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LOUISVILLE, KY..
. .SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1919
SHOULD UK INVITED.
We do not know definitely yot
whether De Valera, the President of
tho Irish republic, will visit here.
Wo suppose ho will. We have heard
reports that he has been or will bo
-officially Invited by our leading
cJHzens to pay us a visit. This is no
more than proper courtesy to the
man who has been duly elected as
President of the Irish republic. One
thing 'has struck ua in connection
with) tho speeches delivered by De
Valera. Ho is entirely sane, and ap
peals to America's love for democ
racy and liberty for a hearing. That
appeal goes home, for Americans are
lovers of liberty everywhere.
DELICATE question.
A few weeks ago some ill-advised
individual raised the question wheth
er wo should not have colored coun
cils of the Knights of Columbus. We
agree with tho True Voice that this
Is a delicate question but scarcely
practical. There could not be more
than three or four such councils in
the whole country. The number of
colored Catholics would justify no
more. Either admit tho. Catholic ne
gro to full membership in any coun
cil he chooses to join or exclude him
entirely. Half-way measures are
dangerous ana in this case they
would lead to complications.
wiro avon' Tire wak?
best American policy. But England
can arrago the whole business very
neatly by making a settlement with
Ireland?"
A very good way out. if the set
tlement is In accordance with justice
and Irish, aspirations. If not, It may
as well not be offered. The Irish
problem will persist until justice is
done to Ireland. And America will
be Interested Until Ireland is free.
coming events.
July 22 Moonlight excursion on
East St. Louis, Macktn Council
Social Club.
July 22. Reunion, games and
chicken supper of St. Denis parish
on church grounds.
July 22-23 Lawn fete of St.
Charles Borroraco church on church
grounds.
July 24 Annual picnic of St.
Aloysius church, at Peweo Valley,
church grounds. s.
August 5 Annual picnic for Holy
Trinity church on Park grounds, St.
Matthews, v
August 5. Annual picnic and
chicken supper of Holy Trinity'
church, St. Matthews, on church
grounds.
August 5 and 6 fet. Columba'a
annual lawn fete, fried chicken sup
per, euchre and lotto, church
grounds, Thirty-fifth and Market.
August 28-29-30 Lawn fote of
St. Louis Bortrand's church, on lawn
of Bertram! -Hall.
I SOCIETY. I
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LOOK OUT, EPISCOPALIANS'
The Western Recorder, an official
organ of the Baptist church, which
is bitterly anti-Catholic and which
has for years been taking a fall out
of we benighted "Papists" and "Ro
manists", has now' gone after our
good Episcopalian brothers, and in
its last issue delivers a typical Bap
tist broadddo against the Episcopal
church, as follows:'
iFor some time there have been
outrageous church arrangements in
connection with the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Maryland. Every
student was forced to attend Episco
pal services unless he would sign
a statement that, for conscientious
reasons, ho was opposed to attend
these services. Of course a largo
majority of he students could not
conscientiously sign such a state
ment, though had wo been among
tho number we would have had no
hesitancy whatever in signing the
statement. Any cnurcn tliat would
deliberately bo a party to such ec
clesiastical tyranny would afford
abundant cause for us to conscien
tiously absent ourselves from its
ritualistic services. This, by tho
way, recalls a little ancient history.
Time was, In Virginia, when under
Episcopal domination Baptists were
whipped and imprisoned because
they dared to worship Ood according
to the dictates of their conscience,
instead of worshipping Him accord
ing to the ecclesiastical whims of
a horse-racing and wine-drinking
clergy. Unfortunately, as far as our
information extends, no Episcopal
historian nan ever apologized Jor" the
cruel and Inhuman treatment shown
Baptists during tho early history of
Virginia. In the light of religious
conditions, which for quite a while
obtained at Annapolis, and which
In a speech delivered on his re
turn homo President "Wilson said:
"The American went in, and if it
had not been for America THE WAR
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WON.
My heart swells with a pride that I
can not express when I think of the
men who crossed the seas from
America to fight on those battle
fields" Field Marshal Douglas Haig, the
head of the British army, gave the
'answer to (President Wilson in an
address &t Newcastle:
"Don't forcet it was the BRITISH
EMPIRE THAT WON THIS WAR. authorities would have remedied, it
nr nwi , .ii ,.. is altogether probable that such an
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ontj word from Episcopal church y10-
Allies. It was necessary and right
that we should do eo to buck them
up all we could while the fighting
was going on, but don't forget it
was the British Empire that won
this war."
