Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-24
The Daily Register Richmond Madison County Thursday Afternoon July "a 1919
wrote that letter to accommodate

tampering with the juries, and they
took this letter as the evidence of
that. l have been before more juries
in court than Judge Gardner has in
his lifetime, during his practice OF
law, and while he has been Judge OF
the court, and / now repeat that if he
or anybody can get any honest man
or woman of my community to say
that was ever known to undertake
to influence a jury, or a juror, except
in open debate, as said while ago,
then am willing to concede that you
ought to nominate Judge Carroll and
send me back home, defeated poor
| Democratic.
81 knew that the Louisville &-Nash-.
vile Railroad Company was not liked
by many people; / knew that it want
ed to elevate itself somewhat in the
estimation of the people; thought
that its habit of issuing passes 70
1udoes of courts and to Sherlffs anu
County Attorneys and citizens ocSa
sionaliy and legislators, was IN IiJel
To build up something, OF WIFI tho
some sentiment in its behaI III T
country, and knew, or th9ughS
knew. that if I would say in tnat iI
tar that William Tye is a sPienta n,,
man. and that l knew wouid sei
the tn,th. because he is that, ana I
Lnew I would tell the truth when l
Sa;d he was of numerous ana IN
snent;a, family, and / knew was
EALING the truth when said tha'
sonat;mes in the history Of that coun.
soii nn,,,a Of his people would get on
jury. .s
at thought that if that pass was
10, away from the Democratic;
neighbor and friend of mine II wo ',id
SIMPLY offend him and what @ou on
Sffend him might offend ms Hnsp eo+
ME: but above all, gentimen repvas
That nv purpose and only p.I
nose in writing that letter was 70 40 .
an accommodation for a FRIEND "ho
has asked me to. dc it.
CHOW, if there is any honest man man
who thinks have disqualified mysen
for running for Governor by writng
tba+ letter let him come and run
against me. -,
"But have got better faith than
that in the fairness and justice o.
the citizenry of the Commonweal1TlI,
of Kentucky than to think they wGula ~
face me before my distinguished
friend and Chief Justice of the Court
If Appeals and tell you l disqualineo
mvself by writing that letter.
"J wonder if he is the only slnless
man in Kentucky?" he asked looking
IN The direction of Judge Carroll.
" at wonder if he is the only man
in all Kentucky who has never done
an imprudent act? l have read III II
Holv Writ of an occasion when
publican and sinner were togeIher'
T have read that when the PUP,
,;can attempted to pray he. thanked
az believe that the Chief Justice OF
the Court of Appeals, if ne had peer &c.
with that poor sinner on that mell ~ =
able occasion, would have prayed ike
the Publican did. Gov
SI thank God that /, John ID; Gar Lar.
ro,J am not like other men,; pu'
Won and / would have acted IKE tn 1,.
s;nrer or we would have said, WIN
omr head bowed: God be mercifui &c
me. a sinner Wouldn't you, gentie'
"Tbere is another incident in his
.,, 7 have read about, when the
sbamed woman was rocked by man!
accusing men before the Savior, ano
wanted Him to decree that she Of
, stoned To death. The Savior stoopet
and with His holy fingers, wrote n u,
the sand: He that is without SIM ie
him cast the first stone Wnen h'
locked mn the accusers were all gone
MAnd it is a blessing, gentlemen
that they did skulk away ana .e' ha,
poor woman alone; but Imagiher t,;a
If Judge John D. Carroll, the Ohi me
Justice of the Court OF Appeals na'
been in that crowd of accusers OIL I'M,
d. poor woman, when the SAVIOR sal.
that he that is WITHOUT sin, let mn
! cast the first stone, that Judge oar
roll would have at once filled his arm;
/ with rocks and commenced to throw:
5 At this point Gov. Black read II
, full the L. & N. letter from which
, Judge Carroll previously had rea.
and which has appeared in print OF
, various occasions. 49,, ,o4+o,
: aSince the day I wrote that letter
at the request of Mr.. Tye," he SAID
c have had no connection with the l.
!, e. N. Railroad Company in any htiga
c tion 1t has had in Kentucky, ana
, have never consulted Mr.. Tye slnc'
that day until this as to the mines
: or unfitness of any jury. or juror sum
t moned for jury service" ~
: Gov. Black said that when the PEG
e nile Of his county heard of the "un
:. heard of assault" on his internty
!. couched in unsigned circulars sen
: broadcast throughout the state, pear
ing the l.. & N. letter and failing :
e give the date of the letter, they vol
e unfairly made signed statement YES e
+ tifying to his integrity and fitness 10
the Office of Governor.
! AT this point Gov. Black critcise
n Judge Carroll for his failure to SIT !
o the Textbook Commission case, a.
It serting that had he sat in the case :,
= would have been settled several week
before it was. The remaining 81
d members of the Court of Appeals wer
y hopelessly tied on the case, ne san
y for two months. ~. -.
'e Regarding criticism of his gent
[e dealing" with members of the Tex
. 49,, pIoak cQlh.