The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-30
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STRENGTH OF PAINTER
APPARENT
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AIS RECORD BEST REPUTATION
or CAMPAIGN UTT FRANCES
or MS OPPONENT-EDi
TORS STAND FOR
THE RIGHT.

Frnkfort. Ky, May-Bepurts com.
ing In to the headquarters herr OF
limited state. Senator Thos 49, Pawn.
ter. who is seeking an endorsement
, NV the Democratic State primary clC"-
g ton OF July Q, are that he is growing
b in strength daily. as Kentucky Demo
.crats become better acquainted with
fle record ne has made. and Is max
ipc. in that high office, and with the
4 character Of IoulCOgic campaign that
ts boinr g.ced AGAINST him. The i'm
formation received is To- the C'Ie"l
|tba, the voters arc realizing more
. clearly the cauhrr at senator Payuter
and of his opponent, nc Congressman
4 from the first distrso ind to- know
b,t tbS i.itcr does not measure mp
to the hir io" Dr. is seeEog.
senator plyuJ.f cvn'L.nFs to , ,'
duct bis campaign in i0e "'e' '''ss
diguii.ed manner in viii, hay
presented his candidacy, and
received letters from hundreds
Democrats. living in every section q. !
The state. Ccumordiu~ DIS course 'u .
AVOIDING acrimonious joint debates F.
fr-t could only result iu injury to ."n .
r1rfv which has in the past eo signal .
Iv HOuCrcd him and Ne relies unou h'. .
record as the best evidence 'i mt .
.abiit, 20 faithfully and inte.Acort.' .
serve his party and his state.
How Senator P0yutar ranks anon
the big follows at Washington rc.'E'.
d. las been 8ttostcd In the commit
zee assignments In tho Senate. III"
was made chairman oft the committee
to examine into the civil Service, and
ms a member of the committee on
c'aims, Judiciary, Industrial FXposi-
ton, Philippines and Privileges and
Elections. No new Senator could hope
to take such a commanding position
in the event y the election Of q
Democratic President. as now seems
assured, no one now in Congress
could attain greater prominence or do |
more for his State than he.
That Congressman James plan of /
campaign has not met with the APP |
proval of the people is best evidenced |
in the newspaper criticisms OF some |
of HE wild declarations.
Nobody believes that Pavnter is |
dishonest" writes Editor Leigh of |
the Bowling Green Messenger, refer !
ring to James utterances.
Democrats should stand together |
and build each other up by encourag- |
ing public confidence in all their lead |
ing men, so that in the general cleo !
ton any of them can lick any Re !
publican" advises the Winchester
Democrat.
''Paynter was an able jurist he |
fore he went to the Senate and has |
proven himself just as able law /
maker as he was a judge writes |
Editor Westover in the Grant County /
ews, aud continues: IF the Democrat |
are wise they will keep Paynter where /
he is for another term
In another editorial paragraph the |
editor of the Winchester Democrat |
says: 1T will be hard to make the !
people OF Kentucky believe that he
is not honest, patriotic and Demo !
crat. His vote Tor Lorimer, which
James thinks an awful crime. really
show, moral courage of the highest
kind PAINTER knew it to be an UNI
popular vote, but after hearing an
the evidence he did not think il sut-
fIciently strong to convict
The editor of the Henry County 10
cal writes: Before the Loriner cpl
sode we regarded Senator Paynter
with comparative indifference, but by
virtue OF his part in IT, he has risen
| high in our estimation. Sucn a man
who can resist the temptation 20 play
to the galleries, for the sake of his
duty rs he sees it, deserves TO Bee re-
| tanned in the Senate
That veteran of the Kentucky press.
! Col. W. p. Walton, of Lexington, WRIT
ling 20 the Herald, reviews senator
pavuter's responses 10 the attaeF.
made by james and concludes. Spn-
/ ator prvn,cr's friends are greatly o'a'
oI over his strong m9uir ana hone
statements, and they think the man
INho is charged with deliberate u.ar-
zion 20 miararre-eut Dim VIII p1v
dearly Tor if. The Senator is O. ger-c-
man, a Democrat and a man of tnr
highest integrity.