Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-03

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The county candidates, poor
fellow, have been buzzing about
all the week endeavoring to feel
the pulse Of the dear public, and
the amusing thing about it is that
every one of them seems to feel
that he will win. Every one of
them has been assured by enough |
voters to make him confident of
success. l have an abiding SYM
pathy for the poor fellows, and
know from personal experience
how many fellows will talk just
enough to each of them to leave
the impression with all of them
that they are for him alone. The
people are more to blame for
these heated contests than the
candidates. If every voter would
be honest and frank with all the
candidates, telling those whom
he is for and those whom he is
against the truth, candidates
could tell where they are "at. "
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But there are too many who
want to see q race, or who do not
have the courage or the DISPOSE
ton to tell the fellow that he is
not for him: who talks to all the
candidates in such a manner as to
lead each to believe that he is ain
ardent supporter, yet does not
say so in direct words. This is
wronging the candidate and is
stultifying your own manhood.
You have a right to be against
any candidate, and if he is
broad minded enough to credit
ably discharge the duty of a con-
stable he will have no reason to
feel offended at you for being a.
gainst him. Truth, even in poll
tics, is the best means of main
tanning friends, and also of keep
ing your own self-respect. Don't
deceive the candidates. To give
: them false encouragement, to
cause them to lose their time,
money and energy in a fruitless
canvass is deliberately robbing
them. Any sensible man will re-
spect you far more if you tell MIN
the truth, even though you are not
for him than to tell him half lie,
half truth and leave him in doubt,
yet hoping you will support him.
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The United States Senatorial
situation, so far as anybody can
learn Of it, is still all for Beck
ham. Quite a number of citizens
from the adjoining counties of
Rowan, Wolfe, Magoffin, Breath
/, lit, and from counties more. re-
mote, have been in town during
: the week, and l made especial
: inquiries from them and the an
swer is always the same:
Everybody in my county is for
j. Beckham." The question natural
ly arises, why is McCreary run
ming, anyway? l talked with a
man from Madison county, who
said that he was for McCreary,
but said that the democrats of
that county were not enthusiastic
: for him, and that they recogniz-
! ed the fact that he did not stand
| a ghost of a chance to win.
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Beckham grows stronger as the
time rolls on, and while he would
have won largely if the primary
had been this year, but as it.does
d not take place until next year it
S will be almost unanimous then.
Some months ago / stated in
S these columns that if the primary
= for Senator came off this year
S there would be but one entry in
t it-Beckham. And yet make
t that prediction. In August 1914
n there will be but one entry in the
: race for United State Senator on
1t the democratic ballot. By
l. that time McCreary will have
/ learned, egotistical as he is, that
e he hasn't the smallest chance of
l. winning, and 0wsley Stanley will
r, also have learned the temper Of
a the people and will be busy in
L trying to cling to the Congress.
l. ional plum in that district. A
IS year for the people to consider
f the matter will make Beckhan
invincible.