The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-06-03

of the troubles that are now ex-
isting in the cities and hope that
they will be settled for the best IN
terest of democracy. The coun-
try Democrats are united. They
were in favor Of State primary. 1t
was the first time they had choice
in nominating the entire State
ticket, and in November we shall
expect increased majorities.
lust before the actual work OF
ta5u!atiHg tho returns was begun
Committeeman Meacham offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Executive
Committee of the Democratic par
ty of Kentucky, believing that par
ty discipline and party loyalty are
absolutely essential to success at
the polls, regrets and deplores the
defiance of the party authority
shown by one faction of the Demo
cratic party in the city of Louis
Vile. We express our disapproval
of the warfare being made upon
the Chairman of this committee,
Allie w. Young, and declare our
confidence in his loyalty to the
Democratic party.
We recognize the fact that this
committee is not called upon to
consider the troubles in the party
referred to, but we think but right
and Just to our Chairman that we
should, in this public manner, ex'
press our confidence in him and our
disapproval OF the assaults being
made upon his personal integrity
and party loyalty by those who are
disposed to resist the authority of
the State Central Committee of the
Democratic party.
We further believe this express
sion due our Chairman when we
consider the fact that he has been
singled out for denunciatiOn, al
though he was carrying out in
structions given him by practically
the unanimous vote of the said
State Central Committee.
The resolution was declared
adopted by Jones, who was in the
chair, and Chairman Young said:
Gentlemen of this committee, |
desire to thank you from the bot
tom of my heart for this vote Of
confidence and approval of my
actions. / hope that the time will
never come when you may have
cause TO regret 1T. have support
ed every Democratic nominee since
l became a voter, and because | re-
fused TO be a party to an unfair
primary in Louisville, the Courier
Journal seeks to destroy me, to
question my Democracy and say
that l am betraying the Democrats.
l want to say in defense of myself
that any man who refuses to war
the collar of this paper, or stop TO
think for himself and the good of
his party, that organ seeks to de-
stroy, yet no man can charge me
with not being a loyal Democrat.
desire further to state that the
organ. That accuses me of betrayal
is Fhe one which turned Kentucky
over to the Republicans the only
time such thing ever happened IN
Presidential race, and defeated
William j. Bryan and turned the
State over to William Mckinley.
| never wanted to change the com
mite in Louisville, except to see
that a fair primary is held and
an honest deal and fair count had,
and that the Democrats of Louis
vile, instead of local committee,
shall have the right to select the
nominees to govern the affairs of
their city. l was directed by the
State Central Committee, by al
most a unanimous vote, to see that
this was done, and | am truly
grateful that its judgment has been
upheld by this, its sister commit
tee, which will insure to the voters
of Louisville and elsewhere free
ballot and an honest count, which
insures to the Democracy Of Ken
lucky a victory iu November with
the old-time majority.
again thanking you from the
bottom Of my heart for the conf
dence expressed in me, l desire to
say that l shall carry out, to the
best of my judgment, the orders IN
trusted to me by the Democratic
organization of the State of Ken
lucky. This is a question wheth-
er the regularly constituted author
ity of the party in the State shall
govern or whether the local COM
mittee in Louisville shall dominate
the State Democracy"
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