The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-07-02
Casey County Democrats
Solidly For Congressman Helm
Candidates Speak at Liberty Monday. and Helm
vigorously Brands Untrue CHARGES
Sullivan is Making.

places before their eyes. And yet.
the speaker said. Judge Sullivan
was the man who claimed to have
written the democratic platform.
which specifically declared for the
removal Of the state charitable and
penal institutions from politics. And,
sure enough, when he spoke a little
later, Judge Sullivan did, in effect.
"dangle the Jobs. for he declared
that he believed the good democrats
of Casey deserved some recognition
in view of the fact that ali of its
county officers were republicans,
and that he would take great pleas
ure in endorsing some of them for
places at Frankfort, and at Wash
ington, if he were elected.
Congressman Helm demanded of
the democrats of Casey what was
the difference between this tempt
ing with the offer of Jobs. and a
plain open and shut proposition Of
going to man and attempting to
buy his vote with cash in hand.
Congressman Helm told the DEM
ocrats of Casey that he has we
coined them into the eighth district
as gladly as anyone. He read q
statement he had made at the time.
in which he had said that his only
regret was that the good democrats
of Rockcastle had not also been
kept in the district. He said that
the democrats of Casey and Adair
were his kind of people, and he felt
at home among them. He briefly
reviewed his record in Congress. tell
ing of his work as chairman Of the
important committee on Expendi-
lures in the War Department and
of its recommendations, saving to
the people millions of dollars in
taxes each year. He pointed out
that although he had been working
and voting to cut down the taxes on
the people at Washington, there was
not property owner in the state
who had not had to pay higher taxes
since Judge Sullivan had served a
term III the legislature four years
ago. Congressman Helm declared
that he was a strong champion Of
educational work along every line,
but that he did not believe in voting
still higher taxes upon the people
with the state already heavily in
debt. He referred to his work for
the farmers free list bill, the tobac-
co census bill and other progressive
democratic measures for which he
had labored faithfully in the inter-
est of the people.
Congressman Helm denied en-
phaticallv the charge made by Col.
Chinn that the whisky interests are
behind him, and read a letter he had
written to a prominent temperance
man, long before this issue was
raised, in which he had pledged him.
self TO the Shepard Kenyon bill, the
measure which the temperance
forces are seeking to have passed
through the national congress. He
pointed out that Col. Chinn's state
ment and charge was being printed
in the papers of the district at Sui
ivan's expense, although it was pal
pably untrue and complete misre-
presentation. Congressman Helms
explanation along this line was COM
pletely satisfactory to his temper-
anoe friends in Casey county and
a great many declared afterward.
that the Chinn charge is already
providing a severe boomerang to
Judge Sullivan. since its deceptive
character has become known.
Congressman Helm held the close
and undivided attention of the big
crowd to the end. The largest por-
ton remained to hear Judge Sulli-
vans reply. although many left
when Helm had concluded.
Judge Sullivan dwelt at consider
able length upon his own career
from boyhood up. and told Of the
success he has made in life. how he
has succeeded every thing he has at
tempted. and finally he has become
president of the BIGGEST and the
leading bank i'm Madison county he
told of his service in democratic
iHiipdlEHS anu tHt Ildil ne ucu
nlayed in drawing up the democratic
platform, AZ the request of the party
leaders. He asserted that he had
worked for the admission of Adair
and Casey into the Eighth district.
read kilograms from Senator X. l..
hubble. of this county, and Senator
W. f. Bowling. of Anderson county.
commencing what he had done for
Casey and how his work before the
committee of the legislature had
played large part in getting the
two new counties into the district.
the telegram from Dowling being
eulogistic of Sullivan
and his work.
judge Sullivan declared that he
did not think il would be imnrorer
for him to attempt to get a Job for
of Casey county on ac-
count of his close relations 10 the
officials AT Frankfort. and promis-
I'd 10 do what he could. although he
declared emDha'icallv that he haA
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