The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-09

nent domain In all the virtues in
the calendar OF statecraft. He fright.
ems his hearers with stories OF dan
gers that threaten them f,om this
dragon OF corporate greed and oppres-
sion, aud cries to them In their pan
ic OF aarm: Behold your de.verer.
Here am l. without me ye are lost.
one can save you" Yet VII IAN
Goebel has been In the state senate
round dozen years, and by his own
reasoning. the dragon stin four
ishes.
"For some generations before Sen
ator Goebel Kentucky managed to
get on fairly well. Her history con
tains nothing to indicate that her
sons have so far degenerated In
statecraft that there are not others
than william Goebel fitted to admin
lister 20 her affairs. The young man
IL overwhelmed by the imaginary I'm
portance OF his single Individuality.
Ambition hath not only eaten up his
conscience, arrogance has consumed
his modesty as wen. lie either rs.
Inmates himself overmuch, or his fell
low Kentuckians overltt,e AZ he I'm
AGNES that all that remains of states
manship in the era nj Old Con mon
YEA tn is represented in hts puny per-
soma ity. MIR. Goebel insults the IN
te ligence OF his constituency no ess
than the integrity OF his opponents.
and the honored and honorable mem.
DRY OF his pred ecessors In Bousbon
politics.
No, MIR. Goebel, you are mistaken.
The bottom question in the contest
between the parties in Kentucky IN
volNes no question OF Louisvil and
Nashvi le railroad control of execu-
tive. legislative or judicial adm mis-
tration Of affairs IN that state. Ken
lucky is in no da niger OF railroad dom
nation with either yourself or Gen
eral Taylor as its chief executive,
with either Democratic or Repub lean
control OF the legis alive and judi
cia branches OF state government.
That pea Is entirely beside the ques-
ton, Is specious and absolutely IN Sc.
and you know it. No one better.
But to the real issues. There are
invo we'd in this contest In Kentucky
beside the broad principles OF Repub-
icansm, set over against the spuri-
Gus demagogy OF Democracy. the
threatened throtthng Of liberty Of
opinion and freedom Of suffrage an
that state. The vital issue before
the people In this especial contention
Is embodied I'm this proposition: Sha
the people control their suffl age, or
shall william Goebei, through the
malignant Vaccinations OF his ma
chine methods. throttle public opin-
ion. and on the ruins OF free ba lot
build an oligarchy? II Is much
graver question than the false prem
Use OF Mr.. Goebels arrogant assump-
ton. IL is a question involving the
very principle OF govei nment by the
people.
MIR. Goebel's candidacy represents
nothing but Mfr. GoebeI. lie heads
a ticket discredited in his own party.
He and his ticket represent in their
credentials riot and rapine. They
bear a banner dragged in the dirt OF
degradation. stained with fraud. rent
by force a fitting EN- EN- OF outlawry
and debased manhood. The Repub-
lean ticket represents decency, der
and law; the Republican p atform
stands for principle, hides behind no
prejudice, caters TO no demagogy.
Can there he any doubt Of the result?
I'm the intcllige nee and integrity
OF the free suffragists, the independ-
ent sons Of an independent state. Is
scaled the doom of Goebelism and
degraded Democracy