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

Lsr. A, J.. A. Alexander, President Of
he Forward League spoke in part as
The nsht ss.inst tho ruis Of the iiqsor
interpsts in Kentucky has bean long
and hard ono. We have been compelled
to mee4 this inhuancs In every Legisla-
ture IN the last twelve years. and no
sustlon can Be settled on itS merits be-
ure Introduced. no matter what Its pur-
pose. has 70 be made 10 1t into the
sohsne Of the iisus< lobby: Ever lesIs-
blow ssaiAst this great evil must expect
his pet mea.ures to be knked. his per-
sonAl character asaaiied and even his
life threatened. There are men before
Sny ne 70 s a s .ns p nss ,ss nst
not coatinue A question Is not finally
ssttlod until II Ia settled right, and am
faces Of the men before me and fail 70
zee that this tine IL shall be settled RIGHT
The legislative Contests.
Ter many years We have been stFfvizg
TO get the very best Laws obtainable from
our Legislature. An increaslng success
has crowned our efforts Prior to 1881 we
had some twenty Ave DRY counties. but
actmsnt After the new co1aututon vas
adopted the Legislature passed what was
considered n county unit law, but tho
unit law. Hors dry territos1 was added,
however. and thus II was an advaseed
stsI.
inequalities OF ever S.ooo Inhabitants. This
was far from what We desired Ahd yet IL
was dAtiRetly an advance
passed and under its operations we now
have Los dry counties. This. Of cov-ne.
IL the best nc have had up to the pres-
emf ttne Aal yet tho liquor domination
- 49,. 49, Tn.
every ono OF th0s advances we have had
10 nest tho bittsrest and most UNI
scrupulous opposition and every means
fair and toui was used TO defeat them
We must expect the Bano unul We have
drives houor eaireiy fron our Common
wealth.
such have been tho steps In our INIT
far Thu battle has never s been ,S.rs
been n.en both for US and against Us in
both Of the great parties. | wish. how
ever to call your attsntion TO ono fact
veil prsuA. Nons q the advance steps
named were taken By either OF tho Re-
publican administrations which have gov
srned Kentucky In the last two decades
cratic leadership. The Democratic party
in the nation is today the party OF prog
ress. II u no mere coincidence that OF the
twenty five States that have now gone
dry nearly all gavs their electoral votes
TO wilson AZ the dominant party In Ken
tueky, 4 should be the eas TO lead in
this hght-
Moro Reoeot Events.
1T would seem. however. that in the
last eighteen months this position Of
leadership Is inpenlsd. II 10 hardly noe
the asst fs~ Year, 10 prove this. Five
Year, ago Democratic candidate on a
dry platform was elscted Governor by q
majority OF sl,oeo. Two years ago a
cry advance step In the enu-hquor night
was elected to the United States Senate
BY majority Of $1,000. .Ons year ago q
Denocrauc oandidats on q reacuonary
jonty " lses thaq Soe One fact is
abundAntl, 1sn.enstraied BY these fg-
srss. The Demscratic party 10 the dom
inant party enly when IL can annex con
sdsrabel part Of the increasingly large
Independent vots Another fact Just as
thoroughly demonstrated Is that this In
dependant vete u almost solidly dry,
ssS aso. S' ~ 81 asss
overheard their cargo. One does not have
TO be = prophet TO realize what the future
OF the Democratic party In Kentucky Is
70 meat this situauon. 70 restore the
grad old Democratic party 10 its proper
place In our commonwealth. to restore
that conmonvsalth TO It's proper place
In the nation vers Tie objeets In the or
saniHauea q the DeDserAtie FORWARD
ia isadsrs have been chosen from
men who are not In politics. who seek
no once but who are very deeply inter.
sstsd 10 the Welfare Of our State and our
party We advocate the candidacy OF NO
naa except In 30 far as that candidacy
may advance our cause. To obtain the
object that l have mentioned, We realize
that certain steps must be taken We
must Organise and educate cur people for
the most imputant eight tAaf haa yet
I'VE must see that in every district re-
liabiy dry candidates for both branches
Of the Legislature shall enter the bon-
ocsatic primary next August
The Work To Be Done.
I'VE must see that these ary candidates
are nominated and elected
we must see that the Legislature OF
1918 shall submit to the voters a sausfac-
tory amendment to our constitution max
ing IT unlawful to sell Within the bounds
OF our State any spintuoue vinous or
malt liquor for any purpose other than
sacramsntal; further, that afVoF q reason
able length OF time It shall be unlawful
to MANUFACTURES any such liquors within
the bounds OF the State.
We must then use our utmost endea-
var to bring II about that IN the election
overwhelming majority fos dis amond-
mont that this dragon, this monster. that
has for so long stranGied our government
activity In this fair State shall never
again dare TO raise Its heaA- Then shall
our great party proudly write into its
platform new declaration 81 independ-
ence as far reaching In its Importance
founder, Thomas jefferson Tho Democ-
racy OF kentucky is AMI OF sht ought
to be FREQ and indepehssat P.>rty.-