This is tho same Haig who was
whining for America's help and
"fighting with their back to the
wall" was the British plea during
tho last year of the war. Gen. Foch,
Cardinal Mercier, King Albert and
others arc on record as saying that
America saved them all, yet John
Bull with hits characteristic greed
and hypocrisy will not concede
credit to anyone else. Yet many
wonder why Ireland wants to llvo
separately from this bully and des
potic nation.
apology will be long delayed.
OARSO.V INSUIrs AMERICA.
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LUCKY FOR OAKSOX.
The 12 th of July celebrations
were carried out Saturday In Ulste
on a large scale. Sir Edward Ca
son, the Orange leader, speaking a
the demonstration In Belfast said:
"There is a campaign going on In
America at the present moment,
fostered by tho Catholic Church,
which will soon be joined by the
Germans, in order to create a great
anti-British feeling. Heaven knows
I want gool feeling between America
and this country. I believe tho
whole future of tho world probably
depends upon the relations between
the United States of America and
ourselves, but I am not going to
submit to this kind of a campaign,
i whether for friendship or any other
purpose. I seriously say to America
today: You attend to your own af
fairs; we will attend to ours. You
Lord Carson, the rebellious North
of Ireland Englishman, says he
doesn't want America meddling in
England's affairs. It's lucky for
domineering. Carson and his kind
that America meddled in the recent
war, or they would! havo been earn
ing their bread by the sweat of
Mr. and Mrs. B. Shea have been
visiting friends at "West Point.
Miss Mary Tiernoy, of Portland,
has .been visiting Mrs. Murray
Thornberry at Parkview.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Martin, of
Joffersonville, havo returned from a
visit to relatives in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Krull and
niece, Miss Emma Rice, left for At
lantic City and New York on Friday,
Popular With Democrats
of LouisviUe and
State.
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VOTE FOR .
John A. Goodman
OF ELKTON, TODD COUNTY
THE ONLY CANDIDATE FROM
THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT
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FOR DEMOCRATIC
FOR
Popular Billy Baxter Making
a Strenuous Fight for John
A. Goodman for Clerk of
the Court of Appeals. '
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Mrs. (Thomas Monyhan and Miss
Mertio Edwards, of Jeffersonville,
have returned from a visit to Indianapolis.
John F. Donnelly, who has been
overseas for -a year, arrived in New
York this week and will be homo
in a few days.
Mrs. Mary Chawk, who was ill at
Sts. iMary and Elizabeth Hospital,
came home Monday and Is now im
proving rapidly.
Louisville people Tesldent in New
York last week were J. J. Kean, H,
McDowell, F. Noble, Miss Ida Loeser
and N. Barrett.
Visiting in New York City tho
past week were iMrs. H. A. .Herrick,
Robert C. Baldwin, A. S. Holmes
and Joseph iP. Smith.
Miss Julia"" Cunningham, of In
dianapolis, and Miss Edyth All, of
Southern Heights, spent tho week
end visiting at Wilsonville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzgerald, of
the Western boulevard, enjoyed a
short but pleasant- visit with Mrs.
Ella Vogt, Meadowbrook.
Mrs. Ellen Lyons, who was visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Miles Bums,
and Mr. Bums ,of Ravenna, has re
turned to her homo in South Louis-
Martin Eggers announces the en-
gagement of his daughter.. Muriel
Dornthv. tn P. fiyrnpat AVnllnnrinrff
The wedding will take place In August.
s.
Very Rev. J. L. Heenan, Prior of
St. Louis Bertrand's church, left
this week on his annual vacation,
going to Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Kolb and
daughters, Misses Lorlne and Rose
Kolb, left Tuesday for Baltimore and
Atlantic City, where they will spend
three weeks.
JOHN A. GOODMAN.
The Hon. John A. Goodman, of Elis
ion, Todd county. Is the only Demo
cratic cnndldatc for office from the
(Third district. Mr. Goodman seeks
tho nomination Car Clerk of the Appel
late Court and Is warmly Indorsed for
the office by thousands of Democrats.
Mr. Goodman was Circuit Clerk of
Todd county for twenty-threo years.
He Is highly thought of "by nil who
know him and stands foremost In the
TUmiJLSf tho.naxty-W.orl5craJit.the State.
