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tics Of the tiger to take prey and TO
defend himself from those who would
make prey of him.
1T is because of sympathy with the
lawless existing in the breasts of men
Tho are perhaps not consciously fel-
ons that the temper Of public opinion
becomes such that permitted outlaw
ly is possible Not the rag-tag-and-
bob-tail element that actually burns
barns in Kentucky. but the snug pro-
moters and supporters of night rider
ism constitute the element really de-
structive Of the peace Of the commun-
tiles In which barns are burned.
These snug promoters and supporters
go to prayermeeting with good con-
science. and consider themselves good
citizens. although they deserve a cell
and prison stripes as accessories be-
fore and after the fact Some of these
gentlemen are conn.ving holders OF
Office, under the oath to enforce the
law, while others are a bulwark Of
strength to night riderism in that
they are dependable upon jHrie,
when a night rider is upon trial
These types-the officer Of the Law
who violates his oath in the interest
OF a class with which he sympathizes
to such an extent that his sense OF
duty Is obliterated, and the venire
man or grand juror whose persona
interest or sympathy blinds him tC
the enormity of the offense charged
are the backbone of mob rule
They. and not the hoodlums who ap
ply the torch. have put Kentucky Il
the expense of maintaining a sinai
standing army in the field to proven
disorder. They may eventually real
ize that they have played with fire II
both the figurative and literal sense.
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JAMES AND WILSON.

In his speech at Murray yesterday
Governor Wilson SAID that Ollie
James could not excuse himself as a
leader Of the people by refralning
from saying anything favorable to the
night riders when he fails TO say
anything in encouragement of those,
who are UNFOLDING the law Going
to Murray yesterday Mr. James In
quired If anybody had been Killed
around Murray. According TO the
News-Democrat this morning, the
only reference this leader of the
First district people made TO night
riding was TO say:
Wilson in the pardon Of the MUIR
derers of Governor Goebel created
more disorder than the night riders
have done in Kentucky"
That is the position Of the leading
Democrat Of western Kentucky on the
night rider question. Can one blame
the extremes to which the underllngs
go? 1t was reported that when Mr..
Bryan stumped Kentucky for Beck
ham and Hager last fall, and he heard
Of the raids, he said he was devoutly
thankful that the people had taken
the law into their own hands to down
the trusts.
As inevitably as all American ques-
tons get into politics, this night rider
issue Will be fought out at the polls.
And just as inevitably, It Is apparent
that the Democrats under James aud
Stanley Will stand up for the incend-
iaries and murderers of the Black
Patch and the Republicans under
Wilson will uphold the law and the
protection OF the country home
II the First district gives that "old
tine majority" Ollie James speaks Of
I viii be considered by the night
riders as a rebuke TO Governor VIII
son. an indication Of the trend of
sentiment toward the gubernator.al
race three years hence. and encour-
agement for them to strengthen their
organization, continue their work of
intimidation and prepare to run. the
Democratic party, after which they
may reasonably expect the soldiers
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posure OF their crimes. and they fear
The vengeance OF thir partners in
crime. IL they confess.
Young Prescott Is typical case.
He was shot in the arm on the Birm-
ingham raid and bloody bandages
dropped along the way served as
clews. which ed directly to his home.
his family's name had never borne
naproach. His father upbraided him
for his conduct. and the youth.
crazei with apprehension and shame.
shot his brains out, There are other
Hsen n as desperate plight. They
zee the coils tightening around them.
The soldiers will stay. Their leader
IS in hiding. The fellows with whom
they conspred are planning stu
more desperate crimes TO cover mp
those already committed. and these
men do not wish TO go further. A
spit in the organization seems APP
parent. sand some OF the misgui led
n ght riders fear that they will be
the prey OF their more desperate as
sOciates. They own land and canno,
sell Il. because the night rider stu
alton has made real estate a drug on
the market. They have to stay OF
Zee homeless.
Another thing that Is adding to the
apprehension OF some "gool citi-
zens'.. who once entertained the hops
of forcing all their ne.ghbors into
the pool. Is the report that in q
iamage suit shortly TO be filed in the
federal court at Louisville. the gen.
.eral consp.raey Is to be alleged. and
al known night riders in Kentucky
and Tennessee are TO be made de
PENDANTS. whether they actually par
ticipated In the raid or not. The at
torneys have gone deep into the di
gest, and declare that they can pro
duce autho:ities. which will warram
the federal court in admitting evi
dence of the general conspiracy an,
holding al members of the nigh
rider band liable to damages II vii
expose many pubic officials and lead
ing citizens OF the Black Patch who
condone1 the crimes. which the
would not stOop to participate in.
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WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
NIGHT RIDING.

