The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-09-27
Partisan Politics.

Partisan Politics.
Men and women of Kentucky, I sub
nit Ia you that this is not the hour
for partisan politics, but il is the hour
of one hundred per cent Americanism.
The President of the United States
doubtless wished to be taken at his
word when he said: politics is adj
iourned," and propose to fight this
battle of the ballots with that phrase
as my slogan. Neither do | intend to
he turned from the proper course Of
this campaign by the vicious stabs of
the partisan press or the loud hurrahs
and cries Of the selfish ollice-hOlding
partisans. | submit to you, patriotic
Kentuckians, that instead of the parti-
san politics usually evidenced in Ken
lucky we are afforded an opportunity
now as never before to exercise ut the
ballot box that priceless privilege of
american citizens that our own gallant
boys are giving their life's blood in
Europe to nIaintain--that is Govern
ment of the people, by the people, and
he freemen-tO be citiZens--is worth
fighting and dying for, is it not worth
our most sacred care here at home?
Then ignoring the partisan press, let
us demonstrate our independence as
citizens by voting for whom we choose,
and according to the dictates of our
own cOnscienceS.
Therefore, I repeat, this is not the
time for partisan pOltics-it is not the
time to challenge mems patriotism be-
cause of differences of opinion regard
ing either religion or politics: but it is
n time when we should challenge and
must challenge any un-American acts
on the part of any and every citizen
il is Il time at which every mans pub
lie and private life is, so far as ii re-
lates to his Amercanism, must be
made subject to the most critical scru-
tiny.
Certain extreme partisans among the
press of Kentucky. while admitting my
loyalty and patriotism, my honesty and
my sincerity of purpose, are making
Il desperate fight against any one
voting for me for United States Sen
atOr-One paper even going so far as
Ia say that the name of the man deSig-
! mated by thirteen men Of his own po-
! litcal party and of his own personal
choosing is, in spite of everything else
that might he said of him, and in spite
of the way i'm which he was chosen as
| the nominee-notwithsta all these
things, this paper insists that his name
is the only name that the voters of
Kentucky have to vote for in order to
uphold the hands of the administra-
| tiOn and demonstrate their patriotism.
In answering this unjust criticism
this unmanly criticism-Of those who
see cause to support me, trust / shall
not go beyond the bonds of dignity
when | say that this kind of editorial
propaganda now being INDUCED in by
some of the leading papers of the OPP
posite political faith is the worst sort
of German propaganda that has been
permitted to be disseminated among
our people at anytime during the course
of this war. 1t is on II par with the
propaganda put forward by the COVER
nor of this state, who is my opponent,
| i'm his veto of the German languag &c
| hill. which both Houses of the Legisla-
ture of Kentucky, at its last session,
passed almost unanimously, making it
unlawful to teach German in the
schools of our state at the expense of
| our taxpayers. In view of these facts,
| if my election would cause, as alleged,
| joy i'm Berlin and gloom and sorrow in
Paris and London, can YOU imagine
how the kaiser would receive the news
of the election of my opponent, who
favors the teaching of the kaisers
| language in our common schools ut
public eNpenseI
Then again, their plea that the only
way To show your loyalty is To vote
| for Stanley is not only absurd, but
foolish, and approaches more nearly
Ia yellow journalism than anything
we have read in any Kentucky paper