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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

One of the soldiers in Bracken
county fired his gun on a public
highway and Lewis Rice appeared
before county Judge Bradford and
swore out a warrant charging the
soldier with disorderly conduct,
Deputy Sheriff Robertson presented
the warrant.to Lieut.. Bell who re-
piled that the soldier, Private Green
whose gun was accidentally discharg.
ed, was under arrest pending g
military investigation. Lieut.. Bel
asked for instructions from Frank.
fort and resumed his march with
out permitting Green to be arrested
The County Attorney and County
Judge are threatening to have the
soldiers indicted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

In sending troops to Bracken
county without any request being
made by the county authorities, Gov.
Cox acted on numerous appeals from
citizens of the county who said they
were denied protection by the coun-
ty authorities. They said many out
RACES had been committed that had
never found their way into the pub
lie prints. The Governor does not
believe the negligence of county
officials should be allowed to en-
danger the lives and property of
citizens and sent the soldiers on COM
plants that the county was in a con-
dition of lawlessness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

1t must not be supposed that the
night rider is altogether without
friends. In Scott county there is
talk of indicting Gov. Wilson; in
Trigg county the soldiers are to be
shot if they make any more arrests;
N Bracken county there is a report
chat Col. LIZARDS troops are about
to be put in Jail. while in Lyon coun-
~ the grand jury indicted the wit
ness who testified against the thirty
or forty alleged night riders under
bond.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

The gubernatorial contest in Ten
nessee between Carmack and Pat
terson is the greatest political fight
in the South for generation. Their
foint debates are stirring the State
as it was never stirred before and
personalities have almost precipitat-
ed trouble at several places. They
will speak in GAINESVILLE May q and
many Hopkinsville people will go
over to hear them. Both aspirants
have ardent admirers here.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14
OFF TO FRANKFORT.
But the Smith Renshaw Case
is Postponed to May Fl.

Still another new move was made
in the shrievalty court tangle Mon
day, following the issuance of a writ
of prohibition by Judge Cook on ap.
plication of Sheriff Smith attorneys.
Mr.. Renshaw's attorneys pursued
the same plan, applying to the Court
of Appeals for wit against Judge
Cook.
Attorneys for both sides went to
Frankfort to argue The case Tuesday
but 1t was postponed until May 21st.
And thus the matter stands.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

The Hollowell damage suit at Pa
ducah went to the jury Tuesday
night after four hours of argument.
w. H. Yost and Ward Headley
spoke for the defendants and Judge
DuRelle and Jno. G. Miller for the
prosecution. The defense was the
same as before, series of alibis.
Judge Evans commented at length
on the remarkable memories of the
witnesses who testified for the de-
Tense in the effort to establish alibis
for the twenty-eight defendants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14
CALDWELL COUNTY
Patient at Asylum Dies of
Exhaustion.

w. F. Felhen, an asylum patient
from Caldwell county, died at the
institution Tuesday, aged 68 years.
Death was due to exhaustion. The
body was shipped to Princeton yes
terday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

Justice Dickey, of the Supreme
Court at Brooklyn, N. Y, has hand
ed down decision requiring Osteo-
paths to be recognized as physicians
and so registered by the board of
health.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

Mrs. Hetty Green has received a
letter signed BLACK Hand" threat
ening death unless she gives up
$4,000. If she is correctly reported,
she would rather die than separate
herself from that much money.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

A young woman giving her name
as Carrie AIDE, of New Rochelle, N.
Y. was arrested in Louisville charg-
ed with lunacy. She was at the
Tenth street depot declaring that she
was on her way to Washington to
kill President Roosevelt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

Wright Brothers, of Dayton, o.,
made a new record at Manteo, N. c.
Monday with their flying machine,
which made a successful fight of
q miles, flying 20 feet from the
ground. A second flight of more
than two miles was made.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

Chairman McQuown, has called a
meeting of the Democratic State
Executive committee to be held in
Frankfort May 10 to fix time and
place for holding State Convention.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14
The Weather.

