The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-13

Fully 1000 people were crowded
into the court room at Mayfield yes
terday afternoon. when Senator w.
o. Bradley and Jerry NJ. Porter, Re-
publican candidate for congress in
the First district, addressed Graves
county citizens. Practically all the
audience were farmers and half must
have been Democrats. The audience
payed close attention and showed
great enthusiasm. Senator Bradley's
remarks were on those issues. viii
appeal most strongly TO the farmer,
eand he made a distinct hit at the
opening by complimenting Graves
county on Keeping down lawlessnsss.
He said he Congratulated himself that
he belonged to a party whose gov
ernor is using every effort to stamp
out lawlessness and whose speakers,
without exception. denounce night
riding. Then he said he Is the friend
of the farmer. He renewed his
pledge that when he goes into the
senate he will get enacted a law re-
pealing the six cent tax on tobacco.
Had he not feared the effect on his
voice. already showing signs of huski-
ness, Senator Bradley would have
spoken out doors, and would have Sc
cured an audience twice the size OF
the one in the court room. as the
town was full of people. The court
room was packed at 10 o'clock and
the speaking did not begin until 1890.
During the morning there were hun
dreds of callers on Senator Bradley
and Mr. Porter at their hotel.
Hon. ]. c. Speight introduced Mr..
Porter, who got the audience in a
good humor by his characteristic wit
Iticisms. He then introduced Senator
Bradley. who launched into a discus
sion of the issues.
After declaring that he would vote
to repeal the six cent tax on tobacco
Senator Bradley said the reason II
has not been repealed is that Ken
lucky has had Democratic senators
who did not know how to get the law
passed. IL has gone through the
house three times. he said. and has
been sidetrackei in the senate. He
believes he will be able to get ii
through.
The trouble with Kentucky, he
said, is the trouble with the entire
south. The people have been eject
ing to the senate and to congress men
opposed TO carrying out the principles
Of the Republican party The humili-
ating position of the south is due to
the fact that a lot of people don
know the war is over. They carry
WORKOUT prejudices to their own hurt
The trouble is all over. he said. We
should think only of the good of the
country.
He said he had been a Fairbanks
man. but when his party decided on
Taft. he did not think he was wiser
than his party. and is now supporting
Taft, and he called on all Fairbanks
men to do the same.
Nov, ali OF you want TO vote
right. don't your" he asked. III
there is a man here who doesn't want
to vote right, | will excuse him.
am not talking 10 him.
= "Well. how are We going TO know
how 20 vote right? In the first pace,
no one believes that IL either party is
successful the government will be
Overturned. All fears are past. Gov
eminent Is a matter of business, ard
we have to inquire only as to which
party will be best for the country.
Records of Parties.
Now, II one party for more than
forty years has been constantly in
the wrong and the other party fos the
same period has always. or nearly
a.ways. been right. won't that fact
hep some in deciding2 Let US re
view the paItles~from few years
before the civil war. Well take the
Democratic psriS. first. Ii stood TO-