Some days ago The Sun commented
on Ollie James comparison OF the
United States to Rome and Babylon
and Egypt, in his effort to prove that
the country is on the verge of de-
struct.on because of a favored class.
and his sighting reference to Gov
ernor Wilson's soldiers"
Not in this connection. but quite
apropos, the Courier-Journal says:
"Inciting the irresponsibles to an
archistic activity-no matter whether
1t is done by a long-haired agitator
who believes in bombs as a panacea
for economic ills and breaches insani-
ty in the slums, or by misguided per-
sons i'm a rural community who en-
courage barn burning and murder as
a means to an end-entails moral re-
sponsibility for results. Such results
as the massacre in southwestern Ken
lucky and the murder in northwest
ern Tennessee are to be expected"
Then It says:
"In Tennessee and in Kentucky
various atrocities perpetrated by night
riders went UNPUBLISHED because of the
utter rottenness OF local government
and the corruption OF men qualified
for grand and petit jury service. Only
a short time ago at Hickman, little
distance across the Kentucky line
from the scene OF the latest outrage,
there occurred a night rider frolic.
the burning of a negro cabin and
the murder of a negro family. In
the language OF the local correspond
ents that hideous affair caused no ex-
element We may rest assured that
the outlaws about Reelfoot lake were
not uninhuenced by the news that
outlaws in Fulton county could, with
impunity, commit such a crime. II
the local government in Hickman
county was unstirred by the massacre
of negro women and children, why
should the local government in Ten
nessee county, Just across the line, be
expected to make an effort to rebuke
a band of outlaws for the murder of
two lawyers? And If the citizens of
Fulton county, KY. view the massa-
ere OF negroes with complacency. why
should not the citizens OF Union coun-
ty. Tenn, at least acquiesce in the
murder OF two attorneys?
"And since these things may occur
Without resultant excitement and
without popular indignation, taking
the form OF a thorough beating of
The bushes for the murderers, of what
effect Is the structure Of government
save TO RESTRAIN those who are by
habit and inclination law abiding,
while those who are not are free to
commit whatever crime the magma
ton OF the savage can conceive?
With the law az restraint for good
citizens and the failure of its enforce
ment as a license to bad citizens, a
community Is In sorrler plight than
Is a country where there is no law
but the survival of the fttest and
where every man relies >rpon the tao
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gentlemen that Captain Brown con
scented to accept the appointment.
Captain Browns attention to the
city hall evokes only one criticism: he
is gradually wearing it away by con-
slant securing. upstairs and down
stairs and in Judge Cross chamber
he has prisoners at work. He has
made FIRST effort this year to I'm
prove the yard of the jail, and Is sue
ceeding admirably. He installed con-
vencies, cheap but satisfactory, for
cleaning the city prisoners Prev
iously there was no arrangement If
a prisoner desired to wash. Now, II
is compulsory. People not acquainted
with police affairs have no idea Of
the amount and kinds of vermin con-
stantly carried into jail Nearly
every prisoner Is covered with II, and
Captain Brown Is keeping up a con-
slant warfare on the vermin, and
manages to keep the jail sanitary;
but It is an every day battle; for re-
cruits are going in constantly.
Compulsory cleanliness and order
in the jail is a new experience for
most of the inmates. Disorder has
been their rule of life, and former
jailers have contented themselves
with keeping the prisoners locked up,
considering their duty done then.
Captain Brown is a hard worker.
He was brought up to it. No matter
where he Is put, he is the kind of
man who hunts for work, and he is
never idle. Nor are his prisoners.
Let the voters OF those who know.
what chances there are for graft in
that office. let them inquire what a
jailer can do in taking care of the
city's property, If he is capable and
willing, and how he can neglect IL;
let them inquire the kind of man
Capt. Wade Brown is, not from parti-
san politicians, but from those who
know him and will give an honest
opinion. Then let them vote for Pa
ducah.
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jury MheeIs stuffed.

