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


not plan . saloon there and make It thirty,
except - widows and children guffer be-
cause Of " Frienda some day these mel
who sftenpt 70 terrorize your city and
corrupt Jour politics will stand before this
tudgment bar OF God and they will heal
read the command, Thou shalt not kill.
and they will see the line OF those Who
from age 10 infancy, have been murdered
comes from selling that which took theii
livek but yOu need not worry about them
God Will take care OF them. Even the
distiiies and brewer Is not big enough to
dsfy With impunity the Laws OF bis
There Il ssu.thing more tnporan.
than thsf fsr you TO consider. and that
is wheth0 you win be his partner and
something the saloon needs besides Gus
tomera. something Il needs besides cap
ital 70 run, something Il needs besides the
lquor that II sils: II needs the votns that
furnishes the capital gots diyidepds or in
terest on his Investment The man who
sells the liquor gets profit on bis product
but the men who furnish the votes get nc
get the disgrace Of being a silent partner
with men who would not be seen Oh the
street with them or allow them 10 csms
within their walls.
Organizing Dry Democrats.
They sAy II w do not have the saloons
they viii sell anyhow Well they won't
nate me their partner By boasting 81
Of anarchists without praise, but the real
aaarchists are not these little Fellows who
carry red Gags In little parades and speak
.. ,sress eornsrs TheY are lust few in
rial snarchists Of this ceuntry In number
and In power are the men who stand be-
hind ths liquor business and boast that
thay will defy the government and dis
tell me that the Democratic party csn AZ,
ford To- take their Side and be known a.
their champion In tho Eight that 10 com.
lngf No. ny friends. we cannot close
The door OF hops TO tho Democratic party
In order TO lie In the gutter with these
people. Tbs Democratic party must not
Ole Of delirium tromens or be buried In q
drunkard's grave. SH
We should at lenst compensate them. Well.
my friends. II they had saved the money
they have spent In trying 10 corrupt gov
eminent they would have enough to re-
tire their capital and go out Of business
Without loss. Down IN Texas they got
hold Of their books a few years ago and
they found how much thoy had contrib
nted TO the corruption OF Texas politics,
and they fornd the letters that they had
written explaining and directing how the
plush fund should be used for the corrup.
ton OF politics, and that disclosure was
partly responsible for the fact that last
summes over 100000 Texas Democrats
jority voted to submit the Prohibition
amendment to the voters OF Texas. And
about rear ago they had suit In Penn.
sylvanih. and when they called on the
s brewers spe By one and asked them to
swered that on the advice OF his lawyer
he could not answer without incriminat.
Ing himself. and he took advantage Of the
etlmlnsrs defense. That Is what they did
In P0lnH rlVanta ha
dare not become the partner of criminals
TO continue their business IN this country
Question Of Compensation.
''rhey say that we mnst comnensste
them. Well. when we passed laws against
the carrying OF concealed weapons We did
not compensate the makers OF reyolyers
Tor tho destruction Of their business, and
not compensate the people who have in
vested In business that took the chances
or the law, and OF all the businesses the
liquor business IL tho last business that
should have asked for compensation Why,
my friends, these men have known the
kind OF business they were engaged In
they have known that they threatened hu.
man life even for the moderate drinker.
Ihey know the number Of drunkards that
they trained for drunkards' graves, and
JET they ask you TO give them bach any
money that they may lose by inyestin q
In business that they fully understood.
ny answer u let them give back to the
mother the boy they took from her and
brought TO drunkard's grave; let them
give back to the wife the husband OF whom
they deliberately robbed her; let them give
bach 70 crphan children the fathers whom
they hrst converted Into brutes and then
drove to drunkards' graves. aud then we
VIII talk about compenaatinR them for
any pcruniary loss they may suffer. Let
them give back the price Of things Of
which they have deprived society before
they ash for Nnr I, n.
changing Of their business buildings from
dkreputshie TO respectable.
we don't take the brick out Of wall
ouire that the building shall be used FOR
another purpose and You might az well
say II you pass n law prohibiting a man
from using his gun to XIII his feilowman
you must buy the. gun from him as com
mon justice. First, there is no justice in
IT, and, second. the liquor people cannot
ask rs TO adopt anything that IL not neces
cary or Just merely for the privilege OF
driving away more votes than we can get
thing.
Caution 10 Urged.
ny friends DO not be deceived. md
want to indorse what Mr.. McChcsney has
said TO you and that Is Welcome any
convert who comes, but don't trust any.
body too soon with the power to muzxle
y ,,,a autnority Why. my friends. 4 these
society By taking the side Of the saloon.
they will be ashamed for several years to
ask you to trust them with authority. Put
no one but the faithful on guard until you
have submitted the proposition written
noe az the vets want II written. but as
the drys want II written, and then con
tinue your fight until you have adopted It
In your state and then elect at the same
time Legislature In sympathy with your
amendment that will make the laws TO
carry out your amendment and close out
this business In your State
And now my friensd let me Just say a
, Word aeou, party politics. ! know poll
TO dodge as long as the lodging is good.
and ] know, too, that when they have to
too the mark they do II. and you will be
much Interested during tho next year to
hear the splendid speeches on the side OF
prohibition from those you had not sus
peeted OF being with you. The politician
is a groat handwagon primer and the mu-
sic has already commenced and the band
wagon Is about roady to start and the
Democratic party must take the side of
the Neople against the saloon and Il can
not afford to listen 10 their argument
that you nnnot run your government
without the money that they pay in.
The Blind Tiger.
Now, there Ia another argument They
say that there will be blind tigers II you
do not have saloons Answer them that
they have not waited for prohibition in
order to run their Illicit houses for the
II they tell you there will be blind tigers.
answer them rs have answered them,
that II a tiger were after my boy, the
binder he was the safer my boy would
be. II you close the saloon and they
still sell some, they sell in the alleys and