Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-06-19
McCREARY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

have decided to become candidate !
for the democratic nomination for
United States Senator at the primary
election to be held in August, 1914,
and, if nominated, submit my candi-
dacy to the people of Kentucky atthe
November election, 1914.
81 delayed the announcementof my
candidacy because believed the Sew
enteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States would be
ratified and made part of the Con-
stitution, and United States Senators
would be elected by direct vote of the
people.
''This amendment of the Constitu-
ton, for which | voted three times
while member of Congress, is very
important to me, because the primary
election will not occur until August,
1914, and the election of United States
Senator willnot occur until November,
1914, only few months before my
term as Governor expires and, if nomi-
mated and elected Senator, can serve
my full term as Governor before l
take the office as Senator.
"Another very important matter to
be considered is that democrats of
Kentucky should nominate a candi-
date for United State Senator who
will certainly be elected at the No
vembember election, 1914.
"At the last Presidential election,
Woodrow Wilson only carried the
State of Kentucky by majority of
1900 over the combined republican
vote for Taft and Roosevelt, without
considering the $4,000 votes cast for
the socialist and prohibition candi-
dates. The republicans will be sure
to find candidate upon whom the
Taft republicans and the Roosevelt
republicans can unite, and, unless the
democratic candidates can secure the
full vote for the democratic party, a
republican will be elected to the Unit
ed States Senate from Kentucky, Nc.
vember, 1914.
Gas unsolicited Governor of the
State of Kentucky in 1911 by 81 900 ma
jority, and also overcame republican
majority of $4,000, feel that / can
state with certainly that, if l am nomi.
mated, / will be elected United States
Senator.
Governor McCreary has at last
brought his announcement for the
nomination for United States
Senator out of cold storage. He
made it public on the ninth inst.
with many why's and wherefores
appended, a part of which we
have reproduced above, from {
cursory reading of which on:
would infer that the Governor,
of all the democrats, young anC
old, in Kentucky, was the only
one who could be elected United
States Senator or could represen
the people if elected.
The call that Mr.. McCreary ha'
heard to again sacrifice himsel
upon the alter of party loyalt!
and go back to washington in hi
old age to again undertake the ar
duous duties of a U. S. Senate
and be importuned and harasseC
by an office seeking constituency
reminds us very forcibly of the
Call of the Wild" that the dog
Buck" in Jack London 'sfamou
story, heard. Buck wanted t,
go back to the wolves becaus
they were of his kind. The cal
of the wild was so strong that HI
couldn't resist. He went. TIL
call to again enter the politica
arena comes to our DISTINGUISHED
Governor because he has been il
politics for so many years and 5,
long in the public gaze that tn
political limelight is to him what
sunshine is to a plant or flower
He would wither and di
were he denied the rejuvenatini
influence Of the fawning politi
clans smile. 1t was the call o
the politicians he heard and no
the call of the people. There ar
other democrats in Kentucky VIII
can be elected to the Unite,
States Senate besides Mr.. Nc
Creary. There is younger an,
more vigorous blood in the stat
that can and will represent GU
people just as creditably an
more ably than he. It's a pit
for the old man to let his childis
ambition becloud his judgement
The lesson will come to him whe
it is too late.