The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-10-17
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SPEECH HERE WEDNESDAY
Greatest Handshaker Ever Seen"
Spoke For Democracy At Dam
Vile and Lancaster Monday

Of course, the biggest thing in
politics this week in this section will
be the appearance in Stanford We'd
nesday afternoon about 4 80 o'clock
of Theodore Roosevelt, eX-president
of these United States, founder of
the Progressive party, and who later
disposed of as much of it as he could
control, to Wall street and the SIN
terests" which he fought so vigor-
ously in 1912. No matter what any
betrayal of the Progressive cause to
the "Old Guard Wolves" as Parker,
the Progressive candidate for Vice
President, calls it, he is one of the
most distinguished citizens of the
world today and will undoubtedly be
greeted by a large crowd when his
special stops here for brief speech.
Local Republican leaders got very
busy when they found out that
Roosevelt would pass through STAN
ford from Corbin to Louisville on his
special train Wednesday. The repub-
lican managers have sent him to Cor
bin, a railroad center, in an effort
to switch some of the railroad and
labor vote away from Wilson. So the
leaders-and remarkable to say,
they are the very ones who were most
bitter in their abuse of Roosevelt in
1912 when he led the Progressive
party got busy, and arranged to
have the train stop at Stanford about
o'clock, or perhaps a little later.
Roosevelt has agreed TO make
speech here on behalf of Hughes. He
should be heard especially by the
good citizens of German extraction
are talking of voting for Hughes on
the ground that Wilson has discrin-
mated against Germany. Roosevelt
Is the most bitter anti-German man
in public life in America. He has re-
peatedly said in his speeches that
when the German submarine sank
the Lusitania, he would have seized
all of Germany's ships which are now
interned in this country, and then
put the next step up to Germany,
which everyone believes would have
meant war, with Germany sure and
certain. What he will say at Stanford
about this will of course be interest
ing, as well as all that he has to say.
1ON. DTOuSn wakes Dig
The greatest handshaker, who has
been seen in these parts in a
long, time made speeches for Wilson
and Democracy at Danville Monday
afternoon and at Lancaster that
night. He was Gov. c. H. Brough, of
Arkansas, who is proving one of the
most effective orators on the stump
in the present campaign. Great
crowds greeted him at both appoint
ments. The courthouse was filled to
a capacity at Danville, and at Lancas-
ter at night, very few were vacant.
Cor gresham Harvey Felm introduc-
ed him at both appointments, and
each time the speaking was delayed
a little while Gov. Brough shook
hands with his audience. He had
cherry word and a pleasant smile for
every man in the house when he
shook hands with each one, and "got
next" to them in a way not usually
done by campaigners anywhere. 1t
can easily be understood why he won
his race for the democratic nominal
ton for governor of Arkansas so
handily. In addition to being the
prize handshaker, however, Gov.
Brough, is a scholarly and eloquent
speaker in every way. He handled the
issues of the campaign in smooth,
easy and telling style, which appeal
ed to the intelligence of his hearers.
He showed what the Democratic adj
ministration has done and how pu-
Grille are the Republican criticisms
against this great work. Time and
again he was interrupted by applause.
He greatly impressed al who heard
him, and sent the workers away with
enthusiasm and renewed energy for
the battle on Nov. 18th. Gov. Brough
made big hit, and has proven him
self one of the big campaigners on
the stump for Democracy in this
campaign. He predicted the certain
victory of Wilson, declaring that in
addition to Kentucky, Missouri and,
Of course, all the southern states, he
viii carry, Ohio, West Virginia, In
diana and Wisconsin. Monday was a
big day for Democracy in Danville
ana Lancaster without a doubt