The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-09-24
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS BECKHAM
THE CLOSEST ATTENTION WAS
GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE
SENATOR'S SPEECH.

court house was packed with people.
many OF whom stood in the aisles
throughout the two hours the Senator
spoke. II was ONE OF the most atten-
tive audiences we have seen gathered
TO hear a political speech Many wo-
men were present.
Senator Beckham spoke In his usual
fair manner. giving credit 10 the Re-
pubiicans for all they did In the war
and in Congress
BY request or Chairman X, l.. Vim
son Mr.. Beckham was introduced TO
the audience by Miss Elizabeth Coniey,
who urged upon the good women OF
Kentucky the Importance of voting,
both as duty and as a matter OF sell
defense.
From Senator Beekhann's Speech.
The following is part OF what SEN
ator Beckham said
, The Democratic party entered this
campaign with the strongest case that
any party ever presented TO the Amer
lean people In the last nifty years. II
stands upon Il record OF matchlcss
achievements, In peace and In war,
that havefulnlled the highest hopes and
promises OF It's friends, and have at
the same time astounded and confused
the minds OF It's adyersaries, In the
most eventfui and tragic period of the
worlds history Il has guided the des-'
tInies OF this great nation with such
wisdom and success that II should COM
mand the approval and admiration OF
ali fair minded people. In it's seven
years OF power II has accomplished
more for the welfare of our people and
for the good OF mankind than Its chief
rival. the Republican party. ever ac-
complished from the day OF its birth
10 the present time. The
Democratic party's record is unassail
able and lmpregnable. II deserves an
Endorsement.
In these seven years OF power there
fell upon the Democratic party re-
sponsibiilties and difficulties such as
never before fell upon any other ad-
mlnistration in our history. II came
into control OF tho government on
March T., 1919 II had elected Pres
ident and n majority In each house OF
Congress. II was the frst time since
the civil War that IL had been in real
control OF the Government and In a
position TO crystaliZe into laws the
principles and policies for which II had
oontended in all those years OF It's
exile from power.
Our Republican friends had unceas-
ingIy preached for so long that the
De,nocratic party did not have the bus
mess capacity and constructive states
manship 10 conduct the affairs OF the
Government that many people had
come TO believe lt; and, consequently.
when IL did come into control, It's sup
porters felt doubt and uneasiness about
its success, while the Republicans
openly prophesied It's failure and col
lapse. That was in 1918.
Since then both the misgivings OF its
friends and the evil predictions OF It's
opponents have been completely dis
PEELED,
The "Panie. proof" Currency Law.
One measure alone enacted in that
Period, through the labors and con-
structive statesmanship of the Demo-
cratic administration should entltle
the party TO an Endorsement. even II IL
had done nothing else OF a construct
i've character. i speak of the Federal
Reserve law, the burglar proof panic
free, Democratic Federal Reserve law
---the greatest and most beneficial work
OF financial legislation ever enacted In
this country. 1t took indefatigable la
bor it took statesmanship of the high
est order, II took unfiinching courage
and determination to pass that lawI
against the opposition of the power
full monied and banking interests OF
the country. of the greed and avarice
OF predatory wealth and OF the almost
solid opposition OF the Republican
membership OF Congress II was the
greatest Legislative victory in the in
terest OF the people and of legitimate
Industries ever won In this country 1t
was a principle for which the Demo-
cratic party had contended for a gen
Grafton, the principle that the control
OF DIR money and credit should be ta-
ken out of the hands of private insti
tutions or great banking corporations,
and placed in the hands of the Gov
ernment, where 1t should always have
been.
Money Trust Control.
The financial system Of the country
built up and maintained by the Re-
publican party from the time II came
into power, was the most insidious and
mOnStrOuS SCneme Oh TODpery uilueI
the forms OF law ever devised in a mod
ern civilized country 1t was not only
unjust, u was Infamous. 1t created
a Money Trust more powerful than the
Government itself II was a mother of
periodical panics deliberately inflicted
or permitted that property and labor
might be cheap In order that the mon
-ey OF the favored few might become
more valuable. " was constant mem
ace to honest industry and business
II was n curse to the farmer and Ia
borer. II should be a reproach to the
American people that with their in
telligence and patriotism, they should
have allowed 1t TO continue as long as
they did, with the wrongs and frequent
buslnaBs calamities which II inflicted
upon them. But II was the bulwark OF
the Republican strength. and the guar
dian angel In their campaigns. II was
the power that propagated the idea,
believed by SO many American people