The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-11-07

AFTER The FIGHT.

he corrupt TfHe which Tor several years has stolen
the OF Democracy, has found that it fool
the majority OF the people all the time and has gone doN
10 aOeafSeroed dJeak The best men Of the Democratic
parry have Joined with the Republicans and have
thrown the machine. The attempt of the ring candidates
TO ride two horses, temperance and liquor has failed
and they have fallen into the mud The sins of the
who worked for themselves and for the people that
trusted them have been found out and tie 701aH Of tie
people they betrayed has fallen them. Their defeat
disgrace and they claim the honor which goes
with an honest fight well fought and lost
The credit of this victory is not due to any
to the party. Wilson made fine campaign; Bradley
and dozen others helped; Roosevelt, who has been
drawing all the best men OF the nation into the Republ
party, he ped too But the Republicans have also
made mistakes. he attack the ring too Glow in
startngthe leaders afraid appeal the people
on moral issue The campaign not well managed
the State committee did not that the organization
good, proper efforts not made to stop fraud
all in all the bal did net a0in the people that has
punished tie sins 81 tie ring.
And so the Republicans in power. 1t seems at
this writing if they would control the legislature
well the state offices. It's tie FIRST real chance TOR tie
Republicans TO gO9eyN Kentucky and they trial as
they have been before On the results of the
few years will depend whether the Republican party will
be which Kentucky will for good government
and honesty, whether 1t will be thing which she will
fear more than dishonesty and corruption.
The Republicans will do well to stop and take stock
OF the things which have put them Office and of the
things they must do to keep themselves there. They
remember now and so long as they are in
Office, that they elected by the help of thous
ands of the best Of the Democrats, and not
rule the interest OF any party, but of the Ole people,
They must remember that they in office because
the people of this good government honest
officials and fair elections They must remember that
the Office they hold is duty than honor.
for service than for profit and than dis
tinction. The people, the whole people, have elected
them to redeem this from the of corruption
and filth into which it has fallen, and on their doing
this, their fulfilling the which the people have
given them depends the future of the Republican party
in this state
And above all, those of the party who embit-
tered by the wrongs which it has suffered in stolen cleo
tons and fraudulent must remember that they
have their revenge for those wrongs the present cleo
ton, and that they must attempt the power
which has been put into their hands keep themselves
in Office by stolen The people will rise against
such acts by whomever they committed, and the
surest way defeat the Republican party this state
is to try to rule the Democratic party has ruled and
good government to keep the votes that
cast for it at this election
1t is fortunate that the party has named such men
as it has for the state offices. THEY all alto
anil realize their duty, and who have the courage and
the ability to do it, and to do it well. The Citizen has
doubt that they will fulfill their trust, that they will
give the state better government than it has had
before that they will remember the Democrats
without whose help they could have been
elected, and that they will serve the people in
such way that there will be any danger
that the DID, corrupt dishonest beaten ring will get
back The Citizen, therefore, eongyafuiateS the state
TIE Republican party, and all Kenfnnkians the first
of long series of Republican victories bringing good
. officials rood e0geyumenf and rood times TO rs ALL