The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

men who voted for Judge Boone before
( TOOK part in it; only small portion OIL
them participated in the appointment Of
/ delegates, These are facts well known
10 Judge Boone, and The meetings in the
/ different counties show IL. Ihe DemuCra-
/ cy ignored It. and wOutd have nothing 60
I 60 with il, though urged by the trickster-
20 lake part in it, fherety shotCtag CONCLUSIVE.
| that thtg tcere opposed 10 IT, Taeu Boone "a
nat Tie nominee of the Democratic party, ana
no man Is uHder obligations to oote for zen. a,
such. but. says Judge Boone aud his "a
voeates, that the convention is IA accord
ance with the usages OF the Democracy ia
the days OF Linn Boyd and Burnett. This
is untrue, and simply shows their igno-
rance. There never was Il convention Or
dered by any Paducrh clique or any COM
mittee debating TO the people ia tut days
Of Boyd and Burnett.
The conventions were always held by
the masses of the Democratic party.
when Boyd aud Burnett ran Tor Cong ress,
at John Adair :, in Graves county, they
signed an agreement after their canvass
to 90 home and make no more speeches,
and let the Democracy meet in conyen-
ton and say who they would have 10 rep
resent them. The Democracy, in pursu-
uuce OF their wishes, did meet and eIec-
ted Linn Boyd. Afterwards Jen Brew
came out against INN, No committee hal
any thing 10 DO with the convention.
These are fa5ts known TO ali old Demo
erals. was in the Convention winch
nominated Lima Boy 4, and supported him
When | wa a candidate, Burnett b.
Gholson and William Brady, of Hop kins
were also candidates. aud We all agreed
10 submit our claims TO IA convention.
The Democracy, in pursuance of the wish
81 s,tt4 4
Henry burnett 10y small majority over
- i submitted 10 it. No eOHaatttse hui
alythmg to do ,otth ordering The C0HoeHhoR
OH Democrats recOilecU these facts, ahd
Judge Booue ought to learn tue history
OF the party before he talks about ais
convention being in accordance with the
usages OF the Democracy IN the days OF
Boyd and Burnett THIS is equally false,
l want The people To 20 TO the polls where
there are sworn judges, and there select
that man whom they think will best rep
resent their interest, ,rtth0W dsctdtto'i from
aay Clique or Ring. Is TINS dIctatIou!
" hJ il II that wants to dictate? Judge
Morrow, OF FIducuh. and the five gentle
men " no met IN his Office ana called the
convention They are the meu who want
ed 10 dictate 20 the Democracy, select the
man, and then force every body 10 support
him or den0unce them as '',lsorga
"bOltcrs and such stuff. am not op-
posed TO conventions when necessary 10
carry ont great priuciple Tor the interest
and ben ht- OF the people. TINS Is the
DemocyaHc docttne By il l nave ever
stood. and whenever the necessity arises
the Democratic party OF this district
always stand together, and l 'rtH them.
We have an illustration of IL in the last
National Convention AT 81. Louis. There
was necessity for convention, and |
was among the first TO take action In
Ballard county We APPOINTED our dele
gates, and harmony prevailed every
where. This was "a convention for the
interest and benefit OF the people. They
adopted platform of Princip es. and upon
that PLATFORM they placed Tuden ami
HeudiIcks, because they were honest men
and would carry cut rctrcnthnent auI
reform, aud tighten the bud N Of taxa
ton upon the people. TuAt convention
was neces Try, AMI il has gwen satista, .
