Licking Valley courier., 1913-07-17
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GUMPTION
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Which is Common Sense with
out Educational Furbelows.
BY L. T. HovERMALE.
Signs O. The Times.
3 60O00D00C CCUG0.;

1t requires not prophet nor
the son of a prophet to correctly
anticipate and foretell what GER
tain men will do under certain
conditions. by their fruits ye
shall know them" This is es-
pecially applicable in politics, and
it is intended that a moral shall
adorn this tale. And | hope that
puzzle experts will not be need
ed to ascertain my meaning.
The liquor trust, the specialin-
tersts the predatory businesses
that baton like vultures upon
product of labor's sweat by spec
ial legislative privileges-never
give up, no matter how apparent
their trouncing at the hands of
the people. They pick new men
and insiduously and tirelessly try
again. They always fight from
ambush. They dare not come
out in the open. Their candi-'
dates don't advocate their meas
ures on the hustings. After the
election is the time they get in
their work. In fact their tools
frequently pose as ardent re-
formers before the people. But
did you ever catch them backing
an incorruptible man?
Let us take a look at the stu
alton in Kentucky. Take the
liquor situation first. The for
mer legislatures of the State
have kept in step with public
conscience and have driven the
enemy back until the final blow
in the County Unit law. But
the Interstate Commerce law of
the Nation allows the shipping
in from out of the State. That,
in a measure, prevented the law
in this State from being effective.
But recently Congress enacted a
law-the Webb bill-giving the
States the power to control the
shipment of liquor from without.
At the next session of the Gen
eral Assembly there will doubt
less be legislation attempted to
conform to the national law. II
would be useless to ask senator
ial and legislative candidates if
they favored such legislation, as
all of them would say that they
did. In such cases we can only
safeguard our interests by tax
ing the character and past con
duct of the candidates into con
sideration. Take the candidates
one by one an analyze them, ask
ing yourselves these questions
is he a man of sterling honest!
and unblemished record? Doe
he enjoy the confidence and es
teen of his neighbors? Is hi
past record such that commend
him to your confidence? If ther
were a fight between tn
people and the interests
and the interests" were putting
up a big corruption fund coul'
we depend on him." No homes
man can object to being measur
ed by thesestandards.
Let me state it as an indisput
able, unvarying proposition tina
holds good every time: Yol
can't depend upon the man witt
his honor cut on the bias to d,
the right thing, and when yo,
see adroit politicians supporting
men of questionable character i
is safe to surmise that they ex
pect a slice when the melon = i
cut. My farmer friends, do yo
take time from your work to g
down to Frankfort biennially t
see that your interests are "prc
tectedT' OF course you DOM
You look to the God Of the Sea
sons for favorable weather an
health and ask for nothing NOR
than the right to honestly labc
for your family. You ask n
special favors, although you al
the real wealth producers. Bu
what of the fellow whose ir
come is .unearned incremer
multiplied money without Ia
bor)? He is always seeking
be protected" And ths
means that he is not willing [
take even chance , but wants [
have special privileges conferre