The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-12
BRADLEY AND YERKEs

There Is remote nroha h,,,tv.
! soo'hinS possibility. that the legisla-
I eure OF Kentucky at its coming ses-
SION Will elect Republican United
et"'esf senator. There is as much
chance OF this contamination On DO
Vo"tiy to be wished, as there was two
months before the election of VIII
nam ]. Deboe several years ago. Sem
a'or beDoe was elected after several
deaths In and at least one detection
ttrom the Goebel camp. No one wants
70 see any deaths among the lepis,a-
| lure OF Kentucky, but those who love
the Lord and the Union were han
by II Republican, a real Republican
one WHO is not afraid to testify to
MS Veneration for and loyalty to the
basic principles of the partv-tbe
principles to which the party must
get back or perish-is elected to rem
| resent the state of noble manhood NJ
lnd1vidualism, the state OF John M
harlan and Cassius Nj. Clay. Those
are names that inspire men: thew
represent warning forces of liberty
and they will live age after ages
Inc fame of Cassius Clay is not now
upon the, lips of the idolaters. and
historians merely glance that wav.
and go ahead. Clay is dead. Harlan
| lives. He not only lives; but he
adorns the Supreme Court of the
united States, from whose chambers
| ne has sent interpretations of the
| laws and the Constitution of tho
country. which. in the main, have
| taught the world at least that there
still lives, one jurist who believes.
that laws were made for men. NOT
men for laws, and has the courage of
his conviction. If Kentucky had done
| nothing save give lis Lincoln and
Harlan. 1t were reverent, indeed, as
were holy grounds.
The two men mentioned most
prominently for the Republican NOM
nation for the Senatorship are ex-
Gov William O'Connel Bradley and
John w. Yerkes. Mr.. Yerkes Is
merely mentioned. not very seriously,
but nevertheless mentioned. Mr..
/ Yerkes Is good man. an able one,
and he enjoys the respect and conf
dence of men. He was born with q
silver spoon In his mouth and silk
stockings on his little toes, bless 'em.
But in spite of this, he has made his
mark, and 1t was heavy enough to
attract men. He is now a practicing
attorney In Washington. He has
served as Commissioner Of Internal
/ Revenue, and was defeated for Gov
ernoN OF Kentucky. Gov. Bradley Is
one ofEthe great men of the present
day. He believes In liberty and in
law. HHh IS brave; nor moves one,
Inch whehFs the braggart rolls his
tongue or brandishes his dirk. He
Is able. and proved 1t when he was
Governor of his-native state. Harden
ran against Bradley on the Demo
cratic ticket. 'TNBradley gets in Of
fice," exclaimed the Democratic NOM
inee, che will app pint Negroes to Of
flee" 1t was Joint debate: tThe
gentleman says IN appoint Negroes
Ia office If I win" replied Bradley.
/ will do that. Are not colored men
| taxpayers? Are they not Republ-
cans? Are not many Of them an hon
OF to the citizenship Of the state and
do they NOS need encouragement?
He was elected Three OF the best
1 In ol,
gave to colored men,, He came into
the world gazing, if he saw at all, on
homespun dress and backlog fire.
He Is not great because Of this: but
rather In spite Of it. In the recent
campaign in Kentucky he went I'D
and down the state, over the noun
tafns and everywhere, elouuently
pleading for Wilson, the candidate
Of liberty and decency, and the VIZ
tory, so the press proclaims, was due
as much to the rugged honesty and
eloquence Of this gifted child Of the
mountains, as to any other force or,
circumstance. He understood, the
| world understood, that he was to be
rewarded, In the event Of a triumph,
for his long and distinguished SER
vice to the higher instinct Of Ken
lucky, by a seat In the Senate. We
believe he will be SO rewarded if the
Republicans of Kentucky are heard.
| A most distinguished colored Ken
tuckian was talking few days ago
In Washington about Kentucky's
great men. 'EWhy," he said, "the
colored people Of the old Blue Grass