The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-10-18
Wilson Offers Insult to Great
NebraSkan.


ago a hireling and went before the
sixty thousand people who he addressed
and urged to support Judge Hager and
the Democratic State ticket, receiving
therefor not less than five hundred
dollars day. When called to account
for his statement, Mr.. Wilson squIrm-
ed out of it in these traddling fashion
in which he has met the issues of the
present campaign, and, when called
liar by Democratic State Campaign
Chairman Hines and Urey Woodson,
Democratic National Committeeman,
admitted that he had made the charge
without any information whatever,
showing that he made it in pique.
being at the time in the section Mr..
Bryan had visited and seeing the won
derful effects Of the speeches of the
Nebraskan.
What howl would go up from the
Republican press not only of Ken
lucky, but of the entire Nation,
should Judge Hager, Democratic
Gubernatorial candidate, make the
charge in a public speech next week,
when Vice President Fairbanks comes
into Kentucky to speak in behalf of
the Republican ticket, that he is re-
ceiving as compensation five hundred
dollars day, or any sum. for that SER
vice. Such statement by Judge Hager
would do inestimabie harm to the cause
OF Democracy. Is there any more rea-
son why such a statement from Mr..
Wilson regarding Mr.. Bryan should
not do the cause of Republicanism
much harm? Does Mr.. Fairbanks
stand any higher in the estimation of
the people of this country than does
Mr.. Bryan? Does anyone believe that
ne has the cause of Republicanism
closer to heart that has Mr.. Bryan the
cause of Democracy? Will anyone
claim that he has a more honest pur-
pose in coming to Kentucky than had
the man who has led the Democratic
hosts in the nation for a dozen years
or more?
The charge made by Mr.. Wilson,
ridiculous in the extreme as it is, falls
fiat before all sensible and right think
ing people. Instead of having the
effect he supposed it would, it will in
jure his chances of being Governor of
the Commonwealth. The people of
Kentucky will resent the aspirations
Of man whose stock in trade is the
peddling of ISLANDERS, and they will be
slow to believe any charge made by
a man who wilfully and maliciously
ISLANDERS such a man as William J.
Bryan. The Republican campaign is
being made wholly upon false charges,
none of which have ever been proven,
but up to the time Mr.. Wilson made
this serious charge against the Ma,
tional leader of the Democracy he had
left the dissemination of false charges
to his associates, the candidates for
minor Offices of the Republican State
ticket, especially to his candidate for
Secretary of State.
On the day that Mr.. Wilson was
making his charge against MIR. Bryan
the distinguished Democratic leader
was telling twelve thousand people,
assembled at Murray, Galloway coun-
ty, just why he paid a visit to Ken
lucky at this time. SaiG Llr. Bryan:
"Ihere is no more reason Why l
should leave my Children good govern
ment than that you should leave your
children good government; and there
is no more reason why should fight
for Democracy than there is that you
should fight for Democracy. My inter-
est is not due to the fact that have
been candidate for high office. Ny
interest is not due to the fact that
may be candidate for high Office in
the future, for Office is but an incident
of my life, and there are things which
concern me more. have never want
ed Office merely to hold office for have
long since learned that my place in
history will not he determined by what
people Go for me, by what l can do for
my people.
81 have said this much because 1
wanted to impress upon your minds
that you ought to be as much interest
ed as am in this fight, and now, Dem
ocrats. if will come from Nebraska at
my own expense to help you win vic
tory inEKentucky for Democracy, can't
you go from your homes to your polls