Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-01-02

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In the matter the party boss biz,
let me5auote Wolsey:
Cromwell, ! charge thee, fling away am.
bitionl
For by that sin the angels fell"
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What / shall say here in no
wise reflects the opinion or the
of the COURIER or it's
editor. | do not know Mr.. Cor
Ties preference in the matter of
Senatorial candidates. |, alone,
am responsible for the utterances
OF this column. Personally / am
for J. c. w. Beckham, against
the field as it now is, or may be
hereafter arranged. And my
reasons are entirely satisfactory
to me, at least. He.is Senatorial
timber Of the right sort, the par
ty owes it to him, the rank and
file Of the party are for him, and
he has not the sin Of ingratitude
chargeable against him. Watch
the character of the forces that
are being aligned against him
and see what you will see.
1t is an open secret that the
liquor interests are after his
scalp. Witness Billy Hairs
frenzied scurrying to and fro to
marshal his cohorts for Stanley.
All of the elements of the under
void are moving heaven and
earth to try to encompass the
defeat of Mr.. Beckham. AS a
matter Of necessity this element
must parade under colors other
than their own. Open lawless-
ness is too raw for Kentuckians.
So the cloak of the sleek, goody-
goody politician must be borrow
ed.
Col. Mayo, Mr.. Vansant, Mr..
Camden and Judge Young have
rendered faithful service to the
party, but they should remem-
that they are but four of the
lhuadrea tlssssssads rf-deHso-
crats in tie State who have rem
dered like services, and if they
or either Of them aspires to the
role of party boss it were well
to get off while near the ground,
as a fall from higher attitudes
might jar them.
1t is generally understood and
believed that Mr.. Bradley's sue.
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cessor will be named by a PR.
mary election, and that the PEG.
pie will be able to choose apart
from the dictation of the party
bosses. 1.-THE plain citizenship
act upon their own judgement
they will make no mistake; or, il
! they do, they, themselves will
be responsible. If the whisky
trust intended that the result b.
the choice of the people, VIII!
the activity of their High Gink
Billy Klair? Why the fne-tootl
combing for a man who "cai
: beat Beckham?" And they ar,
shrewd enough to push forwar,
the man with a pole in the hand
: of the respectable element.
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My erstwhile Baptist frien,
Musick, of the Jackson Times, /
trying for some unknown reasol
+; to muddy the waters by injecting
q the name Of John M. Stevenson
E into the race. But its almost
cinch that dohn wont enter. A
Estill Springs a few years ago, a
a congressional convention O
e the old Tenth district, we believ
: ed that we could win with Ste,
enson and offered him the nom
. nation. But the outlook was III
!. certain andlJohn didn't want I
get his feet wet. Beckham is
harder proposition to overcom
Y than Langley and / don't beliey
John will enter.
a y y
8 The "one-gallus" boys, thos
/ of us who vote the ticket witt
s out the hope Of place or pie, al
e for Beckham. and if given II
S opportunity of a fair expressic
i of opinion in a primary will lar
o him easily. The only hope
0 the opposition is to run local sa
i rificial candidates in places TIN
S will weaken Beckham, but it wi
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