The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-05-06
ENTIRE COUNTRY WILL !
SOON &C. Dry SAYS
SAYS PATTERSON

of three thousand people. The fam-
Gus former governor was introduced
by Gov. Tom C. Rye, and Governor
Patterson congratulated the governor
and Tie people on Rye's stand for law
enforcement ana prohibition.
Governor Pattersoi's speech was &
resume Of his pOlit; al experience
,lncs he represented the Manuals dis
.rict in congress N 1871. He told Of
his races for governor and of his
light for what he then. thought was
age to tn Legislature of 1909. veto
md then proceeded to smash his
ormer arguments into a cooked hat.
In introducing Governor Patterson
Governor Rye said:
81 have been requested, and l ar
)reciaie the honor, to introduce mar
Who in my Judgment does anything
le Undertakes better than any other
man, Where his standards wav'
here are always found behind them
splendid citizenship. Tonight he is
eading every man, woman and child
n Tennessee because he is fighting
or the homes of Tennessee. The ban
Ter he is fighting for is second only
lmong the olive clad hills Of Judea.
lis cause will succeed because il
,ught to. / present to you man you
II know, Governor Patterson"
Governor Rye received an ovation.
Governor Jefferson then went to
he crux OF his argument for nation
Tide prohibition. There ar esome OF
'ou who know that / have not always
,een for prohibition" h esaid. "At
me time ! thought a prohibitionist
nidely insane. Then I came to the
conclusion that the liquor traffic is
he most destructive fore in Ameri
an life."
Coz. pairing prohibition in Washing
m Ii 1901 with 1915, Governor Pat
erson said that when he first enter
d congress liquor was served in the
estaurants of both houses and 1,2OC
aloons flourished.
"Now there is no liquor at the car
toll and the city has only 800 sa
oons," he said. "These may expect
O go at the next congress, and We
AN then look, the Gar of Russia In
he face. II Tennessee and Memphis
md / could go dry you may expect
.nything to happen" Laughter greet
d this sally. ..,-..-
81 knew liquor was bad when
vas governor, but / had never had
revelation of its wickedness. The
ime came when l believed the relig
ON of Jesus Christ, and / began tt
,ate the liquor traffic. Some mel
ave said / am not consistent, and
,now it, but the number who say
m no tsincere is less than formerly
This doesn't come from any arden
,rohibitionist. The liquor traffic ha'
Tot any doubt of my sincerity"
Turing to Gov. Rye. who sat b.
lind him ON the platform, Gov. Pa
erson said:
81 want to compliment the peopl'
plendid performance of his campaign
hedges and want to recommend t
-ou, Superintendent McAlister. tn
lew h aid of the anti saloon league.
Ir. MyAlisters preceded Gov. Rye il
forccfui speech.
Gov. Patterson told of the grea
.nti saloon convention last year il
Columbus, Ohio, when he was invites
speak. He said 1t was the mos
emarkable convention he ever at
ended because. every delegate cam
ober. The movement he said wa
hown at that convention to be MOI
;ectarian. ~
"In seven years or less, my coun
ryinen." shouted Governor Patter
on, this land will be prohibition
and. The time will soon come whel
he prayers of, the good people o
America will De answered. The chic
roublc is in getting congress to SUI
nit the question to the people. TIL
en- congressman from Tennessee
oted for submission, just as q m
ority of congress will soon do. an
he man who doesn't want to live i
prohibition land had better NOV
o Mexico. Already there are NOR
aloons in Chicago than in the entir
egion south of the Mason and Dixo
inc.
"The government struck down sla
ry. 1t abolished polygamy. 1t
utting out the use Of narcotics nov
nd the liquot traffic will be the mex
vii t ogo," said the speaker.
Governor Patterson then took up |
letail the usual arguments used b
ion is not against states right an
nent Of personal liberty. Prosperii
re said follows in the wake of prof.
ition, and to prove 1t he shove
hat Cissouri's tsxable wealth is on
,illion. while that. of ansas exceed
wo billion dollars.
The speaker. closed with the &c
raj type of peroration for which b
famous, effectively closing with