The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-08-04
THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE.
Fellow Democrats
A LETTER TO DEMOCRATS.

Fellow Democrats
The State Primary at hand and it gives pleas
ure to say to you that Mr. Harry " McChesney Candi
date for Governor is gaining ground every day
The people beginning to see that he is Tor RlGH1
and they hocking his standard by the hundreds
AS last resort graping at straw, the Stanley follow
openly saying in the public that if Mr. McChes
ney nominated he cannot win against the enemy
the Republican Party To the least this is far from party
loyalty about which they prae much There is
ton but that is breach of loyalty to the Democratic Party
only Democrat say that any of the Democrats seek
ing the nomination of his party be defeated by Repub
can Such statements this to strengthen the hearts
of those who opposed Democratic rule in Kentucky
On the other hand it exception to hear any OF Mr.
McChesneys supporters this county to publicly that
other of the Democrats seeking the nomination cannot
be elected in November
surprising that the Stanley leaders here have far
forgotten their Democracy spread such thought this
throughout the county of Madison IN PUBLIC PRESS
because they are undermining their pledge to support the
the nominee by thus encouraging the opposing party
Statewide Prohibition is the issue, whether of the
candidates want not and while the nomination of either
candidate will decide the question: yet every must
admit that this is preliminary struggle between those who
for Statewide Prohibition and the Liquor Interests who
apparently favor letting the thing drift along it is,
aboishing what legislation we have on the subject
Now as to machines
There has been much said with the dscredt Mr.
McChesney because heis at the head of body of for the
purpose elecng him. Thereal purpose of the organization
however support the ISSUE and to support Mr. McChe
long he supports the issue In this connection the
fact that party organized dscredit to it. party
without organization is not fit to the people All
efficient industries organized otherwise they would
be efficient and the Thoroughly government is
ganzed the efficient it will be- Every candidate in this
has sort of organization The Stanley Democrats
in this county cannot deny that for they called meeting for
the purpose of organizing They have themselves organized
they think, very Systematically Mr.. McChesneys sup
porter do question the propey of such organization
but they do say that does not become the Stanley organ
zaon utter slanderous matter with respect the McChe
ney organization in this State to throw mud simply be-
cause there is McChesney organization.
Such vuperative tactics be and grounded only
Jealous desire to gain office Mr. McCeesney is
tac1ing his fellow Democrats such grounds.
On the other hand he has put forward clean ISSUE free
the muck of hearsay and entirely devoid of the element
of mud singing THAT ISSUE IS THE TEMPERANCE
ISSUE.
l appeal to those temperance people who for
Mr. Stanley to think about before they vote for him. for
is too convert to the County Unit law to administer
that law even if he is sincere
appeal to those who already for Mr. McChesney to
stand by the standards set by the Temper
ance Democrats and help Mr.. McChesney to finish the work
then laid out by them For he is defeated then stand
chance everything have gained in the temperance
fight of decade
Go to the polls early Vote. Persuade others to vote
with you and will in the end from the escucheon
of the State of Kentucky its darkest blot.
Yours truly,
L. P. EVANS.