The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-06-16
GREAT OVATION ACCORDED
STANLEY At C0vINGTON
Rousing Rally Of Kentucky Democrats At
Monster Mass Meeting Candidate for Gov
ernor Indorses County Unit Law and Lauds
President Wilson


of an address by Congressman A. o.
Stanley, of Henderson. Ky. of the Sec
ond Kentucky Congressional district,
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Governor of Kentucky. before
an enthusiastic audience at the Colo
NAL Theater in Covington, Ky.
The big playhouse was packed.
Representative Democrats were pres
ent from Kenton and Campbell coun-
ties and other parts of the state. The
Newport delegation. 500 strong, led by
a band, was received with cheers by
the Kenton county men.
When Mr.. Stanley appeared on the
stage he was given an ovation lasting
several minutes. Congressman Arthur
b. Rouse introduced the speaker, pay
ing a tribute to his work in Congress.
Pointing to former Congressman 10
seph l.. Rhinock, who was in front
seat, Congressman Stanley said in
opening, you remember when We
were in Congress when the Republic
around while they enjoyed the clover"
This caused a ripple Of laughter.
Discusses His Defeat.
Referring to his defeat for the Sen
atorial nomination he said: No man
ever saw me sulk or whine or whim-
per for second In the closing days
of the campaign | made, In behalf Of
the gentleman who defeated me, more
speeches than he made for himself
Continuing he said in part:
AT this hour the spirit of faction is
dead The people, without regard to
party, inspired by profound and all
embracing impulse of patriotic devo-
ton to the country and the flag, stand
in solid phalanx behind the courageous
and manly man who at this crucial
hour dominates the destiny of Amer
lea.
Did | say all? No, not so. There
is one little malevolent band who even
at this hour of peril, at this time when
our great President rises tOwerlike to
the accomplishment of the mighty
task which confronts him, that fiaunts
in mis- face the black flag of defiance
and insurrection. They are not so
much party as coterie of political
conspirators, led by Caleb Powers, Ed
ward O'Rear. DR.. Palmer and Hon. II.
V. McChcsney. This political organi-
cation, with which they are identified,
is known as the Anti-Saloon League.
This organization can. if it chooses,
give Judge ORear more than "A million
good reasons for his present ham,
stringing expedition into Democratic
strongholds But there are others in
whom it is interested.
Quotes the Platform.
The platform upon which | stand,
the platfrom upon which every Demo
crat who refuses to bolt must stand
until a new platform is written, eXplic-
lilly declares: Temperance is essen
TALLY a moral. non-political and social
question, and should not be made
partisan issue between political par
ties. We favor the extension of the
present local option law, as applied TO
the sale of liquors. which has been up
held by our highest court as valid and
constitutional, so that the citizens Of
each and every county in the state
may determine for themselves wheth-
er spirituous. vinOus and malt liquors
may be sold therein
Nov these same gentlemen, who in
1911 declared that the county unit law
provided full and ample remedy for
solution of this question, change their
positions, and refuse TO permit any
county to act in this matter for itself.
Now they stoutly assert that the cause
OF temperance can only be subserved
by boiling the platform, by declaring
that these same counties shall not
have the right of determining this mat
ter for themselves.
THE Democratic party in Kentucky
at this last convention declared its in
tentiOn OF eliminating this one issue
from politics. BY his declaration at
Winchester Mr.. McChesney refuses
pointblank to be bound by plain plat
form declaration which he few
months ago unequivOcally indOrsed.
and which his political conferees claim
to have written.
saint Edward O'Rear."
There is another gentleman en-
gagged in this better-I-am-than-thou
party, one Saint Edward O'Rear. who
journeyed all the way down to that
Gibraltar Of Democracy. Graves coun-
ty, and posed before the good Chris
tian people of Mayfield as something
more pious and pure than our Presi-
dent and his party. He advised Demo
Gratis to forget their allegiance to the
faith of their fathers and vote for a
dry Republican II they couldn't get
dry Democrat to suit them. A short
time ago DIR. Palmer wrote circular
letter advising the Democracy Of the
Eleventh district to vote for Caleb
Powers for the same reason. OF
course, the doctor knew he was all
right on prohibition.
1T Is necessary then, as now, OF
course, that this eminent gentleman
sho.aId aac.ire the sineWs of war. But