The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-13
CHARGE OF INSINCERlTY
WORRIES O'REAR

judge O'Rear j. writing under
the charge of iusincerity which has
been made in evry section of the
state. and which has been confirmed
by every word he has uttered since
his nominated. lie claims that Hem
| nv Watterson. Editor of the Courier
journal, first gave currency 10 the
accusation that he lacked sincerity
Whoever first called public attention
to the Judges moral delinquency in
this respect. only put into words the
thought that has been waiting for
expression in the minds of thou
sands of those who have heard and
Bead judge O'Rear's speeches.
The indictment that can be drawn
against the Republican nominee on
this score cannot be demurred ou
of the court of pubic opinion. Be
ginning with the pledges that he
made to the people before his nomi-
nation. he has vio,ated so many that
| it is difficult to enumerate them.
lie claims to be the foe of the
Corrupt lobby" and was only wait
ing eagerly for the time when he
could put its members into uniform,
and drive them at the Whips end
from the halls of Legislation vt
Frankfort. In the face of this. he
put the crown of approval upon Brad
lev, who was elected to the United
States Senate by this identical "cor-
rupt lobby that he now promises to
destroy.
lie claims TO be the one true friend
of temperance: that the money of
the Whisky Trust has debauched the
state; purchased weak legislators,
and prevented the extension of q
County Unit. At the first opportuni-
tv. he appoints the president of one
of the biggest Whisky concerns of
the state, chairman of his finance
personally applauding
him. for the collections he had made. |
and urging him to keep on with the |
rood work. When he was caught |
red handed in the company of this
iistiller. he dramatically served no.
Iice on him in a public speech that !
he must not accept money from his |
fellow whisky men. but forgot to in
torn him that the amount contribut-
ed by himself must be returned.
Pretending TO lie awake at nights
over the wrongs of the tobacco grow |
ers, he places ON his ticket Ex-Sen- |
ltor Jack Oliver who voted against |
the tobacco people at every oppor-
tunity in the State Senate.
Although before the republican
state convection he announced that |
he favored the initiative referendum,
when the republican platform was
there was no reference to |
Ihese progressive policies.
Judge O'Rear promised the wo-
men of the state that he was in ia
vor of woman's suffrage, and al
hough he personally dictated the
republican platform, he could find no |
place in it for a plank approving
suffrage.
His platform heartily endorsed
President Taft and all his policies.
,ut when he was called to account
or approving the vetoes of the pres
dent, he passed il off by saying
hat the platform endorsement was a
meaningless boquet.
His platform approves every act
# Gov. Wilson's extravagant and
Inefficient administration, but when
he burden of il was transferred to
)'Rear's shoulders he stood from
Inder il with the declaration that
hat plank too was mere pleasant
y, and must not be taken seriously.
So ii will be seen that Judge o.
Rear only makes promises to lNeak
O himself. or TO what few convic-
hem. lie is not true TO his party
ions he has ON public questions.
Whatever he happens to be. he takes
he color of his surroundings, and
Imports any fad. folly or policy
hat promises TO gain him few
Otes.
Starting out a pure Judge clothed
D ermine from head 10 toe. unsul-
ed and unspotted, hs has in a few
hort weeks been transformed into a
ime serving politician whose insin-
Gritty is stamped upon his counten-
nee, and colors every word that he
tiers.