The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-09

time to retraction of his charges. II
is past understanding how any nan
could make such q serious charge
against persons in good standing. wits-
out first making the necessary investi-
cation to determine whether or not
such charges We're true. Il would
seem, however, that the reputation of
no man, whether he be an Official or a
private citizen, is safe against the at
tacks of these peripatetic, professional
reformers.
At the opera houses few nights asro.
the colored speaker divided the white
people into two classes the hrst-class
man and the second-class man and the
colored people into two classes
negroes and niggers. He then said
that the first class white man and the
negroes would vote for local option.
while THE SECOND GLASS WHITE
MEN AND THE NIGGERS WOULD
VOTE AGAINST 1T. When it IS re-
membered that theNgr majority Of
the business and professional rae11 OF
Paris are opposed to local option, and
also the great majority of the inte?ii-
gent colored voters as well, the absur-
dity of the classification is apparent.
Such statements are an insult to the
intelligence of every member CT this
community. whether white or colored.
And then must be mentioned the dis
tlngulshed orator who drew teers from
the eyes Of his hearers by the thrilling
and pathetic recital of the horrible
death Of his son In a railroad wreck.
caused by the engineer taking a mint
of whisky with him on his run. What
a striking story it would be # the
wreck had only happened or his BOY
been killed Fortunately, howeve-.
neither ever happened. And how mis-
hearers congratulated themselves upon
not having been killed in z wreck.
when they heard of all the TROUBLE
THE RAILROAD HAD WITH IT'S
DRUNKEN ENGINEERS AND THE
DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED IN
KEEPING THEM OFF OF THEIR
ENGINES while in that condition. Ii
is said that many who heard him will
never trust themselves upon q train
again. Engineers as a rule, however,
are the most temperate OF nen. and
will hardly relish being used to po5ntI
moral or adorn tale
1t is hard to understand why. IN q
campaign of this sort, it should have
seemed necessary to any person to
bring into it, in any way, the Mayor,
the County Judge, the City or County
Administration. Yet all of them have
been brought into it from the very be-
ginning. The argument has been USED
to the majority Of the colored voters
and to many of the white ones, that
they should vote for local option be-
cause. If it was adopted, it would be
THE MEANS OF PUTTING OUT
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND
THE WHOLE COURT HOUSE
GANG" and these same people
have been assured that Il they
would vote for local option now, the
men using these arguments would Join
IN a movement TO DEFEAT THESE
TWO OFFICIALS. The unfairness of
such an argument is shown by 3he fact f;
that 1t is well known that Judge Dun !
don expects to vote for local option. 1t |
would seem that some of the advocates
of local option are not even fair with
those on their own side. Both have ec-
cupied official positions since January, |
1893. At every election since their |
time their qualifications have been
passed upon-Mr O'Brien's, Ave times
by the people of Paris, and Judge Dun
don's, three times by the people Of
Bourbon count and they have always
been reelected. Both are conceded TO !
be good officials, and the SAME GEN /
TLEMEN WHO PUBLICLY COM /
MENDED THE MAYOR WOULD
HAVE BEEN EQUALLY AS READY
TO INDORSE THE COUNTY JUDGE
in as high or possibly higher terms, J