The great difficulty so far felt in
bringing night riders TO Justice has
been found in the jury wheel Au-
thorlties have become convinced that
.ong before the first pant bed was
scraped the jury wheels were fl'ed
with the names Of night riders enA
night rider sympathizers. and now a
circuit judge may charge the juries
with all the fury OF outraged citizen-
ship. confident OF the fact that a
night rider jury will fail to return an
Indictment.
The night riders are still admins
tering the oath 10 the people n.
Galloway and Marshal, counties, and
there are many associate members.
who have never yet taken part in
awlessness. but yet are satisfactory
'or jury service.
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Where is Johnson?

Tho Toilcr," publication evil
dent started for the purpose OF boost
ing candidates before the Democratic
party at a price under the guise OF
being a labor organ. has suspended
J. c. johnson. an agitatoy who hailt
from Louisville and Memphis. has
not been seen since Saturday. And
he is being anxlously sought
Besides his "newspaper" venture
johnson was active In the manage
ment Of the Democratic campaign IN
the oity and county ana sarbed tn a
,ong-tailed fuOck. dealt out hot as
from street corners. The TOler'
was an active agent IN citing C.to
Jallcr Wade Brown.
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Government Employment Bureau.

Many post cards have been receiy-
cd at the Padueah postofilce from
Washington to be distributed among
persons needing farm laborers, com
mon laborers and mechanics. The
ards are from the bureau OF immi-
grafton and labor, and following the
receipt OF the post cards from per-
sons. laborers will be directed where
procure work. The cards are at
he postofIice and may be had for the
lskiRg. The cards are marked Off
= business, and no postage is re-
led to mail them.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

To Republican voters OF Paducah:
We are unable 10 reach all Of YOU BY
mail. and as we post important bulle-
tins at headquarters daily. you are
kindly requested 70 call and look
them over. II will keep y0n In touch
with the situation. Notice Of speak
ings. changes OF dates etc. aud other
Information that viii be- interesting
" G HOOVER sec'v.
Telephone 2GG. old: 1909 new
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

The idea of calling Mr.. Bryan 1.-THE
man of the hour" Anyone who has
been running for president as long
as he has deserves better than that
MAN Of the generation, at least. A
gentleman in Ballard county said he
is not going to vote for Bryan this
time, but he is raising his boys to
vote for Bryan.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

Mr.. Gompers takes advantage OF
the opportunity to answer President
Rooseveit's charge that Bryan sane
tions Gompers' attacks on property
rights. not by answering IL but by
vilAfying the president. The charge
was directed TO Mr. Bryan, but he
Will never answer il.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27
THE TICKET.
President, VIM. III. Taft.
Vice Pres. JAS. $. Sherman.
Congress, j. VI. Porter.


Vice Pres. Jas. 5. Sherman.
Congress, j. VI. Porter.
City Treasurer-A. r. Grouse.
City Jailer-Wade Brown.
Aldermen-W. t. Miller. II. ;.
Wells, Finis Lack, U. S. Walston
and Ii. w. Cornelison.
Councilmen-First ward. John
w. Bebout; second ward, Mike
w. Bebout; second ward, John
Rock; third ward, c. VI. Riker;
fourth ward, j. l.. Wanner; fifth
ward, II. +. Ford; sixth ward, IL.
s. Barnett.
School Trustees-First ward,
william n. Poore; Second ward,
J. X. Bondurant; Third ward, o.
Ii. Starks; Fourth ward, Ed
Hubbard; Fifth ward, II. $.
Morris (Iong term), j. U. Nc
9aeen (short term); Sixth ward.
n. r. Treadway Qong term, w.
r.. Hickman (short term).
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
County Court Clerk.

