The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-02
KERN'S BRILLIANT
SPEECH
Singing Arraignment Of a
Pretender and His
Party.

. Few speeches delivered in Indians
have aroused as great public interes
as that of Hon. John W. Kern at Tip
ton. in which city Governor HanI,
opened the campaign for the Repub
lieans. Mr. Kerns thorough know
ledge Of state issues and OF the fraud
ulent pretensions OF the chief spokes
man for the Republican machlne-tick
et enabled hi-a 10 make one OF the
most forceful and convincing argu.
ments ever heard in the state. Below
are given excerpts from his speech
which are Of special interest in view
Of the egotistical and "holier-than-
thou" attitude which Governor Hanly
has assumed before the voters of the
state.
Haniy's Weakness al the Polls.
One word more regarding Hanly's
reference 10 myself: Like a great
magnanimous statesman. and with a
dignity inseparable from greatness. he
takes great satisfaction in speaking
IF me as the leader of forlorn hopes
I referring to the fact that was un-
Successful IN my candidacy against
him
While =. accepted the Democratic
nomination for Governor when il was
rendered me by a unanimous vote in
convention, much against my will
being reasonably certain that nv mar
~ could not carry the state and
while the defeat Of the Democracy in
state and nation was overwhelming
yet have no regrets that made the
race. for there were some features Of
the election returns which gave me
great satisfaction
Notwithstanding the fact that the
election laws OF Indiana are such thar
every Republican who voted for me
had to step in the election booth and
make thirty-hve cross marks upon
his ticket and run the risk OF losing
his vote there was a sufficient number
IF Republicans who voted for me To
make Hanly's plurality in Indiana
nearly 10000 votes less than Roose.
velt's and about $3.50 votes less than
Dave Sherrick's.
IL was especially gratifying 10 me
that in Marion county. where have
lived for twenty-one years. Mr. Han
ly's plurality was over 900 less than 4
that Of Roosevelt and 900 less than \
that OF Dan Storms, while Tippecanoe I
county. where Mr.. Hanly's sterling !
qualities are better known than else I
where. his plurality was CPS less than
that Of Dan Storms.
In Howard county. where was
born and raised. although | have not
resided there for over twenty years.
the plurality for Hanly was nearly 300
less than that OF Roosevelt and $50
less than that OF Storms while in
Warren county. where he was born :
and raised Ranly fell behind the ,
national ticket 1872 votes and eighty !
)ne behind Storms
] want TO assure Mr.. Hanly. and all 2
concerned. that I would rather lead /
forlorn hone and make losing race 4
With the solid support OF my own !
'arty and such an expression of con- b
idence from so many OF the opposition b
han 10 trail into an Office az the tail a
4 my ticket. holding on to the coat h
ails Of more popular and better men. v
nd that ] am much better satisfied r
Fith my present position. paying my $
wn telephone. gas. coal and water a
ills. than 7 would be II we're in the a
overnor's chair and sponging these n
ecessaries Of life OF the taxpayers q
I Indiana in violation OF the plain 81
stter Of the law. 8,
Borrowing from sherriek. I,
But there is one matter concerning %
le Sherrick case referred TO by Mr.. u
alston-a vital matter-one about Il
hich the public has right TO full
formation concerning which Mr.. I
anly l. as silent as the grave. That ei
as to whether J. Frank Hanly was III
ne Of the recipients OF the vast sum 70
the states money which David r pi
herrick was scattering 10 the winds ~
iring his term OF Office Mr.. Ralston IN
larged that the record in the Sher. o.
ck case, now pending In the supreme In
'urt. shows that in 1904 Hanly got
one time $3.50 and at another time 10
90 belonging to the state from Sher. TO
TX as ausitor, and that he didn't re. W.
" the state until after the exposures la
me-l1t in 1905" II was one OF in
e most rious of Ralston's charges. We
Mr. Pfnly was not one OF the great
ok OF vultures who took advantage tn
poor Dave Sherricks generosity ne
d coa1ed out Of him the public
oney In his custody he should make MI
al fact known without delay. Sher. su
ks many friends would be glad 10
ow who were and who were not hn
srrm<fole for his downfall.