The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-06-18
POLITICAL
ACITATORs
POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZE
STRIFE A MENACE TO
GOVERNMENT.
Neglect CT Agricultural and Industrial
Opportunities National Crime.
BY Peter Radford.

There never was a 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
predominate in government. Too long
their hysterical cry has sent a SILVER
down the spinal column of industry.
Too long have the political agitators
capitalized strife, pillaged progress
and murdered opportunity. An indus
trial corpse is not a desirable thing,
a crippled business an achievement or
neglect an accomplishment about
which any representative of the gov.
eminent has a right to boast.
Issues that Breed Agitators Should be
Eliminated.
The political agitator must be elm.
mated from public life before thought
tul consideration can be given to a
constructive program in government
The LIQUOR question is the most pro-
life breeding ground for agitators and
whether pro or anti, the hatch is
equally as undesirable. This article
is in no sense a discussion of the H.
quor question but deals solely and by
way OF illustration with the political
products of that issue. Other sub
jects will be dealt with in the order
OF their Importance.
IL the history of our government
the liquor issue has never produced
a constructive statesman worth men.
tioniDg and it never will. 1t has sent
more freaks to Congress, Lilliputians
10 the Senate and incompetents to
office than any other political issue
under the sun.
The recent experience of the Eng.
fish Parliament which dashed itself
into fury over the liquor question
has lesson that it is well for the
farmers of this nation to observe; for
the subject in some form or other is
constantly before the public for solu.
tion and ofttimes to the exclusion OF
more important problems to the Amer,
lean plowmen.
Too Many Political Drunkards.
Lloyd-George. the Prohibition leader
of Europe who led the prohibition fight
in England. has declared that he will
never again take a drink politically
and there are many American politi'
cians-pro and autl-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 tarrOoms and many OF the
--c-.g-.5 Y2cOme intoxicated on liquor
Giscueg.o-4. We have 100 many polit
ical drulaards-pro and .anti-in our
public affairs. No one who is slave
20 the political liquor habit is quite
so capable Of dealing with the bust.
ness affairs of government as the
sober and Industrious. We have. few
public men in this day who are strong
enough to resist the temptation OF
strong drink politically and when the
demon Rum once becomes firmly en-.
uehchld in the mind OF a politician,
he is less capable OF meeting the de-
mauds fer constructive craftsmanship
now containing this nation.
We have in this country too many
ged,nosod poiticans-both pro and
anti. a candidate with politca, deli.
ruin It'heus, a preacher With poliJl'
eaf shaEcs IN his boots and an agita.Or
lruhs'Ja the liquor question are the
, dacst sights in civilization and they
aould al be forced to take the poiit-
ical, Eoeiey Cure
ia. a. more important in govern
men, 20 Baae il easier ,or those who
Jol 70 e4t than 10 maze It more d.i-
tcul, fora Jew tOpera to drink. There
.a lot o.. person ia one hundred of
.lrTura. population thai ever touches
'iluoI but We all eat uryo times
d.