The sun., 1919-08-18

And the same unrest. the same fretting,
the same longing for change" OBJ
tains In almost every one OF Kentucky's
40 counties. The Democrats have
awakened, to be sure, but to n realiza-
tion that to win In November they will
have to overcome the most virile anti
administration sentiment that Kentucky
has ever fostered.
Then, too, the Republicans have made
capital of the possibilities that the Ken
lucky Board of Elections law offers.
The State Board of Elections 10 or
ganized thus:
The Governor appoints one Republican
and one Democrat, and they name one
Republican and one Democrat in each
county. In each county the Sheriff be-
comes the umpire between the two APP
pointees ex-officio.
And 1t happens that right now IS per
cent. Of the Sheriffs of Kentucky are
Republicans.
Therefore, even discounting the ma
chine Republicans who are of that po-
litical persuasion in name only-end
there are very few of that type-the
Kentucky State Board of Elections In
overwhelmingly Republican, and natur-
ally. the nucleus OF most powerful
Republican organization.
To induce any Democratic leader to
admit II Is expecting too much, but the
fact remains that these old party lead
ers are not looking forward to President
Wilson's tour with any vast enthusiasm.
II the President does tour the country
talking about the League of Nations and
the high cost OF living. local Democrats
fervently hope he will reach Kentucky
after the November elections. The DEM
ocrats are advertising their coming cam
paign in this State as a fight on straight
Democratic party lines" But II Is Just
as easy to get Democratic leaders to
hold forth about personal family skele-
tons as II II 10 get them on record re-
garding any one OF President Wilson's
policies.
II you stand at the Seelbach. Hotel,
Fourth and Walnut streets, in this
city any Saturday evening you'll be In
position TO see about rs per cent. Of the
population of Louisville, There YOU
may speak to anybody who chances to
loiter Just as you are doing. This eve
ming I spoke to ten representative busi-
ness men and mechanics. Also Joined,
one after the other. four groups who
were, as everybody is, arguing politics.
here record the opinions Of kentuck-'
ians only.
A Democrat No Longer.
A Louisville stationer said:
IT am a Democrat. My father and his
father were Democrats. My every in
clination is to vote the straight Demo-
cratic ticket as usual. 1 have never
scratched a candidate on my ballot. But
sentiment is not going to get us any
where under these conditions. l do not
know whether the Wilson administra-
ton Is to blame for all this chaos or
not. but I'm not willing to give 1t the
benefit of the doubt I shall vote for the
Republican State ticket There's time
enough to talk about national affairs.
A Paducah horse trainer said:
I'm going to vote for Ed Morrow.
I'm going to vote for the Republican
nominee for President. l was born, bred
and have raised a family in Paducah
Guess I'll try a new political shop this
time. League OF Nations? Sure! Great
stun II organized along real brother
hood-of-man lines. But I am coming
around 60 the idea that William Howard
Taft's World League idea was better
than President Wilson's covenant"
A motorman said:
II swear by Sam Gompers. What he
| says is good enough for me. He said
Wilson and we voted Wilson. But say.
what do you know about Gompers now?
I'm darned II know where we stand.
And tell me; who's this guy Glenn
Plumb? Why don't they let everybody
in on this highbrow stuff. He'll, man,
don't know how I'll vote. I'm a
Democrat
A farmer:
I'm a Democrat and I'm going to
vote for the Democratic ticket. Why =
None OF your business. I've always been
Democrat"
His son. recently demobilized:
I'VE come from Jcffersontown, which
is in this county a'.d not far from the
city. We've always been farmers. II
you'd come out our way before the war
you couldn't have found more than one
or two white Republicans in a year In
spite of the county being Republican
But come cut now and you'll ind all the
young fellows Republicans. Pops old
fashioned. Ask any OF the soldiers how
they'll vote"
A soldier who lives in Frankfort:
"Me? I'm Just waiting to get a
chance to ask questions; not to answer
them. I'm looking for some one to ex-
plain Articles v, Y. and XI. OF the
League OF Nations. The more l read
the less I know about them. Ne? Oh,
I'm Democrat all right Sos my old
man"
The ignorance of the vital facts
| underlying all our political fabric to-day
is appalling. Almost anything is liable
| to happen. think that the Republicans
will win not only this State election but
| likewise the national. election, II for no
other reason than that the public is tired
! to death OF the eternal pickering and
pulley hauling that Is going on in WASH
| irgton. Folks want n change. They
! may not know where they are going.
but they know from what they are
running"
A barber:
Il expect that the only man on earth
who doesn't care what happens next II
the Kaiser. He knows where he got Off !"
Therefore he should worry. He's put"
Other opinions followed the same
groove as those cited above. The only
thing lacking in the general chaos Of
thought was singing by the entire COM
munity of:
Where do we go from here. boys!
| Where do we go from hereT''
MRS. LILLY'S RECORD