The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-10-31
Speaking Last Saturday.


was filled with voters OF both po-
litlcal parties, drawn by the wide
spread announcement that Com
missioner OF Revenue Yerkes was
to make speech. lie made one,
a scholarly, good-tempered speech,
well presented from Republican
standpoint and not devoid Of elo-
quonee. It was atteniively listen
ed to, and the applause, led by
some local and nearby workers
was generous. The speech fell
very far shortof producing the en-
thusiasm which was expected.
Kehoe beat him outOf sight In this
particular last Monday. With his
we'll rounded periods, excellent
English and patriotic illusions Mr..
Yerkes charmed those of his audi
ence who could appreciate such adj
dresses. Kehoe, with his earnest
manner, the cold logic OF fact aud
unanswerable argument, inspired
enthusiasm and made votes, and
these make the showing we want
aud will have next Tuesday. 10
Mr. Yorkes does no more for the
other localities he has spoken In
than he did for the good of the Re
publican cause In Louisa he might
as well have remained in Wash
lngton.
But we said that last Saturday
was good day for Lawrence coun-
ty Democracy. A great many of
our citizens had,,up to that time,
failed to meet Hon. Mr.. Cashier
aud hear tho witchery OF his tongue
and learn just exactly how
much he would do for them when
fah, woeful "when'') ne got TO Com
gross. Well, taking advantage Of
crowd he never could have gotten
together he spoke a piece to the
crowd in the Court House. II fell
like lump OF lead, Very many
Of his unwilling hearers had heard
Mr., Kehoe, and the contrast itself
was enough to win many 10 the
standard Of the man from Mason
county.
But thegom Of the day was eyoly-
ed from the innermost recesses of
a gentleman who opened the show.
The spontaneous bubbling Bill
seitz, from Morgan, "bappened" in
Louisa that day and was persuaded
tomake speech. He "dldn't ex-
psct to make a speech"-bless you,
1.-The "Majorn never does "expectn
--bnt he holds a deputyship OF
some sort, and you know every
body wearing the collar is expected
to do something about election
times to pay for his keep. More
than Bib have been cavortin' over
this district for several weeks,
SO Balaam-beg par d n-Bill
opened his mouth and spoke. All
who know the Major know just
what sort Of speech he can make,
aud they can tell the Others. So,
on the whole, 1t was a rattllng
good day for the Democracy.
Summed up briefly Mr., Yerkes'
position ON the subject OF trusts lie
lahout like this: Trusts are a good
thing. II they arc bad, why, don'i
forget that John sherman, a Re.
publican, is tIN author OF the only
antitrust law over passed, but they
are not bad, The man who Dor.
roweu a kettle and returned il
brokcd used precisely the same ar
gument in defence Of his action
Il never borrowed your kettle, il
was broken when got it, and il
was sound when returned it,
The whole burden Of the speech
es made in tho Court House las
saturday was that II we expect t,
lget anything for Big Sandy W,
must send a man to Congress VIII,
will be a majority member. Well
how many terms was Pugh, a ma
iority memberin Congress? Three
wasn't it9 What do we want t,
send another "majority" man for
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