Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-03-28
Singles Out Senators Knight and
Robertson For Discrim-
inatiOu.
Prohibition Chief Cause OF the
Failure of Recent General
Assembly.
ATTENTION TO JUDICIAL RACES

Tn unison with the policy OF the
majority of papers throughout the
state the Louisville Times has ex-
tended itself in choosing invectives
in its description of the late General
Assembly. but has specialized by
attacking the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from Jefferson county
especially the former, and to date
has had no word of praise for SEN
ators Knight, Robertson or Huffaker,
even misrepresenting the facts in the
good roads bill, which was a pet
measure of the Times, the associate
editor, Robert J. McBryde, making q
personal trip to Frankfort In the IN
terest of the bill and congratulating
Senator Robertson for his efforts IN
having the bill brought from the
Rules Committee and for the fight
made on the floor by him and his
associate. Senator Charles Knight.
Since the adjournment this same
associate editor has written that
speaker Claude Terrell. Lieut., Gov
McDermott and Senator Hutfaker
deserve all of the credit for the
massage of the good roads bill, ignor-
ing the other two Louisville Sen
ators. whom Senator ]. F. Bosworth
a Republican and author OF the SELF
same bill. complimented in the high
est terms for their hearty efforts IN
behalf of the measure, yet the Times
goes out of its way by insinuation
and inuendo to cheaper these two
men in the esteem OF their con-
stituents.
Then again the workmen's COM
pensation bill, which Is considered
one of the most important pieces oi
legislation passed by the Legisla-
ture. was made a law through the
signal efforts of Senator Knight, who
introduced it in the upper body, and
during his illness it was carried to a
successful conclusion by Senator
Robertson, being opposed by the
manufacturers and employers asso-
Citations and the lawyers represented
by Senator Huffaker. but OF which
there has been no mention in the
Times columns, nor of the part taken
by the Louisville delegation, which
voted solidly against the insurance
bill. with the exception of A. SPAIN
The banking bill. which prescribed
a guarantee of bank deposits and
was bitterly opposed by bankers
throughout the State because OF Its
Socialistic tendencies, was defeated
mainly through the efforts OF ouI
junior Louisville Senators for which
they received the praise and COM
mendation Of bankers and financiers
and last but not least these two
gentlemen exerted every method OF
diplomacy and parliamentary tactics
In their command to delay action OF
the Statewide prohibition bill
their gallant fight against the sus
pension of rules in the House aiding
considerably in the defeat OF the
measure, which IL successful would
have meant the destruction OF many
Kentucky Industries and the throw
ing out of employment OF man,
thousands of men and women, in ad
dition to a heavy increase in Ken
tucky's taxation burden. which IL
being further added to by the de
ficits of pauper counties, and whicf
are the loudest in their cry foi
Statewide prohibition.
The defects of the late Genera
Assembly can be charged directly tt
the prohibition craze which over
shadowed all other legislation, bu
It is unjustly unfair to charge the
Louisville delegation with thii
neglect, and the action OF the Louis
VILE Times is condemned by all fair
minded men, regardless of politica
affiliation, when II is taken int
consideration that Senator's Knigh
and Robertson and the few othel
representatives not approved by tn
Times we're always found on th'
side of good government legislation
for which fact Louisville and Jeffer
son county should be duly grateful
Another phase OF the knocking feat
ure, but wnich is practically con
fined to the out-in-the-State papers
is that while they are loud In thei
denunciation of the last Genera
Assembly In one column OF thei
paper, in another column they ar
found telling with all sincerity o
the perfect control of ex-Gov. Beck
ham over that body, not seeming Il
realize that the failure or success o
which should be charged TO listening
to it's masters voice. 4t1.
Representative George b., Barrett
In visit to this office the other day
stated that he wished to deny tn
assertion in the daily papers tina
his boxing bill was unreported 10
passage because OF trade mad
with the supporters of the redligh
bill, which was also withheld 70
passage. Mr.. Barrett further state
that he had enough pledged votes 70
the passage of his bill and was un
able to push the measure on accoun
OF illness during the last severa
days of the legislative session. An
other misstatement OF the daily pres
was that John Schneider, OF the loca
labor body. was responsible for tn
passage Of the plumbers bill, whe
the fact remains that the sole cred
for the pushing OF this measure b
longs to Thomas Kelly. bushes
agent of the Plumbers Local. VIII
worked increasingly for its passsg'