Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
AUGUST Is, 1908
cnAIRMAN oARY,s REMOVAL.

Cf1AlkNhAIN OANf > KENNY ~
The removal of Chairman Geo. e.
Gary from the head of the Demo
cratic committee, in the midst OF
the most important campaign that
has ever confronted the Democratic
party 10 Kentucky, was a piece OF
asininity that will make 1t almost
impossible to unite the party in the
support of the ticket.
Mr.. Gary represented the largest
faction of the party, If there be fac
tons. He was backed by more
than 900 majority of the popular
vote, as cast for Judge c. H. Bush,
and was supported by Is OF the "a
members of the committee with le-
gal titles to their seats. Being OPP
posed to any kind of machine rule
or bossism in the party, Mr.. Gary
was not the kind of man to be con-
trolled by professional spoilsmen.
He was in a better position to
harmonic the party than any man
IN the county, but he refused to bow
the knee that thrift might follow
fawnlng and his removal was de-
manded by those in control OF the
local machine and seeking to make
the county committee wholly sub
servient to their orders. Conserva-
tive men among their own friends
warned them that to continue the
fight inside the party at this time
meant hopeless rum of Democratic
prospects, but Mr.. Geo, V. Green
thirsted for revenge and his son-in-
law, Col. Ashby Edmunds, demand
ed Gary's head, harmony or no har-
mony. And they got it, both stand.
ing by with thumbs turned down
ward till the last, their followers
refusing to go into executive session
to deprive their leaders of the
pleasure of teasing their eyes upon
the bloody spectacle, as Gary's CORY
head rolled into the basket, with d
Beckham appointee at the lever tC
let the knife fall.
The sweets of revenge are theirs
From the standpoint OF a high prI
Yate in the rear ranks, claiming the
privilege OF a Democrat who has
voted a straight ticket for nearly a
quarter of a century, we make bold
to say to Robesplerre, Danton and
Marat that France is sick of the
sight of blood. They have already
goae too far. Many Democrats IN
Christian county have already been
alienated by unwise leadership.
AS for Mr.. Gary, he retres with
the respect and confidence of the
Democrats of the county and dis
trict. He is a business man OF
character and standing, a gentle
man whose honor and integrity OF
purpose are above question, Al
ways loyal to his party, always
ready to give of his time, his ener-
gies and his means to promote sue
cess, be has for nearly ten years
served his party without fee or re
ward. We can see no advantage
20 the party in removing such a man
from position OF usefulness, be
. cause he represen' views not IN
accord with those OF a minority
faction OF the Democrats of the
county.
Mr. James Yves: is a good Demo
crat, a prominent business man and
has ideas much more conserv alive
than the faction behind him will
tolerate. The first time he attempts
TO assert his independence. or re
fuses to obey orders, he too will bt
deposed in the interest Of "harmo
ny"
If this warfare upon the friend
ofC. H. Bush is to wreck the Demo
cratic party in this district, the re
sponsibllty will rest upon would
be bosses, who are unwilling for tn