Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-01-14
OUR FRANKFORT LETTER.

ability to chronicle them 90.
One who visits tho city in the
"otf year" would be surprised to
see the life that Legislative SEES
sion infuses into this old town;
like the eternity plant, whose sri.
veled leaves grow verdaut. and
whose dried petals glow with a
bath OF warm water, does this le.
thargic city rise from its long
slumber and put on the air of a
capital city, when the moral of the
Solan is announced at the city 8
gates
The Legislature is. "a yet, hard
ly organized, and we must conhne
our remarks this week chiefly TO
the personal of that body.
The body is intensely Democra-
tic, both in membership and spir-
it; great many has beens" have
given place TO men who come TO
do the will Of a long suffering con
stituency, who would be fooled no
more, and | feel that | may safely
prophesy that some wholesome
democratic doctrine will soon be
crystalized INTO laws, which an
Ubedient governor will execute TO
the letter. The future of Kentuc-
KY has never been brighter than
at present, and with business, firm
ness and conservatism as o u r
watchword, we shall be able TO
make the fire grow still brighter,
in the old Kentucky home.
The caucus called for the pur.
pose of nominating a State Libra.
rian and Prison Commissioner re-
suited in the choice of Miss Pau
line Hardin and Hon George V.
Green, the present incumbents.
But this work was not accomplish
ed until a triumphant and deter
mined democracy swept aside the
cobwebs of opposition, reorganiz-
ed the caucus and placed them.
selves on record for state uu'for.
nifty Of text books in this com.
monwealth. Much feeling was
shown on both sides. At one
time the excitement ran high;
great shafts of oratory were flung
by the strong arms Of Speaker
Brown, Senators Hick man, Camp
bell and Byron, and | must say
that they were received upon the
awaiting shield Of another fully as
determined.
The membership of both houses
excels the former session in being
older, stronger and more resolute
As to professions they predomi.
nate them: farmers, merchants,
doctors, lawyers and teachers; and
| lind that the farmer element,
besides being the greatest in num-
Der, also RANKS the highest ia ca.
pacity and intellectual for C q
which shows that the sturdy yeo-
many has found that they must
not lesve legislation entirely TO |
others.
We find that but thirty-one Re-
publicaus withstood the great Ii.
dial wave Of Democracy which rol.
led from the Mississippi to the
mountain tops last fall, and the
most of those faces are new to me,
only Jim Rogers of Christian and |
Gov Worthington Of Greenup re-
mind me Of the bygone days; and |
pleasant remembrance il is, too,
for they both voted for the Book |
Bill, and survived the flood, while
their lovely companions are IA.
ded aud gone" We shall see il |
their comrades of this session pro-
fit by their example.
The First district delegation
make a splendid showing this time
and has among its number some
whose names will soon be house
hold words throughout our state
and nation; especially do We men
ton Henry Lawrence, of Trigg,
and Senator Campbell, of Nc
Cracken. These men can not fai
% succeed, as no more faithful ser
rants ever knelt at the feet OF n
worthy constituency.
Our old friend Rainy Wells has
lot lost any of his fighting quail.
les and his voice viii be heard /
gain in behalf Of cheaper school L
looks and longer school terms.
The Gibraltar can beast of more I
Id vets who wore the gray, than !
ny other district. They are Sen
tors George and Gilbert and Re-
Clarke. Ray and Da-
is. Mr.. Jones of Caldwell is the i,
Mo Republican.
You will doubtless want to hear
bout our member the Hon. Ev- "
rett Butler. While be has not
et had the opportunity to show u
is metal, / will say that you need :
OF have any misgivings about :
IN buf raat aecurad that unur in | "