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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
Sinister Control.

This Is the essence of that abom-
Unable thing known as invisible govern
ment. IL was this secret and sinister
control Of the peoples representatives
and the peoples government that hurl-
ed an effete Republicanism from pow
er and that will bury it in deserved
oblivion. A great jurist and a great
statesman met the expectancy and
gave voice to the will of liberty-lov-
ing people when he demanded a new
freedom, freedom from invisible gov
eminent, freedom from interference
by private interests with this countrys
control of its own affairs. II was that
reiterated demand for this new free
dom that made a college president in
State normally $4,000 Republican its
Democratic Governor by majority of
10000. 1t was that same courageous
cry heard by forty-eight States that
made him the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for the presidency. 1t
was upon that issue that the Demo
cratic party elected Woodrow Wilson,
of New Jersey In the greatest speech
of his life a few months before his
nomination he declared: Now, what
has been the matter? The matter has
been that the Government of this coun-
try was privately controlled and that
the business of this country was pri-
vately controlled; and that we did not
have genuine representative Govern
ment, and that the people of this coun-
try did not have control of their own
affairs. And as to business,
after a few committees like the Stan
ley Committee have gone on a little
further we will know a good many
particulars
And again: 4 make the assertion
that the Government was privately
controlled. | mean to put IL specifical-
ly, that the Government of this coun-
try was managed by politicians who
gained the contributions which they
secured by solicitation from particular
groups of business interests, on the
understanding. explicit or implied, that
the first care of the Government was
to be for those particular interests.
What do We stand here for
tonight, and what shall we stand for
as long as we live? We stand for set
ting the Government of this country
free and the business of this country
free.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
Freedom Of Kentucky.

I'VE loudly proclaim this a Govern.
ment Of and for and by the people Is
it such a Government here in Ken
lucky at this hour? Do the people of
Kentucky exercise the actual control
of their own affairs?
The mere right to elect your off,
Gals, if it stops there, is not sufficient
to constitute you free people, or this
free Government.
The Roman Emperors were all
elected. Tiberius, Caracalla or Nero
could not have been more monstrous
had they inherited the purple to which
they were elected.
ITO be free a people must do some
thing more than elect officials. Those
officials must, when elected, act
through and for the people, whose
servants they are.
For that reason the members of the
Legislature and of Congress are called
representatives. They should be in
very deed the willing and responsive
medium through whom a sovereign
people exercise their inherent author
ity.
Nov, what have you 10 do with the
writing of the law which governs you?
That law you must obey; violate the
State or Federal statutes and you lose
your liberty, your property or your life.
What have you to do with the writing
of those rules Of conduct that touch
you SO nearly and upon which your
liberty, your life and your property
depend?
"A Legislature has but recently ad-
lou lF,1 f,, o. asN .F .NrF 4
any citizen here appeared in the gal
leries OF that body and objected to the
passage of any bill then pending, he
would haze been ordered out of the
House. Had he interrupted when the
Federal Congress was considering
some measure, he would probably have
landed in jail.
IF the citizen has no voice In the
actual writing of the law, what part,
after all, has he In this so-called free
government? He can participate In its
operation in one way only, that is by
having him who proposes to write or
to execute the law to take the people
into his confidence, tell them in ad-
vance candidly and courageously his
position upon ell public questions, and
let them know exactly what he pro-
poses to do, if intrusted with the high
honors and stern obligations Of leg
islator.
IF the electors approve OF his pol
icies, II they desire to have him do the
things which he proposes, then they
commission him as their agent, their
attorney, in fact, their actual repre-
sentative. to write the laws for them.
There, as a Senator from Kentucky.
he writes with the hand OF 100000
Democrats; he speaks with the voice
of 100000 people.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
Fun Text Of stanley's Speech.

Mr. Stanley's speech, which will
we'll bear perusal, is in fall as fol
lows:
You are assembled here on the eve
* the exercise of a priceless privi-
lezs." began Mr.. Stanley. Vested
rNirh absolute and sovereign power,
you sit In judgment upon the fitness
OF your public servants high tribu-
nal, from whose decision there is no
appeal Learned judges, members of
Congress, who aspire to posts Of honor
or distinction, must come 70 you, like
a blind beggar with cup.
This ia the only land, and you are
the only people. where such a measure
OF liberty was ever enjoyed by the
citizen.
During 1000 years and more OF
Christian and Pagan civilization men
accepted. without protest, the mon
,etrous political heresy that one man
was born TO be a king and another
destined from his birth 10 be Vassal
or slave. That all power and all au-
shorlty. liberty itself. IL enjoyed by the
grace Of some royal grant came trick
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
caIumny For Bryan.