The scn is authorized to announce
Hiram Smedley q candidate for re-
election TO the once OF Clerk OF the
McCracken County Court subject to
ne action OF the Democratic party.
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Home is where the memory lives.

II the News-Democratic circulation
man made that estimate Of the crowd
at the court house last night. We know
Just about how many subscribers the
paper has.
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Daily Thought.

A man has just as much religion
as he can command in the time of
trouble. Fuller.
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Ron,.s for Sale.

For a client We off,r for sale tho
following FIRST mortgage bonds. Viz
Maynoid Water a Light Co ,2l 600
Cohankus MFG. Co.'S S.COo
Dadeyll q, Ga. school bonds. 2.5OO
All Tearing q per cent Interest.
C.'-.rENs IS WINGS hank.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

Government scientists who have
been measuring them say raindrops
vary In size from the merest speck
Of water TO two inches In diameter.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
6eptember. 1908.

1Otal AS-ivf'
Average for September. 1908, 5,OsS
Average for September, 1907, 1902
Increase l,lSO
Personally appeared before me
this Oct. 2, 1908, r. d. MacMillen'
business manager Of The Sun, who
affirms that the above statement OF
the circulation of The SIN for the
month OF September, 1908, is true to
the best of his knowledge and belief.
Ny commission expires January
10, 1912.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public McCracken Co.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

to be Withdrawn and as Bryan said:
The people to take the law into their
own hands"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27

when a man Is shor, he usually
las a long face.
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you DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you ieeibetter. Lsx-Fo
;eeps your whole 'nsides right sold on th'
'o,ey-bsek plan everywhere. PrIoe 10 eents.
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MIGHT RIDER GIN.

CONTINUED Pes --n.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-18
THE SAME OLD GANG

The work of lining mp the old re-
dictionary leaders for Taft and Sherman
goes on apacc.
Mr.. Taft himself did the job in Ohio.
Foraker, it is promised, is to be return
ed to the senate, where lie may contin-
ne serving 1.-THE interests" AMI defeat
ing the rule of the people and in
return he is asked to take the stump for
Taft and Sherman.
Chairman Hitchcock has gone into
Indiana and secured the promise of
Fairbanks to get into the campaign i'm
earnest. What his reward is to he is
not disclosed. \ cabinet position or an
ambassadorship might tempt him.
Uncle Joe" Cannon is in charge of
the congressional campaign, and the
bond is signed, sealed and delivered
for his reelection rs speaker if the
neSt house is republican.
Such other distinguished r%cactionur.
les rs Du Pont. Pcnrose. Burrows,
hurry Crane, Cornelius Bliss, George
r. Sheldon, William Nelson Cromwell
and Candidate Sherman himself are at
the head and front Of the republican
campaign, both in management and
the stump.
1t is the same story in the publicity
field. Harper's Weekly, Leslie's, the
Wall street organs, reactionary news
papers and publications of all kinds,
everywhere-are solid as Il stone wall
in their support of Taft and Sherman.
Mr.. Bryun's friends are well content
to have it Sc. They will he pleased to
have Foraker, Fairbanks, Cannon,
Burrows, Sherman, Thurston and the
other spokesman of "the interests" nc
tive oil the stump, collaborating with
the organs Of 'the interests in the
vain effort to prove that Taft and
not the candidates of "the interests
standing on a platform written by the
servant of "the interests and approved
by Mr. Taft himself before it was
adopted.
1t is Il hopeless task, and the more
the leaders of this stripe, men discredit.
ed and d~istrustcd, leap into the
imminent breach the more hopeless it
will become. In this western country,
especially where the Bryan and Roosa.
welt sentiment is strong, those who arc
supporting Mr.. Bryan, who are prcpar-
ed to work and make sacrifices for his
election, will be more than glad to see
calnpaigners appear for Taft and Shcr-
man who have given their entire lives
i'm opposition to the reform for which
Bryan and Roosevelt have been fight.
ng.-Ely ESpositor
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-18

