The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-07

This leads to the objections that have
been raised, which seem to be based
: on the Democracy Of the gentleman
chosen, Hon. Charles Reed, who wal
recently elected to the council by the
largest vote polled for the ticket He
was chosen mayor pro tenn by the
council, which itself held Office by
virtue of the votes of the Democrats,
and this would seemingly completely
establish Mr.. Reeds claim to being a
good Democrat. But he has recent.
ly been elected speaker of the lower
house, also, which further vindicates
him.
The Paducah Register, an organ
that gave Mr. Yeiser his chief support
last fall in his campaign for mayor, is
out in an editorial under the caption,
Democrats this will jar you" 1t
calls Mr.. Reed "gold bug" and de-
clsring that he is not entitled to vote
in the approaching congressional pri-
mary. warns the regular Democracy"
that the gold bugs" are trying to
get control of the party machinery.
The organ in question has probably. in
its ncw-found ardor forgotten that it
has itself been dubbed gold bug"
mad that it fought Bryan, Goetel and
Beckham, as we'll as the Democratic
nominee for congress in this district
although the latter was not even
q gold bng." 1t fought Mr..
Yeiser's battles, and yet Mr.. Yeiser.
who was elected by the Democrats
whatever it takes these days to con
stitute a Democrat-has appointed
three "gold bugs" on the aldermanic
board, and these three "gold bugs" are
no more entitled to vote in the con-
gressional primary than Mr.. Reed. II
the two claimants of the chairman
ship of the Democratic committee are
entitled to the censure Of their party
for appointing one gold bug" for the
sake Of harmony, to represent the
county at q committee meeting, it fol-
lows that Mayor Yeiser is. entitled to
thee times as much censure for APP
pointing three "gold bugs" to high
Office, and Mayor Yeiser was the can
didate of the captions paper that now
selects such a remarkable method Of
promoting harmony IN the party that
1t has repeatedly betrayed, but is ap-
parently trying to square itself with
since it took aboard two or three free
silver-or bust stockholders. When
Mayor Yeiser made his gold bug"
appointments, did this immaculate ex-
ponent of Democracy raise its voice in
protest, and warn the regular DEM
orcacy'-the Bryan and Beckham
Democracy? Even if there were dan
ger of the "gold bug" faction getting
control of the party machinery,
shouldn't this be just what the Reg
lister wants, considering Its past
course? When did it become part
and parcel of the regular Democ-
racy ?" How can the paper consistent
ly sound note of warning to the
regular Democracy" because a "gold
bug" has been selected to represent
the county at a simple committee
meeting. when its own protege, Mayor
Yeiser, has appointed three gold
bugs" to important positions under
the city government, that, according
to the argument of the Register,
ought to have gone to the regular
Democracy" and not a word of pro-
test was uttered?
Such brazen hypocrisy deserves the
unqualified reputation of the Dem
ocratic party. The Sun has no de-
sire to control local politics. 1t is
Republican, and has always advocated
Republican principles. 1t does not de-
sire to NEEDLE in the affairs of the
Democratic party. but if it did, it is
Of the opinion that it would have as
much right to do so as the aforesaid
organ, whose record as Democrat is
no better than that of Mr.. Reed,
the gentleman it criticized. Mr..
Reed did not seek the honor confer
ried by the two claimants to the
McCracken county Democratic chair
manship, and knew nothing Of his Sc
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