The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-24

ministration
Bradley's administration brought
nothing but disaster on the state. ac-
cording to Governor Beckham s
statements, and he Indicated that the
state was not financially better OF
when Governor Bradley went out of
office, than II was when he assumed
control. Judge Breathitt In his
speech here had read statistics from
the auditors reports showing the re-
verse OF this statement to be true
Among the allegations made by Gov
ernor Beckham against the Bradley
administration, he said that the mill
tia was employed then to elect a Re
publican senator II Is expected to
create interest here when Mr.. Brad
ley takes the stump in defense of his
own administration, as 1t is rumored
he will.
The GocbcI Case.
Opening with a deprecation of the
necessity of mentioning the GOebel
assassination at all. Governor Beck
ham dwelt at length on this period
in Kentucky history. the use OF which
as campaign material Judge Breathitt
both in Murray and Mayfeld speeches
had won approval In condemulng.
Governor Beckhlm said Kentucky
should not have a Republican Cover
nor IN order that vicious elements
could be kept down. While his speech
throughout was cOndemnatory Of Re
publican rule under Bradley, he used
few specific figures to prove his as
sertions.
Taxation. so effectively handled by
Judge Breathitt. to the discontinue
of the administration. received a pass
ing treatment from Governor Beck
ham and he admitted that most of
the state debts had been paid with
the 1890 600 received from the ma
tional government. The people, he
said. had not been called on for one
dollar more of taxes to pay for the
manifold benefits OF the Democratic
administration. through an increase
In the tax rate but he did not deny
that the revenue 10 the state had been
Increased vastly by maGpulations of
property assessments, as charged by
Judge Breathitt.
For his administration he asked
the credit OF heightened school term
the Increase in the per capita of the
school fund, for cheaper school books,
considerate treatment of Confederate
veterans. for the new capitol, and
closed with the statement that no cor
ruption in handling of state money
could be shown during his terms.
Republican thunder against his man
agement was limited. Governor Beck
ham declared. to four charges First,
extravaganza I'm building the capitol;
second, extravaganza in printing and
law fees: third, that Democratic
speakers were eyading the temper
ance question; fourth, the dog law.
All OF these charges were handled by
Governor Beckham specifically. He
charged that Augustus +. Wilson,
Republican candidate for governor,
and the other state Republican can
didates were making utterly false
statements in all their speeches
Judge Breathitt's condemnation of
the confiseatory inheritance tax was
answered and denied. Mr. Wilson,
he believed. was ambiguous in his ad-
vocacy of the county unit law, having
one set of sentiments for dry dis
tricts and another set for the wet dis
tricts: nor did he believe that Mr..
Wilson is sincere in his professions
on Sunday laws. With a reversion to-
the Goebel assassination and a declar-
alton that Republican success this
year meant similar occurrences, he
closed HIS hours address.
Ollie James.
Congressman James jumped with
vim into his speech, reminding the
farmers of what he had done for them
in fighting the tobacco trust None
but Democratic measures had ever
done the country any good. he de-
clared. and asserted that Roosevelt
was popular only in so far as he had
stolen Mr.. Bryan's political princi-
pies In state affairs he, too, brought
out Mr.. Goebel's ghost and held it up
as a yebuke to any Democrats who
might be dissatisfied with the ma
chine. Mr. James declared for SUN
day laws. the county unit bill, and
eulogized the Democratic candidates.
Wilson, he said, was really for
booze. whatever professions he might
make: and he. too, warned the 'owd
of the appalling things that would
happen in the event of Republican
success. Neither Governor Beckham
nor Congressman James breathed a
word about the Democratic machine.
When Congressman James got on
Bryan, he went to the limit of ora
torical heights to express his admira-
ton. This outburst closed his speech
and the crowd applauded. for they
like Ollie