Clerk Court of Appeals
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PRIMARY ELECTION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2. 1919
W. G. BAXTER.
W. G. Baxter, of this city, has nlwaya
dono yeoman service In the causo of
Democracy and is now Deputy Cleric of
tho Appellato Court, having sort ed four
years under J. Morgan Chlnn. and Is
rounding- up his fourth year under tho
present clerk, R. W. Kecnon, and will
hold his eamo position under Mr. Good
man. W. G. Baxter, who numbers his
friends by, tho thousands, not only in
tho city, but in the Stato at largo, ia
a most capable Deputy, and Air. Good
man Is to bo congratulated upon his
securing his .service.
NAVY YARD
Military Field Mass Celebrated Un
der ,usplcces of Knights
of Columbus.
Right Itov. Wllllaru T. Russell Held
Attention of tho Vast
1 Audience,
Declaration of Independence,
League of Nations and Ire
land's Freedom. .
the
self-determination of any people
whoso traditions, aspirations and
power to govern themselves justify
their demand for separate national
existence.
Nover since tho days of the
Crusades has tho world beheld such
a suplime spectacle as when millions
of the best in our land crossed the
ocean, endured unspeakable hard
ships and sued their blood in order
to secure self-determination for
England, France, Italy, Belgium and
tho other allied nations. They ap
pealed to uj. "With their backs to
tho wall," as Sir Douglas Haig ex
pressed it, they called to us for aid.
Wo gave generously and cheerfully
that they might exercise their God
given rights of self-determination.
We asked for nothing In return ex
cept that tho principle of the Declar
ation of Independence be acknow
ledged by them, that governments
derive "thejr Just powers from the
consent of the governed." We have
saved England, France, Italy and
other allied nations. But there is
a nation whoso civllazation is as old
as any of these, there is a nation
which preserved the civllazation of
Europe Wnen England, Franco and
i IfaW Ivor, nnrlnr ic ttirnll nf Vim.
.. A 'he Victory Fete field mass at baric conquerors, there is a nation
the Charleston navy yard, celebrated which has been persecuted, accord
under the cuspieces of the Knights ing to tho English btatesman, John
of Columbue. the Rev. E. A. Bred- Moslv. as no other nation In the
man, chaplain, U. S. N acted as Christian cia has been persecuted,
celebrant or the mass, assisted by there Is a nation that has never ac
Rev. Father Hyiand and Rev. Father knowledged the right of its con
Mackin, while Rev. J. J. May was queror to govern It, and when that
master of ceremonies. Present In nation. Ireland, begs for tho right
the sanctuary were Bishop Russell, 0f self-determination at the council
Rev. T. McElroy and Rev. M. J. 0f nations, she is told there that
Reddln. Right Rev. William T. is an internal affair of Great Britain J
Russell held the attention of tho What. If France had so replied to
audience while he delivered a power- UR when wo asked aid after our
ful address on the Declaration of Declaration of the right of self-de-Independence,
the League of Nations termination? Has our Declaration
and Ireland's freedom. The navy 0f Independence and the principles
yard choir rendered a beautiful mass it proclaims become but a scrap of
in F -under the able direction of I paper? Have our treasures been
Mrs. J. E. WIngo. Bishop Russell poured out and our blood been shed
NAVAL CHOIR SAXG THE MASS.
BLACKFORGOVERNOR
Ampng the army officers register
ed at the McAlpin last week were
Lieut. O. A. Church. Lieut. H. D.
Strouse, Lieut. J. B. Million and
Major V. H. Strohm, all of Ken
tucky.
Mrs. W. P. Bannon nnd daughter,
Miss Henrietta Bannon, left Friday
fnr fMiirarm in tnlfp n trln nn tho
lOOk after yOUr OWn Questions at r!,rn Tnlrna nnrl will iuifnrn rnlnrn.
home: we will look after ours. We I nff epen,i a week flt Mackinac Is-
...III V.rtl.- re lnlfl,fainnna In .,. ' .
... u.uun uv, iiiv.iiiyuvc ".". iana,
own atrairs oy any country, now-
ever powerful. It is not for that
we waged the great war of inde
pendence which hns just been con
cluded. What right had an Ameri
can mission to come to this country
come here in a breach of hospital
ity of one nation toward another
to attempt to stir up Btrlfe in mat-
tlielr brow and paying tribute to tprs in which they were not con
Germany. i nected?'
