The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-29

verified BY his splendidly active record
as your Governor. THE DEMOCRAT
&c PARTY NEEDS HIS CANDIDACY
NOW EVEN GREATER THAN
THEN. Don't let partinship for any
candidate imperial the very existence
OF the grand old party which for more
| than sixty years has been a valued and
valuable heritage for each succeeding
generation. 1t would be blind follyl
Both Stanley aud Beckham are young
men, and there is ample time for each
to receive the political preferment he
may deserve at the hand of his party,
But above all save the party. Remem-
Der wet and dry faction within the
paity's ranks is fatal TO it's domination
of State or county affairs. To nomi-
nate either Stanley or Beckham auto
matically divides the party into such.
But separate and apart from the need
OF Gov. McCreary's nomination to save
the party, is there more console ntious,
deserving, faithful Democrat in the
State' Has he not served with dis
tinguished credit, loyalty and fidelity
the Grand Old State in its loftiest polit.
ica positions? In all his long years of
public life as Governor twice, as U. S.
Senator, as Congressman and as State
Legislator, is there single blot or
stain upon his whole political careerl Is
it not one continuous recital of fidelity
to his party and TO the people gener-
ally? Is it not true that the closest
scrutiny of his personal and political
career dlscloses that, indeed, his is rare
in that aught cannot be said to his Diet.
riment in all these years? 1t is not at
all reasonable to conjecture that a
parallel career in the political history
of the State will ever be written.
Moreover, more gallant, Confederate
soldier never donned the gray than he.
1t Is history that in his teens he enlist
ed as private and that when under II
years of age he was promoted to
Lie tenant-Colonelcy for gallantry on
the field of battle. Is there true Ken
tuckian whose very being does not
thrill with pride for this kind of a MANI
His candidacy doubtlessly presents to
you tor the last time an opportunity TO
pay tribute to one OF the old veterans
who wore the gray. Will you violate
the teachings OF your father, and that
which he cherished fervent,y, by re-
fusing TO vote for man whose young
life was imperilled on many battle
fields Sighting for that which he and all
who espoused the Lost Cause then he
lieved should prevail? He who does
undou btedly does violence to his con-
science.
Democrats, remember that a vote
for McCreary is a vote for party unity,
and success; that a vote
against his nomination is a vote for
party dissolution, disruption and dis
aster. BY your vote trample on the
liquor issue within the party's ranks
aud thus serve notice to all aspiring
in the future that he dare
not try to inject into Democratic
any issue for personal gain
which imperils the existence of the
party
Stanley's Louisville speech opened
the eyes of the Democracy of the State
TO the bitterness of the strife between
him AID Beckham occasioned by the
liquor question, and from one end of
the State to the other Gov. McCreary's
was Immediately accepted
by all thinking Democrats as the only
safe, sane and sure solution of the
present party strife, and thousands of
former adherents of those two gentle-
men Immediately enlisted under Nc
Creary's banner.
Will you join them? or will you vote
against his nomination, thereby pulling
down upon your heads the Temple of
our States chiefest asset.
A Democrat.