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

In the secoad place. let me say she1
| II must be an urseliish Democracy. T1o
man who would enlist In this campaign -
make Kentucky dry must be willing -
serve In the trenches. The Democrat
who would allow his personal ambition -
eous cause Is not worthy TO bear itn
wits this spirit OF service s' IN our hearts.
o che ssr oup iol psTsgi ., & - can n's
Watch the Other Fellow.
1T must BE- . vlgilant and discrinnat-
| ing Democracy. The liquor element win
4 not put nvowed wet candidates in the
neld. In many Legislative and sena-
consistently and persistentiy wet an
their lives. mea VINO fought the county
unit law a every stop IN It's progress.
clAnng for submission, and In some In
stances for adoption. We DO not pretend
| 10 say that s.ns Of these sudden CONVEX
sIoas night not be genuine but there 81
q responsibility men wSS have had al
their training In the ensmTn camp espe-
eiaiiy yhen TIED and true vsterans are
I'm keepins tfrn tAe -cvursrsfon' az
these lifelong eaemias OF the cause. Sim
ultaneous With the announcement o.
the recent Sypooidtics deeisrsti n9ne y ne
leading whisky newBpapsrs Of the state
that they favor submission. II q but
smother part OF the conspiraeZ 70 throw
make them believe the tight for submis-
sion In all over. and while they are ri
jeicing over this allessd fact the 'wsts'
up q thsr 'rronisers.' Who would either
ma ecne excuse 70 defeat the submission
bill outright. or would pass . palpabis
fake inoperAnvs and WORTHLESS. and 0us
delay the causo FOR nve years.
This Forward Democracy must be an
Intelligent Democracy. We must meet
business Arguments With business facts.
obtainabie that the states that have voted
az ere among the most prosperous Of
tho Union; that their taxes are lower
ana ahe tneir bank balances .saI larger than IN
tho cost Of criminal prosecutions and
penitentiary, asylum and other state en-
penses, directly traceable to liquor. are
overwhelmingly greater than the taxes the
state receives from the liquor business
In round numbers. the liquor businosS
pas into the State Treasury in taxes
expenses to which have referred.
we must meet the .oonnscation, arru-
E msnt With the plain statement that pro-
Is no purpose to take penny OF any
mans property away from Kim: that the
Supreme Court has held that no man has
sense that man has the right TO TN
the soil but that he merely has a prlvI-
lege, granted him By the sovereign peo-
that conferred the privilege has the same
right to withdraw 1t at its pleasure. II
this docs not satisfy the contender. we
may simply remind him that he Is es-
declared his undying loyalty TO the coun-
~ unit law, under which exactly the same
character OF alleged confiscation has been
going on for dozen years.
eft mtfRt hA n G0hffnn a.
the night must begin now. for the Au-
gust primary 10 but seven months In
front Of US, In my Judgment one OF the
nation OF Democratic legislative candI-
Gates In the coming August primary who
viii not only vote for the submission OF a
rcM prohibition amendment on the final
roll call, but win use every honorable
means 70 advance II to vote. II Il
going to take some Of our time, and in
many instances an OF our courage. Men
who have hi herto held aioof from active
work must enter vigorously into the cam
paisn for We may rest assured that not
a, man Of thu enemy WIN be Idle In de-
cicinE jpst y much time and energy
bear in mind that the Opposition has an
almost unnmited corruption fund at its
command, They boast that they have
their Kentucky plants. They have been
listing these plants for taxation at only
q little moro than eight millions. 80 II
tHcif poAbt 10 cOrfeCt tnoy nave evidently
been lodging taxes on the other ninety
Two millions. In order to accumulate a
campaign fund.
We have the greatest respect for all
the organizations that have fought for
prohibition through the years that are
behind US, No one would underestimate
the great value Of their pioneer work. or
detract from the honor that is due them.
But this task is SO big that II demands
the services OF a great political pa-tv
70 win the victory. Fortunately, the
Democratic party in Kentucky has won
us right to spouse this cause. Every
tempsrancs law on our statute books has
been writer there by the Democrats
party. We do not mean that there were
not some dry Republicans who voted for
the bills, but the measures were Demo-
cratic, and had been promulgated in
Democratic platforms. I might add In
passing that every one Of these laws, ex-
cept what is known as the IS per cent.
amendment (Which was passed later, with
his approval and indorsement) was enac- |
Yea under the leadership OF our dis
ham, during his term as Governor
Having made this splendid record, thel
party Is now entitled 70 the honor oil
leading tho light to finish tho task