Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-02-07
Home Telephone Gouge Meets Oppo-
sition and Near Mayor still
Dumb.
The Thrilling Episode OF Officer
Pearl of the Keystone
Police.
COL. PETTY GETS PEEvED

much to the Hert-Searcy-C Chiffon
gang of Republican leaders the past
few weeks, as the expose of the rot
tenness and corruption of the Louis
vile Republican reform" admins
tration is now being followed with
show down of the "reformers" at
Frankfort. Tobe Hert, the Repub-
lican boss of Kentucky and formerly
of Indiana, has been posing as the
leading apostle of reform" for the
State Of Kentucky, and every now
and then comes out with a plea for
non-partisanship, with high-sounding
phrases about a non-partisan judi
ciary, etc. Hert's aid ard particular
crony, Publisher Bingltr /, then cir
culates the Hert propaganda through
the Courier-Journal and Times.
which under the guise of Democratic
papers have become notorious as
boosters for Hert and all his politi-
cal schemes. One of Hert's political
schemes Is the camouflage of non
partisan judges, and IL this measure
becomes a law a blow would be
given to the Democratic party,
which Is especially strong in its ma
terial for the judiciary. You will
notice that Hert nor the Bingham
press advocates the non-partisan
plan for Assessors. although there is
a crying demand from every part of
the State to take the office of AS
SCISSOR and Tax Collector out of pol
itics. The attempt of the Bingham
press and Morrow's administration
to foist a 5000. 900 bond issue on
the people will also bear watching.
But the showdown above referred
to is the visit of the delegation of
ministers and workers of the
Churchmen's Federation on Wednes-
day to protest against race track
betting. Dr. Sampey, President of
ethe BAPTIST Seminary RE, RRE, .Lockhart,
' q. l.. Powell, pastor of the Firs
\ Christian church, and Helm Bruce
4 one of near Mayor Smiths chief sur
s porters and boosters for the Reput
3 lican party, were leaders In the del
I egation. All of these men supporte
4 near Mayor Smith and Morrow TO
! Governor because of the reform an
beautiful principles advocated b
4 Boss Hert's party. But what a sa
) awakening for these good and hol
men. "Howdy Ed" didn't NEE
them at the train as might hav
: been expected, nor were they invite,
, to come and get his aid in opposing
J the wicked racing game. Neithe
) Hert or Searcy, his man Friday, vol
Z unteered to introduce the minister
! and reformers to the leaders of tn
I Legislature. and in plain words the.
| received a frost" Near Mayo
. Smith, who used to denounce racing
/ wasn't in the delegation. The Bing
| lam press didn't publish any com
mandatory editorials of the visit o
| the good men, and this Remarkable
) situation Is caused by the fact tina
i Boss Hert and his crony Bingham
are now big stockholders In th'
kentucky race tracks. In othe
words. 1t is alright to support non
partisan judiciary and other reform
: movements, but steer clear of an,
) reform that affects your own littl
, pet wickedness.
Coupled with the grand jury's ex
posure of the local reform admins
tration with the the gamblers an,
! the utter decentralization of the Key
stone police, near Mayor Smiths pc
project of allowing the Home Tele
, phone Company to gouge the Louis
, | lille public was given a setbacl
tuesday evening. A delegation o
, citizens representing our welfar,
: clubs, labor organizations and JET
ferson County Medican Society wer'
at the meeting of the Board OF AL
dermen protesting strenuousl.
against this holdup of the public
/, The week previous the lower boar'
: swallowed without dissenting
voice the proposed raise In telephone
, rates and none questioned the wis
dom of near Mayor Smith In tearing
; up an eighteen months contrac
: with the Phone Company. Non
even asked why the Home Telephone
/, Company In prosperous circum
, stances needed a raise in rates. Th
, public would like to know who hyp
. notified the members OF the lowe
, board, and are watching TO see wha
influence that mysterious someon
I'm the background will have ON TIN
members OF the Board of Aldermen
A public hearing will be held ol
February "a and the public will ge
, an inning before the measure is u
again. Near Mayor Smith refuses 4
exnlain why the PROSPEROUS HON
Phone Company should be allowe'
! to gouge the public. and the Ken
lucky Irish American is the onl,
publication In Louisville, daily o
, weekly. that has protested agains
the hOIdup.
Full many a pearl of purest ra'
/, serene Is born to blush unseen an
waste its sweetness on the deser
air"
The above quotation does not ap
My TO the Pearl Of our Keystone po
lice department. as events OF tn
past week proved. Officer Pear
showed that he was not born {
3 blush unseen nor was he wastin
: his sweetness on the desert air. a
: the neighbors of Twelfth aud Mar
I ket can testify. This leading ligh
OF the Republican reform admins