buying or vote selling he can
not claim that he has been taken by
surprise, nor can he expect an mercy.
No one should be deceived by the
idea that certain officers or persons
in the county can or will protect
him against indictment or prosecu-
ton. This will be impossible. 1t
one Grand Jury does not perform its
duty another will be Immediately
elected And if a trial jury can not
be had in this county, the court
NAV send to another county. There
will be no protection for any one
who violates this law.
The Grand Jury at the next term
will be epecially instructed to inves-
tigate and indict all persons using
or furnishing either money or whis-
key in the election.
The court will instruct the Clerk
to issue subpoenas for all candidates
on each ticket, and all election of
6cers in each precinct. and all work.
ers for the various candidates. and
for all bankers or persons who lurn'
ish money to appear before the
Grand Jury at it's November term,
and these names will be furnished
to the Clerk in ample time to have
these persons summoned. The per
son who handles moneylwill have to
tell the Grand Jury about it. The
whole November election will be
thoroughly Investigated.
A league selected from the best
citizenship of the county should he
organized to promote and help Sc
cure fair elections. and hope that
such will be done at once to aid in
this work. | am urging the people
10 each county in this District to
make simular organizations.
No person who may secure his
election by either the use of money
or whiskey can qualify as an officer.
Under our statutes conviction of tue
crime OF either buying or selling a
vote not only disqualihes one from
voting thereafter, but also disquali-
fies him from holding any Office OF
profit or trust. for all time TO come
Let me appeal to you in the inter
sst Of the young msp OF this County