The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-07-16

McSreary and Harlan.
The largest crowd we have seen for
many days in country town greeted
the candidates for Governor hereon last
Monday. Notwithstanding the almost
incessant rain of the day, by 0 o'clock
A. NJ. there we're at least 1900 people
in town,--one fourth of which were
blacks. No State canvass, we learn,
has excited greater interest and enthu-
siasm among tho r'"ssns They com
mepced speaking at u NJ and spoke
until afte- o r.. M.--"Governor' Nc
Creary opening the debate, which he
closed with brief rsjoinder. and, at
$3.50 P. NJ. the two distinguished gen.
tlemen departed on the train for the
mountains, 1t is useless to give sy.
nopsis of either speech, as all our read
ers have heard them here or at other
points in the State, or have read their
speeches in full. That Col. McCreary
"held his own" no one doubts who
heard them, and even his political op-
ponent accord this need Of praise. On
our State finances he certainly gets
much the better of his "dodging" OPP
ponent. He showed most conclusive
ly that kentucky is in a better condi.
tion in this respect than any other State
in the Union, except, possibly, Della
ware, and that since the Democratic
party came into power, in 1865, her
government has been all that could be
desired. He warmed our people up
in an appeal to them to set an exam
pie for Ohio, by an increased majority
at the August election. That he de-
sired greatly to see old Lincoln county
one Of the first three counties Of the
State, roll up such majority as she
had never before given in any race
That the Federal and Confederate
soldiers, and men of all parties had
now banded together for the purpose
Of overthrowing that party, which for
years had misruled the coun-
try. That he had a right. as it was
his duty to discuss Federal politics, -
although his opponent was averse to
doing so, from the fact that such poll
tics would not bear scrutiny. That
Kentucky, being part and parcel of
Dur country, demands that they who
'eek to become her Governor should
De able and willing to inform the
masses how the Nation is being and
has been 60 verned. That it was like
wise their duty, and was eminently
proper for them to discuss the men Z
ind measures of other States, and that {
ne had done so on every stump where
ne had been and would continue to do
t until the last speech was made in
he canvass, and if his opponent did ,
,ot like it let him make the most of
t. He appealed to all to lay aside
he last thought of bitterness of the
ate civil strife, unite upon the living
questions of the hour, forget the dead
,ast, and strive to maintain those ,
measures which tend to unity, peace
md prosperity; to heal the sores upon
he body polite, and, like those
and Northern men who re-
emily met under the shadow Of Bun
Ter Hill Monument, bury the Ratchet
md smoke the pipe of peace. He .
Ilso referrd to the fraternal meeting
# Federal and Confederate soldiers ,
t Memphis and other points, both 8
lack and white, and said if the sol (
Tiers could forget and fofgive, surely
he citizens should not be less friendly.
His speech was well received. as was
'ttested by frequent bursts of APP
'lause, and you may rest assured that {
'e will receive a greater majority in !
his county than Leslie did.
General Harlan would be a better q
nan under better party flag, but to I
AIRY upon his broad shoulders the
'ad and desperate acts of his party +
vas burthen which even he .taggers /,
nder, and sometimes falls heavily to I
he ground. This is more especially y
oticeable when he tries to defend ,
irant. General Harlan's long expe.
ence upon the stump has given him
freedom aud ease OF delivery which a
IN be attained in no other way, and b
lis is one reason why some people !
ave got il into their heads that he is il
'e intellectual superior of Colonel
lcCreary. But the candid reader is l.
'und TO admit that the speech of the n
tier Is in no sense inferior TO his, r
bile on the contrary, in many re-
ect IT is superior. General Har-
is oyer-rated, while Colonel Nc. II