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THE MADISONIAN
Published Every Tuesday at Rlchmond.Ky. by
Grant E. Lilly, ' - Editor & Owner
Entered as second-class matter January
22, 1913, at the pa office at Richmond,
Ky., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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in our administration of-public af
fairs, to the end that the people may
obtain relief in a reduction of their
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OUR COMMON PERIL,
(Reprinted in response to repeated and
urgent requests.)
''Whether the doctrine of total
depravity is or is not right, we
know not. A glance at the news
columns of the daily papers, leads
us to the belief that it is not only
a possible doctrine but that it . is
a very probable one. From the
records of the metropolitan press,
it seems that the demons of
HELL have overpowered their
keeper and are ''at large on the
earth. The whole category of
, crime is daily enacted. Murder,
arson and theft, three "of the
greatest crimes, are as common
as the noon day's sun. It is said
that eight thousand murders are
committed in the United States
each year. If this is true, it is
astounding. That it is true, the
records of the country bear testi
mony. . What is the cause of all this?
Looking deeper than the sur
face, it is clear that thelaxity of
moral restraint is responsible. It!
is an age of irreligious liberty.)
You observe the abandon in
speech and act It is heard in
every song of the street It sur
rounds us like a foul air with its
vitiating powers. The men are
iiul occupying me cenier oi me
stage alone for women are in the
lime light, commanding the at
tention of the world by the atroc
ity of their crimes, i The day of
''Do as you please' has . dawned
and its eveningSvill - be long in
comings Character, based on the
ten commandments, has been un
horsed and in its stead 'rides the
devil "Dare" with whip and spur.
The crown, metaphorically speak
ing, is not for him who over
cometh, but for him who takes it
by stealth.
"It is said that virtue has its
reward; but in this day a man of
commanding integrity finds him
self practically isolated and spok
en of in derision by the votaries
of crime. He will disperse the
average street crowd ; as quickly
as a skunk.
'The whole world seems, to be
a mass of corruption with honor
and integrity merely ; superficial
spots. Of what value is either
honor or integrity if corruption
sits exalted on the Ihrone? If
those in charge of the adminis
tration of the law, allow it to be
come debased, it is an instrument
of oppression instead of a bul
wark of liberty. If the good peo
ple commingle indiscriminately
with the bad, what can . be ex
pected but a lowering of the
imperceptible but sure infusion of
immorality in the habit and life
of the pure. I
'The remedy for this evil, long
neglected and flourishing 'every
where, is faithful, strong, expedi
tious enforcement of law, both
moral and civil. Let there be
more religion in business. Back
to the 'good old Puritanical davs
when womanhood was exalted in
the home and manhood, in the
fields of labor. Then .-and only
'then will virtue meet its reward
Then and only then 'will the
wicked be scourged and dis
persed. - . ' L
'To accomplish this, the court
must grind fine and fast There
is a duty resting on every man
and woman to render efficient
aid to the courts.- There is a
duty resting on' the courts to dili
gently inquire into violations of
law and to present offenders at
the bar of justice.
"Life, liberty and property, de
pend for their value on the . law.
Law depends for its strength on
honest, intelligent and efficient
services of public officials, backed
by a healthy, public sentiment
With good and true ,men on
guard supported by the intelli
gence and honor of the people;
moral turpitude will , disappear
like mist before a summer sun.
Let the grand jury open its
eyes and look around. On its
shoulders more than on the
shoulders of the court, lies the
responsibility. With diligent in
quiry into the ways of the wicked,
it can rind abundance of grist to
keep it continually grinding. The
future life and growth of a city
and county depends largely on
what its grand jury does in bring
ing to the bar of justice those
offenders who have lost all sense
of decency and shame and who
give to the city or county a
name which it does not deserve
but which name it must bear,
unless it speedily repudiates it
and establishes law and order on
a high and exalted plane."
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,(The White Slave Traffic would
very spejedily disappear if the
thoughts contained in the fore
going editorial would sink deep
in the hearts of the people. Men
and women will cease to be bad
when the evil influences which
surround them are removed. The
Woman's Club would do well to
look after the immoral influences
which surround . the young peo
ple the cheap vaudeville show,
indecent movies, indecent pic
tures in the magazines and daily
papers, indecent dressing. Go : to
any : basket ball game and you
will see men and women falling
all over themselves to see the
plays made by men less than
half dressed and, who, if they
should appear on the streets in
the same garbs, would be imme
diately arrested for an indecent
exposure of their persons for
not having on more than the pro
verbial fig leaf. When you look
around you and see what modern
life has forced on the people, it
is little wonder that you find
many, who, in defense of them
selves say, "She was a woman
arid I a man."
WHY NOT JUDGES?
Connecticut has ratified the
amendment to the constitution to
elect United States Senators by
the people.
