The Adair County news., 1915-07-14
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF KENTUCKY

abroad in our State. Roads are the arte-
ries of commerce. Good roads bring mar
kets to producers, assist in dispOsing of
products, stimulate neighborhood inter-
course, invite travel and are of the great
est aid in the development of our State
l believe with Woodrow Wilson, and,
as stated in the 1911 Kentucky Democrat
&c platform, that Temperance is essen
TALLY moral, non-political and social
question, and should not be made par
tisan 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, un-
tation of our laws, has so much money
invested in this business in Kentucky
and which pays such large proportion
of the taxes of our State. l am not in
favor OF reducing our State to the pitia-
Bile condition of bankruptcy that exists
in West Virginia and 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 a few politicians in direct de-
fiance 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 thiS and every other question, and l
think this to be true Democracy. The
fact that LOG out OF 120 counties in Ken
law is ample and those counties opposed
10 the sale of liquor can stop its sale.
There are laws against the illegal sale of
nquor as there are laws against crimes
of violence, and I'believe that each coun-
ty should punish and control its bootleg
gers as 1t Furnishes its other criminals.
The 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 if elected, so
far as in my power lies, they shall not
hear Of it for four years.
I 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 upbuilding
of Kentucky. Not that / believe that
laws can supplant individual effort; or
that we can by legislation make 4 prom
II must come through individual effort;
but let us in Kentucky make all men
truly equal before the law, and assure
each man Il fair chance that he may en-
JOY the reward of industry, and let us
have equal and exact justice to all and
exclusive privileges to none
l was a candidate for this nomination
in 1911, and defeated according to the
official count by a plurality of 1862 votes
l hope to win this time, and hope that
the Democrats of Kentucky viii receive
kindly this second thrusting OF myself
upon the political stage. l have no axes
to grind, no sores to heal, no malice to-
ward any man or set of men, and no
debts to pay except those of gratitude for
born in Kentucky, my ancestry came
through the Cumberland Gap from Vir-
GINA in 1857 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. l
love and honor her history. Every hope
for the future of my children is linked
to Kentucky and its future. / was edu-
Gated in the common schools and grad
| uated at Centre College. | have prac-
ticed law in jefferson county and for a
while in Caldwell county since my ma
Jority- l have served two terms in the
Kentucky Legislature. What ability l
have to fill this office l leave for those
who know me to say That l will do my
full duty as | see without fear or favor
and with due regard to what l have here
! in said, / affirm.
l appeal to you for your vote and help
! this nomination l shall use my utmost
! endeavor to wage with your other nomi-
| nees a successful fight in November.
| Whatever shall be your decision l shall
| as l have always done in the past, sup
port at the polls and on the stump the
| nominees of our party. 1 believe in ma
| jority rule and shall abide by it.
| The Democratic National Administra-
| ton is entitled to a vote of confidence
Kentucky is, and of right ought to be-
| a Democratic State. After we have Sc
| lected our nominees we will get together
| and pile up an old-time Democratic ma
! jority in November.
| Thanking you for your consideration
| of this announcement and respectfully
soliciting your support, l am your ODE
| dent servant, JAS. P. EDWARDS.
Prospect, Jefferson county, Kentucky.
June "a, 1915. (Adv.l