The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-01

In the third chapter Of the book o
Ecclesiastes. it is written
ITO everything there is season. an
time for every purpose under tn
heaven; a time to be born, and a tim
To die; time to plant. and time {
plow up that which is planted; a tim
70 kill and time to heal; time T.
weep and a time to laugh; time t
mourn and time to dance; a time L
east away stones and a time t
gather together, time to embrace. am
q time to refrain from embracing; |
time to get, and time to lose, a tint
20 keep and a time to cast away; a tlm'
TO reap and time to sow; time t
keep silence and time to speak; ;
time to love and a time to hate: tim,
sf war, and a time eff peace.
| wish il was with in my power t.
bring this eternal truth to the mind snC
heart of every Democrat in Kentucky,
We have five candidates for the
Democratic nomination for the Office OF
Governor of this Commonwealth. 1t is
time to nominate one candidate for this
high office; it is time to love and no,
time to hate; it is time to gather to-
gether stones for the battle against the
opposition of Democracy, and for the
peace within the party and not for war
IN our own ranks.
All five of the democratic candidates,
are men Of high order and well worthy
and qualified for the Office they seek.
The issue forced upon the Democratic
party by them, is the liquor question.
As to this question am for State wide
and Nation wide prohibition and until
this can he had, am for amending and
enlarging bv legislative enactment. the
County Unit law, or local option law
with the County as q unit, 50 as to
make the forces of it most effective,
bot. it is not the time for LEGAL option
or State wide prohibition issues. The
liquor question is purely a moral and
social one, and the final settlement
thereof will be religious. and not politi-
cal The interest and success of the
question demand it to be so. Those
who rightously desire its success and
final settlement do now, and have al
ways so regarded it.
The makers of the constitution of
Kentucky, who were the illustrous and
able men from all parties, evidently
viewed the liquor question as a moral
and social, and not partisan question,
for, by provision of the constitution,
proposed in the convention by them,
and ratified by the voters of Kentucky,
1t was made impossible to hold liquor
election at the same time political
election is held. Is it not safer to fol-
low the makers of the constitution on
this question than some candidate for
office?
This provision CT the constitution is a
wise and salutary one, and without it,
the local option law would not now be
in operation in any county in the State.
Under 1t, and the Statute in pursuance
thereto, one hundred and twelve counties
IN this State are under local option law.
More than three fourths of the area and
more than two thirds of the population
Of the State. are now under the local
option law. The time is near in the
future when there will be no section
and no citizen in this State without the
nufienee of either local option or State
wide prohibition.
More than half the area, and more
than one-half Of the population of the
United States are under prohibition.
The time is also near in the future
when there will be no territory and
citizens Of the United States without
the influence of prohibition. But. this
condition in this state. and throughout
the United States will be brought
about by the voters of all political par
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ether than a regular political election
hold to nominate party candidates for
executive offices.
In every county of this State, and at
every election in this State, and with
cut this State, wherein the local Cd.
6on or prohibition law has been put
INTO operation, it has been done at cleo
tons held when the only issue was the
liquor question, and at all time elections
ell polieal parties voted their religious
and moral sentiments and not their pol
itieal views.
The local option or prohibition ques-
ton and political issues will no more
mix than will water and oil. An effort
to mix water and oil. ruins the oil and
spoils the water. The mixing of the
liquor question and politics. always
spoils the politics and defeats the liquor
question. The history Of the defeats
Of the Prohibition Party should be suf-
6cient 10 convince all Of US, and 10
lesd US TO avoid attempting to mix
politics and the liquor question at pri-
nary elections for executive Offices.
would urge every Democrat, not