The Paducah evening sun., 1910-09-22

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mittee for his machine, 10 from the
congressional districts and II from
the machine. Thus the right to make
its own platform in accordance with
the will of a majority of the Demo-
Gratis of the state. was usurped, and
the right to appoint a state Demo-
cratic executive committee was taken
away from the Democratic party
and vested in a political machine
created and controlled by Malcolm
r. Patterson.
This machine-made committee,
thus born in usurpation and con-
ceived in fraud. was used by Gov
ernor Patterson in his attempt TO
coerce the supreme court in the
Cooper case, and to secure the cleo
tion of a legislature that would be
subservient to his will.
This same machine labeled him
as Democratic nominee for governor
and stamped a full machine-made
ticket straight Democrats for the
ten highest judicial Offices in the
state, to be filled by the people in
August. II also stamped candidates
for United States senator. comp
troller, treasurer and railroad com
missioner.
"The masses of the Democratic
party revolted against this attempt
to control the Democratic party and
govern the state by the exercise OF
arbitrary power.
They proceeded to reOrganize the
party and they went to the polls and
struck a crushing blow to the Pat
terson machine on the 4th of August.
ION the 26th day OF August Gov
ernor Patterson gave out defiant
announcement that he would remain
in the race for governor until the
polls closed in November. to victory
or defeat.
There was no note of harmony
in that announcement, there were
no signs of a flag of truce visible
anywhere.
"The governor knew as well on
the 9Th day of August as he knew
on the 10th day of September. when
he announced his withdrawal. Of
the strength OF the opposition TO
him in the Democratic party. and II
he and his friends had wanted to
make a sincere effort TO bring the
factions together and to unite the
Democratic party, they had ample
time before the meeting OF the con-
vention of September IA, and be-
fore the governor withdrew from the
race. TO make an effort in that direc-
ton.
Governor Patterson and his CON-
mittee must have timed his with
drawal. No matter who timed IL,
the governor knew what he was do
ing. and he waited until the Demo
Gratis OF the respective counties had
appointed and instructed their dele
gates for his opponent. Mr.. Hooper.
He knew that such action was con-
templated and was well advised that
such action would be taken. but he
and his friends did not see proper
to launch their harmony plan until
they knew il could not be accepted.
without placing the delegates OF the
convention of September IA in the
attitude OF bolting their instructions,
and without subjecting the whole
movement 20 the ridicule and con-
tempt OF all right-thinking people
Governor Patterson and his friends
knew on the 5th OF August that he
could not be elected governor OF
Tennessee in November. when they
submitted their harmony plan on the
day the convention me they knew
II could not and would not be ac-
cepted. This does not have any ap-
pearance on its face of 4 movement
made in good faith to reunite the
Democratic party, and to elect a
Democratic governor, but IL has
every ear mark OF a movement de
signed to create confusion and dis
cord In the ranks of the Democratic
party, in order to give the Patterson
machine the opportunity above all
others. that IL desires, 20 elect a
legislature that would restore the
saloon and re-establish its power in
the politics OF the state; a legisla-
ture that would repeal the election
laws enacted two years ago. and
thereby re-establish the power OF
the machine to count the votes and
to control the results of elections
in this state. regardless of the will
of a majority of the voters. 1t ap-
pears that this is the kind OF har-
mony now being dished out by large
dealers in sweetened wind, who have
never at any stage of this contro-
versy stood with us lin the fight TO
restore the rule of law and TO pre-
serve the right of self-government
by the people in this state.
"Our experience with Governor
Patterson and his machine has
taught us that we cannot take prop
ostions or promises coming from
that source for what they purport
to be. but we must look for the pur-
pose behind the fair sounding words.
"The people crushed the crown of
the aching tooth 'Pattersonism' i'm
August, and they will pull the roots
of it in November. disagreeable as
the operation may be.
"The Patterson machine proposes