FOR KENTUCKY-Fair Thurs
day except probable showers in ex-
IRENE west portion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14
Beautify
YOUR HOME

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We also carry a large stock of
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We are selling these goods at pop
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We have window shades in all
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14

Law and Order League
meets at regular time and
place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-05-14
Holy City.

At Star Theatre Friday, May Is,
from 10 a. m. till 10 p. M, 5 cents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
? IT, JOHN, STOP TT!

Democratic parties have in times past
not hesitated to crush the hopes and
aspirations of the wage workers with
an iron heel whenever and wherever 1t
suited their purpose to do 80. .
And this In lieu Of a PROMISE a
chimerical or at best questionable an
ti-injunctlon plank.
"Ante-election promises have ever
been looked upon with scorn by labor
leaders-until now.
"We believe in political action of
the wage workers; we believe It to be
their only salvation.
I'VE do not believe in the kind Of
politics that will boost party or par
ties to which we are indebted for all
of labor1s ills, no matter what prom
Uses may be made.
THE fifty, hundred or more years
of experience had by organized labor
should preclude the possibility of
turning the workers economic move
ment into an adjunct OF political party
corruptionists.
"We believe in the ballot; we long
for the day when labor will become q
political unit.
1--WE long for party Of, for and
Dy lne wage WORKER.
"Let 1t be said that President Com
pers meant well-but he erred"
Regarding Bryan and his speech Of
acceptance the views of the following
prominent trade union leaders will be
interesting:
]. E. Pritchard, general secretary
OF the International PAYERS and Ram
mers' Union. said:
II consider Bryan's letter the weak
est document of its kind ever written.
It is nonsense to assert that the Re-
publican party Is responsible for the
business depression. Under the Re-
publican administration the people
had seven years OF prosperity. The
depression was due to natural causes,
and politics had nothing to do with It,
II Bryan Is elected there will be a
worse depression.
The Knights of Labor went to
pieces when they went into politics,
and like fate will befall the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor unless It re-
fuses to support the Democratic party,
A labor union is an industrial institu-
ton and should steer clear Of poll
tics"
Edward Hourigan. of District No.
Is. of the International Association
OF Machinists, said:
"Bryan's letter is not radical
enough. 1t is SO weak It will destroy
much confidence on the part Of the
working people in the Democratic
party. Bryan has no longer a ghost
of show of being elected"
John A. Dyche, of the International
Women's Garment Makers Union,
said:
Bryan with his weak letter may
gain the support of many conserva-
tives but will ALLEVIATE the labor vote. !"
President John Young, Of the
Lithographers' International Protec-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
A LEADING ISSUE.

Where one business man or manu-
tacturer has the tariff on his mind,
all have their attention on the new
machinery. created by the Republican
party for the regulation of railroad
rates. Shall the people rule?"-
Mr.. Bryan's questions to all ship
pers summed In the issue whether
the railroads, as in the past, shall
make rates, practically, without re-
vision, or whether a judicial body
shall impartially revise rates after
hearing both sides,
On this great issue Mr.. Bryan has
no plan but vague denunciation of
what has been done and is now in
full operation. He proposes no def
mite reform. Neither his training
nor his experience fits him for the
task and he speciously seeks to mis-
lead by saying that for ten years the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
been asking new powers and omits
the fact that these powers have been
granted by Republican laws, Great
ing new judicial system to secure
Justice between shipper and carrier.
Judge Taft is pledged to execute,
maintain and extend this new safe
guard OF equal privileges in trans
portation embodied in Republican
legislation.
The real issue which is guiding
and deciding this campaign is wheth-
er this work Of the Republican party
in furnishing prompt judicial regula-
ton Of railroad rates, so that already
no railroad company can arbitrarily
raise rates as in the past, shall con-
ttnue and be watched and executed
by a President of judicial training
and expert experience or whether
Mr.. Bryan's declaration that the Re-
publican party has accomplished
nothing shall be made good by revo-
lutionary legislation.-Phila. Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10

