The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-08-01
MUuLENBERG CoUSTY. Ky
July 80, 1871.
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Editor Herald:
Being in Greenyillc a few days ago,
accepted of Mr.. Phelps invitation to
look at his record while in the Legisla,
ure, and upon an examination of the
same find that he DID vote to increase
Judges salaries, as will be seen by refer
cnce to the House Journal, of lSG7-S, on
page 500. ] suppose the old gentleman
had forgotten that vote when he said in
HIS circular, II never did vote for the ino
crease Of any officers salary" Now my
i1ea is that a candidate should state
fiict', no matter if they do hurt little,
aud no, mislead the people.
find also that Mr.. Phelps voted for
State all to railroads, that the State
should give $4,000 a mile to each and
every road thereafter built in the State.
See House journal OF lS69-page ESQ.
1t does seem to US that this was most
extrayagant proposition, and coming
from one too, who is now trying 10 make
US believe that il we want low taxes, low
interests, &c, that we ought to vote for
him.
Mr.. Phelps admits in his circular that
he did vote against the repeal Of the 10
per cent interest law, because it had not
had fair trial, &c. That Is no excuse
for the gentleman. lie ought to have
known, and did know, that the intere
was too high-that it was ruinous to the
farming class, as also to the business Of
the country generally. You know, Mr.
Editor, that farmers sometimes have to
borrow money, get it, too, from just such
men as Julian n. Phelps, a 10 per cent
man. Mr.. Phelps Is mau OF large
wealth, and understand is now and has
been tor many years a mohey-leuder, and
| you know he wants 10 per cent
Now tell me whore there is farmer
who can make over . per cent on the
capital invested? Can't do it.
Again, on page 365 and /, of House
Journal, lSG7-S, | find an act that would
have benefited your people greatly had t
passed The act is short, and tor the
benefit of the voters of your county,
copy it entire, viz:
That the State Revenues for the
years 1868 and 1869, shall be given to
each and every county in the Common
wealth that has had its Jail or court
house destroyed by fire or otherwise du~
ring the late civil war"
Now if Mr. Phelps is the great people
man that he pretcuis to be, why did he
not vote for this law? But be did not,
he voted against it. Had the law passed
the revenue proposed to be given would
have built your courthouse, but instead
OF that, you have been taxed for ten years
TO pay your courthouse debt, and hear
from q citizen OF your county that the
tax is still being collected
If the voters Of this district will inves.
tigate the matter, they will find that Mr.
Phelps is not such peoples man after
all
You have sent us the name of Capt
T Hill for the Senate, Young man as
am informed, of unblemished reputation
a sober, discreet gentlemen, one who vii
, do honor TO the people who nominate,
, him, and who will represent the distric
creditably to himself and satisfactorily t.
his constituents
We are willing to endorse him, and o
course believe he will be endorsed by tn,
people of his own county. Mr. Phely!
will get good vote in Butler, through
county pride if nothing else, and of cours,
the good people of Ohio county will no
: 80 back on county man.
For the truth OF my statements, Mr.
Editor, have referred the people to tn,
book and page for Mr.. Phelps record
Go to the clerks Office in your count,
and see tor yourselves
Il INVESTIGATOR.