Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1918-11-02
REPUBLICANS
Thrown Into Confusion BY Appeal
Of President Wilson To
= Voters.
Appeal Followed BY Hays "Boner"
I'm Message Insulting
Our President.
Local Republican Committee Finds
Public Wise To Boss
Searcy.
NEAR MAYOR SMITH INACTIVE.

Two 6Ve0LS JnlS past WEEK III Tie
political campaign spelled disaster
for the partisan Republicans who
have been trying to regain control
of Congress and the Senate for
political reasons. The first was the
dent Wilson to the American people
to send none but friends to Wash
ington to aid him in the conduct of
the war. That this appeal went to
the mark and will bring results Is
shown by the frenzied actions of the
Republican press and leaders, they
resorting to every method to stop
the tide Of public opinion won by
the President. The second event
and considered by many as the big
gest "boner" in years of political
history was the insulting statement
issued by the young Mr.. Hays,
Chairman of the National Republic
can Commit }. The American
people had watched with amusement
the attempts of Roosevelt, the near
hero of the Spanish-American war
(saved by negro troops), to arouse
feeling against President Wilson'S
conduct of the war, all for political
purposes, but were not prepared to
expect the uncalled for insult from
Hays, the unknown.
People in this section do not
know Hays and have only heard of
him as Hert's friend, and the Herald
has continually rubbed 1t in that
Hays secured his position as Chair
man through the support of Hert,
the National Republican Committee
man from Kentucky. Be that as ii
may, American men and women are
proud of President Wilson's conduct
of the war and today he is revered
by the people to the extent that no
man dare openly Insult our leader.
Following President Wilson's logical
appeal to the public for the election
of friends instead of critics and
knockers, the unknown Hoosier
young man, probably spoiled by his
recent honors. attempts to offset the
Presidents plea by political cir
cular reading like the efforts of a
ward politician. In that circular he
characterized the Presidents state
ment and conduct as ''mendacious."
The Standard Dictionary gives the
following definition of the word
''mendacious:"
Misunderstanding; false; given to
telling untruths.
In plain words Mr.. Hays, the un-
known politician from Indiana, says
that President Wilson, the Com
mander-in-Chief of our army and
navy and today the most honored
and respected citizen in the world,
is a liar Calling President Wilson
a liar will not hurt the President,
but this direct insult to the head of
the American people should end Mr..
Hays promising career and react on
the party that stands sponsor for
him.
From all parts of Kentucky
comes the glad tidings that all fac
tions of the Democratic party are
united in their support Of Gov.
Stanley, the Democratic nominee for
United States Senator, and in addi-
ton he will receive the support of
many Republicans and Independ-
ents. The latter two classes are
supporting the Governor because of
his disdaining to notice the vile and
insulting attacks Of the Louisville
Herald. Disappointed by the
tributes of many Prohibitionists and
Forward Leaguers, the Herald has
resorted to every device of the mud
thrower to vent its fury on our
successful Governor. The local Re-
publican Committee see the futility
of the Chicago sheets actions and
seeing that the Herald would give
no aid to Ogden, the local Republi-
can Congressional candidate, has
resorted to paid advertisements to
at least say word for the neglect
ed candidate. Some of the local
Republicans say that II Is not that
the Herald loves Bruner so, but
just because It's hate of Gov. Stan
ley comes uppermost.
Now the Ogden supporters are
kicking on the advertising of the
Republican Committee and say the
Searcy committee pulled a "boner"
of its own when 1t said that Mr..
Sherley advised people last year to
vote for Cronan instead of Smith.
This is making thousands of voters
realize that our Congressman was
handing out some mighty good adj
vice, as they realize that in near
Mayor Smith the town got set
back. With Smith we have had
wished on us a Keystone police de-
partment, an incompetent fire de-
partment, a street cleaning depart
ment that doesn't clean, and
garbage gatherers that force you to
separate your garbage and then
fool you by not taking either. To
Offset your disappointment the
Board of Works, through Davy
Rose, gives the citizens promises OF
beautiful plaza through Center
street, the street famous for fake
carnivals, a regular Coney Island at
Towhead Island, although 1t was
pointed out that the flood every
season browns the Beargrass Creek
isle. and on top of these beautiful
and glowing promises Davy and his
board presents the city with the
taxpayers money! an elegant house
motor-boat. although statistics show
that In Louisville, New Albany and
Jacksonville there are not 200