Mack, manager OF the Bryan cam
paign, the opposition of organized
labor to President Gompers' effort to
throw" the trade union vote over to
Bryan is still all the stronger. There
no longer remains any doubt that
President Gompers has arranged with
the Democratic party to try to force
the labor vote to Bryan, and that de-
spite the fact that he, Gompers, is at
the head of q trade union organiza-
ton of non-political nature, he is,
as an official Of that trade union, u.s.
ing his time, paid for by the union,
and the union machinery In further
Ing the success Of a partisan political
party. In doing this he is going con-
trary to all precedent, either in this
country or in England. He Is DEM
ocrat and free trader and as such
has put himself on record as fighting
to defeat the best friends American
labor ever had in the history of the
Nation.
While many OF the labor papers re-
main non-committal on the question,
most of the. important ones oppose
the policy of President Gompers. OF
course the out and out Democratic
The Toledo Union Leader has
strongly opposed the Gompers slogan
to reward your friends and punish
your enemies" 1t declares that the
policy Is ineffective and is likely to do
more damage to the unions than
good. The Leader has consistently
stood for direct action through q
Labor party or the Socialist party and
te a. 10 ~
for the legislative ticket of the So
ctalist party, which was endorsed by
referendum vote of the local unions.
The Akron People rips the anti-In-
junction pretenses of the Democratic
party into tatters, and points out to
Gompers the utter absurdity of plac-
ing any reliance in party that de-
clares in favor OF restricting injunc-
lions in one plank and follows it up
with declaration that at Is the
function of the courts to interpret the
laws which the people create"
The GAINESVILLE Labor Journal con-
cludes that labor is confronted by far
greater questions than injunctions,
and that 1.-The labor vote has never
been delivered or deliverable by any
man or set OF men"
The Brewers Journal, Of CIncin-
natl. ridicules the growing tameness
of Bryan. declaring that he is no more
feared, and calls upon the working
people to stand by workingmen in the
coming election. something Gompers
will not do.
The Switchmen's Journal, printed
at Buffalo, opposes Gompers
The Bakers Journal, published in
Chicago, In behalf OF its readers EN-
phatically protests against having our
international organization classed
with those who work and vote for the
success OF the Democratic ticket"
The Stove Mouuters' Journal, Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10

not brought about under Democratic
banners.
For nearly a century the Demo-
cratic party has lived In the past,
lived on the glories of Jefferson, but
have long since forgotten everything
Jenersonian but the name of the
sage OF Monticello. Jefferson op-
posed the building of mile of turn
pike road by the government; Mr..
Bryan holds the doctrine that the
government ought to own and operate
more than two hundred thousand
miles of railroads. Jefferson was the
first and great apostle of State rights:
Mr.. Bryan would obliterate all State
lines for the purpose of owning rail-
roads. Mr.. Jefferson did dream OF a
possible political Utopia; Mr.. Bryan
would turn Utopia into Sheol with
his vagaries. Mr.. Jefferson believed
in building the fabric of the State on
the enlightened conscience of the
people; Mr.. Bryan would build only
on his own fancies and dreams. re-
cognizing no intelligence that does
not spring from himself. In his in
tiated egotism he admits no wisdom.
no craftsmanship, no policy that does
not spring from himself, and he has
forced his party to adopt his theories.
to advocate his policies, and should
he be elected he will attempt to carry
out all the vagaries his mind may
hatch. He occasionally refers to
Jefferson, but does it in a sort of
apologize way, as II 1t was a great
misfortune to Jefferson that he was
born before Mr.. Bryan reached man.
hood. Mr.. Bryan is a populist, pure
and simple. His mind is built on
populistic pattern. cast in a popu-
listic mold. He masquerades as a
Democrat only. His theories are OF
populistic origin, and his policies of
a populistic pattern. There was a
time Tin the dim and misty past, It is
true), when Democracy stood for
sound money, for a stable govern
ment, for well-thought-out and we'll
considered and clearly defined poll
cies. Democracy, under the leader
ship of Mr.. Bryan stands for any
thing that will catch votes,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
BRYAN THE POPULlST.
Masquerading rs Democrat Only,
His Instability Menaces Business
and Causes Unrest.