It now seems that the people
are coming ihtp their own. If
they will demand that United
States judges also be elected by
the people of the districts . which
they serve, and also include post
masters, there will be little left
for appointment
Why should not the people de
termine these things? In answer,
it is urged that the people do not
know the qualifications .of the
judges and can not properly select
them. It might .be a sufficient
reply to this suggestion to say
that they have been doing so for
many years in almost all of the
States, and the system works
well. - A man who is unwilling to
trust the people, ought not to be
trusted - by them. When it is
possible for one President, in the
course of one term, to ' appoint a
majority of the members of the
supreme court, it will be. seen at
once that it is possible for that
President to pack that tribunal.
It must be remembered - that un
der our system of laws, the courts
make and unmake laws passed
by the representatives of the peo
plerthat is, they have the power
to pass on the constitutionality
of laws and give them proper
construction. Finally, it is no
more than this: The legislative
bodies propose and the courts
either ratify or reject the proposal.
It is manifest that the people
should be given some power over
judges who possess such remark
able powers as these.'
We do not believe in appealing
to the mob spirit of the people;
nor do we believe that the people
in determining sober questions of
state polity, ever manifest the
spirit of a mob.' The people are
just as capable of selecting hon
est, qualified men to act as judges,
as they are of selecting a capable,
honest man to appoint them.
It took twelve years of honest
effort on the part of the people
to obtain the right to elect sena
tors by popular vote. It may
take that long or longer to secure
the right to elect judges. But the
peopMe are aroused and. deter
mined to take matters in their
own hands relating to every de
partment of government v May
the day when they have this right
speedily come. ...
BAND CONCERTS
With the finest, and perhaps
the only band stand in the State,
this city has no music, except oc
casionally from a wandering band.
The music of a community is a
pretty good test of its public
spirit No energy or progress
no music Music must be dis
associated from the idea of wan
dering minstrels. '--There
is nothing so refining as
a high class , of music; nothing
more enjoyable than the melodies
and harmonies of a good band;
nothing more refreshing than a
tune well played." A series .of
concerts once or twice a week,
given from the band stand, will
bring the people out en masse.
They can enjoy the music, see
each other; spend a most pleasant
and social hour and all be re
freshed mentally, morally, and
socially. The little amount of
m6ney necessary to put this on a
sure and permanent foundation
could be easily raised.. Let Prof.
Bowles go to work with his sub
scription paper " and raise the
funds necessary to get a band of
artists. Mere tooters who toot
the footer, won't do.
POLITICAL PUBLICITY
Senator John " Sharp Williams
is turning up his nose at. Presi
dent Wilson's attendance at the
joint session of Congress to de
liver his message; also at his at
tendance at the capital to discuss
matters of legislation with the
Congressmen. . But the people
will applaud his acts. In one
week the President has put more
publicity in the great business of
legislation, and has taken the
public more into his confidence,
than' any other president has ever
done. Matters that affect the na
tion at large in the way of legis
lation can be discussed openly by
the legislators. The President
has put a stop to button-holing.
If a member of Congress has any
thing of value to say to him, it
can be said openly before his fel
low representatives.
It is more evident day by day
that in Mr. Wilson the country
has a safe, sane, honest man. If
the platform pledges are not re
deemedit is certain that the
President will show the country
where lies the fault
SUSPENDING JUDGMENT
Occasionally, we might say fre
quently, we read reports of trials
in which convictions are had and
then we see the statement, "judg
ment suspended." This is; done
by the court trying the case.1
This , is all wrong. The Consti
tution gives the Governor the
sole power to issue pardons, and
the Statute law gives to the board
of Parole Commissioners the
right to suspend sentence after a
certain - portion ot the sentence
has been served and on certain
terms and conditions. : No other
tribunal has the right or power to
"suspend judgment" ; The trial
court has the right to grant a new
trial for certain grounds named
in the law. " Any attempt on the
part of a court to "suspend judg
ment" is a usurpation of power,
and lays it liable' to indictment
for malfeasance in office. , Judges
are the conservators of the peace,
the exponents of the law,) and as
such ,they should obey and " en-
A circular letter addressed to
the candidates for the various of
fices in Clark county and in the
city of Winchester, asked them
three very pertinent questions: .
1st Are you connected in any
business way, or in; sympathy
with the liquor or saloon interests
of Clark county, or of Kentucky?
2nd. Are you in favor of . the
rigid enforcement of the temper
ancelawsof the State, and do
you agree to lend the influence of
your official position, if elected,
to the enforcement of our present
temperance laws or any others
that may be enacted before your
term of office expires?
3rd. May we make public your
answer to these questions?
: Why not ask our candidates a
few questions? But why limit
the questions to liquor? Are not
the other laws equally important?
How an error once started per
sists! Some newspapers describe
Woodrow Wilson as the 28th
President of the United States.
He is really the 27th. The error
arose from the affectation of
somebody who started the prac
tice of designating Grover Cleve
land as the 22nd and 24th Presi
dent of the United States, just as
if he had been two different men
because his administration hap
pened to be not consecutive.
