Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-09-02
POLITICAL
AG|TATORS
POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZE
STRIFE A MENACE TO
GOVERNMENT.
Neglect Of Agricultural and Industrial
Opportunities q National Crime.
BY Peter Radford.

There never was time In the his
tory of this nation when we needed
statesmen more or agitators less than
at the present moment. The oppor.
tunities now afforded US on land and
sea demand the best there is in state
craft and the possibilities that are con-
fronting us call for national issues
that unite the people. build industry
and expand trade. The agricultural
and Industrial development Of this
nation has suffered severely at the
hands OF agitators who have sent
torpedoes crashing into the port side
OF business and whose neglect Of the
Interests OF the farmer makes them
little less than political criminals. We
want no more OF these evil spirits to
predominant In government. Too long
their hysterical cry has sent q shiver
down the spinal column OF industry.
Too long have the political agitators
capitalized strife, plllaged progress
and murdered opportunity. An indus
trial corpse Is not desirable thing.
crippled business an achievement or
neglect an accomplishment about
which any representative OF the gov.
eminent has q right to boast.
Issues that Breed Aoltstors Should be
Eliminated.
The political agitator must be elm
mated from public life before thought.
ful consideration can be given TO q
constructive program In sevenment
The liquor question 10 the most pro
hfc breeding ground for agitaton ana
whether pro or anti, the hatch h
equally - undesirable. This article
u In no sense Q discussion Of the II.
Quor question but deals solely and BY
way Of illustration with the political
products Of that Issue. Other sub
iects will be dealt with In the ORDER
Of their Importance.
In the history Of cur government
the liquor Issue has never produced
q constructive statesman worth men
toning and II never will II has sent
more freaks to Congress. Lilliputians
TO the Senate and incompetents to
once than any other political issue
under the sun.
The recent experience OF the Eng.
lish Parliament which dashed itself
into q fury over the liquor question
has lesson that II Is we'll for the
farmers Of this nation to observe; for
the subject In some form or other Is
constantly before the public for solu.
ton and Outlines to the exclusion OF
more important problems to the Amer.
lean pl6wmea.
Too Many Poaltesi prunharda
IoydGeorge. the Prohibition leader
OF Europe who.led the prohibition fight
In England. has declared that he VIII
never again take drink politically
and there are many American politi.
oians-pro and anti-who would render
their country service by climbing
on the water wagon or signing pledge
OF political temperance. Too often
our legislative halls are turned into
political bar-rooms and many OF the
members become intoxicated on liquor
discussions. We have too many polit.
ical drunkards-pro and anti-in our
public Affairs. No one who Ia q slave
TO the political liquor habit Is quite
90 capable OF dealing with the busi'
nees Affairs OF government as the
sober and Industrious. We have few
public men In this day who are strons
enough to resist the temptation Of
strong drink politically and when the
demon Rum once becomes firmly en-
trenched In the mind Of q politician.
he Is less capable OF meeting the de-
nands for constructive craftsmanship
now confronting this nation.
We have In this country too many
red.nosed politicians-both pro and
anti, A candidate with political deli
rum tremens, preacher with politi
cal snakes In his boots and an agitaior
drunk on the liquor question are tie
saddest sights in civilization and they
should all be forced to take the pollt
ical Kelley Cure.
II Is far moro important In govern
ment TO make Il easier for those who
toll to eat than to make It more DIFF
icult for q few topers to drink. There
Is not one person In one hundred Of
our rural population that ever touches
liquor but We all eat three times ,
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