Bryan himself does not escape cal
|umny al the hands OF the head Of this
Knott Haly-Shackelford triumvirate.
ION September Is, 1908. Mr.. Bryan
was cartooned on the first page OF this
sbominable Post, carrying banner
reading No Prohibitionist Can Be a
Democrat His belt was made or
whisky bottles, labeled Booze, the
buckle was a beer mallet, and his
breast was incased In a beer key. Onl
September IL, 1908, 1t declared that
In Indiana 1t is now admitted that
a vote for Bryan and the other Demo
cratic nominees is vote for the liq-|
uor interests, and a vote against rea-
sonable regulation of the liquor traf-
fic.'
"Mr. Beckham himself found no ia
vor in the eyes of Richard w. KnottI
as long as he persisted in denouncingI
Mr.. Shackelford, the Standard Oil
Company and the Tobacco Trust. III
was only after he found Sam and Per-
cy and Grips cuddled up together as
peaceful and cozy as pups in basket
that he lifted his unclean hands in
political benediction.
This arch-enemy Of Democracy, this
traducer of Carmack and Kern, Har-
mon and Marshall, Goebel and Bryan
Is not only the panegyrist, but the die
tator In this unique campaign. More
than year ago the Democratic editors
of Kentucky, in convention assembled,
outlined their policy toward the DEM
ocratic candidates in a resolution
adopted without a dissenting voice.
Realizing IL e necessity of choosing the
best and the strongest standard bearer
for the ensuing contest with the COM
mon enemy, and that it was no sham
battle that awaited us-in the last
presidential election Wilson's vote ex-
ceeding that of his two Republican OPP
ponents by little over a thousand
and that in all probability the Repub-
lican party, determined and reunited,
would contest every foot of the ground
with the chosen champion of Democ-
racy, they agreed to urge Democrats
everywhere to select their candidates
for the Senate with an eye single to
his probity, his experience and his ca
pacity.
I'm a recent editorial the Louisville
Times. looking beyond the first 5atur-
day in August to the Ides of Novem-
Der, opened its columns to all the can
didstes in order. that the people might
the better judge In the selection Of
their champion for the final contest.
Mr.. Knott Immediately took issue with
the Democratic editors of the State.
He assumed to speak not only for him
self. but for the Beckham-Haly-S
elford regime.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
Attack on Stanley.

con September 2, 1906, he declared
that Back of him (Sherley) the ma
chine forces have been massed once
more. Back of the machine forces are
the saloon forces. Mr.. Sherley's votes
in Congress were applauded by the
Wholesale liquor dealers, by the whis-
ky men in politics. and they brought
in line with him the local liquor inter-
ests, the saloons and the Beer Trust.
He counts upon this aggregation to
carry this Fifth district for Mr.. Swa-
gar Sherley, the nominee of the ma
chine, the defender of the machine, the
representative in Washington of the
liquor elements
On September 80. 1908, he declared
that Frank Fehr might as we'll be rum
ming for Congress as the Democratic
nominee, Mr.. Sherley.
ION September IA, 1908, The Eve
ming Post urges every friend of tenn
perance, every friend of law and order,
every man opposed to the Complete
subsection of the Democratic party to
the liquor interests to vote for Mr..
Kinkead
"A few years ago the shattered and
disheartened remnant of a Democratic
VI vas ny the tOuT-
age, patriotism and the statesmanship
of that indomitable little giant, Tom
Marshall. The Democracy of the Union
watched with intense and breathless
interest the great fight he waged
against Republicanism, intrenched in
power for years and blatant in It's in
solent defiance. This hatred of cor
porate oppression, his insistent de
mand for reform, his clean life and his
transparent honesty, maddened the
malevolent soul OF Richard w. Knott.
Not content with defaming his own
representative, he opened his mud bat
teries on the Democracy of three
States al once. In an editorial OF Sep.
TENDER 8, 1908. entitled Check Saloon
Influences he said; Let the Demo.
Gratis, therefore, vote for Watson IN
Indiana, Harris in Ohio. and r. c. Kin.
kead in the Fifth Louisville district
and against Mr.. Swagar Sherley. In
an editorial OF October 8 he denounced
the gallant Carmack, who came TO the
IL VI Marshall and the Democratic
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18