I
.Mrs. C. J. Carney and daughters,
Misses Mary Jano and Carolyn Eliza
beth Carney, of Xow Albany, left
this week to snend a month with
Mrs. Carney's parents, Air. and Mrs.
James Cowley, at Freeport, 111.
AMERICA IS INTERESTED.
English officialdom is reported to na1ed aml distrusted by both sides,"
bo very wrathy because America and. added the speaker, "a nlco mess
evinces more than a passing interest he. made of it.'
in the Irish cause a: this Jime. Even
Miss Mary Ryan spent the past
wfik In iShelbvvIIle. the cuest of
i Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ryan.
air i-jtfwuni uarson denounced air,
Horace Plunkett. who he said was' J. T. Fitzglbbons has returned
elected Chairman of the Irish con- ffom a visit to friends in Sbolby
vention because he was "thoroughly vllle.
BRANCH AT MOBILE.
Mr. and. .Mrs, Elmer Hancock and
little daughter. Mlrs Patricia Anne
Hancock, and Mrs. R. A. Hancock, of
Louisville, are spending a part of
Mm summer with Mrs. Hancock's
St. Mdry's narents. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Will
the Chicago Tribune, that a few
months ago -insisted that the Irish - On Sunday. July 6
question should be kept away from, Branch of the Catholic Knights of . iams, at Pewee Valleys
America, Is forced to admit that wo Amenea was orgamzea n noDiie.
. T . . . , v , start ng with a charter list of 100
have now.-an Irish problem here In meniberB Rev. Fath.er Thomas
America, and It intimates that our Eaton is the Spiritual Director, and
Irishmen are Just as persistent, our, his assistance to Supreme Organizer
Irish question Just as firmly 'rooted ' John ' C. Norton, or New Orleans,
and Its chance of loneevltv lust as contributed largely In making tho
and its chances or longevity just as ch ft posslD,ty Tllf! organlza-
promising oa in England. t,Ton ineeting was honored by the
"If England wants to know how .presence nf the Supreme President
all this stir came about." It says, "it ' of the Order, 'Dr. Felix Gaudin. of
has only to refer to the theory of , New Orleans, and tho Alabama State
.. . , . . ,. . officers, Archie J. Liebert, John A.
the guaranteed integrity of race. Huneg ;v L. Killion and Edward
The Irish are a race and ihey claim n. Drearer. Each spoke words of
encouragement to the new members,
which seemed to be very much appreciated.
nobody has guaranteed them any
thing except English rule. They
. want their Independence warranted.
They allege that 'warranty has b'een
promised. The longer it is denied
tie longer it will complicate English
. ' and American politics, The homo
' rule bill' has been tabled again.
There 'has ibeen a. reiteration of the
policy that Ulster must not be co
weed. Uteter is the minority, but
It. ia Irish. Whoever heardof any
j PWPl. y gathering, any organlza-
-3ftj Ma being' In Hwoet accord? Some-
v !;$fly always votes no. Aa well or-
- jkr the moon not to shine until all
Urn tar turn pink. The iBritioa re-
Mtfltu- Interest in the Irish ques-
tfoo. Well, we'll &gr& it iwi't the,
PARISH PICNIC.
Misses Agnes Wellington and Mary
Agnes Gtaft left Sunday for Kansas
City to visit Mls3 Lucille Bell, who
In spending the summer with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Wellington. On their, return they
will stop in St Louis to spend a
short time with friends.
Tuesday the annual picnic for tile
benefit of St. Joseph's parish, Wash
ington street, will be given at Fon
taine Ferry Park. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all to bring their
baskets and spend the day. The
members' of the parish havo been
preparing for a long time to make
tms picnic . success. A candy anu
cake wheel, linen wheel and a coun
try afore will bo conducted, for
which many handsome and useful
prizes have been, collected. Lotto
will be played at 2:30 In the after
noon. Tickets can bp obtained from
any .member of the parish or at the
parsonage. i
Capt. W. A. Clarko and Mrs.
Clarke have been enjoying a pleas
ant visit at Frankfort as the guests
of Mr. and .Mrs. James L. Newman.
They were anuch feted dtlrlng their
visit, a niorning bridge party given
for Mrs., Clarke and an automobile
party to Woodford county, with a
picnic lunch spread In the moon
light, being some of the pleasures.
