The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-09-15
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF THE
TENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Fellow Democrats:

Fellow Democrats:
On account of my inability to see
each one of you. personally, and, be-
cause of the many and various articles
which the Hon. Gus Brown, one of my
opponents for the nomination for State
Senator in this district, has caused to
be published and circulated throughout
the district, it has become necessary for
me to address the voters through the
newspapers. Now, after a number of
my friends had solicited me to make the
race, knowing that Mr.. Brown had al
so been mentioned as a prospective
candidate for the same office, went to
Mr.. Brown and asked him if he expect
ed to make the race. He told me
positively that if someone else wanted
to make the race he would not, as he
told others. Now, being urged to make
the race and, understanding that he
would not if he had any opposition from
any source, l announced my candidacy.
In short time after, Mr.. Owen, of
Hancock county, announced his candid
acy also. If had known that Mr..
Brown would be a candidate | would
not have been, but only because the
people insisted that we have a candid
ate from Breckenridge county, did l
allow myself drawn into this race. In a
short time after this, Mr.. Brown, very
much to my surprise, announced his
candidacy for the same office. If he
had only admitted to me that he would
make the race, would not have an
noyed the voters Of the county by ask
ing them to choose between us.
What is his PLATFORM He is for the
modification of the prese mt school law.
What modification does he propose? Is
he in favor of knocking out the high
school of the county, where the boys
and girls of Breckenridge county have
an opportunity TO educate themselves
at home and with practically no ex-
pense' Is he in favor Of strictly private
schools, where only the rich can edu-
cate their children? What remedy does
he suggest What modification would
he maker Besides, when he attacks me
in regard to the common school law of
Kentucky, he probably forgets that
when the present law was passed l was
not a member of the General Assembly
and could not possibly have had any
thing to do with the making of this
law. He says in one of his cards, and
presume, presents the same argument
personally to those he meets, that he
was not able to represent himself before
the committee, and one would infer
that he was not before the committee
at any time. Now, the fact is that the
first time the committee met TO consid-
er the time and manner of making this
nomination that all the candidates were
invited to be present and all were pre-
sent. Mr.. Brown, alone, advocated de-
ferring action until he could see the
people and become better acquainted in
the district, The committee adjourned
at this meeting, June 18th, until July
18th. Then when the meeting was held
according to adjournment, Mr.. Brown,
knowing for more.than month the time
of the meeting, was not present. The
committee called Mr.. Brown over the
telephone and asked him to express his
preference as to time and manner of
making said nominations. After getting
his views the same were stated to the
which took the action it did
and called a primary election without
any suggestion from me, as the minutes
Of the meeting show.
Mr.. Brown further says, in regard to
the present Revenue Laws, that | pro-
posed an amendment to the same,
which was rejected. The fact is that
did propose an amendment and the
'ame was adopted and is at present a
part of the Revenue Law. This amend