Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-09
TO The DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF KENTUCKY

ries of commerce Good roads bring mar
ketS to producers, assist in diSpOslng OF
products. stimulate neighbOrhood inter-
course, invite travel and are of the great
est aid in the development of our State
/ believe with Woodrow Wilson, and,
as stated in the 1911 Kentucky Democrat
&c platform, that temperance Is eSse.-
TALLY moral, nOn-pOliJical and social
question, and should not be made par
ti-an issue between political parties, and
! approve the passage Of the county unit
law in compliance with the platform
pledge of 1911.
am unalterably opposed to State
wide prohibition as undemocratic. IN
fair To an interest which, by the invi-
tdtiOn OF our laws, has so much money
invested in this business in kentucky
and which pays such a large proportion
of the taxes of our State. | am not in
favor of reducing our State to the pitia-
bic condition of bankruptcy that exists
III West Virginia ana Tennessee to-day
by driving this large source of revenue
from the State. l do not believe that any
general demand or sentiment exists in
kentucky for Statewide prohibition. but
that this question has been forced on the
voters by few politicians in direct de-
lance OF the mandates OF the 1911 plat
form, hoping thereby to ride into office
and control of the State | am in favor
OF each locality governing its own affairs
on TINS and very other question. and
thlnk this II be true Democracy The
fact that loo out of 120 counties in Ken
lucky are dry shows that the present
law is ample and those counties opposed
10 the sale of liquor can stop its sale.
Ihere are laws against the Illegal sale of
liquor as there are laws against crimes
of violence, and | believe that each cOun-
~ should punish and control its bootleg
gers as ii Furnishes its other criminals.
Inc enforcement Of the law in any COM
munity keeps pace with public opinion.
! | believe the people of Kentucky are tired
| OF the liquor question. and ii elected, 81
Tar as in my power lies, they shall not
! hear of it for four years.
| ! believe we have HAD too much bitter
| politics, too much personal politics, too
many useless laws, too much factionalism
| and too little real work for the upbuildin2
| OF kentucky. Not tndt | believe thai
| laws can supplant individual effort OF
| that We can by legislation make u prom
| Used land Laws can not create wealth;
| il must come through individual effort;
| but let us in Kentucky make all men
| truly equal before the law, and assure
each man a fair chance that ne may en-
| JOY the reward of industry. and let L.
| have equal and exact jastice to all anC
| exclusive privileges to none.
| was candidate for this nomination
| III 1911, and defeated according to the
| official count by Il plurality of 1.562 votes.
| | hope to win this time, and hone that
| the Democrats of Kentucky will receive
| kindly this second thrustng of myself
| upon the political stage. | have no axes
| to grind, no sores to heal, no malice to-
| ward any man or set of men, and nc
| debts to pay except those OF gratitude foi
! the support | received before. | was
| born Kentucky, my ancestry came
| through the Cumberland Gap from Vir-
| Ginia in 1881 and settled in Nelson county
| We have lived upon Kentucky soil ever
| since. Every sentiment and tie OF my
| ancestors and myself is in Kentucky.
| love and honor her history. Every hop
for the future of my children is linked
| to Kentucky and its future. | was edu-
| Gated in the common schools ard grad
| uated at Centre College. | have praC-
ticed law in jefferson county and for =
| while in Caldwell county since my ma
| jOrity. | have served two terms in the
| Kentucky Legislature. What ability
| have to fill this office | leave for thOst
| who know me to say. That | will do m.
| full duty as | see without fear or favor
and with due regard to what | have here
| in said, | affirm
| i appeal to you for your vote and hell
| and influence If you will favor me !
| this nomination | shall use my utmost
| endeaVOr to wa with your other nOmi-
| neeS a successful fight in November
| Whatever shall be your decision | shall
| as | have always done in the past, sup
| port at the polls and on the stump the
nominees of our party. | believe in ma
| jOrity rule and shall abide Nv 1t.
The Democratic NationaI Administra-
ton is entitled to a vote of confidence
| Kentucky is, and of right ought to be
| a Democratic ST. tie. After we have Sc
| lected our nominees we will get together
| and pile up an O,d-time Democratic ma
jOrity in November.
Thanking you for your consideration
of this announcement 'and respectfully
soliciting your support, / am your obe-
dent servant, JAS. z. EDWARDS.
Prospect. Jefferson county. Kentucky.
June "a, 1915 (Adv.)