The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-02
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-" to~oc ~ he OTl8t-
ling over with the election spats passing
between candidates
Dr. Chas Hubbard proposes to take
Mexican dollars at 2 per cent premium in
liquidation OF any debts due him for less
amount than $500 90. This proposition
to stand good for 90 days.
The defeated candidates must not
neglect 10 register their names on the
packet for the trip mp Salt River. By
common consent the craft will be under
the command OF The defeated aspirant for
Sheriff.
There has been shipped from this
Plsce, says the Mayield Leader, within
the last few months "a car leads of chick
ems. The average 20 the car MAS $50
dozen. or ,, leo chickens, mixing total
Of IT,. chickens.
The candidates for County Attorney
are 10 speak in HEX man, Saturday even
ing. They are both practised public
speakers, and viii no doubt interest their
hearers The candidates for Sheriff will
also have word to Say.
= A good suggestion is made by co.
temporary 20 the effect that if farmers.
when they get their crops in, viii sell off
enough to settle their store bills to the
lst Of July, the fall business will be de-
cidedly active, and all the people of the
whole country viii be benefited.
The man who stops his paper for
the purpose of eeonomizing is about as
wise as the man who paid 20 cents ferri-
age to collect dime. do
without paper just about rs we'll as be
can do without a shirt. Neither will do
10 est, but are wonderfully handy to have
when company is abont.
Re handlers and dealers 10 leaf to-
baoco in tue counties OF Graves, MoCrsek-
en-, Ballard, Hickman, Fulton, Galloway,
Marshall and Trigg are required by Col
Iec,or ". \. Stuart to enter all sales and
purchases on their books for 1877 g. and
bring or send them to Deputy Collector
Landruns office at Mayhelar 50 that
transcripts can be made of same by Au
gust 9Th, 1873. Do not fail to send re-
ports for 1877 as we'll as 1873.
How TO ForE 1t IS no use to
write about anything bat the election
because the temper of the pu bile mind is
such. that just now IL will consider moth
ing else. There are probably few men in
the county who do not know as much or
Iaore about the election than we-yet
there are some msy be who will read this
out OF curiosity il nothing more. We
have seldom ~ituessed an election iuvolv-
ing more feeling, more excitement, or
more persOnslism. Uuler this state IF
feeling. men, and good men TOO. are liable
70 cay and do things. and draw conclu-
sions, that in cAlner moments they would
laugh st. There Is no politics or party
ism in onr local elections. but are pre-
sumed to select our officers because Of
merit aud qualification. True. candidates,
aud the friends OF candidates, often times
attempt to lug in extraaeous Issues, 50 as
10 arouse sympathies or prejudices- This
often leads to pcrsonalism and false is
sues. The true thing 10 do is to vote for
the man who will make the best officer.
The interest Of the country demands this.
The best of ms, need at times, to put a
bride on our feelings, to keep from say
ing or doing that which would wound our
fellow CITIZEN who may not think or vote
as we do. When the excitement Of the
election has passed, we sometime find,
that that man we thought SO wrong and
acting so wrong, is in fact very clever
gentleman. and perhaps a true friend.
Our advice is BE calm, vote for your
choice, and let that choice be competent,
worthy man.