The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-05-12

TOT many years. III mas Sought 10 domi-
nate the politics Of the state in every
particular. and IL has fought TO prevent
any limitation upon its market OF any
Irss(r@cfion upon its business. II has
s0UI@ 10 establish saloons IN every
fco0N</ city and hamlc, IN the common
lw<l@<o Ii has put its blight upon more
k&>Suj11 N has wrecked more human H.
Yes and filled more untimely, graves
\ (hed have all the other trusts combin-
tssaE rewards those Who scryc 70. AID
lpunifhes those who oppose ~. II never
lccases IN its efforts 60 control the leg
inlArres, the courts. and the eXecu-
Itite officers of the state IL demands
las many az possible OF the congressman
4 fpmThls state. IA the federal congress.
v lhc steel trust has never exercised
more power in Pennylvania than has
tl,e liquor trust in Kentucky, and no
man ever wore the collar of the steel
ltpist more slavishly IN that state. or
followed rs commands more obcdleut
~. than Stanley has done Tor the IL
lquor trust IN this state.
I \ Jew OF the many well known. in
rmccs Of his services to that trust will
.skiw that ! am not incorporating him
iur ms record In August 1911. a Dem
pcrJtic state convention was held m
Louisville to prepare platform upon
which the Democratic nominees for
state offices should go before the. pco-
pie IN the campaign 6f that year The
chet issue ~ that convention was
wheihcr OF not county unit plank
sltuld be placed IN the platform The
liquor forces mustered their full
strength against the plank and among
the most active leaders ON their side
was Mr. Stanley working for them tu
the mll extent OF. his influence in the
ctiur 10 keep that plank out When the
question came to vote IN the con, en-
tiou ON a roll call he boastfully cast
the votes OF Henderson county against
the county unit plank
Hts service 20 the trust was more de
voted than his service To- the party or
10 the state. Tor intelligent observers
know that. without that plank IN the
platform our state ticket would have
had little chance TO succeed IN the
November election. He. oi course de
tended ms position upon the ground
tina, the law would be "uncpnstituiion-
al That Is always the last argument
made 10y trust magnatc The court
ui appeals Ia, said that the law was
constitutional, Notwithstanding IN,
opinion.
" the chairman OF the committee
on resolutions ~ that convention. ! led
the fight for the adoption Of that plank
and stood before the convention earn
c>tly advocating II. although / was
confronted with the misses and iccr> of
the galleries. packed WITH the follower,
of the saloon interests and Of Mr.
Stanley. But a majority OF the dele
gates stood with me IN the vote, the
= plank was adopted. the state ticket
was elected by over thirty thousand
majority, aud the county unit hill. re.
T moving all exemption OF CITIES FROM
uts operation. was passed hy the gen.
eral assembly the following winter.
II Is a well known fact that IN,
political agents and lobbyists OF the
liquor trust ar- actively fighting m,
) IN the race, and they are backing Mr.
STANLEY and will continue 10 do So. un.
, less they should conclude that the,
! would have better cIancc TO defeat m,
with some other candidate
The temperance people have ioi
many years been seeking To- secure
cgisldiiun from congress 10 enable :
state 60 prevent interstate shipment 81
J liquor INTO dry territory of the state
\ bill. embed, ing that idea. known a,
, the Webb bill, was introduced IN con
l grcSS more than year ago. II va, on,
OF the most important measures bcior,
that session Its chiet purpose wa :.
} enable a state To- break up blind tigers
: boot -leggerS and other forms of IL
: licit traffic m liquor. II was set for
| Il. l.
: Hast year But IN the e, ening of Fcbru
any l. the day before the vote was To b,
7 ltaken Mr. Stanley. a candidate for tn,
United States senate and hoping To cs
I cape gong on record on that Questi0n
boarded tram IN great haste an,
= came Ia Kentucky To make a speech
, But he did not ioreSees what wa
? coming The bill passed both houses O
} congress 10y large majorities and wen
! To the president Mr.. Taft vetoed II
= and It went back to the house for
{ vote ON passing II over the president
{ veto. 1t required only a majority L
: pass IT originally, and MIR STANLEY
i vote could Charitably he spared D.
I the liquor interests then. because IN
{ vote against It could not have change,
? the result. and he thereby saved IN
J. record
c But when II came back with TN
1 presidents veto, It required two. third
I OF the members To pass il over the veto
c and the liquor interests hoped to mus
$ ter enough votes To sustain the veto
+; Their orders were issued; and MI
c Stanley. IN obedience, was compeiie,
: to 20 back 10 Washington. like tru
5 ant boy from school. not only Ia vot,
hat -. L.. ana..b "a
: declare that II was unconstitutional.
a What spectacle to see this dought
y and terrible warrior against the trust.
= first stealthly slipping away iron
o Washington To avoid a vote. and the
: ~ hopeless bondage 10 the erea, Ken
! lucky trust aud after receiving its or
: ders, iguominlously returning to Wash
ington To obey those orders and tax
5 his medicine OF course II Is consti
; tutional and no court of competent q
S final jurisdiction will ever decide
I otherwise. Il is absurd to maintain
c that there is anything in the consti
70 tltion of the United States Ia prohibit
b. 50 righteous "A measure. or Ia max
n the government an accompllce an
r abettor OF boot logger and blind tiger
70 Does his conduct in reference Ia tina
1 bill Justify his boast of being the daunt
7 less champion of the people agalns
n the trusts? Does he, in his yaun,e
/ crusades against them. make a dis
tinction against Kentucky trust tina
c has great political influence here. an
= Pennsylvania OF New Jersey trus
5 which have nones Isn't II evident l.
/ the pepole OF Kentucky that he is nm
S dertaking Ia mislead them. and tryin
= To- raise false issue To divert thei
y attention from his own record, whic
y shows that he is the servan, of III
G greastesl and cruelest trusts OF all?
: My position ON this subject is wei
y known | believe II is conceded that