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THE MADISONIAN
Published Escli Tuesday at Richmond, Ky. by
Grant E. Lilly, -
Owner
Entered as second-class matter January
22, 1913, at the post office at Richmond,
Ky under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Democratic Ticke t
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Representative John F. White.
County Judge-W. R. Shackelford.
County Attorney R. H. Crooke.
County Clerk R. B. Terrill.
Sheriff Van B. Benton.
Jailer Morgan Taylor.
Assessor P. S. Whitlock.
Superintendent of Schools Harvey
H. Brock.
Coroner Sidney Winkler.
Surveyor Joe S. Boggs.
CITY TICKET
For Mayor Samuel Rice.
For Chief of Police David F. Powers.
For Police Judge J. D. Dykes.
For City Attorney D. M. ChenaulL
FOR COUNCILMEN
Boundary No. 1 ,
S.A. Deatherage.
T. S. Todd. .
Boundary No. 2
T. T. Corington.
Robert Golden.
Boundary No. 3
W.T. Vaughn.
Emil Lohrisch.
Telephone 659 for all Editorial
matters. Grant E. Lilly, Editor
Tell your friends about our paper.
' WELCOME
To those who have gather
ed in our city for the winter,
it matters not what may be
their purpose in coming, we
give a most hearty welcome.
You are our guests whether
pupil or business man and as
such we are delighted to have
you with us. '
Speaking for our citizens,
we say that when any of
them can be of- service to
you, command them. It
will be our and their pleasure
to aid you.
To a certain extent, you
represent your local com
munity and we doubt not
that you will do so most
worthily.
The churches must take
a special 'interest in stran
gers so far as their limited
means and methods will per
mit them. 'The social func
tions at the schools and
churches will draw the peo
ple together in a pleasant
communion. -
Then that more personal
and intimate acquaintance
so very necessary for the so
cial side of life can be culti
vated and extended.
Richmond" will endeavor
to make your stay exceeding
ly pleasant as well as profit
able. -
In all places where many
strangers ; annually congre
gate, there springs up a feel
ing of indifference on the
x part of the people to the
strangers and one may some
times feel that they are sad
ly neglected and may yearn
for a kindly word, or a smile
Such a state of feeling
should not be permitted to
occur to any of our guests,
and it is the duty of church,
school and community to
work in such delightful har
,mony and earnestness , of
' purpose that each stranger
will be touched and' refresh
ed by their sweet . love and
sympathy.. :
A STRONG CHARGE
The Clark Circuit Court con
vened on SepL 8th, with Judge
Benton"; presiding. The Court
house was crowded and the Judge
delivered . to the twelve grand
jurors a memorable charge. His
address was type written and
covered about forty pages.
The entire address was pitched
on a very high plane and dealt
with the question of bribery in
elections at great length. He re
viewed the history of Clark coun
ty, especially in relation to the
crime of bribery. He pointed out
that in the beginning of the his
tory of Clark county, the county
was filled with sturdy men of
sterling character, and that a vote
seller was an unknown quantity.
He showed how this crime had
steadily . increased "until at the
present time fully one-third of the
voting population of Clark coun-j
ty could be influenced, or more
correctly speaking, could be bribed
in casting their vote. He pointed
out in strong language the disas
trous results of practices of this
kind. ,
The address was full of, sugges
tions as to how the grand jury
could investigate the matter of
bribery and how it could bring to
the bar of justice those who have
violated the law.
In closing his remarks, he paid
a high compliment to the two lo
cal newspapers of that city for
their effective work for free and
honest elections.
This law can be enforced and
the failure to have it enforced is
a reflection on tne omcers 01 tne
county and the courts from the
lowest to the highest. It is true
that the law has handicapped the
courts to a certain extent, in deal
ing with this question, but there
is no trouble for them to secure
indictments and to secure convic
tions if the grand jury and offi
cials will discharge their full duty.
All that the grand jury has to do
is to start at the fountain. source.
