The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-28

SRliSN 1hu l'OStlOuON hio CoHNSuliOu'
After his brother withdrew from the
race it was not known here by his most
intimate associates whether he favor
ell Clay or Mckenzie. His most init
mate political and personal friends
west Tor Mckenzie. There WIS no or
ganization whatever in this county
for Mr.. Clay. The day before our
county meeting Mr., Clay passed
through Hartford and gave the county
up. 1t is not worth while now TO spec
ulate rs TO how the county would have
gone If fight had been made for it.
As It wss, it was not SO One-sided as the
NcwEra would ave IFS readers believe;
for, instead of twenty to one, it was, in
our opinion, about five to one, while
the Clay men claim that it was only
about three TO one.
Mr.. McHenry is a private citizen,
not candidate for any Office whatever,
and the use that is made of his name
for Governor is not done at his instance
or with his appreciation for he has
been emphatic in his declarrt ions that
he was not a candidate for that or any
other Office. We think the New Era, in
singing out and assailing private cit
izen for having made a fair motion in
a public meeting in his cwn county,
has violated common right and JUS
tice,," in making this uncalled for and
sickly assault upon Mr.. McHenry.
He SAYS he was McHenry's friend
when he was a candidate for Congress,
and hence Mr.. McH. ought to vote for
whomesoever the New Era is for, and
that the Democrats of Christian coun-
ty ought TO cut 4 notch against every
man who fails to vote for a Christian
county candidate. Ifthls is tie spirit
of the Christian county Democrats,
We hope at the next appOrtiOnment
the county will be put in the first dis
trict, where it geographically belongs.
Christian is the only Radical county
in the district, and yet has had more
members Of Congress than perhaps all
the balance of the counties combined.
Christian has her one, two and some
times three candidates every time, and
it is whispered around that there are
but few men in that county who do
not expect to 60 to Congress before
they die, and their organ advises them
to cut notch against any gentleman
who does not support their candidate.
We haye always felt kindly towards
Mr.. Mckenzie, but if he instigated
or appreciates the New Era editorial
referred to, We are free to say that he
is unworthy to be the candidate of the
Democracy Of this district. Mr.. Nc
Henry is a private citizen and a Dem
Ocrat, and he has the right to support
whomsOever he pleases, and that, too,
without being assaulted in the New
Era and threatened with the DemOcra-
cy of the whole county. He has taken
but little part in the race, perhaps
said less than any political man in this,
or any other county in the district,
and certainly has taken no position nor
said or done anything which is often
sive either to Mr.. Mckenzie or his
friends.
Mr.. Mckenzie is not yet out of the
woods, and we think it the best policy
to wait awhile before his organs begin
to assail gentlemen for their opposition
TO him, for it does him a great injury.
What does the New Era want2 We
gave this county to his man. andelect-
ed delegates who are certain to carry
out the instructions. But these dele
gates are warm personal friends of
Ii. D. McHenry and do not want the
issue shifted to a personal warfare on
their friend. He says the meeting
here had been called with the distinct
understanding that the candidate who
received majority Of the votes should
have the vote of the whole county.
There was positively no such under
standing, and the gentleman has drawn
on his Imagination for that idea, we
suppose, as the call of the committee
nor no other act justified such a con-
clusion.
We think that upon reflection our
friend Gaines will admit that he has
written a very mean editorial, and one
calculated to do Mr.. Mckenzie harm.