| Show POLITICAL AGITATOR politicians WHO capitalize STRIFE A MENACE TO government neglect of agricultural and industrial opportunities a national crime by peter radford there never was a time in the history of this nation when we needed statesmen more or agitators less leas than at the present moment the opportunities tuni ties now afforded us on land and sea demand the beat there la Is in state craft and the possibilities that are confronting us ua call for national issue that unite the people build industry and expand trade the agricultural and industrial development of this nation has haa suffered seve severely iely at the hands banda of agitators who have sent cent torpedoes crashing into the port side of business and whose neglect of the interests of the daimer makes them little loss than political criminals we want no more inore of these evil spirits to predominate in government too long their hysterical cry has haa sent a shiver down the spinal column of industry too long have the political agitators capitalized strife pillaged progress pro grega and murdered opportunity an indus trial corpse 1 fm not a desirable thing a crippled bui burliness busl liness nesa an achievement or neglect an accomplishment about which any representative of the goy gov eminent has a right to boast issus cue that breed bread agitators agitator should be b eliminated the political agitator must be eliminated from rom public life before thoughtful consideration can be given to a constructive program in government ahe 1 he liquor question la Is the most pro eifle breeding ground for agitators sad and whether pro or antl anti the hatch batch to is equally as undesirable this article la Js la in no sentie a discussion of tile the liquor question but deals solely and by vay of illustration with the political products of that issue other sub ejects will bo be dealt with in the order of their importance in the history of our government the liquor issue has never produced a constructive statesman worth mentioning and it never will it has haa sent bent more freaks to congress lilliputians Lilliput ians lans to the senate and incompetents to office than any other political issue under the sun the recent experience of the english parliament which lashed itself into a fury over the liquor question has haa a 4 lesson that it la Is well for the farmers of this nation to observe tor for the subject in morne form or other to Is constantly co before the public for tion and ott times to the exclusion of more important problems to the american plowmen too many political drunkards drunkard lloyd george the prohibition leader of europe who led the prohibition light fight in england has baa declared that he will never again take a drink politically and there aro are many american clans pro and antl anti who would render their country a service by climbing on oil the water wagon or signing a pledge of political temperance too often our legislative halls balls are turned into political barrooms bar rooms and many of the members become intoxicated on liquor discussions we have too many teal leal drun drunkards karda pro and anti anil tn in our public affairs no one who la is a slave to the political liquor habit la is quite so capable of dealing with the bust busl noes affairs of government as the sober and industrious we have few public men in this day who are strong enough to resist the temptation kofl of strong drink politically and when thel the demon rum hum once becomes firmly en trenched in the mind of a politician politicians he be to Is less capable of ine meeting eting tile the do de mands mando for constructive statesmanship now BOW confronting this nation we have in this country too many red nosed politicians both pro and antt anti A candidate with political dell gium tr cremens tremens emens a preacher with cal snakes la in his boots and an agitator drunk on the liquor question are the caddest sights eights in civilization and they should all be forced to take the teal leal keeley cure it la is far more important in govern ment to make it easier for or those who toll to eat than to make it more dit dif ficula for a few topers copers to drink there la is not one person in one hundred of our rural population that ever touches liquor but we all eat three times a day |
