Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1915-06-19

hGITAT0R5
POLITICIANS WHO CAPITALIZE
STRIFE A MENACE TO
GOVERNMENT.
NeqIect of Agricultural and lndus'r's'
onportunities a National Crime
ey Peter Radfcrd.

BY PeteF ndO'N'N'
rrbora never was a time in the his /
tory of this nation when we heeoeU
statesmen more or agitators less IMAM
at the present moment. Inc oIpoi
tunities now afforded us on lahd anu
sea demand the best there Is III sld'e-
craft and the possibilities that are COLI
fronting us call for national issues
that unite the people, build INDUSTRY
and expand trade. The agriculture
and industrial development OF TINS
nation has suffered severely at lne
hands of agitators who have sent
torpedoes crashing into the port slue
of business and whose neglect OF inc
interests of the farmer makes lhe.A
/ little less than political criminals. we
want no more of these evil spirits TO
predominate in government. Too long
! their historical cry has sent a shlVer
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
full consideration can be given 10
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 II
. ouor question but deals solely and by
way of illustration with the political
= products of that issue. Other SUB
iects will be dealt with in the order
of their importance.
In the history Of our government
J. the liquor issue has never produces
= a constructive statesman worth men
r., tioning and it never will. 1t has sen
Y more freaks to Congress, Llliputlan
- to the Senate and incompetents t
Office than any other political issu
under the sun.
The recent experience of the Ems
lish Parliament which dashed ltse
N into q fury over the liquor questio
vi has a lesson that it is well for Ii
re farmers of this nation to observe; fC
> the subject in some form or other
:, constantly before the public for sol
70 ton and Outlines to the exclusion
more important problems TO the Anne
lean plowmen.
Too Many Political Drunkards.
u Lloyd-George, the Prohibition lead
lie of Europe who led the prohibition tg
in England, has declared that he W
. never again take a drink political
and there are many American poll
cians-pro and anti-who would rend
"' their country service by chmbl
on the water wagon or signing pied
Of political temperance. Too OFT
our legislative halls are turned II
';c. political bar-rooms and many OF
na members become intoxicated on liqt
nd discussions. We have too many pc
au- ical drunkards-pro and ant1-ln
the public affairs. No one who is slf
the to the political liquor habit is gu
l. SO capable of dealing with the b'
H. ness affairs of government as
in sober and Industrious. We have
on, public men in this day who are str'
enough to resist the temptation
strong drink politically and when
S., demon Rum once becomes firmly
rty trenched in the mind of a polite
he is less capable of meeting the
nat mands for constructive statesmans
lion now confronting this nation.
We have in this country too m
red-nosed politicians-both pro
anti. A candidate with political
i rum tremens, a preacher with pc
of cal snakes III ms ooo'o "nu
of 2 drunk on the liquor question are
fl-2 saddest sights in civilization and
one should all be forced to take the
oven ical Kelley Cure.
hree It is far more important in gov
my ment to make it easier for those
toll to eat than to make it more
ure ficult for a few topers to drink. /
is not one person in one hundre
our rural population that ever tou
+, liquor but we all eat three tim
''''' day.