The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-09
HON. C. M. THOMAS
REPLIES TO THE
HON. j. C. CANTRlLL
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tics and the liquor interests in his ua-
| tive State, the result of which al
lance has been to nullify and thwart
the will of the majority through every
cOrroupt agency which would sink
itself to the level of these ends and
purposes.
THAT is the issue involved here,
and ii is because, this gentleman
knows, in view of the present cleo
| ton laws, and the determination of
courts and juries to put an end to the
election practices of that alliance,
the majority will be heard in this
election and their votes will be count
ed, that he proclaims so. loudly his
devotion to Democratic policies and
platform.
"The deals to which Mr. Cantrill
refers are fabrics of his dreams, are
things wished for by him, but which
never existed. l made no deal with
the liquor interests six years ago or
, four years ago, and | am certain
there is no legislation which l prom
| ised them, and none which 1 gave
| them.
CantrIPs Prohibition Views.
'Mr. Cantrill announces his oppOsi-
ton to National prohibition, and af-
firms that the adoption Of National
prohibition would disrupt our organ
izations' and turn the entire Govern
ment over into the hands of our po-
litical enemies 1t would undoubted-
ly disrupt organizations such as Mr.
Cantrill has for so long maintained
in Kentucky and like organizations,
no doubt, in other States. And if it
be true, as Mr.. Cantrill, in effect, as
serts, that the Democratic party can
not live except by alliance with and
dependence upon the liquor business
the sooner that fact is ascertained
the better
Fortunately, the contrary is true,
as is evidenced by the State of Kan
sas, which has a prohibition law, and
in which a loyal Democrat, but a
staunch defender of prohibition, de-
feated his Republican opponent at the
last election, the issue between them
being whether or not the prohibition
law should be strictly enforced, the
successful Democrat favoring strict
enforcement.
Why Democrats Lost Tennessee.
I'VE lost Tennessee few years ago
because we. allied ourselves with the
liquor interest and a combination of
temperance Democrats and Republi-
cans enacted and put into effect the
most stringent prohibition legislation
known to the country.
so satisfactory have these laws
proven to be that great Democratic
convention has just adjourned at
Nashville, in which the question of
strict enforcement or non-enfOrcement
of these laws was at issue and Dem
ocratic ticket was nominated on a
Democratic platform pledging Demo
cratic fealty to the prohibition and
other anti-liquOr laws, and that Dem
ocratic ticket will be successful be-
fore the people at the November cleo
ton.
There is no doubt that prohibition
would turn the entire Government
over into the hands of Mr.. Cantrills
political enemies, if by political enc
mics he means those who place first
and superior to election to office the
preservation of our homes, the end
ing of economic waste entailed by the
maintenance of the saloon system,
and the determination to preserve
this government, and all Of the in
situations that exist under it, along
such lines as will serve best the in
tellectual and moral we'll being of all
| the people.