Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-28
HEARD BY
THOUSANDS
Great Crowds Greet Stanley In
Swing Through Christian
County.
NAILED BECKHAM AS COWARD
For DOdging "a Position on
Statewide Prohibition
Whisky Men For Him.

through Christian county, Congress
man A. o. Stanley spoke at the
Tabernacle Saturday afternoon at
lao. He was introduced by Judge
c. H. Bush, who highly praised Mr..
Stanley and the ability with which
he has filed the offices which have
heretofore been given him. Mr..
Stanley is an orator of great renown
and is a sound reasoner. He dis
cussed the political issue of the dem
ocratic primary to select nominee
for the long term of United States
Senator and gave many convincing
arguments why he should be select
ed to make the race.
He was greeted with loud and
frequent cheering and applause and
kept the interest and undivided at
tention of the icrowd for an hour
and 20 minutes. In spite of the ex-
tremely hot weather. there was an
enormous crowd in the tabernacle.
Mr.. Stanley opened his speech by
saying that it would grieve him to
think that he had any need to come
into Christian county, where he had
been reared, to speak in his own be-
half. He said that it was largely
upon the support of the people OF
this county and the other countiesir
the Second district that he was rely
ing to swell his majority in the pri
mary.
Mr.. Stanley stated that he had al.
ways been the friend of the farmer
and the working man and pointed to
his past record TO prove it. He said
that Mr.. Beckham was making his
race as the champion of the political
bosses and the money interests and
pointed to Haly, Shackelford, Knott
and Milton Board as Beckham's most
active henchmen and allies.
Mr. Stanley re ferred to statement
of Mr.. Beckham that the prohibition
question was the paramount issue in
the contest. He said that Beckham
had never yet definitely stated where
he stood upon that issue and offered
500 to any one present who could
refer him 10 any statement, or
speech, or letter of Mr.. Beckham's
in which he positively stated that he
was either for statewide, or nation
al prohibition, or the now pending
Hobson resolution. He said that
among Beckham's strongest sup
porters were certain leading whiskey
dealers of Louisville and Lexington.
He said Mr.. Beckham was on the
fence; that he was trying to get the
votes Of the vets in the cities and
the drys in the country. He said
that Beckham did not have the cour-
age to state frankly where he stood;
that he was afraid to explain his
views and that he did not believe the
r1en of Kentucky would rally be-
meath the banner of coward.
He said that on the prohibition
question he stood with President
Wilson, that each community should
decide that for itself.
The matter next taken up was the
repeated refusal Of Mr.. Beckham to
meet Stanley and discuss any of the
important issues in the race. AT
Murray, KY, the only place large
enough or adaptable in any way suit.
able for a political speaking is the
new court house. This was secured
for Mr.. Stanley. Beckham after.
wards wrote to Murray asking that
he be allowed to speak in the court
house and was told that it had been
obtained by Stanley. Stanley then
had Beckham notified that he would
be glad to yield half of the time to
him and that they could discuss the
main questions of the primary.
Rather than meet Stanley, Mr.. Beck
ham rented a small picture show and
addressed a meager gathering of his
supporters.
M. Stanley declared thai