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

Given an impetus such as no move
ment ever before inaugurated In Ken
lucky has probably known. the fight
for Democratic Legislature that viii
properly submit at the 1918 session
the question of amending the consti-
tuition of the State to prohibit the
manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors, and to that end electing Seu'
ators and Representatives who be-
You'd 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 ty the Democratic
Forward League Of Kentucky, of
which DR.. A. J, A. Alexander, of
-Woodford County, is the head, about
five hundred men were seated and
heard words of ADVICE and counsel
from the lips of William ]. Brv =
United States Senator J, G. w IAN
+ ham, the Hon. H. v. Mech DEN,
FIRST man to make O = a., .no
lucky on platform f. sta,e. Wide nrn
hibition; Editor arrv Sommar, =,
Elizabethtown. and Or AloranseyN rs,
n, oaii~ .an, Of Louisville, Vice
fresioeht II the Democratic Forward
League was POSTMASTER of the BAN
quet
Che gathering was probably the
most representative held in Kentucky
in years. Judges. court and county
officials, lawyers, ministers of all de.
nominations, physicians, editors of
Kentucky newspapers and business
men from all over the State made up
the throng. No meeting ever held in
the 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
men Of their communities, and the
word in every mouth was that control
of the Democratic party must be
wrested from the domination of the
allied liquor interests and the prohibit
ton amendment submitted by Leg
islature made up of men who favor it
honestly and who cannot be swerved
from their determination in the mat
ter. s,.e
Mr.. Bryan, who made the principal
speech of the occasion, declared the |
manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
Yluors to be the greatest menace to
the American home. He told of the
fight being made throughout the ma
c ton to stamp it out, and of the great I
success of the movement. He did not
come to Kentucky. he said, thinking |
he could be of great help in the fight, |
but rather to gather inspiration and
= strength from the determination and
enthusiasm here shown. He declared
that Kentucky has veteran in the
fight, Senator Beckham, and said: II
am simply Beckham's lieutenant when
/ come to your State" Both Bryan
and Beckham told of the national
fight against liquor and expressed the
belief that Congress was not far from
submitting the question to the people
of nationwide prohibition. Mr.. Nc
Chesney, Mr.. Sommers and DR.. Alex
ander, as we'll as POSTMASTER Gala
han, devoted their remarks to the is
sue as 1t Is presented here In Ken
lucky. Every speaker was frequently
interrupted by applause, the big au-
dience being on its feet many times
during the evening.
In the course of his speech Mr..
Bryan said:
THE question is here and we have got
10 decide which side OF the issue we viii
take. When u child Is born You have TO
family from the time Of its birth, and
the child Is born the issue Is here. Tween
ty-three States are dry and several more
have 50 clearly Indicated their intention
that we shall have not far from thirty dry
states within tive years from nm th us time.
ate and-the House In favor OF national
amendment to the constitution, and more
than half the people of this nation now
live In dry t>rritory
People Must Rule.
III believe la the riga OF the people TO
rule and II there Is any virtue In the doe
trine that the people have a right TO rule.
when Il majority OF the people OF this COM
saloon from thnt day Is an outlaw and
the Democratic party shall not stand spon-
so- for an outlaw. All have In politics
and all I hope to be owe TO the Demo- n
cratic party. II took me up when ! was
a young man In a Western State aud Il
made me its candidate and at Washing
ton II gave me opportunity TO associate
with the leaders Of my party, and then.
without an organization, Il nominated me
as its candidate for President, and four
years afterward Il renominated me by ac.
clamation, and eight years ago, without
amy organization to help me secure the
nomination, received nine'tenths Of the
wafs NJ fla nalu0ernfie uafiOual eouveutfoll
~hsa ". third time, and In three campaigns
,rtfardIved tLI votes OF something like six
NNo'~ half million Democrats. and, my
H. obligated W l am TO the Demo
Mr.--r- party. would be beneath contempt
u ~ allowed brewers and saloon keepers
y I-at;ag my voice In protest |,
~ have stated that expect to make II
my chief business for the next four years
10 help take the Democratic party out ~
the hands u the most damnable group
81 uen who ever tried 70 enrich them II