Kentucky Irish American., 1920-05-22

Will Ross out of the party saying
editorially that MIR. Ross Is no longer
considered one of our party. This
fight on Ross is inspired by the Hert-
| Searcy machine, who coupled with
Rowdy Ed, the Locketti case hero
! 90, sustained a crushing and sting
ing defeat from Ross at frankfort
during the Legislative session. The
connecting link between Boss Tobe
J and the Bingham press Is also seen in
1 the bitter fight waged on Sheriff
Ross by the Times aud Courier-J our
nal. These papers are trying TO kill
Ross because he is stumbling block
I'm the path of Boss Hef. In other
words there is method In their mad
ness. Between Ross and Hert and
his hypocritical aides many persons
will take Ross.
Last week in discussing the Capt.
Bennett case the Kentucky Irish
American predicted Bcupett's depart
ure from police circlesf and said:
Goodbye Capt Bennett." I" Just as
stated before, Bennett went because
he exposed the close relation between
the local Republican machine and
the gambling combine. The note
from Scales, the former circulation
manager of the Herald. asking pro-
lection and privilege for a negro |
crapshooter, was the blow that hurt |
the MACHINE leaders fe.slingsf Scales |
is also'a collector of the So per from |
city and county employees for the Re
publican Campaign league. Near
CUES hold their hands in high hor-
ror at the idea of claim shaving but |
can not see anything wrong about
the city employees being assessed two
dollars for the Republican League.
BY the way, who or whom is the
League? When the machine leaders
get together and served notice that
Bennett must go, his champion, near
Mayor Smith, threw him to the
wolves, and emphasizes sthe fact that
Smith is Mayor in name only. Here
Is another problem. II a man took
hush money, as alleged by one of the
machine bosses from soft drink
why would not the same
party take hush money from the
same sources to lower the ASSESS
ments. If corrupt in one job, why
not in the other? Somebody please
page the Mems Federation and offer
that as subject for debate
Finding out how easy it was to
fool the Keystone police, women
burglars have taken up burglary as
a profession, and this week a wo-
man burglar successfully operated
In our residential distrlcts. But the
prize robbery of the week was the
slugging and robbing OF a visitor
right in front of the Watteaxon Ho-
tel. That burglar or burglars gets
the brown derby. AT this rate
Chief Petty will have to have chin
straps for the caps of the Keyston-
ers or the crooks will swipe them
off their heads. Speaking of the
Chief, many think he was a little
harsh on the Keystone policeman
found dancing in uniform at the
Seelbach Hotel, Our Ycomedy cop
made Charlie Chaplint look Like a
1euce when it came to comedy. He
his cap, belt and badge
20 his fair dancing partner while the +
Dig audience VOciferously applauded r
he terpsichorean ability of the n
tancing Keystoner. The cop told the r
that he would have been Q
lble to do better if the band had +
played that rollicking country tune. +
Turkey in the Straw" The CHIEF n
him three days, which s
seems TO be rather harsh punishment h
or a high class entertainer. The o
Chief is certainly joy killer, and he i
ioesn't seem to understand that the f
public do not expect his Keystoners {
o do real police duty, having given d
Up that idea long ago. o