Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-27
CROSSLAND'S CIRCULAR.

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| the sacrifices men make for tn
cause they love. Where was MI
Grassland thenf II was time 70
men to give test of their courage
and taste Of that talent that fit
them for public service. Yet will
these great opportunities, yea
with these great duties then a
hand, Mr.. Grassland, after a career
of public office, months OF canvas
sing and seventy days to visi
thirteen counties, seeks to gail
prominence by an attempt to dis
credit established party usages.
May "a, will be as leisure tim,
as there is with the farmers OF THU
district until the tobacco crop il
housed. The corn will have beer
planted, the harvest not on anC
that time is as near a leisure mo
ment as come to our people before
fall.
Another of Mr.. Crossland's OBJ.
lection is the secret ballot. The
secret ballot has always been the
custom in Congressional pri.
maries. Probably he has "been
up against it" down his way and
has some unpleasant memories
touching the result ii sometimes
produces. The largest msjSritios
over given by che Democrats Of
this district, resulted from votes
cast by secret ballot. Were they
rascally election officers in 1895,
Mr.. Grassland, when Bryan had
1900 majority in the Gibraltarp
Mr.. Grassland objects to the
Bryan and Beckham qualifications.
He is evidently expecting help
from the boilers. Does he be-
lieve that the men who fought
Bryan and Beckham should nomi-
nate the candidate for Congress 7
That is the logical conclusion
from his "kick." Let them all
return, but first give Us evidence
of good faith by a good, square
Democratic vote at a regular
election.
The expense of primary
troubles Mr.. Grassland, and 80 il
does all of Us. The Press heartily
wishes il could be eliminated, but
it is a thing, it seems, that has
come to stay. The committee
made the best provisions possible
for this feature, and practically
asks the Democrats of each coun-
ty TO hold the election without
charge for officers, and each CON-
assured the committee
that this would be done, except
the gentleman who represented
McCracken county, and he 10 one
of the two who supported Mr..
Crossland's resolution. He tells
the committee that the election
officers in his county must be
paid, and then supports Mr..
Crossland's resolution which
makes no provision for payment.
A little consistency should be
mixed up with these matters,
even if Mr.. Crossland's oppor-
tunity for buncombe is reduced
little,
Mr.. Crossland's gratuitous char
acterization of the ten members of
the committee who did not see the
matter IS the lawyer from May
field and the members from Nc
Cracken saw it, Is amusing. These
men have character and standing
1t home; they were the men who
managed the fight for Bryan and
Beckham; they have been trusted
n party councils, and the results
n 1899 and 1900 show that their
people are with them. Mr.. Gross
and is the first man to denomi-
iate them penthouse politicians"
let the fight 60 to the people, let
he election officers be selected, as
provided by the committee, from |
he friends of each of the candi-
lstes. Let ability and fitness for
he Office, faithfulness and credit
bile party service be the cri-
erion to govern the vote, and all
will be we'll. 1t was hoped that
he canvass would be pitched on
his high plane, but Mr.. Gross.