That source is the agreement be
tween the candidates to use mon
ey or other corrupting influences,
and from this agreement all the
other violations of the law radi
ate. It would be folly to go to
the extremes and undertake to
trace it back to the fountain Jiead,
for there may be thousands of
these extremes and months and
months of time could be wasted
in fruitless work by beginning at
that end. But, as we stated, if
you commence at the fountain, it
is an easy matter to trace the rad
ial line as far as it is necessary
to do so.
If the law is . not enforced in
Madison county, it will not be
because the law is not effectual,
but it will be simply because those
who are charged with its enforce
ment will refuse to enforce it.
We have heretofore suggested
that the bribery laws are "dead
letter statutes," and we also stated
at the same time that this was
because of the failure of those
charged with their enforcement
to do their full duty. The' fact
about it is, that no grand jury,
save the last two in this county,
has ever had the law relating to
bribery given to them, although
the law demands that theXircuit
judge charge the grand jury with
reference to these laws immedi
ately after each election is held in
the county. Section 1591 of the
Statute, which we quote hereafter,
requires ;a liberal construction of
the bribery laws. It reads as fol
lows towit: Sec 1591." 'This
chapter shall be liberally con
strued, so as to prevent any eva
sion of its prohibitions and penal
ties by shift or device. Irregular
ities or defects in the mode of
conveying or conducting an elec
tion under this law shall consti
tute rid defense to a' prosecution
for a violation of its provisions.
It shall also be given specially in
charge to the grand jury of every
county first convened after any
general election." ;
The election officers are charged
with the duty of giving inforrria
tion to the grand jury or common-.
wealth's attorney of all infractions
of this law. Section 1592 reads
as follows towit: "It shall be the
special duty of any officer of an
election to give information of
all infractions of this law to theJ
grand jury or Commonwealth's
attorney." r " ', ;
The eyes of the State-; are on
Winchester at the present time;
ana tne people are awaiting the
outcome of the first round, be
tween Judge Benton, who stands
for the law, and that innumerable
and invisible host who stand for
its evasion and for the defilement
of their fellow mem
In Madison County apparently
the waters are without a ripple,
but we opine that beneath the
surface there are some disturb
ances going on which later on
will attract the attention of the
state. It is true that those who
stand for law and order are an
unorganized force without lead
ers, and apparently without well
directed plans, but when the ma
chinery of the Court is put in
working order, guided and con
trolled by an expert like Judge
Benton, something will certainly
be developed that will lead to the
accomplishment N of much , good
for the great cause of pure elec
tions, v
How many good men who de
sire the enforcement of law and
order and who desire the purity
of elections, will help the Court?
Fruit Growing j. Coming In
dustry of Eastern
Kentucky
Prof. G. D. Smith, of the East
ern Kentucky Normal School, re
turned last week from Pike, John
son and Lawrence counties, where
he was in attendance at the coun
ty institutes and addressed large
crowds on the subject of fruit in
dustry for fhat section of Ken
tucky: -
Prof. Smith speaks in glowing
terms of the future prospects of
that section as a fruit . growing f
country. He says that fully eigty
five per cent of the coal lands of
Pike, Johnson and Lawrence
counties , are owned by foreign
capital and that the people must
turn their attention to some
thing that will yield financial re
turns. The lands are specially adapted
to fruit growing and wherever he
spoke much enthusiasm prevailed
on the subject. The people of
that region are deeply interested
in any thing that will help them
to reap the benefits of the soil.
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Racing On Lancaster Avenue
The public is cordially invited
to witness the trots that are be
coming a matter of daily occur
rence on this boulevard. It is
hardly worth while to go to Lex
ington to see a race when these
may be seen .without cost If the
races are made a great success
here, and there is no reason why
they should not be, it might be
well next summer to have some
additional attraction like Webber's
band or a balloon ascension. Of
course a few records and a few
necks may be broken because of
our speed mania, but it makes
little difference about the necks if
we could say whose neck. Come
early and get a good seat -When
the horses are not flying, the
motorcycles and motor cars -are,
so there is always some excite
ment A Citizen.
