The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-01-24

"rn the second place. iet me say that
IL must Io an unseihsh l.s-nocracy. Ths
man WHO wet "a enlist In this campaign 10
make Kentucky dry must be willing ~
serve IN the trenches. The Democrat
hinder or delay the triumph OF this right
eous cause Is not worthy TO bear tti
stainless flag. ~ we enter the conflict
With this spirit Of service In our hearts,
the enemy, powerful as II is. can not
check our forward march
Watch the Other Fellow.
at must be vigiant and discriminate
Ing Democracy. Tho liquor element will
not put avowcd wet candidates In the
field. In many Legislative and Sena-
toriaf districts, Democrats who have been
consistently and persistently wet all
their lives. men who fought the county
unit law at every step In it's progress,
are announcing their candidacy and de-
caring for submission. and in some in
stances for adoption. We do not pretend
TO say that some OF these sudden CONVEX
sions might rot be genuine. but there is
too much nj stake to put in positions
their training in the enemy's camp, espe-
available.
"ln keeping with the conversion OF
these lifelong enemies of the cause sim
ultaneOus with the announcement Of
their candidacy for legislative honors, il
he recent hypocrtical declaration Of the
leading whisky newspapers of the state
that they favor submission. IL Is but
another part of the conspiracy to throw
me temporaqce Democrats on their guard,
make them lelieve the fight for submits
sion is all over. and while they are re-
ioicing over this alleged fact. the vets
hope 20 elect a General Assembly made
Up aa Of so their "r'mse ThR y2g gEp g f%r
biif OUTRIGHT 81 you'd id" pass a palpable
fake. imperative ana worthless, and thus
delay the cause for five years.
This Forward Democracy must be an
/ lntpIllEHnt Democracy.
business arguments with business facts
To illustrate, the Information is easily
obtainable that the states that have voted
dry are among the most prosperous OF
the Union, mat their taxes are lower
and their bank balances larger than in
the wet sta. pS: that in our own state
the cost Of criminal prosecutions and
penitentiary, asylum and other state eX-
penses, directly traceable to liquor. are
overwhelmingly greater than the taxes the
state receives from the liquor business.
In round numbers, the lquor business
pays into the State Treasury in taxes
$3.50, 100000 a year and takes out. in the
=, ion. 10000 /,
',;tssss - .'st meet the 'conascatop; o,,,,, y
ussi villa IN, plain statement that pro-
6ib!ti9S /. not conrs..' Ton; that there
is no pttb6sf 20 To- take penny .nr nn..
supreme Court has hfh that no man nan tia is
right TO ma uufacture liquor, In ihS
sense that man has the right 10 IN
ti't SolI Dut mat hG 'utIelA mas n DFiyis
l1se, granted him by the SOyereign poo.
PIE under the law. and that the authoTity
tnat conferred the privilege has Ire snIle
tiEht TO withdraw it at its pleaSire. II
thls does not satisfy the contender we
may simply remind him that he is es-
topped TO raise the question as ne tas
declared his undying loyalty to the ccrin-
ty unit law. under which exactly the sa,Ite
character ri alleged cOniiScation has been
going on FOR a dozen years
1T must be a fighting Democracy. And
HNNh 81
gust primary is but seven months in
front Of us; In my judgment. one of the
hardest lights in front Of us is the noml-
nation of Democratic legislative canGi-
dates i'm the coming August primary who
WEI rot only vote for the submission Of n
real prohibition amendment on the final
roll cal.' put VIII use every honorable
means to advance II to vote. II IL
going TO takr some Of our time and i'm
many instances all of our courage Men
VINO have hitherto held aloof iron active
WORK must enter vigorously into the CAM
pilSh Tor we may rest assured that not
a man of the enemy will be idle In de-
cluihg Just how much time and energy
you can give TO this preliminary tight.
bear in mind that the opposition has an
almost unlimited corruption fund al its
command, They. boast that they have
one hundred million dollars invested in
5heir Kentucky plants. They have been
hsIing these plants for taxation AT Nv
a little more than eight millions, so il
their boast is correct they have eviIontIy
been lodging taxes on the other ninety
two millions, in order to accumulate n
fund
, We have the greatest respect for all
Inc organizations that have fought for
prohibition through the years that are
remind US. No one would underestimate
me great value of their pioneer work or
fejract from the honor that is due them.
liut this task is so big that IL demands
me services of great political PARTY
10 win the victory. Fortunately, the
l)emGcratc party in Kentucky has won
Us nsht to espouse this cause. f,v4ry
temperance law on our statute books as
leen written there by the Democrltic
larty. We do not mean that there were
not some dry Republicans who voted for
ne p!iis' hut the measures Were Der'o-
ratio ana had been promulgated in
'einocfallc platforms. ] might aII in
PASSING that every one of these laws. ex-
'ept what Is known as the % per cont.
iilehument (Which was passed later. With
Us approval and indorsemenD was erac-
ed under the leadership OF our dis
lnguish Junior Senator. j. c. w Beck
lam; during his term as Governor
Having made this splendid record the
)&rty Is now entitled to the honor OF
eaGlns the fight to finish the task"