Evening star., 1926-10-16

not alone by Republicans. Democrats
are not outspoken about the Coolidge
popularity, but they admit it In
private conversation. So far as this
popularity of the President can be
extended to cover Senator Ernst. so
much the better for the Republican
candidate.
Prosperity Is Disputed.
The Democrats deny there is pros
perity in Kentucky. They point to
the distress of the tobacco growers,
particularly in the western part OF
the State, where the dark tobacco Is
produced, and where the co-operatives
have failed to be the success they
have been in the central part of Ken
lucky, in which hurley tobacco is pro.
duced and where the cOOperativcs
have really proved a success. Ken
lucky produces about One-third of all
the tobacco grown in the United
States. The prosperity or lack Of
prosperity of the tobacco growers.
therefore, is an important element in
the prosperity of the entire State.
The coal mines, on the other hand,
have done fairly well. Many of them
are non-union mines and they reaped
a harvest during the coal strike. A
canvas of the situation shows that
while the State generally is not
greatly prosperous, it Is still not so
hard up by any means as the Demo
Gratis would paint 1t.
Former Senator Stanley, in a speech
for Barkley last night, however, took
a shot at President Coolidge and at
Republican prosperity that is typical
Of the campaign. He said:
They talk about Coolidge needing
Ernst Coolidge is not going to want
Ernst or anybody else very long. His
troubles and cares will soon be over.
We are going to elect Democratic
President in 1928.
"And this vaunted prosperity, where
is it? Who is it? What is it? Is it the
prosperity Of the steel trust. the lum.
Der trust, the aluminium trust? They
tell us that while agriculture Is ter.
ribly depressed the 'country's all
right There is no wholesome pros
perity in this country whose roots are
not fixed in the soil"
Lambasts Protective Tariff.
Senator Stanley then proceeded to
lambast the Republican protective
tariff. The tariff issue is one. how
ever, that the Republicans have &C
cepted here as elsewhere in this cam
paign with little misgivings. Senator
Ernst and his supporters are calling
the turn upon the protective tarifi
wherever they can.
The Democrats have made their Is
sues against Senator Ernst his votes
against the soldiers bonus bill, against
overriding the President on the Bur
sum bill to increase the pensions OF
Civil War and Spanish War veterans
against overriding the Presidents veto
of the postal employees increase salary
bill. They have attacked Senator Ernst
because he voted against throwing for
mer Senator Truman H. NewberrJ
out of the Senate when he was
charged with corrupting the electorate
in Michigan, and because he voted
against the Senate resolution calling
for an investigation of the senatorial
primaries this year in Pennsylvania
Illinois and elsewhere. Indeed. the
charge of corruption and of buying
elections is one Of the main issues
raised by the Democrats in this State
against the Republicans. They at
tack Senator Ernst also for his vote
against the publicity clause OF the
1924 income tax laws.
When Judge Barkley opened hi:
campaign here he said: "1f the roae
to the Senate must be paved WITT
gold, l confess I cannot travel 1t. II
to be a Senator is to be an apologls,
for corruption and a companion OF
those who practice 1t, then I canno,
qualify"
Labor Supporting Barkley.
Judge Barkley has the support o.
organized labor. He has been In