Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1909 — Monticello Democrat Followed Consistent Temperance Policy. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Democrat Followed Consistent Temperance Policy.

The Monticello Democrat has been at variance with a great .part of tb-" democratic party, at least of the leader?, in reference to the county option law, and when many of the papers of the state were crying loudly for the repeal, the Monticello Democrat was manfully and masterfully arguing for its retention. Brother Simons spoke of the Tomlinson bill as an agglomeration of abortive, half-baked ideas on saloon regulation. A copy of the paper fell into the hands of Milton T. McCarty, one of the two democratic senators who voted against the repeal and he wrote to thank Editor Simmons in the folowing terms: I want to thank you for the kind way in which you commended my action on the liquor question in your editorial in “The Democrat” under date of the sth Inst. I assure you it makes me feel mighty good to hear that my constitutents and friends approve of my attitude in this matter. I have a clear conscience that I did what was right and for the best interest of my party. I am sorry f was in the sad minority vote -of my party on this question. I am encouraged by the words of Lincoln: “I am not bound to win but I am bound to be true.. I am not bound to succeed but am bound to live up to the light I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.” I have received many letters from both parties endorsing my course. Again. thanking you and with best wishes, I remain, Very truly yours, MILTON T. McCARTY;--With more McCarty’s in the Democratic party there would soon be a finish of the Tom Taggart reign.