duty of advising this body. clothed
with the right to veto measures which
In his opinion were inexpedient or I'M
constitutional, with whom II was ex.
pected to act In concert. for the sue
cess OF the party and the good OF the
country, depends upon harmony be-
tween the executive and the legislative
branches of the government. that Gov
ernor's will was openly Haunted. aud
those very men who exercised this
power did not hesitate to boast that
private citizens who had organized
and controlled the Legislature. had
come between that body and the peo-
pie whose will they are supposed to
express and obey.
Whenever It occurs that either a
Legislature or a Congress can be or
ganized and rendered subservient to
the will of a coter!e OF cunning and
designing lobbyists and politicians, the
interests OF the people who elected
them and this free government Is a
mockery, a delusion and a sham. That
Is invisible government. No interest
was or ever will be able to corrupt
or control free people. No privileged
interest. no lobbyist or corruptionist
will ever be fool enough to attempt IL.
1T is only by breaking this benef-
cent and necessary concord between
the public and the public servant that
the powers of government are ever
perverted to the plumber Of a free peo-
pie and the vile use Of avarieious and
designing men.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
Where Does He Stand?

Charging Beckham with cowardice
ON the wet" and dry" question and
playing the DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
role on this issue as the exigencies of
the situation demanded, Mr.. Stanley
demanded that Beckham come out in
the open and declare to the people OF
Kentucky whether or not he favored
nationwide prohibition or Statewide
prohibition, or both.
Mr. Stanley was greeted with a
rOusing ovation when he entered the
aheater and the demonstration lasted
several minutes after he was intro
duced and before he was permitted to
speak.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
What the Woodcock Said.

"He declared that the Democratic
party was indebted to Mr.. Beckham;
that 1t was in honor bound to support
him; that 1t had no right to consider
the qualifications for public service or
the strength In his party of any other
aspirant. He said: The one great
duty that devolves upon Democracy
this year is to punish the atrocious
crime OF bolting,' and said that since
several Democrats had bolted Mr.
Beckham, every other Democrat should
support him, fit or unfit, strong or
weak. This man who for twenty years
has bolted every Democratic nominee,
State or National, now assumes to act
as supreme arbiter and censor of the
conduct of every other Democrat. Just
think Of Dick Knott denouncing bolt
ers! Great God, said the woodcock,
and away he flew.
"And how has the party and the
country become indebted to Mr.. Beck
ham? We know something of our duty
to our country! We are taught In
peace to live, and in war, IL need be,
to die for that country; but who ever
heard of the country's obligation to
any man? Who-except Dick Knott
What has Beckham done for the party,
or what has the party ever done to
Beckham, to create this anomalous
condition? What great service in
peace, what great deed of valor In war,
has placed the Democratic party under
deathless debt to Mr.. Beckham?
Why, we are told that the party some
years ago managed to induce Mr.. Beck
ham to kindly consent to take a nom
nation tor the Senate, and, having
been good enough to accept 1t once, IL
would be an act of base ingratitude
not to offer 1t to him again.
Kentucky once honored the great |
est orator of ancient or modern times, |
constructive statesman who was |
paragon even among such mighty /
peers as Calhoun and Crittenden, Ran
dolph and Webster, and yet they have
inscribed upon the marble tomb of the
Great Harry OF the West his express
sion of gratitude for the honor CON
ferred upon him by the proud people
OF Kentucky.
1.-THE Democratic party placed the
toga of Clay upon the shoulders oil
John c.. Breckenridge. He was Adonis
in love, Mars in war. Scion IN council.
'Hyperion's curls. the front OF Jove
himself;
An eye like Mars to threaten or COM
mand;
A station like the herald Mercury;
New light on a heaven-kissing hill:
A combination and a form indeed.
Where every god did set his seal
To give the world assurance of a man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18
gratitude Of areckInrldoe.

