The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-16

lThirty-five years ago he was princi-
pal of the old Paducah University,
where most of the men now in mid
die life finished their education in
lieu of High school Judge MCGEE
is remembered as gentleman of
the old school. lie is highly re-
spected and loved by his former
pupils. and regardless of party, the
graduates of the university pin their
hopes TO Judge MCGEE.
Louisville. KY. Aug. 10. (Spe-
cial Republicans of the Fifth
congressional district in convention
here last night nominated former
Police Judge Wheeler McGee for
congress. and nominated Robert
Bingham for court of appeals. Mr..
Bingham has been mayor, county
Judge and county attorney, and was
colonel OF the First regiment, X.
n. G.
The platform adopted endorses
the administrations OF President Taft
and Governor A. Il. Wilson and the
other state officials and the record
of Senator w. o. Bradley. 1t refers
in terms OF pleasure to the accom-
plishments OF the last congress, In
Guiding the tariff bill with its pro-
visions for a commission. the maxi
mum schedules. and the corporation
publicity feature. the postal savings
bank bill, the increased power OF
the Interstate comIhstce commission
in regulating railroad rates. the
commerce court. the reciprocity
agreement with Canada, the employ
ers' liability law. free trade with
the Philippines. and the readjust-
ment of the tobacco tax for the
benefit of Kentucky tobacco growers.
Bradley's Speech.
In his first speech dealing with the
political situation in Kentucky since
his return from Washington. United
States Senator William o. Bradley
addressed the delegates and visitors
at the Masonic Temple this after |
noon at the convention of the Re-
publicans of the fifth district. in !
which he endorsed Robert w. Bing-
ham, nominee for Judge of the court |
OF appeals from the fifth appellate !
district and Wheeler MCGEE. |
nominee for congress from the fifth /
congressional district
The speech OF Senator Bradley
follows:
THE Republican party of the ma
ton has reason to be proud of the |
present situation. The deficit of |
SIS, 900, 900 faced by President Taft
when ne was inaugurated, has !
melted away. and We now have
$2O, OO0,0 600 surplus. The tariff bill
has brought prosperity and Is rapidly
bringing more There has been a
large increase in the number of peo-
pie employed, wages were never so
good: the farmers have never been
so prosperous: We have never had so
much money per capita in circula-
ton. Our exports and imports are
most gratifying and the song of
prosperity is marred alone by the
usual dlscordant notes of Democratic |
croakers and a handful of insurgent |
'Rlepublicans. who arrogate to them
selves all the wisdom and honesty |
of the great party to which they
claim allegiance.
81 do not question the honesty of
the insurgents; they are all my
friends and possessed of spendid at
tributes. but | do question their
Judgment and the air of superiority ]
they assume. ]
''My amiable and able friend, /
Senator Cummins, lately quoted |
from Lincoln his memorable remark |
that government part slave and
part free could not exist, and wound
mn nv saving that the existence OF
the Republican party depended upon
making IT all progressive l OBJECT
To the use of the word progressive |
as employed by these gentlemen in
describing their attitude. The Re
publican party has always been and |
lis now PROGRESSIVE 1t is the |
Ipioneer party which has blazed the
Iway from the time Of its inception
lar blazed the wau for amendments to
the constitution that have proven a
lbulwark of protection to the Ameri-
can people. It blazed the wap for
n bond and currency system; 1t
nerfected a protective tariff that en-
abled II to carry the war to a sue
cessful conclusion, and made this the
richest and most prosperous country
on the globe; it bazed the way for
rat,onai banking system. II blazed