The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-09

FROM the most unexpected SOURCES
comes wisdom. Out of apparent evil
comes good.
Revolution there came liberty and
a few years later the fruit of the
CONFUSION in Europe was a new or
der whose motto was liberty, equa =
ity and fraternity.
This Mexican revolution seems to
have been well ordered. After the
fire and smoke of the battle OF Juar-
ez, after the distinguished patriots
who call themselves Constitutionalists
haG Nned up lot of federal officers
and shot them like dogs they turned
their attention to domestic and in
ternal economy, to eating and drink
ing.
They have pointed a way to an
eternal sctution CT the liquor prob
y m and have shown the rest of the
world how to make prohibition pro-
hibit.
The idea full armed has sprung
from the mind of Mexican rebel
commander as did Minerva leap
from the head of Jupiter after vul-
can split his skull with an ak.
The following telegram carried by
the Associated Press tells the story
of the solvent cure not only for
boot Logging, but also for the drink
ing of boot legged whiskey:
''Juarez, Mex, Dec. 10.-The rebel
commander at Juarez today issued
an order imposing a penalty OF death
before a firing squad on any one who
violated or attempted to violate the
prohibition law. The penalty applies
to those who attempt to purchase
liquor as well as those who sell it.
"The order. issued through the
chief of police, says:
ait has come to the attention Of
the military authorities that merch-
ants and saioonkeepers have been
selling liquor in violation Of the Pro-
hibition law. Notice Is hereby given
that any attempt to violate the new
through purchase or sale will be
punishable by execution before a
firing squad"
In Juarez If man seeks liquor he
is to be shot. If he seeks to sell
liquor he is also to ,beshot.
Carry the news to Gov. Patterson,
Supt. Hamilton, Maj. Stahtman and
other field marshals in the fight
against the myrmidons of Gen. John
Bar,eycorn.
This is prohibition that does pro-.
hibit. 1t is ruthless, but the pro-
holding to the things
as they do, cannot logically object
to its sternness.
And after all it is not so far out
of line. Men go through our streets
every day half shot," Let them
then be taken out and asain half
shot, thereby completing the unit.
Our Mexican prohibitionists have
our United States prohibitionists at
a disadvantage. Our prohibitionists
forbid a man from selling liquor and
punish him, but they do not punish
the man who buys the Liquor or the
one who drinks it.
The Mexican is democratic. He
plays no favorites. He holds that
II it is an evil to sell whiskey u 10
an evil to drink whiskey or pulQue
or mescal. Therefore he takes the
man behind the bar and the man In
front OF the bar, stands them should
err to shoulder and shoots them.
II the present prohibition Aws
fail to prohibit let the prohibition
lists of Tennessee import the rebel
at Juarez, naturalize him,
make him shave and take bath,
then run him for governor on pat
form of bullets for the man who
drinks as well as the man that
sells.
The only objection might be that
the ex-Greaser would be running for
a political office much desired by
many of the lea rs in the cause of
law enforcement" Others might OBJ
ject because the Mexican being ig-
norant of our political methods might
enforce tt law and thereby remove
rom the realm of po'dti6s one OF