Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-19
EDWARD ]. McDERMOTT
OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN.

Governor, formally opened his Cam
paign at Stanford on Monday. be-
fore splendid audience of Repre-
sentative citizens Of Lincoln and adj
joining counties. Although the Re-
publicans, with usual discourtesy.
brought Edwin z. Morrow. Senator
Bradley's nephew there to divide
the crowd with Mr.. McDermott. he
did not succeed in bis purpose.
There was no issue in the Cam,
paign that Mr.. McDermott did not
discuss frankly and concisely. He
presented to his hearers q thought
full review of the record Of the Re-
publican party in Kentucky and in
Congress. He made no statement
that has not been confirmed by their
official acts.
Mr.. McDermott quoted from the
Louisville Evening Post an editorial
which says:
Both parties declare for the pas
sage of a straightout county unit
bill, and there is no evasion of the
issue. OF the two, the Democrats
go, perhaps trifle further by speci-
fically indorsing the opinion of the
Court of Appeals, as written by
Judge O'Rear and concurred in by
elk Democratic Judges. in the mat
ter of the constitutiOnality of the
Cammack BILL"
Mr.. McDermott then accused
Judge O'Rear Of trying to put lit.
tie hope into lost cause by trying
to raise a clamor where there is no
reason for controversy.
In concluding his remarks on the
county unit bill, Mr.. McDermott
said:
The Representatives of the peo-
pie in the Legislature will settle the
matter by their votes; and, SO far as
! am concerned, | shall, if elected
Lieutenant Governor, give each side
a fair chance and equal rights, CIV
ing to the majority of the peoples
representatives an opportunity to
decide the issue without obstruction
or partially from the presiding Off
Ger of the Senate.
MIR. McDermott has met every
question raised by the Republicans.
Those who have known for a life
time are confident that he would
not betray a trust. or stifle convic-
ton for the highest Office in the gift
of Kentucky.
The Democrats are fortunate in
deed, in having as their candidate
for Lieutenant, Governor a man of
the high character and proved abili-
ty of Ed. McDermott.
The Democratic Campaign Book
is one of the most complete political
compendiums ever issued. 1t is
packed with valuable information
for all classes of Democrats. Every
statement in it has been confirmed
by the official record.
Governor McCreary refuses to be
put on the defensive. He is making
an aggressive fight, and is carrying
the war right into the heart of the
enemy's camp.
The Louisville Herald has dis
covered that a prominent attorney
for the American Tobacco Company
is against O'Rear. Before Gus.
Wilson became Governor, he was
the attorney for this company. 1t
is said that he is not for O'Rear. Is
this the prominent attorney" to
whom the Herald refers?
Judge O'Rear is afraid that some
insuspecting people will get moved
down by the Democratic machine,
which, in his dreams he sees cutting
a wide swath through the Common
wealth. There is a Democratic
machine" this year. and it is made
up of Democrats of every faction,
and the whirling of its mighty arms
is the noise that keeps Judge O'Rear
awake O. nights. The harvest it will
gather will be Democratic Cover.
nor, and Senator. and all State off.
GERS this year. and a Democratic
President next year.
Judge O'Rear is a sad sort of
humorist. He asks the voters TO
accept his platform endorsement of
President Taft, and the national
policies and record of the Rennhli.