The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-17
DEMAND LAWS TO
REMOVE OFFICERS
WHO ARE RlCREANI
RESOLUTIONS TO THAT EFFECT
ARE UNANIMOUSLY ENDORS-
ED BY MEETING.

W.T. ftNSs
WOULD CLEAN UP COLUMBIA
Gov. Hooper's Course in Trying to En-
Force the Laws of the State and
the Action of Church, Denton and
Long Cordially Approved.
At Sundays big mass meeting the
following resolutions offered by ]. |.
Finney were unanimously adopted by
a rising vote, no one voting against
them:
D Governments are instituted among
! men to insure them peace, happiness
and prosperity. Laws are enacted to
4 guarantee and safeguard them in the
] peaceful enjoyment of life, liberty and
! and property. Without law and it's
orderly, just and impartial execution
there can be no protection for life or
property. Liberty without law is H.
! cense and anarchy. The government
that is too weak and impotent to en-
force its laws has no excuse for exist
ence and whatever tribute it exacts
from the people Is collected under
false pretenses.
Our forefathers blazed a pathway
through the trackless wilderness and
here erected their temple dedicated
to law and liberty. They transmit
ted to US at the cost Of their blood
! and sufferings this magnificent civil
structure that their posterity might
enjoy the blessings purchased by a
measure of seIf-sacrifice and heroism
4 unsurpassed in the annals Of time
We shall be unworthy Of this herit-
age II we confess that our govern.
ment is impotent to execute the will
of a maiorit legally and constitution.
ally written upon its statute books.
That we are unwilling to do.
Therefore we enter our solemn
and earnest protest against the open
< and fragrant notification Of the laws
which this people have enacted for
their peace and happiness now per-
mitted by the eonnivance and assist.
ance Of sworn officials. The open
defiance Of the Temperance laws Of
I this state by an outlawed special in.
terest 10 challenge to civilization.
, It is an affront to our institutions.
Ultimately, unchecked, it will des-
troy government and anarchy and
confusion will be the result.
There can be no compromise upon
this question. The laws of the state
must be supreme. Any other course
n is fought with peril to every institu.
ton dear to AngIo-Saxon civilization.
The IawIess liquor interest has chal-
lensed the supremacy Of the state.
1t 10 in open rebellion against the
: will Of the people expressed through
l. their chosen representatives.
IT Therefore, the people Of Maury
n county, in mass meeting assembled
It do demand that the laws against the
's sale Of liquor in every section OF
Tennessee, in Nashville, Memphis,
Chattanooga, Columbia and else.
where, shall be rigidIy and impartial.
y enforced against all offenders, not
= by spasmodic and spectacular raids,
but by consistent and persistent
effort Of the officials charged with
the execution of the law. We dem.
: and the punishment and removal
from office Of every executive Off
ciai who will not resoIutely set him.
self to the task of executing the
N temperance laws-laWs that are born
n. of a desire to promote morality
le sobriety and deceney. No man
,e should be elected to or continue in
e. any executive Office, state county OF
al municipal, who Is not the sincere
r. and consistent foe Of the IawIess u
quor interest and It's traffic In human
souls. There can be no peace In
Tennessee so long az officials are
= permitted to continue in office who
will not observe their solemn anc
sacred oaths. The official who per
Or mits or connives at the sale Of liquor
l., in Tennessee Is guilty of treason te
& the state and unworthy of confidence
8. We do hereby heartily endorse
n and cordially approve the efforts Of
ID Gov. Ben w. Hooper to enforce tn.
IN laws Of the st7te. and especially d.
ut we approve his earnest efforts Il
have laws en- 7rted that will end tn.
liquor rebellion in Tennessee. HI.
course in again calling the legisIa
ture In extraordinary session for tn,
purpose of STRENGTHENING the hand,