The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
POLITICS IN PARAGRAPHS.

| Bruner: the Kentucky brewers are
for Stanley. With which will you
vote?
Never before in the history of Ken
lucky politics has It fallen out that
not single influential Democratic
newspaper in the state is whole-hcart-
eddy supporting a nominee of that
party for so exalted an office as
! United States senator.
He is not a wise Democrat who
does not know the Democratic party
would be many thousand votes
stronger in Kentucky with Stanley
defeated in November than with
Stanley elected.
1t is not enough that Republicans
have given millions of their sons and
billions of dollars to prosecute the
war, but they are now called upon to
vote the Democratic ticket to demon
strate their loyalty.
At time when the country is
united for the prosecution of the
greatest war in all history; at time
when fraternity and good feeling
should be held sacred. it is deplorable
that men, for no higher purpose than
temporary partisan victory, should
raise the absurd cry that men should
support a certain party's candidates
to demonstrate their loyalty.
The Hun who has read the history
of the Republican party will find
| small grains of comfort in the news
of that party winning a victory at the
polls in November,
1t is matter of just pride to every
Republican that no newspaper, nor
speaker authorized to speak for his
party, has questioned the patriotism
of the Democratic party.
"As goes Maine in September so
goes the country in November has
held good for fifty years. The recent
election in the Pine Tree State gave
the largest Republican majority in
recent years.
Our Dmocratic friends are alarmed
lest the election of DR.. Bruner to the
United States Senate should be con-
strued in Germany as an evidence the
American people were weakening in
their support of the war. DR.. Bruner
said in his opening speech AT the
very beginning of this contest ]
pledge you that if elected to this
high office, as firmly believe | shall
be, that l shall unreservedly and un-
equivocally support the adminstra-
tons war politics and purposes"
Perhaps if the Louisville Post would
print this speech in its Berlin edition
it would prepare the German Empire
for a further prosecution of the war
after Mr.. Bruner is elected.
Only thirteen out of 100000 Ken
lucky Democrats voted for the nomi-
nation of Governor Stanley for United
States senator. He declined to let the
other 25O,0S3 Democrats vote on the
question.
Worse tyrants than the Kaiser
and bigger fools" was Governor
Stanley's opinion of the Prohibition
lists, as expressed in a speech in Gin
cinnati as late as March IS, 1918.
In speech in Cinsinnati, delivered
March IS, 1918. Gov. Stanley said
there was little use of our boys lay
ing down their lives for liberty in
France if a lot of fanatics and cranks
(the prohibitionists) are allowed to
deprive Americans of liberty at home.
President Wilson has urged the
passage of the woman suffrage
amendment as a war measure. DR..
Bruner has announced he will sup
port the woman suffrage amendment.
Gov. Stanley refuses to commit him
self Whom shall we send to the SEN
ate to support the Presidents war
measures?
Having served his district in the
gress and his state as Governor it is
almost pitable to see Mr.. Stanley. now
by the accident of death and the
fortunate mastery of the Democratic
state central committee. candidate
for United States senator. standing
alone amid the wreck of the powers
that made him. Not single impor-
tant Democratic newspaper in the
state is Loyalty supporting him. Only
the brewers and distillers. now shorn
of their power, and the lowly con-
his pardon, are sincerely praying for
his election.