The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-05-17
LOUISVILLE AND THE STATE.
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The Evening Post publishes today an
article from the BRECKENRIDGE News ad-
dressed to the Commercial Club.
We do this that our merchants may
know what the State thinks of the policy
pursued by the two city administrations
in connection with rock asphalt.
The News makes the mistake of as
Stunning that the Weaver administration
has the support of the commercial
community,
And yet it is natural mistake enough.
The Evening Post for four years has
been contending for an open door for
Kentucky rock asphalt. The contest be-
tween the Evening post and the COM
bine has attracted the attention of the
State. 1t has been a contest for better
and cheaper streets here in Louisville,
and for the development Of a new indus
try in. Kentucky. In this work the
Evening Post has arrsyed against the
asphalt combine the city officers and the
attorneys of the criminal classes.
Nevertheless we can assure Brecken-
ridge county, and the State generally,
that the city CT Louisville stands with
the Evening Post in its fight for an open
door, and the open door is coming.
Mr.. Todd went down because Mr.. Lum
Simons, representing the Barber Com
pany, had too much influence with Todd
and his administration.
Mr.. Weaver was elected because of
the belief that he would give the city a
business administration and open the
doors to all commerce. He was elected
because OF the belief of the people that
he would destroy the asphalt combine,
and while reducing taxes, would get bet
ter streets from Kentucky rock asphalt.
Mr.. Weaver has disappointed the ex-
pectations of his supporters and of the
community at large. He has been mere
putty in the hands OF Will Haldeman.
He made Bob Brown OF the Times his
Secretary, and has done nothing that
Bob and Bill cannot approve. One re-
suit has been that the times and Courier
Journal have been the thick and thin
defender Of the Barber specifications and
the ignorant and incompetent Board of
Public Works.
The Evening Post proposes to carry
this matter before the legislature, and
to ask the abolition of the Board of safe.
ty and the Board Of Public Works. These
boards were designed to give us a more
efficient executive department, but they
are merely expensive obstacles to eff
cheney and economy.
The people will elect an Ianti- eaver,
anti-Haldeman General Council, and
anti-Weaver delegation to the next Leg
islature; and they will do it with the
purpose OF cleansing the city government,
Graduating nepotism, and making eff.
cheney the test OF public office.
Our Breckenridge county friends
should come to the Louisville CONNER
cial Convention with the strongest dele
cation they can name, aud come asking
the convention to indorse the demand
for fair play in the Louisville market.
They must do some fighting in their
own behalf. the Barber Company hopes
by excluding Kentucky rock asphalt
from Louisville, to be able TO exclude 1t
from every other city.
Louisville should, with its cheap as
phalt streets made OF Kentucky rock
asphalt, be a school Of demonstration
and instruction, showing TO the world
the value Of the rock asphalt OF Ken
lucky as paving material, The way TO
do this is 10 come to the Commercial
Convention in force, and 10 lay its
grievance before that body.
We are assured the people OF Louis.
vile are aroused and stand with the
Evening Post on this issue, ready 10
strike when the stroke can be most
effective.
We invite Breckenridge county 10
Louisville and ask the Breckinrldes
delegation to make its headquarters at
the office Of the Evening Post.