The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-06-09
Outsiders
WATCHING THE SENATORIAL
FIGHT.
James Suffers in Comparison with
faynter a Big Newspapers View
the Two Candidates.


Frankfort, Nv, June S.--The big
newspapers of the country are watch.
Ing with a good deal of interest tho
hght being waRed in Kentucky be.
tween United States Senator. Thos
III. Paynter and Congressman Olie
JamaS for the seat in the Senate now
so capably occupied by the hrit
nance, and their comment on the
methods Of Mr James in his cam.
/ 2aign should he OF interest to the
/ Democratic voters az giving them an
| insight into what the people of other
states think of the man and the char
acter Of contest he is waging as well
as giving their opinions of Paynter
ne stateTan and member OF the
I Senate.
In q recent comment, Leslie's Week
ly said CT James lit is too bad
that We have so many OF the Ollie
James type in our legislative bodies
who think there is nothing in the
world Tor a public man to do but to
eek to gain politicSf advantage, TO
capture votes and to attract attcn.
ton -
The Chicago Tnter-Ocean, discuss.
ing the Lorimer case. says: THAT
Senator Paynter shou appeal to his
colleagues to act as Judges, consid-
ering the law and facts only, and
dlsresardine alike the clamors of fac
lion and the menaces OF power, is en-
tirely natural when we remember the
life and character of the man
4 Washington dispatch to the Gin
clnnati Enquirer at the time the long
and short hauf" railroad proposition
was before the United States Senate,
a year ago, read Senator Aldrich
was completely routed upon the long
and short haul proposition in the open
Senate this afternoon. BY a vote of
81 to 10 the Paynter amendment, de-
clarinS il unlawful for a railroad to
charge more for a short than for a
longer haul was adopted" This is
the same Mr.. Aldrich with whom Con
Gressman James would have Ken
lucky Democrats believe Senator
Paynter is in league.
Another Warrington dispatch, this
time to the Louisville Courier-Journal
relative to the EMPLOYERS Liability
Amendment, introduced by Senator
faynter. which provides that no Gaze
arising under this act md brought in
Inv state court OF competent juris-
diction shall be moved to any court
oil the United States. says:-"The
adoption OF this amendment is re-
garded as OF great importance, be-
cause 1t is a step toward restoring
TO the states the rights and control
oil matters which have been claimed
by the Democrats to be the rights ~
the states under the Constitution.
Heretofore efforts to modify Federal
laws so as to give state courts juris-
election OF matters arising under acts
OF Congress and to change the law
us to removal OF actions from State 10
Federal courts have been Intellectual
Ol Senator Paynter's work in Sc
curing this amendment, Senator Ha Q.
long a leader in the upper branch o.
Congress. said: This is a noteworthy
advance in the direction OF maintain
ing the constantly dwindling force OF
State Jurisdiction anG State control.
1 congratulate the Senate upon hav-
ing taken the FIRST step in the right d.
rection."
John Callan OLaughlin. one OF the
brightest and best known newspaper
men at the National Capitol, re-
Gently reviewed Senator Faynters
brief career in the Senate. At one
point he wrote:
when Paynter arrived in Wash
ington he quickly made himself felt
in the Senate Chamber and was given
an honor extended 10 few new Sena-
tors, being r aced upon the important
judiciary Committee. The Senator
has been active in connection with
the tariff the raj road rate. the potal
savings and the Federal lncorpora-
ton bill. He strongly advocated low
er duties on all materials used by
the press, insisting il was important
10 the Nation that independent news
papers should flourish. lie also has
shown 4 marked knowledge OF inter
national as we | as ordinary law. In
short. he is regarded as q valuable
To the United States Senate.
The foregoing gives in brief fashion
the opinion from outside Kentucky Of
Senator Paynter's worth as a member
OF the Federal Senate from Kentucky |
that, from the first he has |
taken front rank among the leaders OF
thought in the Nation. and is today |
in position where he can accomplish |
much. II retained in his position, not
only OF benefit TO the State and Nation
but add TO the lustre Of Kentucky,
which has furnished many OF the
greatest Statesmen.
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