The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-08
KENTUCKY HAS BECOME A REAL PO-
LITICAL BATTLE GROUND.
Lincoln Independent Party
Making Great Strides in Con-
sOlidating Voters.

(By A. N. P.)


Louisville. Ky, Oct. .6.-Wonderful
things are happening in "Ole Ken
lucky" A veritable groundswell is
taking place in that state of thoro-
breds and the eyes of the nation are
certain TO be focused upon that com
miiL0nwealth, because Of the political
blazing of the trail"
The Lincoln Independent Party has
been born. christened and dedicated
to political emancipation from the
shacllles of blind and ungrateful party
affiliation. Enthusiasm is keen in
that state and unless all signs fail
the "Ides of November predicted by
the political writer's of the A. N. P.
will see a new era in our political
life.
At the convention held in Louisville
a full ticket was placed in the field
covering every office from magister-
stable 10 Senator. 1t was a wonder
fully inspiring occasion and q veri-
table eye opener to old political war
horses. The whole situation is sum-
med up in the statement made by
one of the leaders to the effect that
a'the Boss" of the local republican
machine Is an out and out Lily
White and holds Colored people in
use them and like lambs they have
heretofore submitted to him, to the
extent that four years ago with the
same old promises the ColOred people
loyalty supported tne repuDllCanS ana
helped turn the democrats out of of
flee. Hardly had the Republicans got
hold of affairs before a Republican
councilman introduced a Jim crow"
street car bill in the council.
Beast OF "BOss."
It is openly stated on the streets
that the BOSS" boasts that nc "owns
both our preachers and crap shooters
and that he don't give a d for the
better element 1t is alleged that he
controls or has until this time con-
trolled the underworld, thereby Sc
curing repeaters, intimidating voters,
stuffing ballot boxes and even right
now distributing party anonymous
bills and circulars naming and villi-
flying the leaders of the Lincoln In
dependent Movement
Last year this same crowd adVer-
tised for husky Negro women" to
sweep the streets; this bunch put up
Jim crow" signs in all the city parks,
something the Democrats never did!
not a decent job in the entire city
cred man or woman; the only places
I recalled out to their being four or
five distillery guards janitors and
one assistant school physician.
The famous tenth ward Is 95 per
cent Negro and 1t was in this that
VIM. Warley won the nomination two
years ago, only to have it taken
from him. This year two offered
for the August primary nomination,
one white and one Colored. The Re-
publican machine endorsed the white
man and then had another white man
to file a suit gainst the Colored man,
Wilson Lovett who had the nerve to
permit his friends to offer his name
for the nomination. They averred in
court that one of the signers of
Lovett's petition had previous regis
tered as a socialist and they succeed
in their case in the local court. Lovett
carried his case to the Kentucky court
of appeals which would not try IT.,
greatly incensed and aroused the raO-
Pile generally that without effort the
Lincoln Independent Party sprang in
to being. Our people declared that
this was an outrage and should not
be permit tied to continue.
A Complete Ticket.
As result the people met and de-
liberated and put out complete
from all worthy walks of life. Clean
and upright men and women who are
determined to throw off the unmanly
yoke so long about our necks.
With their shrewed insight they have
set about to array one element against
the other. They have caused some OF
their ministerial and underworld .sy-
ters to the daily papers denouncing
the new movement and endeavor to
stem the rising tide. They are chang :
ing that this Is in reality a demo-
cratic movement financed by Demo-
Gratis and that the leaders Of the new
party are getting some gratis. But
the array of candidates and supporters
of the new party is sufficient answer
70 this libel The opposition with its
tremendous fund has hired mostly
vicious outcasts and ministerial dere-
licts to stand on the street corners
and hold haTangues in the most pitt
table display Of the sale of their birth
right for the mess of portage. The In
know that this move is going to Kill
the chances of Republican success,
even though It may not sweep many
Negroes into office. The strongly In
trenched 10th ward is most likely to
60 100 per cent for the new candi-
dates And IL the Democrats who