Just 26 other men have been
Presidents besides Woodrow Wil
son. He is entering on the 32nd
Presidential term.
The effort of some papers to
divide the militant Kentucky De
mocracy into two camps and call
one the Whisky Trust Party and
the other the Beckham Party,
will doubtless be unavailing.- Mr.
Beckham is a prohibitionist in
name only and only for political
advantage.
Congressrhan Stanley opposes
the appointment of Claude
Thomas to the position of Minis
ter to Peru' on the ground that
many years ago Thomas favored
a bill to abolish the office of State
Railroad Commissioner
Mr. Bryan, as Secretary of State
under the Wilson administration,
has become silent and non-communicative,
thereby showing his
extraordinary talents. A wise
head keeps its own counsel.
On account xf friction between
Caleb Powers and the Kentucky
Delegation in Congress, Mr.
Powers vvas sworn in with the
Illinois delegation.
The Secret of Honest Values
A number of years ago, in looking over business conditions, we came to the conclu
sion that our greatest asset was not our stock in trade or cash in the bank, but our
customers' good will, our reputation for good values and square dealing. We deter
mined to make the name "Oldham" stand as 'synonym for "QUALITY" to stand
back of our goods and to see that the goods we sold were right In studying our . ,
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Oh, that everybody could have
the sweet, lovable disposition of
a candidate!
Who wants.to be Mayor? An
swering for ourself, we say "We
don't" - t -
. A month of Democratic rule
and not a soup house insight!
Look after the ponds on our
side walks, Mr. Mayor.
Jupiter Pluvius is a generous
old soul in April.
The political pot is boiling.
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Two County Judges "".,
The County of McCreary has
two men, one a Republican and
the other a Democrat, both of
whom are trying to act as County
Judge. The Republican was elect
ed by the people and the Demo
crat was appointed by, the Gov
ernor. The Court ' of Appeals
decided that the Republican was
entitled to the office but the man
date of the Court of Appeals has
not yet been filedr It cannot be
filed, except by consent, in less
than 30 days. .
T a
it appears to us mat a man
who had been ousted by the
highest Court of the land, should
respect the law and step down
arid out especially as he is acting
as Judge of a court and as such
Judge must teach obedience to
law.
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Marshall For Collector of
Internal Revenue
Senator James has endorsed
Ben Marshall of ' Frankfort for
the office of Collector of Internal
Revenue for the famous Lexing
ton District If the ' President
makes this appointment -it will
be a slap at Hon. Desha Breck
inridge. Gov. Beckham, John C. C.
Mayo and the State Democratic
Chairman are said to.' be opposed
to this appointment
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A lot near the depot has been
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In Society
' . -
me Young Laaies' Bridge Uub met
with Miss Mary Catherine White on Fri
day and were tlelightf ully entertained.
The prize, a pair of silk hose, was won by
Miss Julia White. Twelve members were
present and at the conclusion of the games,
dainty refreshments were served.
The teachers of the Christian church
were charmingly entertained on Tuesday
evening by Mrs. Joe Chenault at her home
on the Summit On account of the bad
weather a number of the members were
absent, but what was lacking in quantity,
was made up for in quality, and the
hours were, pleasantly and profitably spent
One of the most enjoyable entertain
ments of the season was the Graduating
Program in the School of Expression
given on Friday evening at Madison Insti
tute by Miss Bess Wagers. The chapel
was filled to its utmost capacity and Miss
Wagers was greeted by an appreciative
audience. Her interpretation of numerous
writers and their .varied, style showed
great versatility of talent and called forth
repeated applause. She was assisted by
Miss Frankje James who acted her part
with much credit and added greatly to the
pleasure of the evening.
Two numbers on the program are
worthy of espedal mention, 'The Wonder
ful Tar Baby Story," by Joel Chandler
Harris and "Fast Friends" Re Henry; in
both of which Miss Wagers gave evidence
of marked ability.
The music was furnished by Misses
Burnam, Foley, Moore, Whitlock and
Duff, the pupils Miss Thompson, reflected
credit on her instruction.
The program throughout was a success
and won new laurels for Miss Anna
Moore and her gifted class.
Mrs. B. L. Middelton was hostess of the
Cecilian Club on Wednesday afternoon, at
which time the following entertaining pro
gram was rendered:
Roll Call Quotations.
Four Hands Mignon Thomas
Mrs. Pickels, Mrs. Middelton.
Voice Celestial Aida . .. Verdi
Miss Bright
Piano Gavotte (Mignon) 1 Thomas
Miss White.
Talk-Progress of Art
Miss Bennett' . .
Selection (Quaker Girl)
Miss Pickels.
Piano Knowest Thou the Land (Mignon)
Transcription by Mrs. Kellogg.
Voice Selected from the French
Miss Caperton.
Paper Rimsky-Korsakoff and The Snow
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Valse Op. 42 A flat Chopin
Mrs. Hoskinson.
Mrs. Harvey Chenault will entertain the
Club on April 23, and the subject will be
"The Symphony."
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