tIsn to the democracy. He have not seen
such enthusiasm Tor years. The camp
ures OF the democracy are lurulus Ou
every hIlI, AND IN almost every ,UWu and
haIn.et you see the poles with their hI-s
flying, wlth II.Jeu aud Hendricks en-
btazOued upon their folds. inviting ali
lovers OF constitutional government to
Ialiy under them, AMI / believe il. lAis
district we viii roll up al least Is ga y =
900 majJrIty. ouch is a Democratic con
veutoa aud its harmJnizlng effects,
,ct-H 60 Is necessary, aud when 81 Is to carry
Out great primo pies Tor the interest OF
the people
lct lIr. j. " Blue and these fellows
w.o co.npvse tue Paiucih ring would
have you believe that, unless their fiat
aud cJmmtuds are carried out, aud
Boone elected. that the DcHs,crlae purity
,rstt BE- tsstreged. " nat stun. EAc Demo
crttic party has stool the shock OF the
grand Gid Wing party; 10 mas stood the
suJcS Ot Know AIOshiuE..m, 10 Has stood
the shock OF Hudic..isu; ITS roofs sink
d-ep III the aiIes ions Of the American
people. tt vii ave and flourish As long
as iree gost.nmeuJ lasts upon tnis Clu-
tIuent, and It's tag will float in proud
triumph after tbs FaIucah ring, its con-
vedtious, ami fraud, are dead aud forgot
ten Dat they argue that There ought
not 10 los but one cund.3ate GA the trace.
Doa every nlun know that the vOIe for
IIlden and Hendricks wit be iucceasel
from % 900 by boone aud both beng
candidates, because, AZ there was no OPP
pOsitlOH, OUr friends would stay at home,
AhUWIhg that there was no necessity tor
their voting in the Congressional race;
aud, knowing that the State always goes
from 10 % UUU Democratic, they would
not teei any necessity OF going TO the
polls to vote for Hidden and Hendricks.
way then try 10 deceive the people witn
sucn stuff and HyPocrucy? NoUwitnstand-
lag tins, 10 gravity this ring at PaIu-
can, 1 proposed 10 Judge Trimble that at
the August election wIica WAS "a general
election, was wiling that poll should
De opened Tor Boone, Tor MIN, and one Tor
myesIf and whoever received the majority,
b
dII not suit TRENT Lett tie potc,r ia tie
hands ot the people. But enough OF TINS.
Judge Boone aims an endorsement--for
wh.', II he mad originated any great
measures fOr the Interests OF the people
aud had not finished II, there mig ut
be reason IA asking 10 be sent UIck OdJ
what hds he done Ia Congress two
speeches. No he only made Oue--on In
dIau atfaIrs-atd asfed telpe 10 PRINT d
Speech Of the Centennial GtL, WhIcn was
granted Ind SIX DAYS AFTER TIE BILL
PASSED lie had lis speech printed, ami
sent IL all over this district, leaving the
people under the Impression tnat Ae had
/ ueLlseret 1t In Congress, against the
passage OF the biiI. II ady one DOUBTS
tuis, refer MIN to the Congressional
Record OF January %, page II, which
shows tnat The OiIi passed. Uh the 2Jth q
January, aud on that day he asked per
mtss.,n 10 prIut his remarks, and TO tht
/ Congressional Record OF February /
/ whIcn shows that the speech was no
/ prIu teu until SIX day after the oil passee
ASD NEVER WAS DELiY Erred Ar ALL. Bu
lie SAID Ia his speech at Smlthlund tina
/ he did not print IL ~ influences IA vOte II
/ Congress, but 10 let his constituents
kno.V hfs Tor ms Vote. Why
then, dId ne not address letter to M
/ cOHstItueHts,-why leave them under rh
! JtLse utpression lhat he hui spoken dgaifs
/ Tie titLy MHat are such services IA Con
/ gress worth Judge Boone has received
nls SIX yedrs salary as Circuit Judge
! apd VIII receive MS ten thousand dollar
Z anu mileage Tor Congressional services
! udAing ABOUT thirty thousand dollars IL
ali. IL seens to Ine that he has beer
/ amply paid FOR his public services, auC
] ought TO oe satisfied. 1 nave never livet
! upon salaries, and ii | had uOt believed
/ tGat 1 could be OF some service " the peO-
! PIE OF this districi, 1 wJu!d uOt nov b
/ before them as a candIGuLe- But 1 nav
already passed too Tar upou yodr
/ patience. | would not have written this
had not been obliged to answer the al
dress OF john ~. Blue, winch has beef
), ut ali over the dist riot, aud 10 cOrrec
the many misrepresentation OF myself
have served the Democracy of thi
4 district whenever called upon, L have de
/ Tended the principles of the DemOOTati,