The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-01-05

ton. and. my friends. 1 need not tell you
that the success OF the Democratic party
In the future depends upon taking the
night ode of this question.
The Lexington Meeting.
They have been kind moush y tsil You
that | came all the wsS from Miami, In
Southern Florida, 10 speak 10 you Demo
Gratis assembled here. To b entirely ac-
curAte, received this invitation after
what was Il that brought me to LeIing.
ton II was a meeting OF eight hundred
coilese boys and girls assembled from this
entire Union who came there 70 help or
Ny friends, when set tho 29th for coming
70 Lexington and was invited 10 come here
also. | fixed the same day, and these two
Ing The trip from he sunny South. II
| eheered my heart 30 SCI these college stu
dents, clean faces. clear eyed, assembled
| there consecrated 10 this great cause. And
II cheers me none the loss to see the rep
| resentative Democrats Of Kentucky assem-
| BLEED hGe. and with no foaminR beer or
| stimulating whisky showing IN enthus sm
that no drunken crowd could emulate.
II am not here because think you
\ need me. am here rather 10 borrow In
SEPARATION and receive strength from your
determination and your onthusiasm. Why,
yoar tabe 'a op have sns I %ess
this eight compared with myself, and how
ever he may aid me outside Of Kentucky.
! am simply Beekham's lieutenant when
come to your state. m
Il am against liquor because believe
4 II Is poison that. taken into the human
system. impairs the physical strength and
mental energies and menaccs the family
OF the man. and have done what could
TO persuade men not To use the stun at
all. and l have been more interested In
1 the young men than In the old ones.
4 who has formed the habit. but. knowing
/ how difficult II IL to break tho habit when
IL is once formed, | have devoted my time
rather To the young men who have not
pledges with them more than I can re-
! member and I stand ready until die TO
sign with anybody anywhere and at any
time and promise nevsr to use intoxicat-
|
| economic anu Wofet FHeeos'
but ! nm not content merely 70 per-
suadc while We can take advantage OF
Of drink. And so today We are face to
| face with the legislative phase OF this
| question, and II you win bear with me
for Just few moments l want 70 present
to you two arguments that ara making
this country prohibition. One IL an eco.
nomlc argumeat and tho other Is q moral
argument The economic argument 10 this,
that AZ the use Of Intoxicating liquor Il
an evil no community can anord 10 per
/ init tho establishment of an Institution
that cannot live except as II injures tho
| people " the community III anybody tells
Ios tho saloon Il good thing fer the
community. let mo give ~ TIVE answers.
| each one conclusive.
rhe hrst 10 that you may trave1 over
this country and you viii not and q sigu-
board advertising town or city that
gves tue number 81 saloons In tho town
You will nud everything eisa. everything
they tAlnk attractive the numbsr Of fac.
tories, banks. business bouses, colleges
schools churches, but l ehailenge you TO
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Why Fine the Drunkardf
rs II not strange that you license q man
| to establish a saloon to make men drunk
and then fine the man because he gets
ldrunk1 Why. my friends. you do not
treat the saloonkeepsN fairly whom you
punish people for making HIS business
success Some one said II was like licens-
ing man TO spread the itch In a town
and then Hning everybody who scratched
because they tched And. my friends, II
1t fair-is It fair ask you. when a man
pays a high price for the privilege OF es
ltablishing a saloon to make men drunk
when he gets a first class finished product
with his nose all painted up-ts II fair
to hustle him OF TO the cnlaboose and
shut him up where nobody can see hlm7
Why not put him In front OF the saloon
10 advertise the business and show what
the saloon can do with man when II gets
fair chance az him And yet they say
'nsg r ~" IL, mn saw wnrd ~ the sood
pconie Of this great wet city You have