The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-24

mated by thirteen men of his own POI
lltical 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 In which he was chosen as
the nominee-nOtwithst all these
things, this paper insists that his name
ls the only name that the voters of
Kentucky have to vote for in order to
uphold the hands of the adminlstra-
tiOn and demonstrate their patriotism.
In answering this unjust criticism
this unmanly criticism-of those who
see cause to support me, l 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 he disseminated among
our people mt any time during the cohrse
of this war. 1t is Gn par with the
propaganda put forward by the COVER
nor of this state, who is my opponent,
in his veto of the German language
bill, 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 In Berlin and gloom and sorrow i'm
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 at
public expense?
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
to yellow journalism than anything
we have read in any Kentucky paper
since war was declared more than
eighteen months ago.
Perhaps | may be pardOned in this
connection for n personal alluslon-
and nothing except the dissemination
of propaganda favorable to the Ger
man cause could induce me to refer to
this matter in this manner-but, in an
swer to this charge, | submit to you
this one proposition for your careful
and serious consideration. You fathers
and mothers who have given your sons,
you wives you have given your COM
paniOns, the fathers of your children ;
you who have given your brothers to
fight upon the battlefields of Europe,
do you not believe that man who him.
self has been soldier under the Stars
who is now in the trenches in France,
will uphold the hands of the President
in every plan and measure calculated
to result in speedy and successful
conclusion of this war and the return
of our boys to their homes? 1t is for
you, men of Kentucky, to make this
deciSiOn--it is your duty to make this
decision, and | shall be perfectly will
ing to abide by your result. / believe
in this hour of the worlds streSs-in
this awful Crisis-that men can not be
driven from their better judgments by
the deceptive plea of partisan press.
believe sober, thinking people of Ken
luIhN ltuiIst lllul NlilS 10 ul -hih'i ~ a'i
war-that these boys in the trenches
are Americans fighting for America
they are not Democrats or Repub-
licans-and | believe that America is
feelings has not led me, as l said in the
belief that he is OUR PRESIDENT
that he is OUR COMMANDMENTS
CHlEF-and that he is fighting war
g. r 4
to elevate his party or its partisans
upon pinnacle of fame. 1t would be
just as sane and sound argument for
the Republican press of Kentucky to
appeal to our boys in the trenches to
uphold the hands of General Pershing
because he is Republican.
l trust that the intensity of my
feelings has not led me, as said in the
beginning, to go beyond the bounds OF
dignity and propriety in discussing this
matter in this way.
In conclusion, fellOw-cltiZens, / want
to say to you that it Is your duty as
citizens to scrutiniZe my record as an
official and also that of my opponent,
and | charge here and now that as gov
ernor of Kentucky my opponent has
failed to keep full faith with the peO-
ple-I haven't the time to enumerate
the numerous ways in which he has
failed to keep his promises made as a
candidate three years ago, but hur-
riedly may ask these questions?
VIII you tell the people, Mr.. Stanley,
how many offices you have abolished
without creating new ones in their
stead? VIII you tell them how much
you have reduced the running expenses
OF the government? VIII you tell them
how you have helped them in the bur
dens Of taxation? VIII you tell them
whether you have kept faith with them
in exercising the pardoning power?
VIII you tell them why you have ruth
lessly placed the eleemosynary instl-
tutIOns of Kentucky again under parti-
san control and made them an adjunct
to political machine? And last, my
dear governor, will you tell us what
you have done with your "Flre Put
ters Out" and what Is your chief Fire
Putter Out" doing just now?
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Maysvlle and Mason county bust
ness men, manufacturers and profess