The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-07-28
CARD FROM Mr.. THOMAS.

To the Democratic Voters OF the Sew
enth Congressional District:
This race for Congress is won, and
I will be nominated for Congress if
election bribers and thieves are kept
from plying their nefarious practices
at the polls on August 1, and the
votes are counted as cast.
The right of the people to control
their representation, rather than have
it bought and paid for by the agents
of the liquor interests who are at
work now in many precincts in the
district, and will continue their work
until the vote is counted and the re-
suit announced, is in the balance.
do not want the nomination unless
L am the choice of a majority of the
Democrats of this district. | want
every man who has the right to vote
to be given that right, and to have
his ballot counted as cast, and if | am
not the choice of the honest Demo
Gratis of this district L will cheerfully
accept the result But / do not want,
nor do / intend to have the decision
made by bribe givers and bride TAX
ers, or by corrupt election officers,
who falsify the return. l appeal to
every Democrat in the district who
believes. in fair elections, and homes
ty in control of all public offices, and
is opposed to continued saloon and
LIQUOR domination in Kentucky poll
tics, to go to the polls on August i,
and to see that the vote is fairly cast
and honestly counted.
MY opponent, Mr.. Cantrill, is the
representative of the liquor interests,
which will contribute any amount to
continue him in Congress. | have rea-
son to believe that large fund has
been raised to secure the vote of the
vicious and morally unfortunate for
Mr.. Cantrill Victory for these inter
ests means assurance to America that
the famous Ashland district is still
subject to the control of the liquor in
terests, and that their representative
from this district will continue to
have a place on the Committee on
Rules, of the House of Representa-
tiyes, where he can block legislation
demanded by the temperance forces
So anxious am l that there shall be
a fair election, the result OF which
will be the honest expression of the
honest Democrats of this district, and
SO DESTROYS am | of doing my part
/ offer and will pay five hundred dol
lar as a reward for the first appre
hension and conviction of any one
who commits a crime on election day
whether in or outside of the booth
whether by the purchase or by the
sale of a vote, or by the classification
of a return. l will pay two hundred
and fifty dollars as reward for the
second apprehension and conviction
of any man guilty of a crime on cleo
ton day; one hundred and fifty dol
lars for the third apprehension anC
conviction, and one hundred for the
fourth.
In whatever county of the twelve
comprising the Seventh Compression
al District the crime occurs and the
conviction takes place this offer ap
plies.
In the primary on August 1 the Fed
eraI, as we'll as the State courts have
jurisdiction, and this offer is made
subject to conviction in either State
or Federal courts.
The people without the money o
the liquor interests, or the patronage
of the Federal machine, have woI
this race and should not be cheated o
their victory.
CLAUDE M THOMAS