Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-10-03
Sore on the Mayor, Chief of Police
and This Publication i'm
Particular!
Scores Its Brother Members For
Hiding Behind Telegraph
Poles.
MAD ATiBINGHAM and DAVIES

The local Junior Oruer Oh UnlIeu
American Mechanics are still real
peeved over the Fraternel day fiZzle
and are still busy holding indigna-
ton meetings, passing resolutions,
ETC., condemning everyone that
failed to march or AXE part in the
celebration at the Armory.
They are so mad at the Kentucky
Irish American for the expose OF
their little scheme to get lot OF
free advertising out of supposed
fraternal day celebration that in
every other line of their Banner
Builder" and Louisville Council
Booster" they vent their spleen on
the editors of this paper, but at the
same time pay a handsome compll-
ment to its power and influence,
when 1t is taken into confederation
that the Kentucky Irish American
was the only paper in this section
which opposed the Fraternal day
celebration, and that opposition was
due to the fact that it was planned
to hold ii under Junior Order aus
pices and with Junior motives con-
trolling. The following is an ex-
tract from their bulletin relating to
the parade:
The Juniors showed up well, but
could have done better. HOWEVER,
WE ARE NOT GOING TO CHIDE
OUR WEAK-KNEED BROTHERS
WHO HID BEHIND TELEPHONE
POLES AND LOOKED ON, FOR
FEAR OF BEING SEEN IN PUBLIC
WITH THEIR UNITED BROTHERS.
A guilty conscience needs no ac-
cusers, and next year courage will
take place of moral cowardice and
demonstration of Juniors will parade
the streets of Louisville that Will
make our patriotic friends of the
Emerald Isle who have thrown so
many buckets of cold water on this
first attempt to grasp fraternai
hands, regardless of political
idiosyncrasies. sit up and take no.
tice.
Notice the above, referring to the
weakened brothers who hid be-
hind telephone poles. which to an
outsider looks as IL some of the
Juniors were a little ashamed OF
their membership or the grand
patriotic order as they usually style
1t, but the public at large would
hardly expect the country's self-ap-
pointed defenders to hide behind
telephone poles, which seems to be
a habit, especially IL we were at
war. The writer even singles out
one Junior, and says: "Stogie Rich
Griffith was seen hiding behind a
telegraph pole on Fraternal day.
Shame on you, Richard" Then re-
ferring to the drill teams part he
grows flowery as follows:
The drill team came in sturdy
profile, looking manly and de-
termined, that gave credit to their
respective councils. Then our boys
in special white, emblematic or
purity, that put the lie to the dark
lantern charge by well-meaning, but
misguided, citizens who are long on
CAB, but short on the essential gray
matter, their small ego, compeis
them to make noise to attract atten-
ton that they really exist. Then
came the rank and file, the bulwark
of modern society, the members In
citizens clothes, afoot, autos and
hacks.
Notice that last little bouquet
about the bulwark of society, which
Is humorous when, as was called at
tention to in these columns, not
dozen in line being known to anyone
along the line of march, and even the
name of the writer does not appear
in this years directory. But for real
pique look at this slam at Mayor
Buschemeyer, Attorney w. w.
Davies, Judge r. w. Bingham and
Chief OF Police Lindsey:
The Honorable Mayor, w. w.
Davies and Robt. w. Bingham failed
60 show up. Perhaps they may ex-
plain some time I'm the future for
this slap at fraternity when seeking
a place In some political gift OF
10000 fraternal brothers. The
Chief OF Police did not honor this
occasion with his presence on a pre-
text OF too much work at the State
Fair. However, other parades have
been held, and no business was too
urgent 60 find our police force In
Tine. We did not need them. how
ever, for the orders are well dis
ciplined and can take care OF them
solves. but we extended the courtesy
20 indicate our high appreciation OF
our public servants.
Their appreciation of our public
servants Is pretty good when every
one realizes how the Juniors we're
busy at the last municipal election
trying TO get rid of these same pub
lie servants, and their threat of not
supporting Mayor Buschemeyer and
the other gentlemen Is pretty weak,
as they did their "durnd'st" TO beat
Buschemeyer. and they will not
support the other gentlemen men
toned unless subscribing to their
principles Of prescription.
Here is another little tribute 70
the Kentucky Irish American. which
we take pleasure in reprinting. and
wish to call attention to the fact
that the prominent men referred 70
are limited, the only one mentioned