Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-05-13
Not Opposed to Mr.. McDermOtt
But DeplOres His
Judgment.
School Com mission Wasting
Peoples Money in Reck-
less Manner.
VICTORY FOR WILLIAM KLAIR.


tain circles that the Kentucky Irish
American is opposed to Hon. Edward
]. McDermott's candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor of Kentucky. The
Kentucky Irish American expects to
be ever the friend of Mr.. McDermott,
but It would be a poor friend that
would not point out the pitfalls in
his nefgnDor's path. The Kentucky
Irish American is not opposed to Mr.
McDermott's candidacy 1t will
support him If he is nominated, but
it is still of the opinion that his can
didacy is ill-advised.
Mentally and from a point of
culture Mr. McDermott is the
superior of any candidate now offer
ing for Governor of Kentucky. Any
one who knows anything about the
various candidates on either ticket
will concede this. Why should he
consent to play second fiddle in the
Democratic orchestral van?
Mr.. .McDermott is a native of
Louisville. He loves his city and his
State. He would grace its capital as
Governor. He would give due ac-
count of himself as the representa-
tive of this State in the United
States Senate. None doubt that If
he is elected Lieutenant Governor of
Kentucky he will make an admirable
presiding officer for the State SEN
ate. He gave a good account of
himself years ago as member of the
Kentucky Legislature. He was rec
ognized as one of the ablest men,
bers of the Constitutional convention
in 1891 and was a member of the
committee that drafted the present
charter Uf the city of Louisville. For
all these things Mr.. McDermott is
admired, yet it is the opinion of
many of his warmest friends that
he is now offering himself as
martyr and that the sacrifice will
be in vain.
Hon. Ben Johnson withdrew from
the race for the Gubernatorial nom
ination because he found that
majority of the voters of the State
would not vote for a Catholic for that
office. Mr.. Johnson is a practical
politician. Like Samson, he pulled a
temple on his head and his enemies.
Why should Mr.. McDermott rush in
to save the enemies of his own
people? The Kentucky Irish Ameri-
can is not alone in its opinion that
his candidacy for Lieutenant Gov
ernor at this time is i'll advised.
The Shelby Record is edited by Ed ID
Shinnick, also Roman Catholic. In
his issue of last Friday Mr.. Shinnick
says among other things:
The little bit of sop pitched to
Mr.. McDermott by Percy Haley,
Mayo, ct al, is like the chaff that
catches no birds, and fools nobody
but the man they have influenced
to announce his candidacy for Lieu
tenant Governor. OF his fitness there
is no doubt. Personally he is our
close and intimate friend, and for
this reason We are sorry that he
allowed himself to be influenced to
herd with the bunch whose selfish
ness is their prevailing feature"
Another Catholic friend at Cow
lngton, who favors the opinion that
the Kentucky Irish American holds,
has written the following:
Nov it is true that Mr.. McDer-
mott is not offering himself for the
place simply because he is a Catholic
but 1t is equally true that the men
who raised the question of religion
and drove Ben Johnson from the
field because he was Catholic, are
scared by what they have doue and
are seeking TO undo the wrong by
offering the second place TO Mr..
McDermott simply because he is
Catholic"
BY way of diversion, the present
school commission is wasting the
peoples money In more ways than
one. In August. 1907, the school
Board had c. A. Curtin. one OF the
city's leading architects, draft plans
for an addition TO the Girls Aigh
School. Mr.. Curtin's plans were
accepted and he was paid $2,375 for
his work. The plans are still In the
custody OF the school commission,
but the Commissioner are adyertis-
Using for new plans. II is simply
throwing $2,375 away.
Hon. William f. Klair showed the
timber he was made Of at Lexington
last Wednesday when he turned de-
feat into victory at the last minute.
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