The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-30
Wilson's Opening Gun, Proves
TO Be a Small FireCraCker.


Wilson, the Gubernatorial nominee of
that party, proved to be small fire
cracker indeed. From twenty thoEs-
and out of town people," expected
''for sWillson day." and heralded by
the Republican press of that section,
the actual number present upon the
occasion dwindled to less than lone
thousand out of town people. and that
thousand: missing the other nineteen
thousand promised to greet them, gave
but little enthusiasm to the "auspici-
GUS occasion, And this in the birth
place of the GubernatorIal candidate
and the home of the party nominee for
second place on the Republican ticket.
The initial speech of candidate VIII.
son was disappointment to Republi-
cans and Democrats alike. Disappoint-
ing to the Republicans. in that:they had
been led to expect a better speech from
the man whom former Governor Brad
ley foisted upon them as their nominee
and the head of their ticket. Disap-
pointing to them in that the speaker
devoted his entire time to bidding for
Democratic votes by attempting to re-
new the old machine" fight within
the Democratic party, which matter
was disposed of in the campaign within
the dominant party before the State
primary election, instead of giving,to
his followers some hope that Demo
cratic administration of public affairs
in Kentucky for The past eight years
could be successfully attacked by him
self, his fellow candidates, and Repub-
lican orators in this campaign. The
occasion" was agreeably disappoint-
ing to the Democratic leaders of Ken
lucky, for they really expected that
Mr.. Wilson's opening" would bring
many thousand of people to Maysville.
Situated geographically where it was
thought thousands of Republicans of
Greenup, Lewis, Carter, Rowan and
other counties of that section of Ken
lucky could be drawn upon to swell the
crowd, as we'll as bringing many from
across the Ohio river, the meeting was
expected to be big affair, which
might have a tendency to temporarily
dishearten the faithful Democrats of
that section. 1t was further disap-
pointing in that Mr.. Wilson did not
lay down the lines of his battle, instead
Of making Homecoming" address,
which would have better suited such
an occasion as the Homecoming" at
Louisville some months ago. The Re-
publican candidates may deal out
words, words, words for week
longer, but Democratic nominees and
Democratic orators will then be after
he and his political associates and they
must march up and discuss live issues.
They must give the newspapers what
they really say and not what is prepar-
ed for them to say to the voters from
the stump, though in the instance of
Mr.. Wilson S initial speech issues
which will interest thes people of the
State were not discussed in !either the
advance copy" speech or in the ode
livered' speech. Ever a dodger, as
was his party when in convention as
sembled and live matters came before
it, he lodged more clumsily than did
that body upon the temperance issue,
and thereby made thousands of votes
over Kentucky for the Democratic can
didates.
Upon the subject of temperance the
Republican platform, upon which Mr..
Wilson was placed by a convention of
his party, has the following:
1--WE favor the enactment and en-
forcement of uniform local option
law, with the county as the governing
unit"
Mr. Wilson. in his advance copy
speech, differs from this platform. and
makes the precinct" the unit in local
option elections He said:
81 believe unrelentingly in the rule
of the majority of country, of State, of
county, city and precinct, even if the
majority decides something that the
minority seriously dislikes and objects.
to. provided it is constitutional. 81
do not believe that absolute prohibition
can be sustained in large city, said
Mr.. Wilson. bidding for the saloon
vote of the city of Louisville, and that
of the city of Covington. which sent a
special train of people to the speaking.
This is what Mr.. Wilson said on
this subject. as given out by himself
before he said it. What he really did
say has been taken by stenogra.