Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-01-11

LOulbVllle, NY, Jan 0.-lSpeclal.)
Given an impetus such as no move
nent ever before ,inaugurated in Ken.
ucky has probably known. the fight
OF a Democratic Legislature. that will
bfoperly submit at the 1918 session
Tie question of amending the consti-
tuition OF the State to prohibit the
manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors. and to that end electing Sen
ators and Representatives who be.
yond doubt favor such an amendment.
is on and will be waged without ces.
sation until the people have spoken
in the August primary election.
The Inauguration of this campaign
was marked by monster banquet
held in the city Of Louisville, the
stronghold Of the allied whiskey and
brewing interests of the State, on last
Thursday evening. At this banquet,
which was given by the Democratic
Forward League of Kentucky ~of
which DIR. A.. J.. A. Alexander, of
u Woodford County, Is the head, about
+ five hundred men we're seated and
heard words of advice and counsel
from the lips of William j. Bryan,
United States Senator ]. G. w. Beck.
ham. the Hon. II. V. McChesney, the
first man to make race in Ken
lucky on platform for Statewide pro-
hibltion: Editor Harry Sommers, of
Elizabethtown, and DIR. Alexander. Col.
Up. Fl. Callahan, Of Louisville, Vice
President OF the Democratic Forward
League. was POSTMASTER. of the ban.
anet y
The gathering was probably the
rost representative held in Kentucky
\ yes Judges, court and county
Ylawyers. ministers of all de.
uominations, sveyicians, editors OF
Kentucky NEWSPAPERS and business
men from all over the State made up
he throng. No meeting ever held in
he State exceeded 1t in enthusiasm
hundreds who were unable to get a
seat at the banquet waiting out
side until the speaking was begun
All were Democrats, the standing.up
meh OF their communities. and the
Nord IN every mouth was that control
Of the Democratic party must be
#fested from the domination of the
allied liquor interests and the prohibi
ton amendment submitted b. a Leg
stature made up of men who favor II
honestly and who cannot be swerved
from their determination In the mat
Ter
Mr.. Bryan. who made the principa
fpeech Of the occasion. declared the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liQuors to be the greatest menace tC
the American home He told of the
fight being made throughout the ma
tion to stamp It out. and of the grea
success OF the movement. He did no
come to Kentucky, he said. thinkinl
he could be of great help in the fight
Abut rather to gather inspiration ant
Arength from the determination AM
enthusiasm here shown. He declared
that Kentucky has a, veteran in tn,
fight, Senator Beckham, and said: "
am simply Beckhams lieutenant whel
come to your State" Both Bryal
and Beckham told Of the nationa
fight against liquor and expressed tn
belief that Congress was not far iron
submitting the question to the peopl
of nationwide prohibition, Mr.. Nc
Chesney. Mr. Sommers and DR. AleN
ander. as.well as Toastmaster Gala
han. devoted their remarks to the Is
sue as II is presented here in Ker
lucky. Every speaker was frequentl
interrupted by applause, the big al
dience being on its feet many time
during the evening.
In the course Of his speech Nj
Bryan said:
"The question: is here and we have e
20 decide which side OF the issue we wi
take. when a child is born you have
take care OF II, for II Is u member of Il
family from the time Of It's birth, an
the child Is born, the issue is here. Twer
ty.thTee States are dry and several MOI
have so clearly indicated their intentlo
that we shall have not far from thirty dr.
States within two years from this tim
We now have u majority In both the Sci
ate and the House In favor OF natlon
amendmen, 10 the constitution. and mol
than half the people Of this nation no
live In dry territory.
People Must Rule.
81 believe In the right OF the people
rule, and II there Is any virtue In the do
trlne that the people have right to rul
when u majority of the people OF this coul
Try declare that the saloon must go, Il
saloon from that day Is an OUTLAW M
the Democratic party shall not stand spo
sor for an outlaw All | have IN politi
and all hope 10 be owe 10 the Dem
cratic party II took ne up when ! VI
young man In Western state 0nu
made me It's candidate. ana al WaShin
ton II gave me Opportunity TO associa
with the leaders OF my party, ana the
without an organization, II nominated 4
rs Ne candidate for President, aud FOL
years nfterWaTd II renomlnated me ON u
clamutlon, and eigIi years ago, wlthO
any organization TO help me secure q
nomination, ! received nlne.tenths Of Z
~ OF the Democratic national conventi'
M third time, aud In three campalg
ceived the votes Of something like :
I. ~ q half million Democrats and II
r lds, obligated as ! am 10 the Dem
$. Z party, would he beneath contem
II allowed brewers and saloon kccpe
ant vistllers to wreck my party withO
raising my voice In protest.
have stated that expect 10 make
ny Flhef business for the next four yea
20 hcll take the Democratic party out
thV hands OF the most dnmnnhle gro
OF men who ever tried to enrich tEel
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