The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-09-12
INSULTS TO WILSON
ALL ANSWER RAIDS GAVE TO
BLACKS FINE SPEECH.
Lieutenant Governor Tells of Presi-
dents Splendid Achievements,
But "Davy" Insults Him.

Lieut.. Gov. James d. Black open
ed the campaign here Monday for
the democratic ticket, before
crowded house. He was introduced
in a ringing speech by Congressman
Harvey Helm and at once launched
into the subject matter of his adj
dress.
Gov. Black first took up the In
come tax question, saying that he
regarded it as one of the most i'm
portant measures passed by dem
ocratic Congress. He showed clear
~ and plainly how the wealth of this
country is made to pay its equal as
sessment of taxes, and how the
greedy millionaires have heretofore
under republican protection, been
able to shift the burden of taxation
from their own shoulders, where it
Justly belongs, to the unprotected
wage Garner. In detail the speaker
explained the wholesome good de-
rived from the Regional bank act,
showing how under its provisions. it
is now impossible for the monopolies
and corporations to corner the mon
ey markets and thus create a panic,
and then when the time comes for
presidential election. the republi-
can speakers go before the country
and claim that the cry of hard times
comes because of a democratic adj
ministration. In beautiful and oft
times poetic language, Gov. Black
told of the fearful hardships of the
child labOrers in the country, and
L., \
child labor law, no child under the
age of 16, can be placed in a factory
for purpose of labor.
His mastery and eloquent defense
of President Wilson's foreign poll
CIV brought forth round after round
of applause. and on every side was
heard the highest praise of his splen-
did address. He called on the re-
publican speakers to say whether or
not they would have plunged the
country into war, if they had oecu-
pied the position of President VIII
son, saying all the enemy did in their
speeches was to villify the president
for his management of the many
didfficult questions that had come
before him.
After Gov. Black had closed his
address. DIR. R. L. Dawson intro
duced Mr.. King Swope, of Boyle
county. In his introduction, DIR.
Dawson Landed Mr. Swope to the
skies, apparently forgetting that
four years ago, he was equally bitter
when Swope spoke here for the Bull
Moose party. In opening his intro
ductory, DR.. Dawson took occasion
to use some very insulting and bru-
tai language, saying that this coun-
try now had no honor, that Wood
row Wilson was cowardly cur, and
that he had acted so weakened
when strife with a foreign country
was threatened that the United
States had lost cast with all nations
of Importance. 1t had been agreed
that the audience should hear both
Mr.. Swope and Gov. Black, but after
the insulting remarks of DIR. Davi-
son, many fair minded men of both
parties left the court room. Mr.
SwOpe spoke for about one hour,
and his remarks were somewhat on
the same lines as those of DIR. Davi-
son, though not as caustic. He
criticised the foreign policy of the
president though he never would
say what the republicans would have
done had they been in power. He
made a very good address, but as
one old line republican put it,
"These is too ticklish times, to be
sending out schoolboys," and Mr..
Swope had to be content with the
applause of a number of the colOred
brethren