Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-07-19
His Advent Pleasing to the Pro-
gressive A. p. A. Con-
tingent.
Haager and Pinkerton Agencies
Now Spying on Police
Department.
SOME SORE HEAD CONTRACTORS

Realizing that the public in gen
eral, and the merchants in partlc-
ular, were becoming disgustec with
it's anti-Louisville campaign, the
louisville Herald is now busy show
ing the new Progressive apostle,
w. w. Davies, into the limelight as
a possible booster for the fast re-
ceding prosepcts of the misfit ag-
gregation now labeled the Progress
sive ticket. Davies as Democrat
served in the Bingham cabinet, being
a member of the Board OF Iublic
Safety, and liked the position so well
that he made frantic efforts to serve
again in the event of Grinstead's
election, espousing the Republican
cause and bitterly attacking every
body in 81 yht, his style Of campaign
ing being very pleasing to the A. j.
A. bureau, who were in charge of the
Republican end at that time. The
effect on his physical and mental
powers, in addition TO the fact that
the Republicans were beaten de-
cisively, caused general break
down, and it is rumored that he was
sent to a private sanitarium to
recuperate. Now he is back again in
harness, this time coupled With the
Bull Moose aggregation, having been
discarded by both Republicans and
Democrats, and we can expect an
other repetition of his former fren-
zied utterances in favor of the A. p.
A. contingent now on the Progressive
ticket, while the Louisville Herald
will applaud him as the city's saw
ior, Willie probably having the
promise of an appointment on The
Board of Safety in the event of sue
cess. There are several men allied
with the Progressive ticket just
nezs,samapgo. them .-being proeaiaent|
men on the tobacco breaks, and at
the first launching of an A. P. A.
campaign by Davies and his hackers
these men win quit in disgust.
The fact that merchants we're
threatening to discontinue advertis-
ing with the Herald on account of
its daily villification of Louisville,
frightening possible buyers away,
served to check our out-of-town
managed sheet, but only temporarily, |
as its allies in the Haager detective
agency, the Pinkerton agency, and |
WIN bliC dih VI
ians, are seeking to discover matter |
against the present administration |
and the police force in particular |
The casual observer knows that the |
present attack on the police depart |
ment is unwarranted, as that branch |
of the administration Is at the best |
in its history, and if there are any |
weak spots they are being eradicated, |
some of those that have been dis
charged now spying on The police |
solely for revenge.
Another element that has Joined |
the Progressive knockers IL the dis |
appointed office-seekers and dis |
gruntled contractors, some of the |
latter who have been Democrats as
long as they were allowed to sell |
sand and other supplies to the city |
and who are strict believers in the |
good old days" when big prices |
could be charged, the consequences
being that many OF them are rich
today. The Louisville Herald and |
the local Progressive party are well
come TO this combination but the |
strength of the people will be di- |
vided between the Democratic and |
Republican tickets, which are both
composed OF representative citizens,
IN preference 10 the Herald-Davies-
A. p A. combination and its misfit |
following. II is predicted that the |
latter will go on the rocks after the
poor figure they Will cut in the
August primary. and the race will
narrow down to the Democrat party
on one side and the rejuvenated
Republican party on the other, the
Bull Moosers being in the discard.