The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-26
Call Them on.

In another column the State Jour
nal publishes a sample article from
the Courier-Journal, telling in glow
ing and adulatory terms about the
triumphal tour of Col. John II.
Whallen, that apostle of orthodox
Democracy in his efforts to arouse
the Democrats OF Kentucky to the
With flaming headlines and editorial
eulogy, that great Journal. the unde-
filed and unpurchasable organ of
political purity, daily recounts In
most conspicuous fashion the vista
tions of the colonel to the various
cities, and with characteristic aecu7
racy relates the enthusiastic ovations
accorded him at each place. Mr..
Bryan in his palmiest days never re-
ceived more hearty welcomes from
the Democrats of Kentucky than
have been given to the patriotic col
.onel in the columns of that paper,
edited by his most recent and de-
voted ally.
BY the shifting of scenery and the
rapid changes of the political kaleido
scope, the valiant colonel and the
doughty editor are now shown TO an
admiring public as a picture of the
Damon and Pythias of up-to-date De
.mocracy, locked in a loving embrace,
and representing the symbol of a
purified and regenerated party! To
the genius who brought about this
confederation of two kindred, tho
warning spirits,-and spirits is an
Illustrative word,-we must admir-
ingly make our salaams and life our
chapeaux His talents deserve for
him a broader field OF operation. He
should be Immediately sent as the
ambassador to the court of the
Mikado. to reconcile any differences
that might exist between this eoun-
TRY and Japan, or better still. he
should be selected as the president
of the next Hague conference TO
show the gathered representatives of
the nations. of the world how peace
may be established even between the
most discordant elements and the
horrible arbitrament of arms averted
by a little judicious application OF
salve. The spirit (again that obtru-
sive word) of modern civilization is
eagerly looking for his marvellous
diplomacy to show how international
disarmament may be accomplished.
His success in uniting these two
warlike colonies should attract world
wide attention. In the early days of
the republic two of its most eminent
statesmen met for moral combat I'M
der the code, duello, because one of
them had spoken of the other as one
of the principals in IAN alliance be-
tween a Puritan and a Backlog"
No such offense could be committed
in reference to this more recent ALI
ance, because it would be hard to
locate the Puritan.
IL its true, as the Courier-Journal
says. that Colonel Whallen has been
sent out, bearing the insignia and
credentials of party leadership and
stamped as the immaculate embodi-
ment of this reunited Democracy"
then We must. on the part of the real
and unfailing Democrats OF Ken
lucky, enter our most vigorous and
vehement protest
We earnestly desire to see the
Democratic party Triumph every
where because it, principals. when
correctly understood and honestly
enforced mean, we believe, the great
est number We desire to see the
Democratcy of Louisville and Jeffer-
son county again in control and
recognize that upon its present ticket
are many excellent men deserving
the support of good citizens. But IL
they select these new allies as their