The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-02-03
KICK HIM FROM THE STAGE


s. Williams, one Of the Democratic aspi-
rants for gubernatorial honors, arrived in
town and took up rooms at the Dudley
House. Seeing him arrive, we went over
to pay him that respect which We are al
ways in the habit of showing to distin-
guished gentlemen when they visit our
town, but be did not receive us as we had
reason to expect from him. We were snr-
prised to find him so full of enmity toward
the members of the Kentucky press, and
particularly against those whom he term
ed the "kid glove" and "snobby" portion
of it, and Of which he was so free TO place
Colonel Stoddard Johnston at the head.
General Williams is a fluent talker, and
our readers can imagine the scoring we
received from him. His manner toward
US was harsh, and we parted with him in
disgust. FZsmingsburg Democrat.
General WILLIAMS treatment of our
good friend ASHTON of the Democrat
was according to the nature of the bru-
tai, ill.bred, staggering bully that he
is. Naturally overbearing in his dispo-
sition, a devoted lover of himself, he
imagines that everybody else must
make it the aim and object Of their ex.
istence to exslt his horn. He is pref
ty thing to talk about "kid gloves" and
'snobs" among the editorial profession
of Kentucky! He is nice creature to
assault the good name of the Chevalier
BAYARD of our tribel He, a fellow
who possesses all the instincts Of an aris-
tocrat, but married to the manners of
swashbuckler, the tongue of fish
woman, the heart of sparrow, and the
spirit of mouse. What a striking
contrast between his treatment of SToD-
DARD JOHNSTON and the latter gentle
mans treatment of him. But, then,
SroDDARD JOHNSTON is a born gentle
man.
If Brother ASHTON only had known
the hectoring bully as well as we do,
he could soon have put stop to his IL
rade of abuse. A straight, steady look
in the eye, and back-handed slap on the
mouth, would have had a wonderful
soothing effect. 1t would have been as
the kiss of the moon on the lips of the
wave. Old SORGHUM puts on different
airs about home. There he is known
for what he is. There he is valued at
exactly his worth.
We have had enough of this farce of
SORGHUM running for Governor. We
havepermitted the oleaginous, boastful,
sack-loving FALsTAFP of the late c. S.
A. to stalk upon the stage, tell of his
encounter with BURBRIDGE and his men
in buckram ON the GaRs hill of Salt
vile, recount his imaginary exploits ON
that occasion, and had some jolly good
laughs over it ALL We have seen the
gallery gods and the habitaGes of the pit
mistake old JACKS strut and swagger
for the hero's stride and bearing, and
we have enjoyed their error hugely
But all farces should be short to be en-
joyable. Besides, the wise man adj
monishes us that there is time for all
things. We have had enough of the
screaming farce of SORGHUM in Search
of a Nomination" Even relaxation
hath surcease. The sterner business of
political life now demands the attention
of the people. We must kick the buff
foon from the stage, and begin the real
drama of selecting a Governor for the
State. We kick old SORGHUM from
the boards little sooner than We had
intended; but then he presumed upon
our good nature, was growing arrogant,
and was guilty of impertinence toward
one of our guild. Farewell, dear old
SoRGGY-e excuse this overlooking of
the lachrymal glands-but long and
last FAREWELL Boo-hoo>ool