Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-03-13
THE KENTUCKY F|ASCO
Democrats Who Voted For Brad.
10y Guilty Of Party Treason.
the PRESIDENTIAL BOOMERS

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cash - Senator Bourne Making a
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ny WILLIS }. ABBOT.
The reelection Of former Governor
Bradley to be senator Of the United
States from Kentucky has created
much regret IN the Democratic party in
Kentucky and In Washington. The
outcome Of the Kentucky senatorial
election Il a most unfortunate one. The
Democrats had plurality of four and
should have elected some candidate.
That they could not all unite on Beck
ham Is perhaps not without reason.
While Mr.. Beckham had his hfty-eight
or sixty votes, there was always a
small faction bitterly opposed to him.
But when nc the last moment Governor
Beckham offered 10 retire and to throw
ais overwhelming votes In favor Of any
Democrat the four men who protested
allegiance to the Democratic ticket, but
who refused thea TO accept his PROPOSE
ton and Joined In electing Republic
an, were guilty Of party treason and
should hot again be recognized as men,
bers Of the Democratic party in Ken
lucky. They, could have done nothing
more REASONABLE. II man elected by
the Democratic party in Kentucky as
a presidential elector should at the last
moment cast his vote for the Republic
an candidate for president, he could do
nothing more dishonorable or more dis
creditable~ than these men did when
: they cast their four votes for Repub-
k,sican senator.
NHere In Washington there are two
explanations given CT the action of
these four former Democrats. One is
that IL the senatorial election was
hung up" and the legislature adjourn
ed without electing q senator the next
state election would turn on the issue
Of Beckham and anti Beekham, and
for that reason these four men, pre-
sumably Democrats, cast their votes
for the Republican candidate.
The other suggestion, which was
made to me recently by a Republican
senator, was rather more suggestive.
He called attention to the fact that
Beckham had beaten J.. c. g. Black
burn, better known rs Joe Blackburn,
for reelection to the senate and that
Blackburn was very bitter about It.
He also pointed out that former Sen
ator Blackburn, who had been Dem
ocratic leader In the United States SEN
ate, had received from the Roosevelt
administration a public Office which
pays him $4,000 q year. Should not
Blackburn give a little Quid pro quo
for that?" asked the man who spoke
TO me. II notice that the votes nomi-
nally Democratic, but which finally
went to the Republican candidate,
were all Blackburn votes. OF course
he held or before making payment for
his comfortable job on the Panama
canal commission long enough to make
1t appear that he was not really inter
esed. but the final result is very sug
gestive to me. It looks as II he was
getting even with the new power In
Kentucky which drove him out OF the
senate"
The story seems plausible. I do not
myself stand for II, but It Is being
talked about in the cloakrooms Of both
the house and the senate. Many prom
inent men In public life believe that
this is the true explanation Of the Ken
lucky flasco.
That second Eisetlvs Term.
Washington is getting very much
faded about political headquarters. OF
course the Republican party, being al
ways rich and having reduced the mat
has IFS headquarters maintained here
and q well paid and comfortable lot of
clerks, stenographers, secretaries and
assistant chairmen in charge How
ever poor the country may be. however
empty that famous dinner pail, the PEI
pie who work for the Republican ma
tional committee are prosperous, well
paid and sure of permanent job. But
that is not the point. We are getting
here in Washington more kinds Of po-
litieal headquarters than ever known
TO politics. Right next to the Repub-
1can headquarters is suit Of rooms
filed with press agents, cartoonists,
stenOgraphers and secretaries, all paid
by the Hon. Jonathan Bourne, senator
from the state Of Oregon, and all work
ing with one accorc Cor the renomina-
ton OF Theodosz Roosevelt. In an
other building lily two blocks away
headquarters we're established for Sen
4tOr Knox and maintained for some
time, though It is to be noted regret
fully that now the Knox headquarters
are not, ms active as they were six
weeks ago. In a third building the
Cannon headquarters have been start
ed, although the real headquarters Of
the speaker are in the speakers room
at the capitol. Nobody can possibly
touch the influence which Is exerted
when a country congressman with his
two delegates I'm bis pocket IL asked to
call on the speaker. The Fairbanks
boom is being conducted from suit of
rooms In hotel widely known through
ont the United States. IL Is more
quietly pressed, more modestly pushed,
than either Of the others. Ny own judg-
ment Is that It 10 not making much
Roadway and that Mr. Fairbanks him.
self does not regard this year as pro-
pitious enc for his election. But of all
the messy. brass band candidates. new
being urged that Of the president HIM
self 10 the leudest. Senator Bourne,
who N pressing it, insists that he 10 do
ing n on HIS own responsibility and
that Ne has never asked the president
concerning n. hare NO doubt that
thls Il tr,,e. Nobody In the senate.
however, whom i have talked to doubts
that Bcurne's actions, though seeming
~ hostile 10 the avowed presidential
policy are looked upon with approval
and eyen with delight by the president
himself
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