The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-18
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One Is struck by the contrast in the
opening speeches of the two Democrat
10 candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination in Kentucky. One was
calm, Indifferent and confident, while
the other was defiant, desperate and
almost hopeless. Governor Beck
hams address seems to indicate in.
evitable triumph, while that of Mr.,
Hendrick betokens fear Of results and
resentment of prevailing conditions.
Beckham wastes little time on the
other fellows. He seems to think he
will have q walk over with them. and
that the best way to proceed is to let
them do all the fighting. Mr.. Hen
drick denounces what he calls 1.-THE
machine" and says some pretty bad
things about what it expects to do to
the rank and file of his party, and
then on the heels Of that, announces
that If the machine wins, he will
support it. In other words, Mr.. Hen
drick declares that the machine is"at-
tempting to manipulate the decree
that the proud old Democratic party
Of Kentucky shall 90 before the peo-
pie without any platform or expression
defining the party g attitude upon these
questions.
1.-THE base proposition is an outrage
and an insult to the intelligence of
the Democratic voters of Kentucky.
at Is an outrage, pure
and simple. No man ought to be will.
ing to win in his party by swindling."
Yet. IL the machine does what Mr..
Hendrick claims. deties the will OF
the people, swindles the party and i'm
poses other outrages on It. Mr.. Hen
driok will nevertheless support it and
recommend il to the people of his par
ty and Of the state OF Kentucky as tit
to have charge of the state government
and will seek TO have Kentucky domi-
mated by this crowd of "swindlers, p
who defy the people and commit out
RACES against the public!
The administration crowd seems to
be bent on ignoring Mr.. Hendrick and
the anti-maohine men as far as posi-
BILE. 1t doubtless wants 20 keep Mr..
Henderick IN the race. II il should
force him out, it would leave the i'm
preston with the voters that the adj
minlstration "froze ont" opposition
for the principal Office in the state and
might initiate against the success of
the rest of the ticket. Therefore they
regard Mr.. Hendrick s candidacy as
an auxiliary to the machine in perpe-
trating its "outrages" and they would
rather have him run than some other
Kentucky Democrats who might enter
the race and make it warm for the
machine.
Some of the more powerful men
who have it in for the machine, it is
reported, have no particular love for
Mr.. Hendriok, but are abetting him
in his race simply 80 show their dis
approval of the other fellows. whom
they expect to harrass, but hardly
hope to beat.
Thus a lot of fellows are saying to
Mr.. Hendrick, "Sick 'em Tige," on
one side, because they want to make
the people think there has really been
a scrap and others are saying the
same thing because they think posi-
bly, Mr.. Hendriok eau make it unpleas-
ant for tho machine, and thus assist
them in venting their spite.
Still another influence is urging
Mr.. Hendrick on and encouraging him
because 1t can sec from the way he is
going at it that he is only going to in
tensify the emb.ttered feeling between
J Democratic factions and mase 1t i'm.