The Breckenridge news., 1906-10-17
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Father of Temperance Legislation in Ken.
lucky Writes Letter to the Head of
the Anti.SaIOOn League.

nave not known or any appeal OF
yours made to temperance people
for votes for this candidate. Are
you not actuated a little by some
fancied grievance against Senator
McCreary! Do you remember in
the troublous times following Gov.
Goebel's death how you abused
the Democrats, and how, when
prayers were needed and divine
guidance sorely wanted, you, as a
servant of the lowly Nazarene, re-
fused to invoke the guidance of
God! Do you remember how you
refused to pray for the Legisla-
ture because they espoused
Goebel's causel l have often won
dered what Christ would have
done had He been in Frankfort
and been asked to seek His Fathers
guidance for that body of men.
Was not Gov. Beckham the pre-
siding officer of the Senate in this
Legislature until his elevation to
the governorship. Yet you re-
fused to pray for him. What has
he done since that he should be
heralded as the great apostle of
temperance and righteousnessl Is
not your espousal of Gov. Beck
hams cause due less to the fact
that he is worthy than it is to
the fact that Gov. McCreary was
the leader of the Democratic
forces in 1900, and thus espoused
the cause of the man whom you
hated, Gov. GOebel9 Have you
ever liked Senator McCreary since
the day he barred his breast to
glittering steel and headed the
Democratic forces, battling for
what they deemed their rights!
Have you ever liked him since
that day when, calling the dismay-
ed hosts together, risking the as
sassin's bullet, he gave them advice
and spoke words of encourage
ment, and thus saved the State
from greater disgrace and more
fearful bloodshedl Do you adj
wise as a Democrat, as a friend to
Democratic principles! If so, have
you, my brother, the password?
Prehaps you advise as president
of the Anti-S League. Let
us contrast the records of both
men.
In 1898 Gov. Beckham was
Speaker of the House. A County
Unit Bill was introduced. What
became of itI Do you not re-
the scathing denunciation
made by your predecessor, DIR.
Kerfoot, against the Speaker for
his opposition to this bill! DO you
want that denunciation republish-
ed! DIR. Kerfoot says he was
against the measure in 1898. Do
you deny it! In 1902 and 1904,
know, so do you, that Gov. Beck
ham did nothing whatever toward
assisting the passage of the tenn
perance measures, but rather hin
dered their passage. In 1906, do
you not know that at no time did
he assist in or consent to the pass
age of the County Unit Bill, as
originally drawn and presented,
but opposed it until the four first
class cities were exempted; thus
giving a measure of doubtful con-
and of still more
usefulness. At no time
was he willing to support the bill
as its friends had drawn it. 1t
may be said that he saw he could
not get such bill through, but to
those who know the power WELD
ed by him over the Legislature,
such a statement will have but
little weight. AS a matter of
fact, Gov. Beckham only agreed
to the bill after / had told him
that his assistance would be a
leverage in his hands whereby
he might defeat one of my best
friends. Do you not remember
telling me that my talk had had