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Salt water.
: After sinking an' artesian well
at the Watts schoolhouse on the
Lancaster pike, it was found that
the water could not be used for
drinking purposes by the school
on account of its salty nature. It
is said to be so salty that cattle
won't drink it.
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. We want your logs, or wilt saw them for
you while you wait. ' Blanton Lumber Co.
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Twentieth Century Domon
strations For The Farmer
It seems that the papers in
commenting upon the Chautau
qua program have placed the em
phasis upon the speakers and had
very little to say about the; dem
onstration work. During all
three meetings in this county, ar
rangements will be made so that
the cows in each neighborhood
may be tested with a Babcock
tester to learn if they are earning
their board in butter fat. This
phase of the demonstration work
in Warren County made a very
strong impression upon the peo
ple. ; ;
Out under the shade of the
trees near the auditorium tent,
some demonstrations in" cooking
will be done. Heavens, w can
even how hear some good house
keeper sniffing and declaring "I
don't need anyone to show me
how to cook, I haven't been
housekeeping for years for noth
ing." ' ,
Of course she hasn't and she
may be a superb housekeeper,
too; but do she and her husband
read the same books, by the same
lights, think the same thoughts;
take the same medicine, or wear
the same style of clothes they did
when they were married? Things
move in this Twentieth century
and we must be willing to learn
or get left in the hurry and scur
ry of life.
The Farmers',Chautauqua is a
movement. to gej the people ,who
are. supposed tt be experts in cer
tain lines to rub elbows with' the
people in the country. It is really
a place where ideas can be ex
changed by listening to a talk by
the expert and then going into a
round table discussion to make it
apply locally.
All accounts from W arren Coun
ty tell of enormous crowds at each
of her three meetings, and Madi
son County is almost sure to have
even greater ones.
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Special News and Literary
... Features
The Madisonian gives its read
ers weekly special news and liter
ary features not found in the
other county publications: These
special features, for which we are
being commended, are pleasing
our patrons. Look over the con
tents of this issue and you will
find all the important world-wide
news events, state news and hu
man interest stories.
. There are departments for the
old and the young, and the grave
and the gay. . Each member of
the household will , find in the
Madisonian something tha ; will
delight and entertain them. In
feet, lack of space forbids calling
attention to the numerous features
in detail. - v-..;.
The local sections of the Madi
sonian will be filled with all the
local happennings and news
events of the town and county
dished up in fine style a happy
medium between the choppy,
first-grade style of writing oh the
one hand and the pedantic or
florid type oh the other. ; ;
The majority of newspaper
readers want news in the con
crete and it will be our aim to
give it to them in the Madisonian.
Subscribe now. .
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FOR SALE
.-, The old homestead of J. W.
Stivers located at Kingston, Ky., 8
miles from Richmond on the Big
Hill pike, is offered for sale. The
place contains 7 acres'of the finest
productive land, some ; fruit, and
is high arid dry, well watered" and
the most choice home " place in
the little village. The house' is a
good substantial two-story frame
building of 6 rooms and hall : and
two porches, with fine cellar ; un
der main building;' also good
store house, barn, chicken and
carriage houses and all necessary
outbuildings. The neighborhood is
of the" best,r accessable "toood
schools, churches, store and iviit.
office. For terms apply to ? '
ir 1 s-;vJ.B.'Stouffer,t
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LAND OWNERS
Should Give Their Farms
Appropriate Names
Madison county is an agricul
tural county. There are many
farms in the county, each contain
ing several hundred acres. Gen
erally speaking, the farms range
from sixty to one hundred acres.
Many of. the farms are noted for
some special productstobacco,
corn, wheat, hemp, bluegrass and
many other farm product. Many
farmers raise fine horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep and fowls.
Land owners in Madison coun
ty should give their farms some
suitable name. If your farm is
noted for growing wheat, why
"Wheatland" would be an appro
priate name for the farm. If you
have for years grown the biggest
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