Sand yet the great John c. Breckin.
ridge lived and died bowling in humbla
gratitude to his countrymen for the
great honor conferred by their partial
favor. Carlisle and Lindsay, Beck and
Blackburn, each expressed a sense of
infinite obligation to a trusting people
for that great and coveted distinction
"a Commonwealth's ambassador 10
the most august tribunal on the Keeling
earth.
When did the imperial Democracy
OF Kentucky, Its knee in supplication
bent humbly implore this mighty and
towering figure, the great. unique aud
only John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham.
TO borrow a pair of tongs OF pincers
and TO bend In bland and supercilious
condescension and pick up the toga
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18

ticket IN indiana, declaring that he
was operating under the auspices OF
that good and great man. Tom Tag
cart. As he Is to speak for the Brew
sry Trust in indianapolis. we suppose
Mr. Carmack has recanted.
"He denounced John w. Kern, once
Democratic nominee for Vice Presi-
dent. and now a sitting Senator from
the State OF Indiana, as the subservi-
emit tool OF the liquor trust. as blum
ierer and demagogue.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-18

Toe and the control OF Legislative pat
ronage. and In the conduct OF Mr..
Bsckham's campaign for . seat In the
Federal Senate
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
SIS, 600 TO WRlGHTS
FOR AER0PL ANE PATENTS
fBy Latest Maill

B LONDON, Nov. 4.-Until month
ago It was the fashion In this country
for aeroplane designers and manufac-
turers boldly to assert that there was
nothing in the Wright brothers pat
ents.
The Wright organization, however,
went to the fountain head, by serving
a writ on the government, by way OF
the Royal Aircraft factory Meryin
German, its civilian superintendent,
was the nominee of the war office, In
the proceedings that have been going
on quietly for more than a year, for
a claim Of $4,000 pounds.
The government has now settled
with the British Wright Company by
paying a lump sum of $4,000 pounds
t$75, 0001 for the past, present and fu-
Eture use Of the Wright patents. taken
cut by Wilbur and Oryille Wright in
the United States and Great Britain.
The case proves the Wright brothers
to be the first men. in the world to
accomplish flying by metor-driven
aeroplanes.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
BALL PLAYERS CONTESTPLANNE
in connection WITH LAVA TRAIL

funston Fitzgerald, Charles Reisberg
outfieIders and players Kennedy, koch
and Campbell. ~ -.
This contest ii is said. is only one
Of number which the local Elks
will give in honor of the visiting
Tigers.
Everything is proceeding splendidly
and rapidly for the. fiesta. The cone
nittees announce that they have their
work well in hand and that their plans
are maturing better even than expect
ed. g...~
Mrs. II. H. Williams, chairman-gener-
al of the women's auxiliary, will meet
the different committees under her
this week, and get reports from them
on progress. - +" r.. ..
r The women,s part IN Che affair is ex-
tensive ardsa great dear depends upon
them, says Chairman Harry Murray.
for the success of the fiesta
Sam Blair has volunteered to take
moving pictures OF the Lava Trail"
for the Elks and give them as pre-
sent, If the machine he has ordered
arrives in time. ...,~
The trail" with its many sideshows,
color, motion and excitement would
make a splendid short motion picture.
1t is pointed; out, dn6 would be of in
terest to all on the islands, In this way
many HonolulaRs would get a glimpse
of themselves in motion pictures. Il
IL Blair's Suggestion has opened up a
proposition which may DE taken up
later. 1t is to have five minutes Of
pictures taken at some unannounced
time during the day; and prize given
to those WHO are caught rface for
ward" in it. - ] h -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
GERMANY NOT TO
ATTACK CANADA

