The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-21

CLOSING anu uO SIdluIOo dSolhOI oOii
ing to minors and inebriates. They
would desecrate every house OF Wof- |
ship by planting a saloon Immediately |
opposite it's front door, and they
would undo and ste aside the temper
ance work of half a century by p!ac-
ing a criminal GROCERY at every
country crossroads in the State OF
Kentucky. These are the things they
have stood for, fought for, and are
standing for and fighting for to-day.
Saloon Element Opposed.
"Now, fellow Democrats, | said to
YOU in a brief communication which
/ addressed to you in announcing my
self for Congress that l. was opposed
to evrything for which the saloon
stands, and / am equally opposed to
everything for which this alliance be-
tween LIQUOR and certain Democrats
and certain Republicans stand.
Take their position on the Webb
KENYON Bill. You know for many
wears the temperance people OF the
United States tried to induce Coz
gress to pass a measure that would
prohibit the interstate shipment OF
liquor into dry territory. You are
aware, too, that county or State
which has gotten rid of the liquor
business is troubled now and then by
so-calleG bootlegerS to whom liquor
is shipped from another State, or VINO
receive it in some way from another
county within this State. The inter-
state shipment of liquor could be pre-
vented only by the passage OF an act
of Congress. Shipment to dry terri
tory from within the State could pc
ended only by an act of the State Leg
| islature.
years ago a bill to prevent the III
terstate shipment of liquor into terri
as the Webb-Kenyon Bill. There was
lawful was introduced in the Senate
at Washington by great Tennes-
sean. Senator Carmack, who could
not be bought or intimidated by the
liuuor interests and who lost his lie
directly in consequence of his hght
for the temperance cause. Suose-
ouentIy it was reintrOduced In the
Senate by Mr.. Kenyon, of Iowa, and in
the House by Mr.. Webb, OF North
Carolina, and it became then known
no time within the past fifteen years
tory that had made liquor selling un.
when a majority of the House and
hut ND to the time of it's passage two
wears ago there had been no time
when the liquor interests did not con-
troll the Committee on Rules, and was
able therefore, through the Commit
tee on Rules to prevent the bill being
reported and placed upon It's passage
Measure Just One.
"Now is was a reasonable, fair and
lust measure, and none but the most
! thoroughly tried liquor people could
have opposed it's passage. 1t was In
tended only to enable the people OF
dry territory to carry out their will
1t was liz the interest of good order
common honor, good government. By
good management the temperance
, people succeeded in having the bill
F reported to the House and placed up
+ on it's passage in February, 1912, just
before Mr.. Taft went out Of office.
, "You were very anxious that the
: measure should become a law. 4
: very large majority of our people,
should say at least 8 per cent. OF oul
: people, although many of that 3 pei
: cent would not go so far as others il
: the line of temperance legislation
wanted that measure to become the
A law of the land. The other per cen
$ constituting those engaged in The
: liouor business, or in alliance with the
t liquor business, opposed its passage
n Now the 95 per cent. OF our people
,. were entitled to a vote upon that i'm
c portant measure when it came up TO
= passage, but you were not represent
ed
1.-THE Bauor-politics combination
with Headquarters at Louisville, had
q representative there hailing from thi
Congressional District of Kentucky
. and their representative upon tn
passage of that measure voted &c
They cast your vote. You had moth
, ling to do with it. l have not tn
: exact figures but when the bill wa
placed upon it's passage Somethn
like 27O members voted aye, and Onl
60 or 20 members voted nay.
Il CantriII Voted "No."
n "When the Seventh CODgressiona
e District was called it had no vote an
q did not vote. The beer and WhlSk
J. interests at Louisville to whom 20
d had turned over your right Oh repr'
g sentation voted for you, and cast on
d of the 60 or 20 votes against III
Jl passage OF CuaL very llhPOi Ioii' iNe
% isIation. Mr.. Taft. vetoed the measuf
S and it was sent back to the Hous
d for passage over his veto. About tn
5 same 200 members voted in favor
passing the bill over the President
veto. and about the same 6O or
n voted against its passage over III
s. veto. Mr.. Cantrill, acting for thos
" whose interests and wishes he place
s. above yours, recorded your vote q
Or against passing the measure over I'll
m executive veto. And there you wei
at recorded for all time on the records I
or the House of Representatives, NJ
H. once but twice, as opposed to II
iy passage of measure which at lea
ly IS per cent. if our people demanded
IN a measure of ordinary. every ds
&c honor and decency.
I'D Have you ever heard Mr.. Cantrlll
ed explanation of why he cast your vo
nd against that bill? If you have nc
nd l wish you would go to one OF q