The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-04

INtlhlha'iss' AHNg NOu be delay Ell
eight years for political purposes.
don't believe in pardoning criminals
and neither does any other honorable
! Kentuckian, but | believe in square
deal and fair Trial for all men, and
so do you, because you are Kentuek.
ians.
But when I charge the Democrat
ic party with mismanagement of the
elemosynary institutions and cruelty
to the unfortunate inmates. especial
ly in the asylums. l am met with the
reply that 'Goebel was assassinated.
When | charge them with graft and
fraud they reply 'Goobel was assas-
sinated. As an excuse for holding Of
fees to which they were never elect
ed they say 'Goebel was assassinat-
ed.
The Pardon Record.
Mr.. Wilson told his audience Sc
riously and earnestly how the powers
OF the people of Kentucky had been
willfully prostituted by the little cir
Gle OF politicians at Frankfort, and
called their especial attention to the
astonishing record of pardons. pa
roles and restorations to citizenship
made by Governor Beckham during
his administration.
isn't that almost like opening the
doors OF the penitentiary," ne asked
them. after he had read the record
taken from the books at Frankfort.
"What do you good Kentuckians
think Of a governor who pardons 81
men convicted for crimes against our
womanhood, and especially when 90
of them were convictions for the un-|
speakable crimes. Do YOU believe that
the juries and the higher courts in
these cases were crazy?"
"And wnat do you say to a cover
nor who issues 121 pardons for vio-
lations Of the Sunday closing law, es-
pecially when he has been before you
and all over the state preaching tenn
perance?"
10 was with the closest attention
aud most earnest interest that his au-
dience listened to Mr.. Wilson's ar
raignment of this appalling record
made by Kentucky governor, and
audible expressions of disapproval
were heard all over the audience and
after the meeting men collected on
-he street corners to discuss Il.
The fitness OF Auditor Hager to be .
governor Of Kentucky was challenged .
by Mr.. Wilson. "To make a good gov
ernor he would OF necessity have 20 D
have made a good state officer, and
his I deny" he declared. "You can
Judge for yourselves if he has made
4 good auditor of the state of Ken
ucky," and then he went into de-
ails of Mr.. Hager's record in thel
Semonin case IN Louisville. charging
him with shielding a defaulting coun-
y official and after that Official had
been turned out Of Office by the
curt OF appeals, working with might
md main to secure his reappoint-l
nent in the new county administra-
ion IN order to escape revelations as
o his own Office, which he knew would
De disclosed IN the event Of Mr.. Sem
minis permanent retirement from the
county clerkship
The Temperance Question.
The Inconsistencies Of the Demo-
rats on the temperance question was
he subject OF much ridicule By the
peaker and the amusing attempt to
LAY both sides, with one candidate
N the ticket advocating the I'D while !,
'thers openly declaring for wide open !.
Conditions in the cities.
In reply 70 the charge that the :
Whisky people were supporting him :
the election, Mr.. Wilson said that
e knew no reason for their support 4
nless It was because of the fact that v
Governor Beckham had collected tens q
I thousands Of dollars from the v
Whisky Interests and had thrown v
hem down. The whisky men had a
ather have a square man elected. s
iho is opposed 20 them. than to have 5
man who VIII promise them any I
hing, take their money and throw
hem down" 7
After he was forced TO close his [
peech on account Of the rain Mr..
Wilson returned 10 the hotel where
e held an informal reception IN the \
1bby. Hundreds OF people crowded
round the leader and pledged their I
upport' many Of the number being
hose who have heretofore been