Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-05-06
oppote Statewide.

u believe In Temperance, IN law
and order aud In the enforcement If
law. ! have always worked with tho
Temperance people and have novo-
cast q vote Tor the open saloon. I
stand for the present cDlnty unit law
and for making Il effective II am
elected governor and the general ~.
scinbly shculd lass "a lill rcpealiny
the county unit law. or a bill tina,
would render II less caic!cni. I would
veto H. Under the rroscn, county
un't law. watch IN IT, present form has
been In operation Ices than one year.
every saloon ~ Kentucky can DO
closed and the temperance sentiment
promoted. My Interest In temperance
and In the development Of greater
Kentucky causes ne 20 look With desn
concern upon any c1oft 20 abandon.
nj this lime. the county unit Law for
statewide prohibition We hould give
the county unit law a fair trial bclo.r
going further. btEeyc that a Wiso
statosmanEhip demands that the ap-
preaching administration deyute -
time 10 the work OF Interpreting tho
principles cnunciaicd IN this platform
Into greater Kentucky. 10 vlrlns
out the state deficit and 20 organizing
her different institutions and endcay.
urs upon an economic aud business
basis. We must 90 something tina.
viii assist the people In having moro
N the comforts Of lie and more 10
eat and TO wear. This conclusion haaI
become 90 me a deem conviction. IN
taking this position. I do net AK ans
citizen 10 surrender his views on tenn
pcrance"
Believing Il IN be the duty u every
Democrat 70 stand on the platform
enunoiated at our last platform COZ
,entlon. until the Democrats u tho
state In convention assembled mako
n new declaration 81 principles. anl
prompted 10y an earnest desire 20 DO
the thing that would be 10 the hest
Interest Of both the party and this
great state, ] made the above doclara
ton. I submitted tho temperance
plank. before maxine my anno1ncc
meut 10 a large number of terlpe-.
ance workers, including many lead
en-. and asked them 70 chtlcise II
freely VITA but two or three ryce,- |
tons d was cnihuslnstlcally lndcrsel F.
There can DE no doubt about ticrr
being thousands and thousands OF as
noble temperance workers o. can be-
found IN KENTUCKY who believe wo |
should give the county unit law fair
trial bciur, going further They 10
lievc, as do, that the good faith OF |
The people and Of the Democi attic mar.
~ are ploiced 20 the county unit law
aud It's complete enforcement: that
the time Ct the next administration
should be used In Loyalty supporting
II and In getting the state out OF debt
and In doing much other Vital WORN
that must be done and done hnmedi.
atcly In ordCr 10 relieve Tho
state OF its present financial en-.
Darfassment. There are many
things that can be ACCOMPLISHED
by the NEAT administration other Than
me submission Of the statevide
prohibition amendment that will
have n farfcaching influence on The
moral life Of the people Every ~.
lor lie being made at this time by crn
tain persons to force the wet and dry
ISSUE and make Il overshndow ali
other questions. This Is no, a was
and dry nglt aud any at,smpt IN
make II one 10 piece Of monumental
iemaeogy. Statewide prvbibI,,or
u honestly considered IL simply a