The Paducah evening sun., 1907-09-11
A. L. Wilson Fires Broadside
Into Democrat Ranks.
Battlefield of Hargis and Callahan
Invaded by the Republican Nom
inee for Governor.
THAT ALLEGED PRIMARY

jackson, KY, Sept. 1l.-"No COM
promise with anything opposed to law
and order If am elected governor of
kentucky" was the slogan started
here. by Augustus Z. Wilson
the Republican nominee, who was
given rousing reception by Breath
lit county citizens in the yard of the
Breathitt county court house, made
memorable as the scene of the Mar
cum murder, and where Mr.. Wilson
made the most earnest plea of his
campaign for good government in
Kentucky.
He was accorded the same earnest
|considerate attention which has char
acterized ell his meetings, and the
temper of his audience indicated that
the impetus of the political revolu-
ton in the state was being felt most
strongly in old Breathitt, where so
many deplorable things have happen
ed, and about which so much has
been written.
Mr.. Wilson made an instantaneous
hit when he put plainly and
simply to the large number of Demo-
.crats in his audience the same ques-
tion which he addressed to tho old
Confederate veterans last week: "Is
there anything that stand for or any
thing in my platform that does not
meet your approval?" he asked them.
"If there is want you to tell me; let
us be perfectly frank about ii and get
down TO business"
Answer Is Applause.
Deafening applause, which re-ech-
oed through the surrounding hills,
was the only response to the question.
and as an evidence that his appeal
found marked favor, his audience ell
bowed each other vigorously in their
efforts to grasp his hand heartily af-
ter he had finished his address.
The Republican leader made it
plain that his mission was but one of
good will, peace and brotherhood to
the people of the state. 81 do not
come TO YOU as a beggar." he said,
''but to make your plea and fight your
battles for the redemption of our
grand old Kentucky from machine
rule, graftism and offioialism."
He pointed out forcefully that Ken
tucky was facing a great crisis. strug-
Cling for triumph of her people
over an oligarehy of scheming poli-
ticians, INSCRIPTIONS and fired with
the mad greed for Office, little caring
for the cost or for the method used in
obtaining the goal of their ambition
for Office and the spoils of office.
Faith in the People.
With his characteristic simplicity,
he told them of the great faith he had
in the common people, whom, he said.
had always been equal to the emer-
gency when they saw fit to assert
themselves in the full splendor of
their power and manhood and woman
hood.
Mr.. Wilson took occasion to COM
pliment the people of Breathitt on the
change in its political complexion dur
ing the last few years. We have seen
the change from what might properly
be called an absolute monarchy. He
told them TO return to restoration
of q Republican form of government
and he called attention to the result
ant improvements which, he said.
were to be observed plainly in Jack
son. the county seat.
Tho famous alleged primary of
Peter precinct in Pike county has
found close parallel in Breathitt
county in what is known as Frozen
precinct" only the new disclosure of
Democratic machine fraud last No
vember outdistances and outrivals II
III all PARTICULARS III the Il IOH'h Ni''h
Democratic primary, so-called. A
half-witted man figures in the story
told to Mr.. Wilson today by several
substantial and respectable citizens of
this section. The man. who can neith-
er read nor write, is said TO have cast
a hundred votes under as many DIFF
ferent names for Beckham and Hager
and they were counted in the county
returns. according to the Most relia-
BILE information given to Mr.. Wilson.
He is making further investigation Of
the matter and expects to be able to
afford much entertainment to audian-
ces about the state when he has com
pleted his data.
But the Votes Come In.
The precincts OF troublesome and
quicksand strong Democratic pre-
cincts received no ballots for the Dem