The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-05
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The Defenselcss Combine.

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Journal for its attack upon the Whal-
Ilen-watterson combine. II makes a
strong plea for party harmony and
| for the elimination OF all factional or
personal issues in the discussion and
settlement of party policies. The
State Journal heartily agrees with II
and believes that while its conclus-
ions are correct. they are in some In
stances founded upon erroneous
premises. 1t says:
1.-THE Gazette has great respect for
Governor Beckham and confidence in
his integrity and ability. We believe
he has reason to be proud of the rec
ord he made as the states chief ex-
ecutive. He has a strong personal
following among Kentucky Demo-
Gratis. He is, perhaps, as strong, or
stronger. personally than ever before
He is in a position TO render the
VERY greatest service to the party.
1T is natural that he should be in
lclined to resent the opposition he has
encountered in certain quarters. The
average man who stops to think a
moment can sympathize with his dis
position to antagonlze those whom
he believes have done him and the
party great wrong, but the Democ-
racy of this state ought to be big
enough to hold both the editor Of the
Frankfort Journal and the editor OF
the Courier-Journal'
The Gazette is incorrect in assum-
ing that anything said by us was in
spired by any grievance or ill-will to-
wards the editor of the Courier
Journal. Mr.. Whallen or anyone else
To such a charge or intimation We
can plead an unbroken record OF
party service and party loyalty. What
we have said about them has been
free from any personal bitterness
for, so sweet are the peace and hap.
lplness Of private life that the editor
of the State Journal is inclined to
thank rather than censure. those who
brought about the opportunity for
him to enjoy IT,
What they may have done to him
does not concern this discussion. but
what they have done TO the Demo-
cratic party IL matter of serious i'm.
portance, when they now come. not
as true peuitents seeking reinstate-
ment as party workers, but boastful-
ly and arroganuy demanding the
lparty leadership-not the leadership
In the city OF Louisville alone, but
the control aud domination Of the
; party organization in the state.
p We give the Gazette credit for be-
ing too good a newspaper not to
know that these men. Mr.. Whallen
! being the emissary in the field. Mr..
I Watterson being the editorial hacker
have for many months been and are
5 now actively at work to secure con,
4 troll OF the party organization and OF
the next general assembly. II the
= Gazette has been asleep and has not
. seen what has been going on in that
direction. we shall In due time furn-
5 ish the Information. and show the
5 steps and movements In their secret
II not open. campaign for control. As
4. long as they confined their operations
r to the city OF Louisville. we said
nothing: II was purely a local mater
= with which an outsider had nothing
to do. We certainly could not OBJ
lject to, or critIcise. their support OF
{ the Democratic ticket. II the Louis
5 Vile Democrats could stand their
domination Of local affairs. we GER
3 tainly could. But when We saw their
: sinister hands reaching out into the
{ state we uttered warning and we
! shall continue TO do so as long as we
see cause for II. We told the truth
: and If the truth hurt we could not
= help II.
D, We repeat that Mr.. whallen is
. seeking to get control of the Demo
] cratic organization OF Kentucky. just
3 as he has It in Louisville. Does he
deserve to have It? Is he such a man
as the Democrats Of the state want
to have the power to direct and con-
troll the party's policies and prin-
clples?
Isn't II a fact that since 1895 he
has been a Republican and the worst
enemy the Democratic party has had
:, In Louisville?
Did he not finally fall out with the
Republican administration in that
lefty because IT enforced the laws
Iagainst the open saloons on Sundays?
Is such a recruit desirable as a lead
er to the Democrats OF Kentucky {?
IL he not the proprietor of a theater
so Indecent, with its saloon annex
running seven days in a week, that
no woman, with any regard to her
REPUTATION. ever dares to enter? Was
he not indicted few years ago for
attempted bribery of a state senator
to get him TO vote for Taylor, the Re.
publican candidate over VIM. Goebel
the Democratic candidate, for COVER.
nor? VIII the Gazette attempt to re-
buke us, even so kindly, when we
warn the splendid Democracy OF Ken
lucky against the leadership of such
Ia man?
When the state Journal exposed
the purposes OF this new alliance
even Mr.. Watterson yes. evea Mr.
Watterson, became so sick of It that
he suddenly decided to put au ocean