The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15

pii iiNd.c ChpdChlys
The once blood-stained city Of
Richmond, ssagpated by drink and
and debt-ridden by saloon domina-
ton, Is today the model law7snforc-
ed city of Kentucky, with over a
million of dollars increased wealth,
crime reduced to a minimum, con-
tentment and prosperity allke among
white and black, and with future as
fair as any community in all Kentucky.
What part in the grand achievement
had Mr.. McCreary? Where was he
when those memorable battles were
fought to snatch hds home town as a
brand from the burning? Verify, veri-
ly God will net hold any man guiltless
of neglect, Of the sin of omission.
who remains away from three contesil
when the worst enemy of mankind was
drawn up in battle array against
the sons and daughters OF his old
friends who had supported his every
ambition for forty odd years!
Notwithstanding his colorless tenn
pe-ance racord, urged MFR. McCrHa-
ry last February, as stated above, to
Come out like Leader and utter one
word to nerve the temperance Demo-
cra.s who like myself had never bolt
cd a nomination but he rtsussd TO
tell me his consistent supporter, al
bait l told him then, l could not be
induced to give him, as he asked, my
endorsement as an aid to secure the
temperance vote of my State.
Again in April l and others sought
his views, and again in May, telling
him his silsnce was ominous and
could only result in the alienation of
thousands of voters to the courageous,
consistent, stainless supporter of tom
perance, O'Rear.
But spynx-hke he remained dumb,
only letting the State know what it
already feared, he would run on any
old plaftonm-cr no platform.
Meanwhile, the liquor elsment In
our party councils and the office seek
ers and the ambitious elament there
of, decided to wait on ths Republican
tparty to see what 1t would stand
for. and then our party could "limp
along in the rear" on the same pop
ular, progressive planks, and insert
dry timber to catch the dry vote;
while McCreary's wet campaign of
1907 obligated him,yea, ties him to6ay
hand and feet to repay the ddtt he
owes the liquor interests for deliver
ing the city votes of Kentucky to
him against Beckham, four short
years ago.
Too late, too late, did he whisper,
only week ago at Bowling Gr5en
the dictated speech on the county
unit! "Can a leopard change its
spots?' Verify, by their fruits ye
shall know them!"
There you have picture of your
candidate for Governor, imperfect on
ly that l have not Painted him SCARS
and ALL" He has record while Cow
ernor bsfcre that ought to be told
to the new voters today, who are
asked to believe McCreary was Mod
/ ell Governor, and that he will give
us respectable administration. One
has only to ddlve in the musty rec
ords of his administration. 1S75-'79,
TO explode the boasted claims OF your
respectable candidate. Listen:
when McCreary entered the offios oi
Governor the school per capita for
his first year was $1.90; when he
left 1t in 1879. that per capita fell to
SLIPS, in less than year. and thre
was mo-. single event during his
whole administration that advanced
the cause of educatdon! In 1876 Nc
Creary entered the office of Govern
or with good surplus in the Treas
ury; he 1T it In 1879 with the doors
of the Treasury locked and barred, be
cause there was not a penny dn there
TO pay the HONEST claims against the
Commonwealth, and Its cradlt was
dishonored in the eyes of THE bus
mess world" ~
The above are the facts gathered BY
Gov. Beo1ham from the first mes
sage of Gov. Luke Blackburn, Me-
Creary's Immediate successor. Those
charges were publicly made by Book
ham in his race against McCreary
four years ago. and they will stand
forevsrmore evidence incontnovsrtlbli
that McCreary. The Model Governor
was myth
-Four years ago. our lamented Dick
Miller, the ibrainest Representative ol
his generation. gave up his life as
result of his struggle to pass the
Normal School Bills. sullivan. Bur
nam, Cherry. Potter and others threw