The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-06-11

had been watching him closely. waited
until the leaders, coat tails were out of
sight and then arose and asked for
present consideration and passage"
of the bill. The Vice President asked
for objections. There were none. The
bill was declared passed, and Bradley
looked up with grin and twinkle in
his eyes to the press gallery where the
Kentucky newspaper correspondents
were waiting. He waved his hand as a
signal to "let 'er CO." and in a few
minutes the telegraph wires had carried
the news that the ill had passed the
Senate. Then the Senator assured
himself that President Taft would sign
it, saw that it was signed and than sat
back to await another such task.
This tast also concerned Democrats.
Several farmers in Grant county were
convicted under the criminal section of
the Sherman law. Learning that these
poor and obscure men were the only
persons whose convictions had been
secured by Attorney General Wicker
sham, while trust magnates went free.
Representative Cantrill appealed to the
Attorney General to recommend 8
pardon for the Grant county men.
Representative Rouse, of their district,
ably seconded him. but it soon became
evident that the President did not IN
tend to grant the pardon. The writer
informed Senator Beadley of the state
of the case and urged him to use his
great influence with the President
Il won't do a thing" said the Sena-
tor shortly. 1 am sure these fellows
are guilty."
THAT isn't the point. he was told.
These poor farmers, who are unable
to pay such fines, are the only men
ever convicted by the Department
under the Sherman law. Trust barons
are free, while poor Kentuckians are
made the Department goats
IF that's true," said Bradley, "I'll
raise hell about it."
And he did. He found out that it
was true and Immediately grave no
peace to Attorney General Wickersham
or President Taft uncil the latter had
agreed to pardon the Grant county men.
And the day the pardon was signed
found Senator Bradley at the White
House waiting to make sure that it was
done.
He wouldn't have Kentuckians i'm
posed upon, and, although one. of the
Grant county culprits had been Dem
ocratic member of the State Legisla-
ture the Senator went to the front as
readily as if the man had been a Re-
publican.
At the time when C. C. McChord was
under consideration by President Taft
for place IN the Interstate Commerce
Commission, Mr.. Bradley received hun
dreds of letters from the mountains de-
manding that he fight McChord because
of the latter's intimacy with William
Goebel. To all of these the Senator re-
piled that Democrat was going to be
appointed Commissioner and in that
case he wanted Kentucky Democrat,
that he knew no man better qualified
than McChord and would so state to the
President. What McChord said or
did in stirring time is of no bearing
on this case" said Bradley, and he
repeatedly urged Mr.. Taft to make the
appointment. which was made.
1t was always. that way with him
when his state or its people were con-
testing or contending for anything
which others wanted he fought. The
Democratic Representatives came to
him to push their bills through the
Senate because of that fact and be-
cause they knew he was great worker
and was imbued with local patriotism
as intense as thatof the ancient Spar.
tan or African. During campaigns, in
the day when Senator Bradley was
making speeches up and down the
State. he would go into Democratic
congressional districts and urge them
to send Republicans to Washington,
saying: