The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-26
COL. j. q. FORD.

editorial, aSSallS MS contemporary, Ool
j. q. Ford of the Shield, for voting for
Hon. j. b. Beck for Senator, instead
of the Monitors favorite, Gen. John s.
Williams. He charges that Col. Ford
was elected to r0te for Gen. Williams.
Ifthis was true, why did not the county
convention that nominated him instruct
him, or in some way express a choice
for Senator? But that convention did
nothing of the sort, and left its nomi-
noes to act aceordingt TO their best judg-
ment, having full confidence that they
would act and vote for the best inter-
ests of the State and the integrity of
the Democratic party. This Col. Ford
has done manfully and fearlessly, and
deserves the thanks of his constituents
for his independent course. He voted
for Gen. Williams until it was perfect
ly manifest that he had no show to he
elected, unless it was done by the Rad
ical vote, for on Saturday (the day
Col. Ford changed his vote) it was
well understood that the Radicals were
ready and anxious to come over TO Gen.
Williams as soon as Governor Leslie
should be withdrawn, and this trick
was only defeated by such men as Col.
Ford, who were unwilling to combine
with the Radical party to defeat Mr..
Beck, who wasso manifestly the choice
of the State.
Did the Democracy of Davies
county want her three votes to be cast
with the fourteen or fifteen Republican
votes in the Legislature and elect Gen.
Williams, when there was a majority
of Democrats voting for Mr.. Beck?
Hon. Thos. c. McCreery six years
ago had his name withdrawn in the
contest with Governor Stevenson, just
as soon as it was ascertained that ma
jority of the Democratic members were
for Governor Stevenson, and that too
when it was a certainty that on the
very next ballot he would be elected.
His friend, who nominated him, stated
distinctly that Mr.. McCreery could not
and would not accept the Office when a
majority ofhis party voted against him.
For this Mr.. McCreery was applauded
by every true Democrat in the State.
Why did not the Monitor assail Mr..
Swope for voting for Governor Steven,
SOM Did the Democrats of Davies
and Hancock county want Stevenson
elected? Why did the Monitor not as
sail Col. Ford when he announced in
the Shield, long time before the Leg
islature convened, that Hon. Isaac
Caldwell was the man, and clearly in
Dictated his intention to vote for him
Why did the Monitor not raise hula.
balOO then, and get up a mass,meetine
and instruct Col. Ford to vote for Gen
Williams? That would have been the
more manly course, and if the Demo
Gratis of Davies county preferred Gen,
Williams to Mr.. Beck "a thing We
very much doubt, then Col. Ford,
vote would have been secured for Gen
Williams to the last if they had so de-
creed; but, instead of that, the Monitor
is supremely silent until the election i;
all over and then tries to set Col. Ford's
constituents against him, and tells the
people that Col. Ford expressed him
self ''to as" as the friend of Gen. Vii
liams. SuppOsehe did express himself
to the editor of the Monitor, and per
haps to others, as the friend of Gen
Williams, ought he, therefore, have
betrayed the Democratic party and
formed coalition with the Republican
party in order to elect Gen. Williamsi
What has the Monitor to say about
Col. Ford's course when he went int
a caucus, and agreed to let a majority
of Democrats say who should be Sen
ator? Ought he not to have stood W
to his pledge and voted for the nomi
neef Suppose he had gone to tina
caucus and failed to get his favorit,
nominated, ought he to have gone bacl
on his pledge, and sat in his place il
the Legislature and refuse to vote fo
the nominee of his partyi Ifhe haC
acted thus, you could have assailed hin
successfully, and it would, perhaps
have been our duty to do so as tn
editor of a Democratic organ publishes
in the banner county in the district.
look around you brother Campbell
and bring to light the record of Col
Ford's colleagues, and let all go befor
the people ofyour county together, an,
the Democrats of Davies will not b
long in determining who has been thei
faithful representative. From on
standpoint, and judging COL Ford il
the light of the facts as we understan,
fhap, he hos Iono he 1,,&,-. IL l.