Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-06-19
GREAT OVATION ACCORDED
STANLEY AT C0vINGT0N
Rousing Rally Of Kentucky Democrats At
Monster Mass Meeting Candidate for Gov
ernor Indorses County Unit Law and Lauds
President Wilson

that the temperance question not pc
made a partisan issue we're keynotes
of an address by Congressman A. o.
Stanley, of Henderson, KY, of the Sec
ond Kentucky Congressional district,
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor of Kentucky, before
an enthusiastic audience at the Colo
NAL Theater in Covington, Ky.
The big playhouse was packed.
Representative Democrats we're pres
ent from Kenton and Campbell coun-
ties and other parts of the state. The
| Newport delegation. 500 strong, led by
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 Jo-
seph L. Rhinock, who was in front
! seat, Congressman Stanley said in
opening, "You remember when we
we're in Congress when the Republic
ans were in power and how We sat
around while they enjoyed the>clover."
This caused ripple of laughter.
Discusses His Defeat.
Referring to his defeat for the SEN
atorial nomination he said: mo man
ever saw me sulk or whine or whim-
per for a 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 I 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 tower-like to
the accomplishment of the mighty
task which confronts him, that fiaunts
in his face the black flag of defiance
and instruction. They are not so
much a party as coterie of political
conspirators, led by Caleb Powers, Ed
ward O'Rear, DR.. Palmer and Hon. H.
V. McChesney. This political organi-
zation, with which they are identified,
is known as the Anti-Saloon League.
This organization can, if it chooses,
give Judge O'Rear more than million
good reasons for his present ham
stringing expedition into Democratic
strongholds. But there are others in
whom it is interested.
Quotes the Platform.
1.-THE platform upon which l stand,
| the platfrom upon which every Demo-
crat who refuses to bolt must stand
| until a new platform is written, explic-
lily declares: Temperance is essen
TALLY a moral, non-political and social
question: and should not be made a
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
Now 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 a few
IuOulub dBO uhtquNoSoiAy AhuOiS SOU,
and which his political conferees claim
to have written.
| saint Edward o'Rear."
There is another gentleman en-
| gagged in this INSTRUMENTATION
| 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 Mayfeld 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 a
dry Democrat to suit them. A short
time ago DR.. Palmer wrote circular
letter advising the Democracy Of the
Eleventh district to vote for Caleb
Powers for the same reason. OF
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