Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-10-24

I'D Madison is not aroused in the
spresent political campaign, and
is not going with solid ranks to
the polls on November 4th and
vote 'er straight under the roost-
er for Uncle Jimmy Black and the
entire state ticket, he would
have taken second thought after
seeing the magnificent assem-
blage Of democrats-who gathered
in the court house Thursday night
to hear Congressman Albin w.
Barkley, of, the First Congress
siQnal district.
q Edge Barkley had been adver-
Hyed as crack speaker and he
made good in every way. From
start to finish of his two-hours
address he held the closest attcn-
ton of the big audience. Not
even those who had to stand in
the aisles near the doors, unable
to gain seats, got tired or left.
They stayed : with him both
physically and in heart and pur-
pose from beginning to end His
speech was "humdinger" as the
boys say, and stirred the demo-
Gratis of Madison as few speeches
in any campaign in recent years
have done.
Congressman Barkley was
hoarse from constant speaking
over the state for the ticket. He
addressed ali audience that
crowded the court house at Win
chester in the afternoon. Not
withstanding the rain and in
clement weather, the boys came
out here at night and every man
who did so, was undoubtedly
glad that he did. He heard more
good, old-fashioned democratic
doctrine from the brilliant con-
gressman from down in western
Kentucky than has been preached
around these parts in. a long
time.
To quote Congressman Barkley
at length would require a much
larger paper than the Daily Reg
lister. He tore into Eddie Nor
row with hammer and tongs |;
showed up the campaign of decep
ton and Misrepresentation upon
which the entire republican con-
est has been waged. He branded
Morrow as coward for refus-
ing to state his attitude of the
peace treaty and League of Ma
tions, the biggest questions that
are before the country today.
Batkley went after the republi-
cans without gloves and proved
that he is master hand when it
comes to treating 'em rough" :"
To say he pleased and delighted
the big audience is expressing it
mildly. Every democrat went
home determined to do every
thing in his power to roll up a
record vote for Uncle Jim Black
on Nov. 4th. That is all that is
needed. Black will win by an
.old-time majority if the demo-
Sats will just stir themselves
- d go to the polls.
Congressman .Barkley declared
elIat from information CLEANED
from Mr.. Morrow's speeches he
was unable to learn for what Of
flee he was running or what was
his platform and only through
members of own party did he
learn that Mr.. Morrow was
candidate for Governor.
He called on Morrow to ex-
plainI what reforms he eontem-
plated if, elected and how he could
account for expenditures during
the Wilson regime when the
Stanley administration spent $8,-
100000 more, but $3,OOO,OOO was
for schools, 100000 for roads
and $2,500,O00 for pensions for
confederate veterans in face of
the continued increase in cost
of supplies.
"If Morrow is elected" said
M. Barkley, "the message that
Kentucky has repudiated Presi-
dent Milson.will be carried to the
sick man lying in the White
House, the man who guided the
United States to victory, who
made the world safe for democs
racy and dethroned autocracy,
the greatest President in a CEN
tury, who fathered the League of
Nations to keep sons ! Of theI
mothers of America from ever
again having to fight. overseas"
'We must not and VIII not
elect this man who refuses tol
state his stand on. the League of
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