The business interests OF the coun-
try are involved In this campaign.
The business interests demand sta
btlity and not change. A govern
ment policy may be modified to meet
unexpected eIigeneies without dis
arrangement of business, but an en-
tire change always brings with II an
unrest, an uneasiness that operates,
for a time, at least, to the great in-
jury of all. The Republican policies
are fixed. They are not immutable,
but may be modified TO meet any un-
expected exigeney, but they are fixed,
they are stable. The business inter
ests of the country know what they
are; they have adjusted themselves
to them. The Democratic party, under
the leadership of Mr.. Bryan, demands
a change, threatens change, and the
people are left to speculate as to how
great change will be made or how
far they will go in reversing the poll
cies pursued by the Republicans.
There is an air OF uncertainty that
breeds unrest. Democratic leaders
have always worked on the presump-
ton that everything advocated and
everything done by the Republicans
was wrong. They have never been
able to see anything good that was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10

Detroit. dismisses the subject with the
conclusion; +These are the times the
workingmen ind themselves close to
the hearts Of the Republican and
Democratic parties. After election
their usual position viii be assumed
again.
The Pueblo tcolo.1 Union Label
Bulletin remarks that @Bro. Gompers
expresses himself as highly pleased
with the Democratic labor program,
but from this distance we fail to see
anything 70 get particularly enthusi-
astic about. We are presented with
the same old alternative of choosing
the lesser Of two evils, with mighty
little choice In the matter"
The Plano and Organ Workers
Official Journal, printed In Chicago,
edited by Secretary Dold,. formerly
president Of the Chicago Federation
OF Labor, says in part, speaking of
Gompers' action urging union people
to support Bryan and the Democratic
party:
"As an excuse for this unusual, un-
constitutional and heretofore unheard
of procedure he offers the labor plank
recently adopted by the Democrats at
their Denver convention.
I'VE deem It to be our duty to enter
q most emphatic protest against this,
a most wanton disregard for well-es-
tablished trades union law and ethics.
The constitution of the A. F. of L.
torbids participation in party politics.
President Gompers must and does
know that both the Republican and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10

The strongly partisan letter of MI.
Bryan to the Commercial Travellers
Prosperity Congress In New York
City was in quite as bad taste as the
recent attempt to put the Interna-
tional Typographical Union on record
as indorsing Bryan. Such untactfuI
methods Of dealing with non-parti-
san organizations serve to react upon
candidate, and, unless met skill
fully, produce bad feeling among the
members. A wise politician steers
clear Of such imbroglios. The COM
merciai travellers incident Is a char
acteristic mark of Mr.. Bryan's un-
Judicial view Of measures and poll
Giles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
tive and beneficial Association Of Tie

tive and Beneficial Association OF the
United States, said:
Bryan has no show at all OF being
elected. His letter Of acceptance viii
not cut much ice with the working
people. ! do not believe in his meth
DDS. The Republican and Democratic
parties are both lukewarm when It
comes to aiding laboring classes.
The truth Is there are scores of
trade union leaders who are absolute
ly opposed to Bryan and to the meth
DDS put into operation by President
Gompers to try to force trade union
lists TO vote for Bryan, but these lead
ers Just at present prefer, for obvious
reasons, to remain more or less silent.
They can easily see the Infinite harm
the policy of Samuel Gompers will do
the trade union cause.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
RRYANs BUNCH OF rARADoxEs
(From Champaign, NJ, Gazette

