The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-04-08
Two Candidates For Governor
at Louisville.

ernor have to present themselves
favorably to the people, we give
their speeches. Mr. Mr.. Hendrick said
in part.
"Of course, being Democrat, |
am running subject to the primary
to be held on May 9. am a Dem
ocrat because / believe if the Gov
eminent were administered under
Democratic principles it would be
of the greatest good to the people.
am Democrat because / am OPP
posed to class legislation, and be-
cause l favor tariff for revenue on
ly. ! cannot see how poor man
can be anything but Democrat.
l cannot see how any man loving a
constitutional government can be
anything else.
am astonished at the inclina-
ton of Kentucky Democrats to de-
nounce each other. There is not a
Democrat here who cannot recall
the time when Kentucky was Dem
ocratic fromspole to circumference.
We are indebted to the falling off
to none but ourselves, for we have
spent our time trying to traduce
Democrats.
Mr.. Hendrick paid his respects
to what he termed as machine
party" or the "machine." He said
he would not be Governor If ne he'd
to get one vote unfairly.
81 never held but two offices in
my life," said Mr.. Hendrick. 81
served in the Kentucky Senate and
in Congress. was nominated for
both offices in primary. | am in
favor of primaries, but not this one,
because L do not believe it is legal.
The Court of Appeals has not up
held the primary. 1t only decided
that it had been pleaded that the
primary had been properly called
by the properly constituted author
tiles. That is all. The court has
not attempted to decide that a le-
gal primary had been called. When
you elect man to an official posi-
tion, you do not surrender the Gov
ernment to him. If the good peo-
pie of Kentucky or the Union ever
loose a constitutional government,
the fault will be theirs.
zine Executive Committee which
called this primary had not the
right to call it. In 1891 there was
an election pending for a United
States Senator, and there was some
desire for a primary. Both Demo
cratic State Committees considered
) the matter, and decided UNANIMOUS
ly neither nor both had the right
to call ID primary. / do not want
to reflect on any members of the
present Executive Committee.
Mr.. Hendrick read the names of
the committee and said the Govern
or had "some strange relations with
some or them" He said Governor
Beckham had made Mr.. Mott Ayres
a colonel, and gave his paper pub
lie printing. Mr.. Hendrick called
attention to other members of the
committee, and attempted to show
how they had been benefited by
J the Governor.
81 do not think" said he, "these
| six appointments were made by ac-
: cident. One member, Mr.. c.. M
Meacham, is friendly TO me. Judge
| Breckenridge has not single mem
Der. l have him beaten sure,
Laughter.
NOT ENOUGH TINE TO CANVASS.
~ have an old fogy idea if cit
izen does not take enough interest
in his State to see that the best men
: are elected, he has no cause to
grumble, no matter what may hap
pen. What kind of a primary is
this to be? There are l19 counties
in the State, and we have only 100
days in which to make a can gass
This shows the claim that the pri'
t mary Is for the purpose of securing
II n fair EXPRESSION is ridiculous. We