Kentucky Irish American., 1912-02-17
Democrats Enjoying Row Be-
tween TAFT and Roosevelt
Republicans.
Post Learns Difference Between
Automobile and MIX
Wagon.
SOME LOCAL POLITICAL GOSSIP

The action OF tue OOhhibtcS
Municipalities in the Legislature on
Wednesday at Frankfort in report
ing adversely on Representative
Adam Spahns bill to create salaries
of $500 annually for the members
of the General Council Of Louisville
was perfectly right and proper, and
the overwhelming defeat of the bill
by the members approved the action
Of the committee. In the first place
Il was a mistaken policy to expect
the Legislature to do something
which a majority of the present Cen
sral Council were afraid to under
take before the present Council was
sworn in, and in which step they
would have received little opposition
from the public or taxpayers, but
for lack OF backbone the measure
was never pushed. Everyone here
agrees that the members of the GEN
eral Council should be remunerated
for their services, as is done In other
cities. as the committee appoint
ments and other duties necessarily
take up considerable time, but the
public at large objects to outside in
reference in home government.
For the first time in years the
Democrats can sit back and enjoy
the warm fight in the Republican
ranks between the Taft men led by
Senator Bradley and the Federal Of
riceholders and the Roosevelt men
ed by the Evening Post and those
who want to be Federal officehold-
ers. Usually the shoe has been on
The other foot, but this year the
Democrats will present united
front and will return a majority for
The Democratic nominee exceeding
hat OF Cove McCreary's in the last
slection. From Republican stand,
1oint the Tart men VIII have walk
over in the district conventions. and
hen watch out for an influx into the
Democratic ranks of the former
Fusion Republicans. who are con-
tinually jumping from one party to
another in search of political pie.
Representative Peter Lee Ather-
ION, who seems to have been playing
1 lone hand in the Legislature as far
as his home colleagues were con.
cerned, now seems TO be disap-
pointed that some of his new adher-
ents deserted him when his bi-parti.
san prison commission bill was
presented. Mr.. Atherton should
profit by his experience before toe
ate and take counsel with the rest
Of the Louisville delegation.
The Evening Post in 'ts mad haste
70 continually attack the police de
sartment grossly misstated facts II
two cases this past week, and in one
! instance was challenged by Chair
man Edward Tierney, of the Board
Of Safety. TO prove its statement. III
an editorial criticism the Post stated
that the corner policeman at Fourth
and Jefferson was removed on ac
count of trouble with automobile
| speeders, and when cornered had rC
acknowledge that II was the police
nan at Fourth and Market and the
trouble was with the driver OF I
| milk wagon. In the other instance
| the Post insinuated that George
Dunham, an automobile owner, wal
arrested Thursday morning because
ne had tried to find out il the police
men were drinking at the time the!
arrested his negro chauffeur, wht
on his own statement acknowledged
hat he had violated the traffic or
iinance by travelling down Broadwa.
1t the rate of twenty-five miles al
hour (according to the officers fort.
miles an hour). II was proven II
court that neither OF the four mel
concerned in the arrest were drink
ing men. Lieut.. Rawley, Officer
Driscoll. Murphy and Brumleve be
ing total abstainers. and that the
arrested the automobile owner afte
he had followed them to their
o'clock post, demanding that the
blow their breaths and that he woul
report them TO Chief Lindsey. In tn
disposition of the case Judge Her
man Cooke very wisely fined tn
negro chauffeur $25 and Dun
ham SIS.