The Adair County news., 1914-04-01

SUES AuNoANSui LARRY anu calmly meas"
ure the merits and claims of the re-
spective candidates, and cast their
votes for that man who in their honest
judgment can render the best and
most efficient service to the coun-
try? 1t is, of course, true that some
times it is difficult in a campaign for
many voters to decide among the
claims of rival candidates, and to de-
termine the one most deservinc
OF their support. Some voters, toe
are often caught by the noise a candi-
date makes, by the vehemence of his
utterances, the violence of his ges-
lures, and by the amount of abuse and
Yltuperation in which he INDUCES,
without stopping to inquire what good
services h has performed to justify
! their putting faith in him and giving
! him their support. Other voters are
sometimes persuaded to support a
man because OF the fact that he has
never had any positive convictions
upon any debatable or disputed public
question. Who cautiously avoids Civ
ing expression to his opinions upon
such questions, until after it is appar-
ent upon which side there is a ma
jority, and who then loudly prOclaims
himself to have always been on that
side. But the safest rule of all. | be-
heve, where there are a number OF
candidates, is for the people to take
time to carefully compare their pub.
lie records. and from those records de-
eide which one has shown himself
most capable, efficient and faithful,
for public service. 1t is not from a
mans promises or speeches, but
rather from his performances, that
you can best tell what he will do, or
what his capacity is.
| have always heartily favored the
election of senators by a direct vote
of the people. In the last three Den-
ocratic National Conventions 1 have
helped to place in the party's plat
form each time plank declaring in
favor of that principle. 1t is, therefore,
source of satisfaction to me, as
candidate for the Democratic nOmina-
ton for senator in the state primary
of next August. that both the nOmina-
ton and election are to be deter
mined by direct vote of the people.
have never sought a nomination for
any office that l did not prefer to sub
nit my candidacy in that way to the
people; and l took an active part in
securing our present primary law.
Issues Clearly Drawn.
The issues in this campaign will be
clearly drawn, and from now unit,
August the people will have ample OF
pcrtunity to Judge between me ana
my opponents for the nomination No
one can truthfulIy say that l have
ever been lacking in frankness in deal
ing with public questions, or that for
political or for any purpose, ! have
ever betrayed a principle. | come be .
fore the people of Kentucky in the
present race not unknown to them !.
having a public record with which /
they are largely familiar and with
position upon leading public questions, /
both state and national. about which | /
have never made any concealments.
That record has been made the oh /
ject Of violent attack by one of my /
opponents; and if he has told the truth .
about it, l should not deserve this /
nomination; but if he is proven false .
n his accusations, then he should re.
ceive the fate due every man who .
seeks to help himself by traducfne .
an opponent, and by attempting to .
deceive the public. | dislike self
praise. I should prefer that, ii ever I /
have rendered any public service .
worthy Of favorable mention, others F..
should speak Of them, and not Try to /.
10 so myself. But as this opn0ner. .
Mr. Stanley has seen fit to make al .
issue Of my record in this campaign
and fills his speeches with attack
upon it, it is only fair TO me and to
those associated with me in my work
in the past that I should give some
time to discussion of that subject
and how that he has deliberately ms
represented facts in the hope Of win
ming votes for himself.
1t is not the first time that he has
pursued that policy in order to secure
some newspaper advertisement o.
some supposed political advantage for
himself. No question Of accuracy or
truthfulness in his statements ever
restraints him in such cases 7 need
to state only a few of the many UIde
niable instances of this we'll known
of his, to illustrate hi
utter disregard of the truth, in his
spectacular efforts to attract attention
to himself and to inspire if possible.
into the minds Of the uuthinking, the
idea OF his indispensable services to
the cause of the people and to the
welfare OF the country.
Work For Press Agent.
On the S0th of last April evidently
for the purpose of giving his diligent
and oveTwoTked press agent some
thing to send cut to the Kentucky
and to inject some new
life into his senatorial candidacy.
shortly after his unhappy experiences,
in first lodging and then running afoU.
Of the Webb bill he made a dramatic