The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-09-27


and the Government upon all of these
measures for carrying on the war and
the bringing about Of speedy and vic
torious peace, and heartily commend
this course.
For Dictated American Peace.
Iplcdge you that ! am now, and have
been all along. for nothing but an
American peace with victory, and |
am malterably opposed to any sort of
compromise with Prussian autocracy
and militarism, believing as | do that
this one thing surmOunts and over
shadows all else--Americans demand
A PEACE BY VICTORIA DC
TATED PEACE.
Greatest Nation.
This nation is the greatest under the
shining sun, because II sprang from
the pick of the other nations Of the
wOrld-therefore the greatest, the
grandeSt, the nohleSt thing on earth
today is to he an American Citizen
tpd-fcaring. a GOd-loving American
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trained and equipped in our canton
mcnts, both in America and Europe
and i'm the trenches cover There" is
the greatest army the world has yet
seen, because that army is made M OF
the choicest Of the young manhood Of
Amcrica-the young men from every
walk and station in lifr--and this
army, with the spirit that dominates
their breastS-a love of liberty-Of
Righteousness and iuSticc-burning in
their souls Ms il does, with zeal and
fire that knows no Quenching, will
Garry On" across "No Mans Land
over the ramparts of the enemy
across the Rhnc-through the enemy's
country into the very streets of Berlin,
and all the powers and resources of the
war lords of Prussianism can not cope
with our American soldiers or stop
their victorious advance. They will
continue to lead the allied armies until
we have crushed the enemy and forced
him To an unconditional surrender
every sembancc of PruSSian autOcracN
must be destroyed before the world
can have peace. and these American
soldiers who will have won this great
victory for humanity and for the free
dom of mankind are our own dear boys
they are from our own homes and
from around our own tireSideS, there
fore we must leave nothing undone
that will rebound TO their welfare. be-
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preserving our great nation and main
tanning our liberties and rights while
battling In the trenches against the
German armies in Europe. We must
see that they have the best possible
care. and that they are provided with
everything needful to aid them in win
ming Il speedy victory.
Then we must also see that their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES widows and orphans
are given everything possible that II
great nation like ours can give for
their future benefit and protection.
They must he taken care of in II way
far better than any nation has yet
made provision for the dependents of
their soldiers and sailors, and in the
spirit of the immortal Lincoln: with
malice toward none with charity To all :
with firmness in the right. ms God gives
us To see the right, let us strive on To
finish the work we are in; TO bind up
the nations wounds, To care for him
who SHALL have borne the battle, and
for his widow, and his olphan-tO do
all which may achieve and cherish II
just and lasting peace among our
selves, and with all nations"
am also in favor of giving our SOL
diers free transportation, and, in addi-
ton. giving their immediate families
reduced rates on railroads when visit
ing their soldier relatives in our army
camps.
Favors Prohibition.
In my Judgment, next Ia winning the
war itself and providing the necessary
revenue therefor, no other one thing
is of more vital Importance at this time
than prohibition-local, state and ma
tional. 10 me il has been one of the
most remarkable things connected with
our great national life that our people
could sell the lives of our boys and our
girls, of our splendid manhood and
blessed wOmanhood. for the paltry
price of a few millions of revenue
and | want to be understood here as
saying that we have been towards
among cowards--we have been SUI
premely selfish, completely unmndful
of our duties and responsibilities as
fathers and mothers in waiting 50 long
to destroy the awful liquor traffic.
| introduced a nationwide prohibit
ton plank at the State Republican
Convention, June 18th, 1919, at Lexing-
ton, Ky. also, in the same conven-
ton, voted for "A statewide prohibition
plank introduced by Judge Ed G.
O'Rear, as the records of said conven-
ton show, and shall support both by
voice and vote the statewide prohibi-
tion amendment To the State Constitu-
ton 20 be voted upon next year, My