The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-01-05
POLITICAL
AG|TATORS
RoL!TIc,ANe WHO CAPITALIZE
STRIFE A MENACE TO
GOVERNMENT.
Neglect Of Agricultural and industriai
Opportunities q National orlme.
ny Peter Radford.

hclo bcNCT VIII a llluc Ia ihs Il0'
tory Of this nation when we needed
statesmen more or agitators less than
at tho 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 MS cali for national issues
that unite the people. build industry
and expand trade. Tho agricultural
and industrial development of this
nation has suffered severely at the
hands OF ngitators who have sent
torpedoes crashing into the port sido
of business and whose neglect of the
interests Of tho farmer makes them
little less than political criminals. We
want no moro OF these evil spirits TO
predominant in government Too long
their hystericni cry has sent shiver
down the spinal column OF industry.
Too long hayo the political agitators
capitalized strife, pillaged progress
and murdered opportunity. An Indus.
trial corpse is not desirable thing.
n crippled business an achievement or
neglect an accomplishment about
which any representative of the gov.
eminent has right TO boast.
Issues that Breed AgItatoro Should be
Eliminated.
The political agltator must be elm
mated from public life before thought
ful consideration can be given to
constructive program in government.
Tho liquor question is the most pro-
llfin hFpa1fre- rrrn gasf al
whether pro or anti, the hatch is
equally rs undesirable This article
Is in no sense II discussion OF the II.
quor question but deals solely and by
way of illustration with the political
products of that Issue, Other sub.
tects will BIO dealt with in tho order
OF their Importance.
In tho history OF our government
tho liquor issue has never produced
constructive statesman worth men.
tloning and 1t never will 1t has sent
moro freaks to Congress, Lilliputians
to the Senate and Incompetence 10
ohlce than any other political issue
under tho sun.
The recent experience OF Tho Eng.
lleh Parliament which dashed Itself
into fury over tho liquor question
has lesson TINT II 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.
ton and ofttimes to the exclusion OF
moro important problems to the Amer.
lean plowmen.
Too Many PolltieEl csrunksrdg.
Lloyd.Geurge. the Prohibition leader
of Europe who led the prohibition fight
in England, has declared that he will
never again take q drink politically
and there arc many American pollu.
ciGns-pro and anti-who would render
their country service by climbing
on the water wagon or signing pledge
OF political temperance Too often
our Legislative halls aro turned into
political bar-rooms and many OF the
members become intoxicated on liquor
discussions. We have too many polit
lch drunkards-pro and nnti-in our
public affairs. No one who is II slave
TO the political liquor habit is quite
80 capable OF dealing with the busl-
ness affairs OF government as the
sober and Industrious. We have few
public men IN this day who are strong
enough to resist tho temptation OF
strong drink politically and when the
demon Rum once becomes firmly en-
trenched in the mind of politician.
he is loss capable OF maeting the de-
mands for constructive craftsmanship
now confronting this nation
We have In this country too many
red-nosed politicians both pro and
anti A candidate with political deli
rum tremens, preacher with poiiti.
cal snakes in his boots and an agitator
drunk on the liquor question are tho
eaddest sights In civilization and they
should all be forced to take the pont-
teal Kelley Cure
1t is far more important In govern
ment to make 1t easier for those who
toll to eat than 40 make It moro diff.
iicult Tor few tupera to drink. There
IS not ono person in one hundred OF
our rural population that ever touches
liquor but wo Mh eat three times q
day.