crease in the cost of living under the
republican, Dingley tariff and it's trusts,
while wages have increased only nine
teen per cent.
Seventh-The refusal of the republic
can congress to amend this tariff al
though its iniquities are admitted and
future revision has been reluctantly
promised by lis friends after the storm
is I'VE
Eighth-The notorious fact al'nitteI
by Senator Aldrich, republican, lvadei
in the senate, that American tariff pro-
tected concerns sell their products
abroad in competition with European
factories ut lower prices than they eS-
act from American and the
refusal Of the republican house of re-
representatives. to adopt al amendment to
have our government agents report on
these prices.
Ninth-The republican leaders pre-
tend they favor Il tariff sufficient only
to compensate factories for the differ
encc between labor cost i'm America
and abroad, but the fact is that the
republican tariff is more than sufficient
to pay the whole labor cost. On steel
products the labor cost is fifteenper cent
and the tariff is thirty-two per cent
Commoner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-18
A FEW HINTS TO VOTERS

Before casting your vote with the
republican party remember some of
these things:
First-The failure Of tho republican
party to take steps to provide for elect.
ing senator's by popular vote, and the
refusal of the republican convention to
endorse tho reform.
Sccond-The failure Of the republican
congress to pass a bill providing for
publicity OF campaign contributions
and tho refusal of the republican con.
ventiOn even to endorse the reform.
Third-The failure Of the republican
congress 70 pass IL postal savings bank
bill and the hypocrisy of the party in
endorsing this reform. which Il had
just ignored in congress.
FOurth-Thc passage by the republi.
can congress Of a currency bill which
enables speculative banks to convert
all sorts Of securities into currency aud
actually reduces tho margin Of safety
for dcpositors instead Of increasing It.
Fifth--The destruction Of representa-.
tive government IN the lower house,
where the republican speaker and his
committee on rules have all power and
not oven q majority can got u vote on u
popular bill If the speaker refuses con.
sent.
Sixth-Thc forty.nine per cent in.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-09-18
TAFT AND HIS PARTY

The inSincerity of the republican
party in many of the reforms advocated
by Taft's supporters on the stump is
clearly set forth in the following from
the Ely Expositor:
In his speech mt Youngstown. o..
opening the republican campaign, Gov.
crnor Hughes gave rs II of his reasons
for advocating the election of Mr.. Taft:
mo II more than l desires to see the
administration purged of every selfish
faint, to have fair and impartial laws
faithfully executed to get rid Of every
vestige of special privilege to the ex-
pense Of public interest, to libcratc
trade from unjust encruachments, to
purify our electoral methods and TO
maintain honest representative govern
ment."
The republican candidate may and
doubtless does believe sincerely in this
definition of principles. but how much
stock does The republican party take
in itg
How much time has Hon. Dollar Jim
Sherman devoted to helping get rid of
every vestige of special privilegeT"
What would become Of Cannon and
Aldrich and Dalzell and Payne and
Hopkins if the government were
''purged of every selfish taintY' How
much Of II republican campaign fund
could Mr.. MorSan's Philadelphia
partner collect for Taft in Pennsylvania
on that isSucg How would George II.
Sheldon fare in Wall street if he made
that his appeal for contributions?
Would 4. Coleman Du Pont of the
Powder trust be employing any of his
very valuable time i'll managing the
republican speakers bureau?
Possibly it was to purify our elect
oral methods that the Chicago convcn.
ton voted down the plank pledging the
party to publicity of campaign funds.
Perhaps it was to purge administration
"of every selfish faint" that IL kind of
tariff revision is promised which will
guarantee n profit to the manufacturer
ut the consumers expense. Doubtless
Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Hartman, Mr.. Schiff,
Mr.. Rockefeller and their associates are
supporting the republican ticket he,
cause they hate Especial privilege nj
the expense of public interest" and arc
determined to maintain honest repre-
sentative government"
Mr.. Taft may be unalterably anG
irrcvocably committed to every prime
iple and ideal which Governor Hughe.
defined, but how can he escape either
from his party or his political environ,
mentE AS Senator Hopkins said on
another occasion: "Thesc are only the
personal opinions of Mr.. Taft. The
party's position is expressed in its
platform"