ORPHAN SOCIETY. PIOXIO.
iPresldent John Tobe and the St,
Joseph Orphan Society are receiving
encouraging reports from the' varL
ous committees working ror tne an
nual nlr.nle to be held on the or
phanage grounds on July 29. The
lawn and grounds will .be more at
tractive than ever before' and .have
been wired so that there will be a
brilliant illumination at night. For
the past two weeks the ladies have
been hustling and now give promise
of better meals with a larger variety
than ever. ' The booths will be hand
some and are now nsarjy completed.
spoke as follows
Today we commemorate the oc
casion when our forefathers, flinging
off the shackles of Great Britain, de
clared these United Staxes a separate
nation.' If was an event fraught
With the most far-reaching conse
quences not only for the peoplo of
the United States, but for the whole
world. This was due to the fact
that" their net was not merely a re
volt against tyranny but because
their declarations of the reasons Im
pelling them embodies the funda
mentals of all just government. Two
hundred years before the discovery
of America those principles of our
Declaration of Independence were
upheld as 03sential Catholic doctrine
by our greatest theologian, St.
Thomas of Acquln. For this reason
I take tho principles enunciated in
that declaration as my text. Brief
ly today I shall endeavor to accent
uate two of the leading ideas in
that declaration of Independence and
conclude with a recommendation of
our duty in tho present crisis of our
national existence. The fathers of
our country declaro In this docu
ment of independence that they hold
as self-evident the truth that all
men are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rlghtsr that
among these are lire, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. That to securo
these rights government? are in
stituted among men, deriving their
Just powers from, the consent of
tho governed.
My friends, wO are drifting from
these sound principles. There is a
decided tendency today to consider
tho government as the creator of
these rights. Many of our people
carried along by the swift current
towards centralization of all power
seem to forget that tho government
of the United States does not create
tho right to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. God alone is
the author of these rights. He has
bestowed thorn, upon each individual.
No man or any number of men, how
ever large, cart justly claim to create
these rlght3 or abblish them. This
government, like all other govern
ments, must havo for its sole ob
ject to safeguard the God-given
rights of its citizens. To curtail the
God-given rights of any citizen ex
cept In so far as is necessary to
prevent him from infringing upon
the equal rights of others, or to pre
vent the exercise of his rights un
less the protection of the nations
demand it, would bo tyranny today
aa it was in 1776. The second idea
of the declaration we are honoring
today which I wish to emphaclze Is
that governments derive "their Just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned. That, whenever any form
of government becomes destructive
of these ends, it is the right of the
people to alter or to abolish It,
and to institute a new government."
This is what we call in thee times
for no purpose but to make us the
laughing-stock, of future genera
tions? It has bo?n said that we have no
more right to demand self-determination
for It eland than England has
to ask us to give independence to
the Flllpplnos. I am sorry that
such a statement can be attributed
to an ' American, Wore the Flllp
plnos ever , an Independent nation
as Ireland was? Did the Flllpplnos
save the civilization of Europe as
Ireland did' Have wo persecuted
the Flllpplnos as England has perse
cuted Ireland? Name the Edmund
Burkes, the Tom Moores, tho Wel
lingtons, fhe Kelly-'Kennys and the
other statesmen, poets and generals
that the Flllpplnos have contributed
to the world's honor roll! Moreover,
have not the Flllpplnos their own
legislature and are wo not sincerely
ready to give them their Indepen
dence tho .moment they shall be able
to maintain It. Where then Is tho
parity? Shame that such an utter
ance ever Issued from the mouth
of an American! Does not all the
world know that tho reason the
only reason why Ireland has not
self-determination is because Eng
land has the might to enforce her
thraldom? Did we not cross the At
lantic with our army and navy to
prove that right and not might shall
govern tho world! Have all our
efforts resulted irt. enabling one of
the nations whom we freed to
tighten still moro her bonds of
thraldom over a smaller nation
a nation to whom England has
promised self-determination, a na
tion whose sons In every land fought
and bled to save England from
thraldom to Germany!
