The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-10-19

Democrats than the unofficial. A total
Of 1921 registrants were divided
as follows: Republicans, 55,236; Dem
ocrats, 48,701; Independents, 1884.
This gives the Republicans a lead Of
$685..
As the majority Of the Independent
vote Is expected to line up behind the
League of Nations, the race in this dis
trict will prove to be very close. 1t
appears as IL the district will not go
more than two or three thousand either
way.
In his effort to keep the public from
learning the true elements within the
Republican party, the Jefferson County
Clerk did not separate the negro regis
trants from the total. As matter of
fact, about $4,000 negroes in Louisville
and Jefferson County registered Re
publican, which shows that the whites
are divided, $4,000 Democrats, 10000
Republicans, and almost 1000 INDIE
voters there would not be chance for
the Republican machine Of Louisville,
carefully as it has been built up. The
same condition holds true in the State.
1t is only the solid class vote cast by
the negroes that keeps the Repub-
licans in the running in this state.
Former President VIM. Howard Taft
tIxy rix Cd ipo To nt
that he doesn't think worth following
himself. In defending Article X in
the League Of Nations in the New
York Tribune, August 2, 1920, Mr..
Taft said: II believe that the issue
of the League transcends in its i'm
portance any Democratic issues, and
would justify and require one who be-
lieves so to ignore party ties and Sc
cure this great boon for the world
and this country" Mr.. Taft says that
he believes so, but instead of ignoring
party ties to achieve this great result,
he is actively campaigning for the
weakest presidential candidate in the
history Of the Republican party, who
proposes to reject the entire League
which Mr.. Taft regards so vital to the
welfare Of the world.
Republican criticism that United
States was unprepared for war is off
set by their own argument that the
Democrats were too much prepared
for war.
The Congressional Smelling" Com
nittee, headed by Congressman era
ham, Republican, has made the as
founding discovery that almost every
war move made by the United States
had been planned for months before
war was declared by President Will
sons Advisory Commission, four men,
bers of which are Republicans. In
the same breath the Republicans con-
denim the Democrats for the work of
this Commissions labor Of prepared
ness, and then condemn the Democrats
for unpreparedness.
Negroes of Louisville are in an up
roar of indignation because they are
not going to be permitted to sit among
the white people at the Gypsy Smith
revivals to be held in the monster
Tabernacle.
At recent meeting of colored min
listers Rev. M. p. Hunt (white) inform
ed the negro preachers that seventy
seats had been set aside for them ON
the platform. Bishop ArchibOld j.
Carey (negro) asked whether these
seats were scattered around or wheth-
er they were segregated. The Rev. Mr..
Hunt replied that separate arrange
ments had been made, to which Bishop
Carey answered, "NOt for u.s." Negro
newspapers of Louisville are up IN
arms at what they call the Jim Crow
Gypsy Smith revival meeting.
The detection from the Republican
camp of Herbert Parsons, former Re
publican National Committeeman
Hamilton Holt, editor of the Independ-
emit ]. o. Thompson, former Collector
Of Internal Revenue Of Alabama under
Taft and Roosevelt, and the Chicago
Evening Post, paper owned by the
pwner Of the Louisville Herald, can be
raced back to the treatment Of the
Progressives by the Republican party.
In the reconstruction of the G. o. p.
the PrOgressives were completely ig-
nored. They were not given any hon.
ors in Congress nor Offices throughout
he nation. Speaker Gillette, Of the
House; Floor Leader Mondell. of the
House; Senator Lodge, PenrOse and
the others In control Of the Upper
House, are all deep-dyed members Of
the high protectionists' old guard
Contrast this with the progressive
element In the Democratic party. Balm
bridge Colby, who was Theodore
Roosevelt's right-hand man, is Wilson's
Secretary of State; Victor Murdoch,