The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-06-14
Was Cantrill For Beckham or
Bradley.
Lexington IIerald.l

We believe thoroughly ia party or
ganiaztion. Thesgovernment of this
country, modelled after the govern
mant of England, which, however,
has the great advantage of no+ having
written constitution, is based upon
the idea of party government.
But we have never been stickIer
for party regularity. The occasion of.
ten arises when it is.a patriots high
est duty to register his condemnation
OF his party's nominees and his disap-
prevail of the policies advocated by
his party. The sentiment in favor of
the emancipation of voters from blind
allegiance to the fetch of party name
and slavish adherence to party emblem
has grown with remarkable rapidity.
We never, therefore, censure man
for failure to support the nominees of
his party if we believe his action is
based upon honest conviction and pro-
NOTED by desire to do what is best
for his city, county or State. The fact
that man is yellow dog" Demo-
crat or yellow dog" Republican has
never seemed to US particularly strong
plea for the support Of intelligent men.
But when candidate does make a
record of consistency in party matters
claim for the support of others it is
well to have the facts known.
In the contest for the Democratic
nomination for Congress the question
of the relative Democrat of the two
candidates as measured by their regu-
iarity in the support of party candi-
dates has become more or less of..an is
sue. Mr.. Cantriil has pitched his fight
to very great extent upon the .act
that Mr.. Lebus, the President of the
Burley Tobacco Society whichMr. Cam
trlll is fighting is Republican. :.
In accord with that position he de-
clined to speak in Henry county at A
meeting called for the purpos of hav-
ing speakers present reasons for the
pooling Of tobacco, because the chair
man OF that meeting is Republican.
He asks the support of Democrats be-
cause OF bis consistent record as a
Democrat and his services to the DEM
cratic party.
We disagree with him as to the val
ue of his SER ices. We think his m
fiuence has been pern:c:ous instead of
beneficial. 1t has been toward the ex-
element of passion, the arouS:ng of
prejudice. the injection of bitterness
INTO party warfare. We believe his
influence in regard to various matters
acted upon by the Legislature, includ-
ing the imposition OF tax on rectified
whisky, the conduct Of the fight
against the County Unit Bill. the mat
tiers affecting the school book law,
was not such as to entite him to the
highest honor in the gift of the voters
of theiAshland District.
And as Mr.. Cantrill has made the
claim for support because of party
regularity, we think it might be we'll
to have the atmosphere cleared as to
whether or not the charge made in
the Frankfort State Journal, of which
Governor j. G. w. Beckham is the edi-
tor. that he was not for the last DEM
ocratic State ticket, and the repeated
charges that he was in sympathy with
those who opposed the elel ton of Gov
ernor Beck ham to the Senate are trLe.
Will Mr.. Cantrill make a definite
statement as TO whether or not he did
what he could to bring about the elect
ion of Governor Becknam after he re-
celved the Democratic nominate IN for
Senator, or whether ne was in favor
OF the election of Governor Rradlev2