The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-24

strength may lie IN that peaceful con-
sciOusness that his worth is acknOwl-
edged and his deservedness undisputed
His appointment would cause abso-
lutely no regret, but would reflect credit
upon the administration.
Everybody likes MIR. Wallace, too,
for he has been partisan without bit
terness, and a most effective worker
without FORGETTING the good will Of the
opposition. OF how few can this be
said truthfullyl 1t is pleasant to testify
to the high character, public and pri-
vate, OF this self-made man. His poll
tical opponents and his business com
petitors We're never heard TO speak
word of disparagement Of him. When
prosperity perched upon his banner he
was Unchanged, unspoiled, the same
Cooley" that we knew rs cOllge boy
When adversely frOwned upon him
and his path was strewn with few
roses, he was accomplishing, wisely
hiding, bravely cOBcealing his sorrow
from the world that hath sorrows
enough of her own. His capital at first
was industry, honesty and self-respect.
TO which time added other treasures, a
beautiful wife, loving children, and
faithful friends. And while engaged
in character-building he carved key
stone out of christianity and has led
consistent life based thereupOn. To
his church, to his business relations,
and to his party he has given OF his best
energies, time, counsel and means,
and all these his endorsers lay upon
the altar as an argument for his rec
ognition in this important contest.
This brings us to consider the claims
of the other applicant, Mr.. Thomas &.
Adams, associate editor of the Panta-
graph, son OF Rev. PaytOn Adams, of
this county. No man has worked more
faithfully for the success of Republic
canism in this county ever since he
came TO the age of discretion than Mr..
Adams. His most effective work began
when he founded newspaper and
dedicated it to the political principles
of his fathers, the first Republican pa
per printed in Richmond since the war,
the only one, then and now, in this
Congressional district. A party with
out paper is an army without a Gen
eral, and the opposition with journals
to disseminate the news, has an unques
toned advantage. 1t was thus in 1898
when the Paragraph timidly put
forth its head and raised its voice for
Republicanism. We did not like it lit
tie bit, but it seemsd to thrive on our
opposition. We have repeatedly knocked
it on the head, but it wouldn't down,
and TO day We view it cOmplacently as
a necessary evil" and ask the public
to treat it as considerably as possible,
for it does not know any better than to
be stalwart Republican organ. 1t
has a large constituency and keeps
pace with and sometimes in advance of
its party. This latter trait, keeping in
advance Of the party, was never better
illustrated than in 1898, when Mr..
Adams, in advance OF all others. in the
face of opposition, nailed to its mast
head the name of William Mckinley
and kept it there until the NapoleOnic
Ohioan was trumphantly nominated
and elected
1t is said that Republics and RepuL-
licans are uDgrateful, but gratitude to
bis friends is one of the most cOnspic-
nous traits in Mr.. McKinley's character,
and We need not 90 to Ohio for exam
Piles of his remembrance and reward
of those who were his friends at a time
when it cost something to champion
his nomination in the face OF other
"favorite sons" Here in Kentucky,
at Lexington, We find an exact parallel
to Mr.. Adams case, Hon. Sam Roberts.
Eleven years ago the first day of this
month we saw the very first copies OF
the Lexington Leader turned off the
press. 1t reeked with good ink and
bad McKinleyism, and went broadcast,
the herald of new political era in Ken
lucky. 1t cost something in those
days 10 be Republican, as the domin-
ant party had all the offices and there
was not daily of the opposition in the
State. Ninety-five per cent. of the
present state administration can date
their political success from the first
day of May 1888, when the Leader
raised its voice in the wilderness of
Democracy. They got in its band
wagon and landed right-side up at the
pie counter of rock ribbed Democratic
Kentucky. Surely Sam Roberts de
serves ali the honors he has received,
and which he so mOdestly wears.
Arguing from the above facts, Mr..
Adams stands an excellent show of be-
ing our next postmaster. His private
life is Just as blameless as either of the
other gentlemen's, and there can be no
discounting his work for his party, in
the Paragraph, in conventions. or on
the hastings. If anybody fancies that
Tom Adams is not in this race, by an
nouncing it he will confer favor, not
only upon Capt. Smith al d Mr.. Wal
lace. but upon Editor II. Lee Davis OF
the Register, who will certainly drop
dead if Adams wins. As purely dis
interested observer OF this pretty TRAN
ly devoid OF mudslingiEg, we have at
tempted to show the equipments of the
gladiators as they appear to us in the
arena where the contest will shortly
be settled. All have our respect. and
we only regret that Mr. Mckinley can
not give each one post ofiice---and
one for Joe Willis. also.
These do not quite exhaust the sup
ply of good men in the Republican
party-nOt by any means. 1t is only at
election time, only when we are the
tail to some Democratic candidate S,
kite that we forget, perhaps, that there
are other pebbles on the beach" other
good men, not Democrats Just as honest
patriotic and Cody, who wear the
badge of the q. o. p. 1t is not easy,
but it is highland fright wrong no.
body"-to be generous TO a fault,
magnanimous to a foe, in short, to
give the devil his dues" This we
have tried to do, both in this column
now, and when the excitement of cleo
ton times has tended to becioud our
better judgement of men. The ad-
ministration can make no mistake in
choosing postmaster from this trio
From it one must be chosen Nav the
best man wini G. T.. w.