Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-03-02
COlored Brother Can Easily
Capture the G.. q. Z.
Nominations.
Emanuel Meyers School Probe
VIII Be Productive of
Much Good.
NO CHANCE TO DEFEAT SHERLEY

The Eaton-Thompson primary bill,
which was signed by Gov. McCreary
Wednesday and is now law, prom
ises to play havoc with the Republi-
can party in Kentucky, and win es-
pecially work detriment in the local
G.. o. p. ranks, as II gives the colored
brother a chance to dominate the
nominations in that party and run
under the Republican emblem in No
vember. The figures for 1903
showed a total Republican registra-
ton of 1875, which dwindled to
I12,S44 in 1911, and in round num-
bers about 1000 of these figures were
negroes. The colored brother is be-
coming more and more tired OF the
Republican promises of political pie,
and now that they see chance to
grab the nominations 1t is certainty
that the smart negro leaders will not
overlook a bet. The Evening Post
has confessed that no one in the Re-
publican party wants the nomination
for Congress to oppose the Sherley
buzz-saw this coming November, not
even the ex-Democrats who have
been posing in the Republican party
the last several years as reformers
because they thought they saw a
chance for some fat salaried office.
In view of this fact Il will not be sur
prising II colored brother Is not the
Republican nominee for Congress
this year, and 1t is possible they Will
capture a few nominations next year,
such as Sheriff, Jailer, Bailiff and a
few Aldermen and Councilmen.
The Legislative probe of the
Louisville Board of Education just
| finished has accomplished a great
deal of good in spite of the frantic
attempts OF the four daily papers to
gloss over the faults of the board.
There can be no question but that the
board and its executive officers have
been acting with high-handed au-
thority in the management of the
schools, Business Director Jones be-
ing clothed with the powers of a
Czar. Not a single one of the daily
papers has dared discuss the fairness
of the present representation, all Of
the members living in one section of
the city, or questioned the right of
Federal employees to sign the petition
of one of the present members for a
place on the ballot, Notwithstanding
that it is positively contrary to civil
service rules for a Federal employe
to attach his signature to any politi-
cal petition whatever. The present
Board of Education does not truly
represent the taxpayers of this city,
some of the present board having
been elected through the combination
of dark lantern society and the
knitting OF two men who entrusted
their fortunes to a so-called Good
Government ticket, one on account of
his religion and the other on account
of his union labor pr.hciples. All in
all. Representative Meyer has earned
the thanks OF the Louisville taxpay-
ers. for his investigation viii serve
to keep check on this authoritative
board and its officials II nothing
else.
There have been rumors of a dark
horse announcing for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in this dis
trict. which is hardly probable
though. as there is not the slightest
chance for anyone TO defeat Con-
gresham Sherley either for the nom
ination or election, as his splendid
and courageous record In Washing
ton has rightly earned for him the
support of every voter in the Fifth
district.