The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-01
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Since the organization of our gov.
eminent in 1889 our country has
passed thru several crises. and after
each crisis we were stronger and bet.
ter and greater people. II our leaders
had been weak or foolish, or our citi-
Gems disloyal at some points along
our march to national greatness,
there would have been retreat. But
no nation has been so fortunate in
its leaders, and no leaders have been
more bravely followed. Therefore,
there has been no retreat.
The great war brought us face to
face with a new and terrible condi-
ton. The greatest and most war.
like nations of the earth had loosed
all their engines of destruction upon
each other. and for our own preser-
walton, and for the sake of such lib
erty as yet remained, we found ii
necessary to join in the struggle.
Then to bring our people to the high
est point of possible efficiency, the
heart and brain of this nation, cor
rected a mighty evil, and gave the
country National Prohibition, and
sent four million sane and sober sol.
diers to do battle for the eternal
right. They won the good fight and
the war is over.
Today there is one issue before the
people of AMERICA. That issue is
not Prohibition. II is law enforce
ment-it is enforcement, first of all,
of the Volstead Act. Congress is deal.
, ing with immigration, with taxes and
with the internal economy Of govern
ment. There is nothing of interna.
tional Importance for the individual
to consider, but law enforcement
touches every individual personally
and intimately. In high places there
is disposition and desire to hedge
about the Volstead Act with difficult
ties of enforcement. But we know
these trouble makers, and III tiv
tiles smell to high heaven.
No man doubts the meaning OF the
law. Then why change it by judicial
interpretations And why hinder its
enforcement? Why is there such a
cry about the personal liberty of
moonshiners and drunkards? They
are all malefactors and law-breakers
and their proper place is in prison.
They have already forfeited their
liberty.
There can be only two reasons for
this solicitude. A man may oppose
Prohibition because he is real or po-
tential drunkard, or he may oppose
Prohibition because he is interested
financially in the manufacture and
sale of intoxicants. You cannot ex-
plain him in any other way.
Do the sober and honest people re-
spect the law? Yes. Do the sober
and honest people respect those who
fail in their duty TO enforce the law ,
No. How many of our officers do
their DUTY as enforcers of law? Is
it possible for an official to take
drink of moonshine whisky with
out perjuring himself? Have you
recently sat in a court room that
smelled like a saloon? Do you want
to be arrested by drunken officers,
prosecuted by bootleggers and tried
by perjurers?
Can a man be ELECTED to office in
this section without the votes of the
whisky people? Assuming that the
whisky people hold the balance of
power, then the candidate who gets
the majority of their votes will be
elected. If an official owes his elec-
ton to the whisky people, to whom
will he belong while in Office?
Are our candidates in both parties
willing to unite and lead crusade
against the moonshiners and boot
leggers? Ask them!
Alison Baker