We are now face to face with one
of the critical problems of our
history. We are asked by the terms
of tho league of nations to forego
some of our rights of independence
for the purpose of preserving the
world's neace. If we do so. we shall
act against tho advice of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Monroe and Madison,
who repeitedly warned us against
rormlng alliances witn me nations
abroad. X do not hesitate to say
that if we were sure that by this
league of nations the world's peace
would be secured, wo should be
justified In Ignoring the advice of
the fathers of our country,
say that if they could speak to us
today and .1 they saw in this league
of nations a perpetual guarantee of
peace, they would urge us to for
get what they had said. But will
this league cf nations guarantee the
world's peace? That is the real
question the people of the country
must 'answer through their repre
sentatives at Washington. While I
can visualize the possibilities that
may result trom tne Tact inai seven
teen of the twenty-one nations of
this league are predominantly Cath
olic nations,. I ask myself what is
i '
Nearly twenty years ago Hon. James D. Black, a leader of a staunch
little band of mountain Democrats, who wero Democrats from principle
and not for the spoils of office, asked recognition at tho hands of hi3
party, but recognition was denied and he went down a victim of machine
politics. Ho lived then as now in tho Republican stronghold of Knox
county, where Democrats are few and far between. His friends and
kindred, hl3 own brother even, wero Republicans, but James D. Black
accepted defeat without a murmur and stuck loyally to his party for
fifteen years, asking nothing more than tho privilege of voting year
after year for his party's nominees" tho tickets often Including those
who helped dofeat hl3 own aspirations. Four years ago Mr. Black, now
one of the State's moat prominent and successful lawyers, modestly
asked to be nominated not for Governor as before, but for tho little
office of Lieutenant Governor, in order that the fighting Democrats of
the Eleventh District might at least havo a place on tho ticket. A strong
effort was made to deprive him of this hono, but tho people at the
polls placed him upon tho ticket and bullded wiser than they knew.
In the political cataclysm that followed, when the Democrats had to
fight for the very life of the party, Judge Black's name was a tower
of strength for weaker men on tho ticket, and when the votes were
counted his name, like Abou Ben Adhem's, led all the rest. JIo led his
hard pressod ticket with 0,000 majority, whllo all others trailed behind.
Somo got In by tho skin of their teeth and others failed to get In at all.
Knox county, overturning a Republican majority of upwards of 2,000,
went for Black and hundreds of mountain Republicans followed his
leadership and saved the Democratic party from a crushing defeat. Tho
Eleventh District, the rejected stone, had become tho foundation of
Democratic success with its unexpected Dmocratic gains. A grateful
party should recognize Mr. Black's services by promoting him to tho
office of Governor with the same unanimity that tho Republicans have
recognized the man who would have won but for Judge Black. A man
of his recognized ability, his time-tested democracy, his unquestioned
loyalty and his wide-spread popularity should head tho Democratic ticket
this year, without another exhibition of machine politics and sleight-of
hand performances In securing nominations and fastening about tho neck
of the Democratic party a load that will drag it down to tho bottom
of the sea. "The Kentucklan supported Judge Black In both
of his previous campaigns for Governor In 1900 and for Lieutenant
Governor in 1915. It sees no reason why It should-not do so again,
if the purpose is to elect tho tlcke't after it is nominated. We believe
that Judge Black is tho strongest man in the Democratic party and for
that reason whatever influence tho Kentucklan has will bo given to him
again. The Hopklnsvillo Kentucklan.
my duty as an American citizen.
For as an American citizen I, like
you and every other citizen, should
answer this question:, and having
answered It to our satisfaction we
I dare I should make known our convictions
to our representatives in tne Mouse
and Senate at Washington.
Let us consider the subject care
fully, let ua listen to the arguments
for and against this league of na
tions, let us like our fathers in form
ing tho constitution of the United
States prayerfully invoke the aid of
Divine Providenco, and then as
citizens of a free country, let us
answer, us American citizens,
whether this promise of a world's
neace Justifies us in sacrificing a
part of freedom purchased by pre
cious blood and maintained with ' 'r four acres.
dignity and prosperity for 143 years.
Slay God aid us in our decisions!
WORLD'S LARGEST BUILDING.
x Tho Vatican Palace at Rome is
the largest building in the world,
covering thirteen and one-half acres,
but with Its additions and enlarge
ments It was several centuries fh.
building. Tho most extensive build
ing In tho world constructed: at one
time is the Pennsylvania station in
New York city, which occupies eight
acres of ground and has exterior
walls, measuring about one-half a
mile. The Capitol at Washington
covers 153,112 square feet, or near
er
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