Blue-grass blade., 1891-11-28

another man whose name appears
in the above Democratic ticket
had stolen $1,000 and another
editor had stolen 100000. This
resigned Treasurer whose name is
on the above list, whom the
Transcript accused Of being one
of two equal partners who were
responsible for the disappearance
of 100000 less Sal, 900 but
whom the Transcript now en-
dorses in the above editorial, sue
ceeded Dick Tate, the Demo
cratic Stat Treasurer who
stole from the state $35O.OOO,
"loaned" a good part of it to
prominent state officers, and is to-
day in hell or China.
Amid all this internecine jour
nalistic strife ! stood like that
"boy who stood on the burning
deck, eating peanuts by the
peck" or like the statue of Glib
erty enlightening the World"
holding aloft a large olive branch,
and pouring coal oil On the trouble
waters by the barrel, .'but the
booming guns alone replied, and
fast the flames rolled on"
The outside world would have
looked upon the melee as case of
dog eat dog, except for one little
incident that got to be interesting
to the rest of the newspapers in
the state.
The Press, a Democratic paper,
charged the Transcript with
having taken $4,000 to sell out
its editorial columns to: Hull Da-
wilson. The Transcript did not
deny it. There is not a Demo
cratic or Republican newspaper
in the state except the Courier
Journal, that would not sell out
its editorial columns to the devil
for $4,000. The Courier. Jour-
nal is little higher toned than
the others-it would want $4,000
Some of the other papers in the
state including the Courier-Jour-
nal didn't have sense enough to
keep their mouths shnt, and guyed
the Transcript about it's sell out
When they made it so hot for the
Transcript that it could not stand
it any longer its editor came out
in an editorial and not only &C.
knowledged the corn but claimed
that it was as legitimate Journal
ism as advertising for business
men.
Now whether the above edito,
rial, that made six lines in the
Transcript, was included in the
Transcript $5OO.00 contract with
Davidson, or was put in afterward
for good count, as the market mar
sometimes puts another potato on
top of the peck you buy, / do moi
know.
But as a dead give away Of
Kentucky journalism it beats the
record.
1t has done more to assist Pro-
hibition in that one issue than the
Southern Journal, and Worker
and the Blade have done in Z
year.
1 have allowed myself five
years to carry Kentucky for Pro.
hibition and Woman's Rights, bu
if the other Democratic editors
don't decoy off the TranscriRt
man and chuck him over Niagars
falls, like the Masons did Morgan
or pay him to hush or close hin
up, somehow or other, We viii
have Prohibition here in half the
time l have allowed.
Now 1 am going to tell yor
about that democratic ticket
that the Transcript thinks is sucf
a lovely lot for the interest of thi'
City. l will state what l belier
to be facts about them, and they
will be recognized as such BY
hundreds of prominent men il
this city, and upon the accuracy
of this statement l am willing tt
stake my reputation as a news
paper reporter, in a case tina
would not demand special investi
CATION.
Ifany gentleman in good stand
ing in any learned profession il
Lexington, except journalism, be-
lieves that my statement is 80 In
accurate as to indicate a prejudic,
in me, in making it, and will write
to me to that effect over his owl
name I will publish his cOmmu
nication in the Blade, if he will
specify the particulars in which
he thinks l have misrepresentet
them.
There are in that "Democratit
ticket" thirty men. OF thes'
there are five that | do not know
or know much abOnt. Of then
there are only four who have thu
entree:: into what is truly oul
best society in the town. Ot thai
four. one is intellectually pretty
weak. Every man on that ticket
will take a drink of whisky.
Twenty-one of them will &C
into a saloon and get a drink O.
whisky, twelve are drinking
men," six are drunkards, five art
saloon-keepers, three are ex-sa
loon-keepers. ninteen can mo-