The Bourbon news., 1907-01-18
A Disgrace to Kentucky.

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The farce of trial Of Judge James
Hargis, charged with murder, at Jack
son, that was stopped by the Court CT
Appeals, is one OF the most disgraceful
things that ever transpired in Ken
lucky.
The appointment of one VIM Carnes,
of Williamstowh, a lawyer never heard
of outside of Grant county, by Governor
Beckham, shows conclusiyely that the
Governor knew his man and through
him his political debts due Hargis and
his gang of assassins would all be wip-
ed out if the said Carnes should be al
lowed to try their cases. Thank God
though there was way to stop the in
fanny that Carnes had started to heap
upon this grand old Commonwealth.
Will this great running sore on the
good name of Kentucky never be heal
ed, or will it be allowed to continue
to run until the whole State is per-
meated with it Shall we keep our
mouths closed because Jim Hargis is a
Democrat and Governor Beckham is a
Democrat, and wink at such disgrace
ful proceedings ? In fact, be blind fer
the time being until our Governor pays
Hargis for the thievery he has done
for him in elections? Some of you
Democrats who believe in the Beckham
and Hargis methods can keep mum,
we consider ourselves too good Demo
crat to endorse assassins.
Every Democratic paper and politi-
clan in Kentucky, this paper included,
has been bowling for several years
about the Republican party endorsing
the assassination Of the lamented Goe-
bel. now by your silence you are en-
dorsing the same thing in the Demo
cratic ranks. You let politicians make
you believe that you are furnishing
Republican campaign matter, which is
rot of the worst kind. There is no bet
ter Democrat on earth than the editor
of the News, who never scratched a
ticket and never intend to, but at the
same time he intends to point out the
rank defects in his.party and urge that
they be corrected in, the Democratic
party. Is not this better than to have
disgusted Democrats join with the Re
publicans to teach the Democratic party
the error of its way. We think so.
and for the sake of the true principles
of Democracy we will fight it out ON
this line to the end. Listen to politi-
clans who care only for self interests.
and you will become dead to every
thing that is manly or honorable.
The first thing that the next Demo
craic Legislature should do is to repeal
the law giving the Governor power to
appoint special judges. This we be-
lieve will be for the good ofDemocracv.
for it will show that the party does not
endorse this one man power in Ken
lucky. The evil of this law has been
realized to the fullest extent in the ap-
pointment by Governor Bcekham of the
man Carnes, of Grant county.
Ii the country press of Kentucky
would do It's duty and not be controlled
by few petty politicians the Demo
cratic party would Enever be in danger
in our State, but when you sit silently
and let such proceedings go by as this
last Breathtt county affair and to have
all the odium of it put on the Demo
cratic party it is high time to give the
warning, for we can see the "hand-
writing on the wall. +"
We love our party better than any,
one or any set of men in it, and this
article is only meant for the best in
terests of Democracy in Kentucky.
Maybe we have been too outspolz1n
for some of our Democratic friends but
there are times'that even an editors
needs little airing and he
feels it his duty to speak out in meet
ing. and to speak the truth too.