Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-11-03
Enormous Cowd Hears U. S. Sen.
ator Speak Here Monday For
Gov. Black and Ticket

The county court room, its
aisles, windows and every con-
ceivable space into which a body I
could crowd was insufficient TO
accommodate the hundreds who
sought entrance this afternoon to
hear Senator J, c. w. Beckham
and Hon. William H, Shanks
speak for the Democratic ticket.
Not in many campaigns has
hhere been such.a large, enthus-
tic or representative audience
I'D hear a political speaker in
Madison county. The voters ANDY
especially the democrats are in
terested in this election, and un-
less all signs 60 to the contrary,
old Madison is going to turn out
an enormous democratic vote to,
morrow for Uncle Jim Black and
the ticket he heads.
Judge w. r. Shackelford intro
duced1 Senator Beckham with a
rafting little talk that brought
forth cheers. The Big Judge
said that Ed Morrow has been
running against everybody except,
Gov. Black. First he started out
<eSnning against Stanley; ther
0sbm Rhea, then Mat Cohen;
within the past several days he
has been running against that fel-
low Armstrong and Henry Hines,
and according to the infamous
circular which is being circulated
asking the striking miners to vote
against Gov. Black because Pres
ident Wilson has called the strike
unnecessary and illegal--it APP
pears that Morrow. is now run
ming against President Wilson. Z
Senator Beckham was given a
most cordial greeting by the host
of friends he has here in Madison,
and his every word received the
closest attention.
The senator told how he had
left Washington in this very i'm
portant time to speak in behalf OF
the excellent ticket representing
the Democratic party. he re-
minded his hearers that il the
Democratic party should fail ,c
elect its ticket it would be due te
Democrats failing to go to thu
polls and that it would cause dis
couragement, if not dismay, C
the Democracy throughout th'
nation.
The great record made durini
the war was reviewed showing
how under the most trying cir
cumstances more than two mil
lion men were raised, trained
equipped and transported acros
the ocean in IL months and ou
navy cooperating with the Brit
ish cleared the sea of the hostil
craft and forced the magnincien
: German fleet to humiliating sur
render and that this wondert,
record was accomplished under
Democratic administration. Il
nS{ ethe harping critics woul
y ~ you forget these wonderf,
achievements and remember oni
incidental discomforts.
He reminded his audience ho'
the Republicans in the seve
months they have been in contr'
of Congress have failed to carr
out a single one of their promise
but have wasted much OF tn
time in discussing the Treaty
Peace and the League OF ";
tions embarrassing and inJurin
our industries and Our commer'
by needless delay.
He said that many of the lea'
ing republicans in the past ha'
advocated League OF Natioi
but when this league, the resu
of the work of the best minds
civilizedNnations, came to Il
Senate, presented by "a Dem
cratic president many OF Il
leaders reserved their former p
sitions and sought to tear it
E pieces by criticism and objectio'
y and that their hostility and bite
ness lead many to suspect tn
the opposition is due to the ia
that it was in large part the wo
of Democratic Npresident. :
y reminded his hearers that viii
\ Mr.. Morrow had said it was n
an issue in this campaign that 7
Republican Senators had made
such and that if the Republica
hould win they would herald
hat Kentucky Democrat
State had expressed disapproy
on the league and rcpudiated Z
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