The Adair County news., 1907-10-02
Was Given Gov. Beckham on
the Occasion of His
Columbia Speech.
Regardless Of Politics, the People Of
AdaIr and Surrounding Counties
Honor Their Governor.
His Tribute to the People of the Noun.
talns Was Especially Pleasing
to His Hearers.

columbia, n.y., Sept. S.-6eIOre AL
audience of several thousand people.
representative of this immediate SEQ
ton of the state, Governor Beckham
this afternoon made his first speech
In the Democratic state campaign.
Feeling honored by visit from the
governor of the commonwealth, the
people of Adair and the surrounding
counties, regardless of politics, gave
him a very hearty welcome. His
speech was vigorous from the begin
ming to the close, and was well re-
ceived. His tribute to the people OF
the mountains was especially pleas
ing to his hearers. He declared, dur
ing the course Of his remarks, that he
would be glad to leave the governors
chair on the expiration Of his term.
and asked that God and the patriotic
citizenship of Kentucky grant that
his successor be Judge s. w. Hager.
who stands firmly and without equiv
'ocation upon every Issue, and who
will give to the people wise and
ecSf2mical administration of their
affairsyN The governor spoke as fol
lows:
You will readily agree with me that
it is better to judge Of what man
will do by what he has done in the
past than by what he says he will do,
and that you can better forecast what
a party will do in the future by Its
record in the past than by the prom
ises of It's platform and OF its candi-
dates. II q man convicted of perjury
or false swearing makes statement
or a promise, we may well be on our
guard with him and discredit what
ever he might say. If a party which
has come before you In the past max
ing fair promises and uttering serious
charges against its opponents and
when given power by you has violated
those promises and signally failed to
make good those charges, comes again
making the same promises and
charges. it is well to look upon it with
doubt and fear before again giving it
a chance to betray you.
Let us see in what attitude each or
these two political parties stands be-
fore you in this campaign, in the light
of its past record, its promises and
it's performances. BY that test alone
1t is fair to judge between the two,
and by that test, speaking for my
party, | ask that the people of Ken
lucky pass judgment in the November
election.
What the Republican Party Promised.
In 1895 the Republican party placed
at the head of its ticket as candidate
for governor, Hon. w. o. Bradley.
then, as now, the dominant and con-
trolling force in his party in this state.
In their platform and in the speeches
of their candidates they made the
most extensive and fulsome promises
of what they would do if elected to the
ofaces. They promised the moral,
political and industrial regeneration Of
Kentucky. They promised a new era
in the states progress and develop
ment, that the laws would be strictly
enforced and that peace and content
ment would everywhere prevail. They
made the gravest possible charges
against the Democratic party and Its
conduct of the states affairs. They
charged extravaganza and corruption,
and with the battle cry, Give us a
look at tn, books" they made their
campaign. Democratic leaders refuted
these charges and warned the people
that 1t would be disastrous to place
the Republican party in control in this
state or In any Southern state; that
it believed in force and fraud and in
the subordination of the civil to the
military power But in vain were the
charges denied and these warnings
uttered. Many people were deceived
and misled Suspicious were created
in the minds of many good people that
possibly there had been mismanage-
ment and corruption in the Democratic
administration. Unfortunate dissen-
sions arose in the Democratic party.
and the Republican ticket with Re-
publican legislature was elected-the
first time in the history of the state
In December of 1888 and January.
1885, they came into possession of the
state government and for over four
years held it.
Wherein Republican Administration
Failed.
In that dark and fateful period what
q record was made! For incapacity.
mismanagement and disaster It has
never been eoualled in this state.