The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-06-12


The canvass for district Offices orened
last Monday in Stanford, and the speeches
like the weather, were pretty hot, and
some of them were still further like the
weather. intensely dry. Col. Chrisman,
for Commonwealth, Attorney, opened
the engagement in a speech of an hour
or more, and was followed by his Re
publican opponent, Mr.. Geo. Denny jr'
an a speech of nearly the same length,
who save a slight exhibition of vanity
and brsvs.lo, did quite well for one of
bis sssisr ysars, and bids fair to call out
49,, krepgth of his party, and no
-sIUlU. yl eis1>mmzr'-,s,yG-6s
upon the documentary substratum OF
the Democratic party; preached its ev-
crlas,ing truths. He didn't intend to
have any shutting in ranks, or lodging
of this or that issue. His opponent was
a Republican, and the rominee of a
Republican conclave, and the game Of
"Indcpendency' was of texture
"too thin He admonished the De,'o-
cratic party to cling like grim death to the
Independent Judiciary department Of
our government, whatever befell them
in the other departments.
The Louisiana and Arkansas troubles
were brought upon the sorely afflicted
people of those States by drunken in
competent car-rot-bag Judges. He
found a corrupt Judiciary in the Radical
party, but pointed with pride to the bench
of our own State, which has been occu-
pied by Democrats since the adoption
of the present organic law, and no cor
ruption, no impeachments stand on
record. Upon the subject of the civil
rights bill he manifested no unbecoming
bitterness, but lord, how he made the
Anglo-Saxon blood Of his auditors
boil as he unfolded to them the sweet
scentedness of that Internal parchment,
section by section. He knew almost as
suredly that il would become law, and
he held the Radical party, every man Of
them who would not avow his determi-
nation to abandon the party in the event
of its passage, responsible for its conse-
quences. Whether the bill passes the
house OF Representative and becomes a
law Of the land or not, it is a policy OF
the Republican party, and if it is de-
feated. Democrats must do it.
-fhrexc-lient1St of Col. Chris-
man was interlards'. Nth several very
questionable but highly amusing anec-
dotes, which served to clinch his argu.
ments on account Of their appropriate
ness, as well as to amuse the crowd
amazingly. II he don't beat Mr.. Denny
il will not be because he failed to dis
charge his whole duty upon the stump,
The first point made by Mr.. Denny
in his reply to Mr. Chrisman, was a
reflection upon his own asiuleness. His
friend had spoken of an independent
Judiciary" That was just the kind Of
man be was.
Let the people elect an independent
candidate, and thus preserve an indepen.
dent Judiciary ( no applause, but some
very funny smiling"). lie attacked
Col. Chrisman's record with some de-
gree Of sharpness, and pledged himself,
Internationally not to contest the elect.
ipr. il defeated. lie thought polite.
haa s-thing to do with his race, but did
not shrink FREQ confessing his Republi-
can proclivities. Hc disliked to call up
lhe animosities of the 1as, Col. Chrt
l,an had appealed to the passions Of The
PEOPLE. The people were heartily tired
a being scared into voting for POLITICIANS,
n the next breath he took text iIor,
q campaign sheet of 1919 and preached
10 the Democracy Horace Greedy.
Grseley had said hard things against
shs soush~p people. notwithstanding
~hich. Col. ChrisGan had endorsed
~ she ds~i.ne2t ikn tie Radic'l Psr,y