4 r ~ 3 81
WASHINGTON Though Germany
contends that Canada, by sending
troops against Germany has violated
the spirit of the Monroe doctrine, Ger.
many has no intention of attacking
Canada, nor attempting to colonize
that dominion, according to state
ment issued here today by the German
embassy
The statement was In amplification
of the view expressed by Count Won
BernstorH, the German ambassadors,
that by taking part in the war the
Canadians had justified aggressive
campaign against themselves.
To further explain the reason that
caused the German government, In a
formal note delivered to the state de-
partment on September Sd by Count
BeTnst0rff, voluntarily pledging Ger
many not to attempt colonial expan.
sion in North America, no matter
what the outcome Of the war, the EN-
bassy issued this statement:
The note was written ut that time
because Winston Churchill had said
In a message to the American people
that IL Germany was victorious in the
present war she would attack the
Monroe doctrine .
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
CHILDREN or HAWAII
WILL cONTRl5uTE $500
fRy, Latest Mail. ]

WASHINGTON, D. CT Children OF
faFaway Hawaii are contributing the
magnificent sum of $110O to swell the
Stars Christmas ship fund, and the
money; to be spent for warm clothing,
etc, for the European war orphans
and their widowed mothers, is now on
the way coming by cabiesfFom Homo
lnlu
III George Havenner chief clerk Of the
department of commerce. received q
cahlegram from Lila Lefferts Cooke
Of Honolulu. advising HIM OF the facE
that the 6hildrefl Ct Hawaii had raised
s1100 to be spent for Christmas gifts
for the war orphans to 60 on the ia
sen, the Christmas ship, and asking
what disposition should be- made Of
the funds
Mr.. HaveRner, after communicating
with the Christmas ship editor Of the
Star. promptly eabled as follows:
Gable funds to Christmas ship edi-
Tor. Evening Star, Waslihston. D c.
/ The reply ffem Uncle Sans island
possessions away cut III the middle 0f
the Pacific ocean had not been ~
ceived 1T the time the Star went e
press today hut beyond doubt II =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
Sam Blair Proposes to Take
Some Motion Pictures On
- Day of Festivities

With the arrival of the Venice
Tigers yesterday a new feature was
| added: to the program for the Elks
Lava Trail" which will be given
December 5 on the grounds Of the
Seaside Hotel. -.
As many of the ball players are
members OF: the order, it was decided
to have special feature for them,
which will be in the nature of a popu.
larity contest, the voting in which will
he practically the same as in the other
one-the women's. ::r~s. +. ~.
Several Of the Tigers are known in
HoHoinlu, haFing played here before,
Eand consequently they will probably
figure strong in the voting. The Venice
party includes Is allstar players.
Jack Bliss, who heads the party, is
very well known in Honolulu, and the
same is true of Roy McArdle, who was
a member OF the Fisher party in 1905
Jim Scott, star of the White Sox pitch
ing staff. has also many friends in
town. As a matter Of fact, practically
every player has circle of friends
here. ~ r j. s. :s5. 49, 49,
Several of the other players who will
have chance in the contests are:
Bill Orr, formerly utility fielder of the
Philadelphia Athletics; Harry Ellicott.
leader Of the Coast League backstops;
Fred Derrick. Businessman of Port
land: Dan RAIDER of the Venice Tigers;
George Klepfer and Claude Williams,
major league players; John Kane,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
v. c. I. !. IS
HOLDING ANNUAL
MEETING TODAY

The annual meeting OF the Local
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Is being held this afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. J.. NJ whitney, Punahou
street, having convened !. at $3.50
O'Clock. Officers for the coming fiscal
year are to be elected and reports
will be presented outlining the work
which the organization has accom-
pHshed during the past IL months. DR..
John w. Wadman, superintendent of
the local branch of the Anti-Saloon
league, win deliver an address, and
all persons interested In temperance
are cordially invited to attend.
I'he local branch OF the w. c. T. U.
has been in active existence for more
than 80 years and during this period
Mrs. j. M. Whitney has been its pres
ident Although now somewhat adj
yanced in years, this lady still
retains her deep interest in the tenn
perance work at present being active
|ly carried on in the city, and not only
directs the work of the w. C. T. u.
but is the second yiee-president or the
local branch OF the Anti-Saloon league
and Is invariably present at all its
sessions. The other officers are Mrs.
wv. G. Weldon, first vice-president;
Mrs. A A. Ebersole, second vice-pres-
Iident; Miss Florence YarroW, secre-
tary; Mrs. r. A. Jordan, assistant sec
Rotary, and Miss Lydia B. Coan. treas
urers
Doctor Wadman will speak son the
prevailing cOnditiOns OF the liulIor