Kentucky Irish American., 1914-04-11
BECkHAM
Supporters Attempt to Start
Local Stampede to Their
Candidate.
Louisville Democracy Not In
tensely Interested i'm Claims
of Either.
Mems Federation Neglects to
Apologize to Louisville
Representatives.
CIRCULAR ON SEGREGATION

CIRCULAR ON l SEGREGATION
Added interest was given to the
contest for the United States Sen
atorial nomination during the past
week by the visit of ex-Gov. Beck
ham to Louisville and his call on
Mayor Buschemeyer and other Off
cials in the City Hall, accompanied
by r. w. Knott, editor of the Even
ing Post. This visit was interpreted
by many to mean that the city adj
ministration and the Democratic
organization would throw their
united strength to Beckham in the
August primary, additional proof for
! this belief being cited by many
because of the statement of Edward
T. Tierney, Chairman of the Board
of Safety, who said that personally
he was for Beckham, believing he
would be the strongest candidate
and that he intended to vote for him.
AS stated before, this statement of
Mr.. Tierney has been construed and
magnified by both the Beckham and
anti-Beckham supporters to mean
that the Louisville Democracy would
give the Ex-Governor big majority
in the primary, the Herald even GO
ing so far as to insinuate that moth
ing would be left undone or choice
used in the methods by the machine
as it termed 1t, to give him prac-
tically all of the registered Demo-
cratic vote.
Without holding any brief for
either of the four candidates, Nc
Creary, Beckham. Stanley or Smith,
the Kentucky Irish American can
truthfully say, and without any bias
in the matter, that the above is far
from the truth in the present situa-
tien, and as stated before-in. these
columns, the rank and nie of the
local Democracy are not laying
awake at nights losing sleep over
any of the candidates-first for the
simple reason that none of the pros
pective candidates have gone out of
their way to recognize the Democrats
of this district, this applying espe-
cially to both the present Governor
and Ex-Governor, the appointments
of Gov. McCreary being especially
nnotable for the unpopularity of
some of his choices, while ex-Gov
Beckham and his chief lieutenant,
Percy Haly, have consistently tried
to punish the Democracy of Louis
vile and Jefferson county simply be-
cause of their quarrel with a few
men in this section and the liquor
interests. which is past understand
ing by the many Democrats who con-
sistently supported Beckham in his
other races. As for the statement
of Mr. Tierney, it can be cited that
many other leading local Democrats
have opposite opinions in the race,
and Judging from the many ex-
pressions heard by the writer, Beck
ham can not carry this district, and
many are frank enough to state that
they will not support him even in
the general election on account or
his consistent antagonism to local
Democracy. The Kentucky Irish
American has no quarrel with Beck
ham or any of the other candidates
and only publishes these facts be-
cause of the attempt to create a
stampede to the Ex-Governor by his
chief local supporters.
Although II has been proven to
the local Mems Federation that
they were in error in condemning
Messrs. Barrett. Kuh and SPAIN for
not supporting their vice commission
bill in the recent legislative session,
there has been no apology offered by
the two or three self-appointed re-
formersN who Nntrol the destinies of
the federation for their unjust
censure. and 10 an outsider II ap-
pears their actions are actuated by
prejudice pure and simple or out of
pique for the defeat of the Bull
Moose ticket in the last election. Nor
has there been any answer to the
suggestion made in these columns
and from other sources that they
turn their attention to the further
ance OF Louisville's interests by the
promoting OF its enterprises or the
Introduction OF new ones, in lieu of
their continual fault finding and con-
slant nagging OF their successful
opponents.
The latest addition to the proposed
segregation ordinance has been
circular issued by some OF the col
ored preachers and school profess
sors, which attempts to befuddle the
issue by soliciting the support of
prominent white people to claim
what they term Is an attempt to
drive the colored people In the al
leys, which is misstatement OF the
facts in the case. as under the or
dinance they would have the priv
ilege of locating on streets for col
ored residents only. but which is
evidently unsatisfactory to some OF
the above spokesman. who prefer
to live alongside OF white people in
preference to being with their own
kind. The General Council should
hesitate no further In passing on
this ordinance, which Is conceded TO
be fair TO both races and will be for
the good Of Louisville and the sur
rounding vicinity