The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-10-20
EDITORIAL CORR EsPOyDEsCE
sesss erect.

Since the reception OF the gloriou
news from Indiana. West Virginia an'
Ohio, Somerset has been ablaze viii
enthusiasm. Everybody is jubilant
and confident, cxcep, few crest-fallen
radicals, who, like the boy in the grave
yard, have to whistle mighty loud to
keep up any spirits at all. On the
night that the election news was re-
ceived, the Tilden aud Hendricks club
got up in most increditable short
space Of time. one Of the best and most
telling demonstrations of the cam
paign. Blue jeans was stacked on the
street in the form Of pyramid and
handsomely illuminated with lanterns
ard fancy lights, guns we're fred, bon
fires we're burned, the band disco ursed
cheering music, and the Democratic
heart went wild with enthusiasm.
Judge Durham happening to be in
town, was loudly called for. and on
being introduced by Col. Mckee Fox
in one of his happiest veins, came for
ward and made a most effective and
excellent speech, which was received
with round after round Of applause.
The glorifcation was kept up until a
late hour and was entirely fr;e from
any ardor produced by ardent spirits.
and the whole thing passed of in a
most commendable manner. to the
participants.
With a prsiseworthy spirit Of enter
prise, Mr.. w. c. Owens, the genial
editor of the Reporter. issued, on Sun
day last, neat little Extra. giving
the latest telegraph election news and
many telling points in the Congress
sional race between Durham and the
Young Eagle" The contents of the
Extra and IFS handsome typographical
appearance were most creditable to
Mr.. Owens and his Office, and he de-
serves the hearty thanks Of every Dem
ocrat in the county for his Jealous
work. The Republican feeling sore
indeed over the elections. made pu
ny effort to Offset the Reporter, by is
suing, on Monday, what it called an
Extra, but which, in reality, was moth
ing more than some badly taken PROOF
Of its this weeks issue. Thee were
gratuitously distributed among the
people for the purpose of duping the
uniformed, but the majority Of the
people, thank God, saw through thu
thin document and gave it the cold
shoulder. We will add that il the
getter, up Of the Republican Extra are
80 far gone, morally, as not to b.
ashamed Of its mirerable perversions
Of the truth, they should have some
pride ut least for the "art preserva
tive Of arts" and give its Ertras il
some degree, a semblance Of typo
graphical decsncy.
BY far the largest crowd that evel
filled the spacious new Circuit Courl
rooms assembled, ON Monday last, t.
hear the speeches Of the Congressions
aspirants. Judge Durham, our gal
liant candidate. led of in comprehen
sive aud conclusive address, meeting
fully and in a manly way, all Of tn,
issues of the day, and explaining in q
most satisfactory manner, some Of tn,
doubtful acts Of his record. During
and at the conclusion Of his speech
Judge Durham was warmly applaud
ed, his effort exceeding even the mos
sanguine expectations Of his friends
Mr.. Bradley, on the other hand, wen
through his usual airing OF the Judge
record, which even he Bradley ought
by this time, to be tired of. He made n
new points, lodged as customary, tn
most important issues, was for Brad
ley first, last and all the time. an,
wound up with powerful % person
al appeal to the citizens OF Pulaski I
vote for him, giving as the most sal
lent reason the Iact that he first sa,
the light in this county, and used +
run around here barejo ted. We scarce
iy think his humble petition will avai
him much, for the Pulaskisns, as
rule, are too much in love with Dun
ham, to swap him for the Mountain
Bull" as Bradley sees ct in the noun
tains, (no where else) 10 term himself
II was a sad sight to observe. but tn
hired applause that Bradley received
came from the negro portion of tn
audience, weakly joined in by few
ignorant whites. In his fifteen min
utes reply, Judge Durham warme'
up to the work, asserted that Brsdle.
had been a Democrat; in fact ha'
bczed every point of the political con
pass; had openly avowed in a can
paign some years since. his opositio
to admitting negro testimony in court
and had. On the election Of the cand
date. opposing negro testimony, pre-
ceeded to Danyille to congratulate
him, and among other things, asserI
cd that il he thought drop Of abol
ton blood tingled in bis veins, b
would pierc. the skin and let il ou