Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-10-18

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The evidence in court by both white
and coiored witnesses showed that
dead men, convicts and all classes of
unqualified voters were voted i'm that
race, the Republican machine maxi
ing no defense Of these stories. and
mind you the contest was between a
white and q colored Republican. The
Herald did not deny the stories of
election depravity during the trial,
/ yet now comes forward and says the
Republican administration favors
fair elections. When this tall story
came out of the editorial rooms the
printer to whose lot it fell to put it
in type threw up his hands and fell
over in faint. The prize lie had
knocked him cold.
The day previous to the Herald's
attempted defense near Mayor Smith
was responsible for soliloquy that
made one wonder whether to laugh
or pity our city's head. Four soldiers
had just been added to the Key
stone array and the occasion brought
this touching outbnrst from the near
Mayor: 81 spent more than an hour
talking to these young men and it
was an inspiration to me to know
that the police force which L have
endeavored since the beginning of
my administration to build into the
most efficient force OF any in the
city or country" Get that will you!
Smith says he has been working to
give us prize police department.
When one looks at the misfit aggre-
cation of Keystoners wished on us
you can see that he hasn't been
working overtime In giving us good
police. Wonder what Ches Searcy
and Paul Burlingame said when they
read the Mayors statement about
picking the police. Searcy, our real
Mayor. and Paul, our deputy Mayor
must have chuckled out loud at this.
Hert picked the board members and
they picked the police, firemen and
city employees, leaving nothing for
the near Mayor. Read this state
ment over again about the deficient
force" ETC., and see if you can
decide whether to laugh or extend
sympathy.
Here are a few samples OF police
efficiency of the week, and remem-
Der this has been going on for
long time: Lewis candy place was
robbed of a wagonload of sugar,
hams, sweets, etc, and not a line
has been published In the daily press
or given out from Keystone head
quarters. Charles w. Dowdle, of
Jeffersonville, was found unconcious
In Beargrass creek with his money
and valuables gone. After investiga-
ton the local detectives said they
didn't believe his story. Probably
he assaulted and robbed himself and
then threw his person i'm the creek.
No arrests have been made in the
murder case of the army lieutenant,
our Keystoners had the
case few hours after the crime.
That's efficiency! Sunday night a
resident of Western Parkway phoned
the Chiefs office and said there was
a burglar or burglars trying TO get |
into his house. He was told that IL /,
the burglars were heard again to |
phone again, but never explained
what to do in case he was being |
choked or knocked unconscious by |
the burglars and unable to call. And |
Just think these birds are drawing |
salaries from the taxpayers as
police.
Our third-rate fire department is !
slipping badly also. At a fire at |
Third and Central the chick fire !
men attached the hose to water |
plug used for street sprinkling in
stead of a fire plug, and when the !
was corrected by running
,ut about 500 feet more hose three
houses were added to the fire under !
writer's worries. This week lady |
Of color had two of the firemen be-
fore the Board of Safety charging
Them with throwing water all over !
her belongings and giving her a
irenching when there was no fire
n sight. Again there seems to be
some bad team work between the
Keystone and chick" fire depart
nent. At the Hermitage Hotel fire
4 police sergeant trying to keep
7ehicles from going through the fire
ines kept the fire department coal
wagon from getting through and in
his performance was assisted by
ZONE other than our noble Chief,
col. Petty, who added his weight
md authority i'm keeping the coal
wagon from getting near the scene.
seems like our Shelbyville Police
Chief and our Cincinnati Fire Chief
ire getting their signals crossed.