The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-11
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In the second place, In this state the
Democrats have all the advantage. The
majority of voters, it is admitted, are
normally Democrats, but, as they OBJ
jet to the leadership and methods
of the Democratic party, they turn
to the Republicans for relief. Unless
they find the Republicans better than
the Democrats in all these things, they
will return to their first love.-and
they have certainly returned.
Another cause, discreditable to our
party, has operated In many cases
the primaries Of the past year have
been among the worst in the history
OF Kentucky. In county after county
the primaries were won by whiskey
corruption and fraud. and the nominee
could not be said, in any sense Of the
word, to represent the will of the party
In cases of that kind, or where the
people believed that such things had
happened the voters have turned
against some OF the candidates and
beaten them-to the disgrace of the
party. In other cases, even with ire
mendous Republican majorities TO
start with. candidates have barely
scraped thru by the use of money and
whiskey. Bossism has become ram
part in many counties, and this too has
been rebuked. In short. the people
have got tired of political corruption,
and are going to hit at 1t in either
party. The Republicans have had
their chance and failed to measure
up to what was expected OF them-now
we must wal. till the Democrats make
another mistake before the people
will again seek relief under the Log
Cabin. II we are ready TO accept that
chance we will get firm grip of the
state. 1t is in hope that We may be
ready at that time, that this long
article is printed.
There is however one influence
which in this campaign worked against
US, but which ought to have been, and
In the long run will be. TO our credit.
That is the night rider influence. No
thing ever done in this state has been
better than the work OF Gov Wilson
in attempting to keep order in the to-
bacco country, and his work will
stand to the everlasting credit OF the
Republican party. For the present the
sentiment which is bound to come
AGAINST that lawlessness and disorder,
has not developed, and his conduit has
lost votes, but in the end when the
reaction does come, It too, will be
found helping the Republican party.
Fortunately. there have been two
hopeful things in the election. The
first was that Lexington went Repub-
liCan. Too much credit for this can
not be given the Republican leaders
there. And, in passing, we wish to
call the attention of our readers to
the fact that Col. Sam j. Roberts, who
has been so seriously criticised for
saying the very things which this
election has proved, and who has
been called a traitor to the party for
pointing out the faults which have led
to its defeat. was one of the few pro-
minenr Republican leaders in this
state who did not get a serious rebuks
at the polls. The fact that he won a
great victory for the party proves be-
yCnd all doubt that his manly, honest
criticism has not hurt. but helped, the
party, where his influence is strong.
II we had more men like him in the
party We should get more votes.
The other hopeful thing is the weak
ness which is already apparent in the
ranks of the Democrats. AS we have
said, the fault of the Republicans has
net been that we have been worse tina
the Democrats-that would hardly be
possib.e-but only that we have not
been much better Already the Demo-
Gratis are evidently at their old game
of fooling the public, and there is
good hope that in a very short time
the bes, of their support will again
turn to us for reform.
In the first place Louisville has
come under the control of as unscru-
pulous a gang of grafters as ever went
after "a city government. 1t will be
but short time till high taxes, poor
public work. poor police protection
and other evils will begin to show in
that city, and when they do come
there will be a great chnage there
and the Republican vote will grow
by leap and bounds. Just watch it'll
In the second place, while many peo-
pie, ignorantly and unjustly blaming
the Republican party for failure
to pu, thru the County Unit Bill,
have in a spirit of anger voted for
DE mocrats, the whlskey men have been
expecting just that thing. They have.
as far as possible got control of the
nominations of Democratic legislators,
ard so, when the session begins. IL