Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-08
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KEN lucky PRESS A SSOCIATION
Political Reflection

Democrats had many contests;
and yet Eighth District Demo.
Gratis stayed at home from the
primary and from a synChronbus
election and permitted the defeat
of their candidate for Congress.
This was the outstanding feature
of Saturdays voting,a as the Times
sees it, and it reveals again a
condition in the Democratic par
ty that calls for heroic measures
if anything is to be done politi-
cally In this State.
Capt. Swope served in the
army, and Judge Hardin did
not, and the reports from the
district are that the winner
pitcht d mis- campaign along that
line and promised much legisla-
tive consideration to the men
who wore the khaki. This un-
questionably Won him many votes,
but it does not fully explain the
defeat of the Democratic nominee
The vote in Shelby county is an
indication of the fact that Eighth
district Democrats simply re-
manned away from the polls de-
spite the fact that they had a
Congressman to elect and that
their partisans, from Governor
down, We're cOntesting for nOmi-
hind him, could beat an obscure
Republican by only 5000 votes;
and now comes the return of a
publican Congressman by the
Eighth district, a thoroughly
representative American constit t.
uency. This result will be her.
aided, and quite naturally, as a
Reputation of the President and
the League, and the national
Republicans will make much of
it. But to the The Times the
vote in Shelby county alone
proves internal party reasons
and reveals an Indifference to-
ward party pride that would be
amazing if it were not so logical
1t is greatly favorable to the
Republicans that they have wise
and undisputed leadership. Like
nations at primary held at the
same time. Governor Black, who
Won the nomination he sought;
Senators Stanley and .Beckham;
the Democratic Congressman
from the State and the national
leaders, too, may well give some
intensive study to the situation
here. 1t was presaged when Mr..
Stanley, with the President be-
the governmental system in Eu-
ropean countries is the system
of the Kentucky Republicans; a
chief.in. council and a chief in
pageant. Mr.. Hert, the national
committeeman, is the chief.in
council under whose leadership
policies are inaugurated and fol.
lowed, and his wise direction has
done much to achieve the pres
ent situation in the State. Mr..
Morrow is the chief-in pageant,
and his personality and oratory
have given his party proposes
sing candidate for high Office.
On the Democratic side leader.
ship is divided and disputed and
there is no party cohesion.
What may be done between
now and November cannot yet
be estimated, but the Repu blicans
have every reason to plume
themselves. Every reason but
one, for the rough-shod defeat
of the negro legislative candidate
in Louisville will return to plague
them. OF course. from a stand.
point of practical politics the
leaders were required to elimi-
nate the negro they could, since
his nomination under the cabin
would have disaffected thousands
of voters from Mr.. Morrow. But
in eliminating him they sowed
certain small objects that may
develop into dragons teeth and
produce a warlike crop of troubles
The negro candidate should
have been surprised that he was
unpopular when he offered to be
a guest at Republican wedding.
His people have been exploited
politically by that party for years
because they vote as a mass for
it. de is quoted as saying that
he and 10000 other negroes will