The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-09

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'ore US.
The struggle of last Saturday was a
friendly one throughout, striving to
place in nomination the person to whom
We were each and everyone of US most
favorably inclined, struggle to ad-
vance the interest of our friends, but
after all it was family affair and to
be treated as such, and every good
democrat should and will now forget
that there ever was a struggle as to
who should bear the party standard,
will grid on his armor and 60 forth to
do battle in the cause of democracy
against the common enemy.
The various candidates in this dis
trict, both congressional and judicial,
were good men and true, men with
whom we may safely intrust the cause
of democracy, and who were prepared
to give a faithful account of their
stewardship, the means of determining
just who should unfurl the standard at
the November election was new, re-
Gently enacted law and one which we
fully believe is wise, just and impair
tial one, a law calculated to safeguard
the rights of each and every man who
seeks office at the hands of his party,
and which we believe at this, its first
trial, has proven a great success.
Every democrat in the district had
his choice as to who should be given
the nomination for the various offices
and they had the opportunity to ex-
press that choice at the polls, if the
outcome did not prove to their liking,
there should be no sore spots, and we
believe there will be none, but that the
party in the district will be united as it
was never united before and each and
every democrat who voted at the prim-
airy in August will be cheerful partic-
ipant in the victory in November.
Mr.. Helm has served his district in a
most creditable manner and will con-
tinue to do so, and while we supported
Mr.. Sullivan for the nomination, yet
we are greatly rejoiced over the fact
that while our choice did not receive
the nomination, we are to be represent
ed by democrat, and by as good a
one as can be found in the old Com
monwealth. The opposition to Mr..
Helm, if at all is scarcely noticeable,
both parties seem to have a tendency
to hold aloof from Mr.. Dinsmore, in
fact they do not seem to know exactly
where he stands, whether he is Stand
patter or whether he is Bull Moose,
but be this as it may, we can never
tell what may develop, and while the
opposition may not, nor do we believe
it will, amount to anything, yet it is
the duty of every democrat in the dis
trict to give his unqualified support to
Hon. Harvey Helm, the nominee of the
Democratic party, to take no chances
on the superior strength of our party,
or to underestimate the strength of
the opposition, vote tor him and then
you take no chances.
As for Mr.. Puryear, he will have no
opposition, but at the same time vote
for him too, for it is bad habit to fall
into, that of not voting the straight
ticket, and if we just 60 in and put it
under the rooster, then we are CIV
ing their dues to everybody.
While in some cases in the district
races there is no opposition, and in
others it is but meager, yet we are to
have one great struggle at the coming
November election, the struggle to
elect Democratic president, and the
most flattering prospects for success
that the party has faced in years. For
this reason there must be no sulking in
the tents among the democrats, there
must be no wounds received in petty
races to heal, any i'll feeling engender-
ed must be put aside and all must labor
together in the great common cause.
The democratic party is united as ii
has never been in years on national
issues and in behalf of the national
standard bearer, Woodrow Wilson is
acceptable to the great masses of
democracy as no democratic nominee
has ever been in years; the enemy is
divided against itself, has we might
say too seperate and distinct parties
with Teddy leading one and Taft the
other, both we firmly believe headed
for ignominious defeat, divided with nc
possible chance of being reunited, az
far apart in their ideas as are the
democratic and republican parties, car
their be any doubt but that defeat
stares them in the face. 1t is all up te
the democratic party, victory is within
their grasp for the taking, all that the
democratic party has to do now is te
stand solidiy together and support
their splendid nominee and we shall see
. glorious victory.
Therefore again let US warn every
democrat to put aside any i'll feeling
that may, have been engendered in the
primary that would have tendency te
make us even do our duty in a hall
hearted way, get busy now and give
every assistance in your power ir
futherance of the great democratic
victory that is to be ours in November.
Flying Men Fall.