Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-04-05
Seen in Bernhard Boom a Canon
flage Defense of Gen.
Percy Haly.
Local BolsheviId Administration
Plans To Hold Up Pro-
testing Taxpayers.
Keystone Policemen Showing No Re-
suits of Psychological
Lectures.
COMEDY cor PLAYS HORSE.

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The present situation in Kentucky
/ p6nfics il akin to, the terms applied
to some phrases OF war, and espe-
cially in reference to the life of
Gen. Custer, as we have featured to-
day the Last Stand of Gen. Percy
Haly," and from all indications it is
the last struggle of his career. The
Prohibitionist press throughout the
State, which has been following
Haly for years and which was
known as Prohibitionist first and
Republican and Democrat next, is
working desperately to save the dry
leader, and from one end of the
State to the other there has been an
attempt to boom Col. Bernhard for
| Governor, but under the guise of
this attempted boom was the move
ment to save Hays political life,
which is at low ebb just now, and
| he is fighting his last battle with
his back to the wall and his great
est asset-Senator Beckham-is on
| the side lines in the role of q
spectator. The passing of prohibit
ton has meant the passing of Haly
influence in Kentucky politics, and
the Democratic party is therefore
the much stronger for it, as ii
means the elimination of the prohi-
bition club which was held over the
heads of legislative representatives
not for the purpose of advancing
the fortunes of Democracy in Ken
lucky, but for the political gain OF
Haly.
Democratic leaders and politicians
throughout the State saw and real
lied that with the passing of the
prohibition issue 1t meant the pass
ing of Haly. For years It has been
contended in the columns of the
Kentucky Irish American that Haly
was an over-rated politician and
organizer, and the events of the past
six months prove this assertion con-
elusively. None of the present trio
of candidates, Lieut.. Gov. Black,
Prof H. H. Cherry or Judge John
D. Carroll, saw fit to consult Haiy
in regard to their candidacy, and
this was the forerunner of the little
group of hotel politicians. Forward
Leaguers and Prohiibtionists, who
attempted to belittle the candidacy
of the three gentlemen named above
and politely informed the public in
newspaper interviews that neither
Messrs. Black, Cherry or Carroll
would do, but this bluff didn't have
any effect and only served to make
the friends and supporters of all
three mad as hatters. Then Haly
became desperate and exposed his
real regard for prohibition by
soliciting the candidacy of SwagaI
Sherley, who for sixteen years was
bitter and uncompromising foe OF
prohibition, and to date the Prohi-
bition press. Hays sole support
has not tried to explain Hays fall
I, from grace. Col. Bernhard is being
badly misled and his reported boom
for Governor is camouflaged de-
tense of Haly, who wants to spite
the three candidates who refused to
recognize that ability as an organ
Izer which brouhgt defeat to Nc
Chesney by an overwhelming ma
| jority in 1915. Some organizerl
Well the local Bolshevik admin
istration is coming in for many a
sturdy knock these days from the
harassed and buncoed taxpayers
For the past several months one
could go in any crowd or gathering
and hear the kicks against the Key
stone police, the hick fire depart
ment, the garbage fiasco. the dirty
streets, the joke vacuum cleaner
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