The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-07-31
NOMINATE M'cREARY AND
VICTORY is ASSURED,

The Princeton Leader publishes the
following editorial urging the nomina-
ton Of Gov. McCreary as the safest
candidate to put up in the present party
crisis:
ION Saturday the first day OF August
the Democrats of Kentucky will be call
ed upon to name candidate for Unit
ed States Senator to be voted for No
vember next.
There are three candidates for both
the long and short terms. 1t is to the
long term that we direct these remarks.
In this race three eminent Kentuck-
ians are asking that the banner be
placed in their hands: Gov. Jas. B. Nc
Creary ex-Gov. Beckham and Congress
man Stanley, all men of ability and
competent to represent us in the Unit
ed States Senate, but unfortunately for
both Beckham and Stanley and the
Democratic party, II either Of them
should be nominated in the August pri-
mary, We would go into the final race
Handicapped with a nominee whose abil-
ity to win in November has been ques-
toned in every quarter of the State by
thousands of voters
been brought about by the fact that
each of these gentlemen represents a
faction in the great Democratic party
of the State. which has long troubled
conservative voters and now threaten
to rend the party in twain. and send
Republican to the Senate and pave the
way for a Republican Governor and
State ticket in 1915"
It is not the purpose Of the Leader to
spread a false alarm, but to remind
it's readers that these things have hap
pened right here in Kentucky within
the last decade and will happen again
next year as sure as gun<is iron, II
we do not quit our foolishness of pat
ting candidates on the back who are
traversing the State from end to end
and top to bottom, hurting epithets,
making charges and r-charRes.
all the time grinding out ammunition
which the enemy are merrly gathering
to lombard the Democratic camps with
not many days hence.
Just think of party with Demo-
cratic National Administration in every
branch, which is making good at every
turn most of the principal cities and
|
fold and living in the good old Ken
lucky home ourselves beneath the
shade of our own Democratic vine and
| fig tree.
Can it be that we are going to suffer
these two political gladiators to so riv-
ct our eyes upon their carnage in the
arena till the ashes OF the Republican
vesuvius. which always is slumberng
| in Kentucky, shall overwhelm the
party of jefferson?
The same conditions confronted us In
/ 1911, and after much casting about we
acted sanely and called Gov McCreary
4 from the peaceful walks of private life
to lead the cohorts of Democracy to
battle and to victory. A Republican
majority of 10000 in 1907 was turned
into Democratic majority of 31.00Oi in
1911.
Who said that Gov. McCreary was
too old? Nobody but o'Rear He was
all right then and he is all right now
They know it, too, but it is ambition
that spurs them on to set their statue
on the pedestal that he has reared.
Several months ago hundreds of pa
triotic and far-seeing Democrats, see
ing the maelstrom caused by the coun-
ter currents Of the so-called Beck
ham" and anti Beckham" partisani
of the State, and DESTROYS OF avertinl
the dire calamity so imminent to thu
party, again called the old war horse o
Democracy to once more lend his goot
sword to the cause After much reluc
lance he again enteved the arena an,
tells you that II you place the Demo