tFrom Champaign, H., Gazette.)
II we get hold of Mr.. Bryan's idea
Of tariff reform, 1t is something like
this: Certain changes which will re-
duce prices to consumers and raise
them for producers, that will increase
the wages OF labor and make labor
cheaper, that will enlarge our imports
without diminishing our home pro-
duction, that will insure us substan-
tial free trade without diminishing
our revenue-these and few other
things equally paradoxical and impos-
sible would meet his view of the case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
TRUE TO WHOLE PEOPLE,
Speaker Cannon's Estimate of James
SchooIcraft Sherman.

SchooIcraft Sherman.
When Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
nominated James S. Sherman at the
Chicago Convention he paid the fol-
lowing tribute to the Republican can
didate for Vice-President:
Il take great pleasure in saying
to you that after sixteen years OF
service in the National House of Rep
resentatives, covering a period in the
history of the Republican party sec
ond alone to its history in the Civil
War, New York's favorite son in
council, In committee. In debate upon
the floor, has always been ready, with
great strength, with great ability, to
work for the common good, and what
is better still than that, with wisdom
and judgment.
True to Convictions.
HE has always had the courage,
whether in success or defeat, to DO
true to his convictions, to his con-
stituents, to his party and to the
whole people OF the Republic.
"The Middle West stands first in
population, as In agriculture, as in
manufacture, as In mineral wealth,
has the first place upon the ticket.
me great empire state hOnorS itself
when 1t honors James s. Sherman in
presenting him to this convention.
Il believe that the great Middle
West, recognizing the Importance OF
the Empire State, recognizes the best
interests of your party and my party
from every standpoint, not alone be-
cause he is from the State of New
York, but because he is big enough,
and able enough and Industrious
enough and patriotic enough to fill
the great office OF the Vice-Presi-
dency, and II In the chapter of hap
penings, which God forbid, the Presi-
dent should be called upon to cross
the river, there is no man OF my ac-
quaintance that would sooner have,
in the interests of good citizenship
and because of his ability and worth,
to I'LL the first place instead of the
second place in the Republic"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
GBRYAN'S POLICIES
DESTRUCTIVE"
Mr.. Taft Compares Republican and
Democratic Platforms.

Democratic Platforms.
(From Mr.. Taft's Speech OF Accep-
tance.)
The chief difference between the
Republican and the Democratic plat
forms is the difference which has
heretofore been seen between the
policies of Mr.. Roosevelt and those
which have been advocated by the
Democratic candidate, Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Roosevelt's policies have been
progressive and regulative; Mr..
Bryan's destructive. Mr.. Roosevelt
has favored regulation of the busi-
ness in which evils have grown up
SO as to stamp out the evils and per-
init the business to continue. The
tendency Of Mr.. Bryan's proposals
has generally been destructive OF the
business with respect to which he is
demandingS reform. Mr.. Roosevelt
would compel the trusts to conduct
their business in a lawful manner
and secure the benefits of their opera
ton and the maintenance of the pros
,perity Of the country of which they
IRE an important part: while Mr..
Bryan would extirpate and destroy
the entire business In order to stamp
out the evils which they have prac-
ticed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-10
REAL ISSUE FACING LABOR
IS DEAL WITH GONPERs
His Effort to Throw the Trade
Union Vote TO Bryan Doing
Infinite Harm.
THAT BUSINESS CONFERENCE
The Labor Press and Leaders of
Country Unmask President of the
Federation ms a Democrat and a
Free Trader Fighting to De-
feat the Best Friends OF
the Woridngman.

It will be exceedingly interesting
to wage workers and the public in
general to know how strongly the po-
litical course Of President Gompers,
of the American Federation OF Labor,
is being opposed by the labor press
and trade union leaders of the coun-
try. Since the fact has become known
that President Gompers has had a
real business conference with Mr..