The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-09-27
STANLEY At MAYFIELD
Opens CAMPAIGN
War Words But No Mention
OF Woman Suffrage
y Nor Liquor.

paign for United States senator al
Mayfeld in Graves county. Saturday
Senator Beckham was present and a
diluted endorsement of the President
was read to the audience.
The greater part of the speech was
devoted to platitudes about the war,
things that might equally have been
said by Democrat. Republican. So
cialist or a suffragette, but this am
azing statement stands out. THE
Democratic party has declared war"
Kentuckians will be amazed at moth
ing Owsley Stanley may say, but the
declaration that this is Democratic
war comes as a thunderbolt out of a
clear sky. Such blubbering rot. COM
ing at time when events call for a
spirit of harmony and good will
among American citizens, and just
when a dozen million Republicans are
being called upon to subscribe the
Fourth Liberty Loan. is peculiarly
unfortunate. Perhaps IL would be I'M
fair to hold the Democratic party re-
sponsible for the wild vaporings of
this miserable demagogue If Mr.
Stanley's statement should be taken
seriously Republicans would be alb
solved from all obligations to support
the war Had Mr. Bruner made such
a statement he would have been ar
rested and thrown into prison as an
enemy to his country. Indeed man
who would make snch a statement is.
whether he Wills It or not. an enemy
to his country. and should be held up
10 public exeeration. Despite Stan
ley's laundering statement. this is a
war of the American people. and
every loyal citizen will shun the very
appearance of injecting partisan poll
ties into the conduct OF IT,
Mr. Stanley exposed the cruel
wounds in his heart and shed pitiful
tears over the failure of DR.. Bruner
TO mention the word Democracy" in
, his opening speech. Perhaps this ia
tal omission of Bruner'r viii Tor
ever be known as the great crime of
1915" and il may take the Republic
can party centuries to live il down.
We are sorry the Doctors unfortu-
nate oversight so painfully touched
the Governors heart. but what's done
is done-but the Doctor orter have
mentioned II.
Mr.. Stanley defended his nomina-
ton by his own handmade committee
by comparing IL with the vote of Ken
lucky in national convention nom
mating Woodrow Wilson. But the
Governor did not take the trouble to
explain that-the- delegates to the
national convention were fresh from
the people with definite instructions
as TO what action they should take,
and that his committee that nomi-
mated him acted solely upon their
own iniative, If not by his personal
direction.
Governor Stanley was unfortunate
in quoting Ex-President Harrison,
during the Spanish-American war,
urging the people that failure TO
stand by the administration would be
taken in Europe as a want of conf
dence in those responsible for the
prosecution of the war. At that time
a solid Democratic minority in the
lower house of congress was opposing
revenue measures for the conduc, Of
the war. and only six minority sena-
tors were supporting these measures
Now the Republican minority is not
only supporting every revenue mea-
sure for the conduct of the war. but
are doing it more unreservedly taan
the majority Nobody in Europe I,
doubts that il the Republican party !
were in power in this country II
would push the war to the last ditch, |
and do 1t now. But Stanley is so
thoroughly saturated with demagogy
that IL Just naturally breaks out like |
the measles on an infected victim
The Governors only answer to
Burners charge of his abuse of the /
pardoning power is that he has par
doned more Republicans than Demo-
Gratis. Perhaps he is correct in this /
statement. When candidate for Gov
ernor his majority was surprisingly !
large In some of the heavily Repub-
licans counties of the mountains, and |
some very influential convicts from
tthose counties were pardoned by Mr..
Stanley soon after he was sworn into 4
office. Even before his election the
charge was made that he would par
don a number of Republican Grimm
ais and the way is prepared for the
people to believe Mr.. stanley's state