The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-11

| The Hon. Thomas H. Paynter goes out of the United States Senate because he was known as a Bailey Senator" That Is what heat him, and there are others who will go the same road. The Ken lucky democracy intends to have sen ator who is me too to no man, and least of all do the Kentucky democrats tolerate one who gets his democracy, sec ond-hand from the Hon. Joseph w. Bailey. whose politics Is as variegated IS an old-fashioned gridiron and as be- widering as Chinese puzzle. l am aware that the Hon. Paynter tried to hedge on the tariff question when he was confronted by the storm at home that his vote for taxed iron ore conjured, but l the Lorimer case came on, and MT. Payn- ter fell ere he got in sight of the breast works.
 As for Ollie James. I believe his per sonal popularity would have prevailed against Paynter anyhow, and when Ken lucky found out that Paynter was a
 Bailey Senator" there was no race at all Had Paynter continued a candidate I do not believe he would have carried a single county of all the 119 in the old Commonwealth.
 Here is something that has appeared at least once a week in the Washington Post ever since the last auction of senatorships in West Virginia
 Tn the midst of this jubilant mood came the intimation that John c. Cal houn Mayo of Paintsville, a millionaire democrat. might get into the conflict against James and add somewhat to the spectacular splendors of things political It was quickly recalled that Mayo has long been ambitious for the Senate. and has been generous contributor of cam paign funds and of wisdom during stren- uous times at Frankfort, the Kentucky | capital Then, too it was even more quickly recalled that Mayo, for several years back, has had close business and personal relations with Senator Watson of West Virginia. When the Watson campaign was warmest at Charleston last winter one of the most faithful adjutants of the Watson organization was Mayo of Kentucky, and it might be added that he had an opportunity to learn lot about the successful management of sena- l torial contest. The victory of Watson was a notable one, and Mayos activity l in Watsons behalf called for something more than a perfunctory vote of thanks l Tt is worth while to remark that about the time the wires told of Senator Payn- ter's letting go of things in Kentucky, John Mayo was here in Washington in consultation with Senator Watson.
 | Vat and Mayo were gone, and there is just slight fear among the Ollie James peo- pie that Mayo may find a way and also find encouragement for getting into the senatorial contest at home.
 NO one can blame Mayo for yearning to join his friend Watson in the Senate, and the republicans of Kentucky are not anxious to see Mayo in the game to elect a democratic legislature. Evidently the conferences of Mayo in Washington dur ing the last week were not wholly de- voted to coal mines, and the next few days may see a new situation in the Kentucky region
 1 r have read that tale so frequently that 1 incline to the opinion that Mir. Mayo and Senator Watson are gifted with pow CT in the nature of the occult ana walk in paths to the plain man labyrinthian' 1 MT. Mayo appears in Charleston and in- stanter the atmosphere is cleared and Mir. Watson gets a toga that William l.. Wilson could not get, and the inference is that MT Watson will go to Frankfort and secure for Mr. Mayo the toga that once graced Henry Clay, John J. Crit tenden, John c. Breckinridge, James Guthrie, James B. Beck and John G Carlisle For my part, I prefer to the
 pocketbook illustrious descent. l would sooner make senator of man because his ancestors fought at Bunker Hill, o,
 conquered at Kings Mountain, than to choose a bag of money to the prefer nent. There is pride and nobility in the reflection that a grandsire drew a strong bow at Hastings, or wielded strong lance and Flodden. And then it is writ ten that God Almighty discovered his contempt for money by the men he al lowed to gather 1t. Take the Ashland district of Kentucky that has furnished more brains ana sup nlied more character to Congress tnaN any other and James B. Beck was the | vealthiest man who ever held the coil-
 mission of. that constituency at this cap ital. and Beck was far long way 1ro'i
 heinz a millionaire. I know the day haS
 not been l hope it never will come, IT
 Kentucky, when men will be poiiticalls
 ostracized because they are rcn' a", U, thank God, the day has not yet peen II
 our grand old commonwealth when pon.i
 cal preferment was withheld from a GIT
 zen because he was poor. Let me : what did they say in Athens? bel'er r,1 u he poor like Aristides than rich ihe r lias''' and Callias was a rather goou so,
 of man. too Ollie James is poor ll,an
 Paynter is reputed a rich man put .. 1 n,
 was not elected because he was poor .,,a, a,,,
 pavnter was not beaten because ne ',,a
 rich. James triumphed because vn ot ~I he he believes Payntcr was overtnro"" . cause of what he did. 1yasb;nyto, Rut this suggestion of the Wssn,.e ",
 Post about Mayo and Watson Ioroes th m
 to observe that the most hopeless ana a,ai M , most helpless spectacle I eyer pemer e,e
 is inc damphooi in Congress witli a poen s.,ne,, sn u,itb the single exception, an u,o thot the damned rascal in Congress wh
 made fortune in politics
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