The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-12-20
a Card fro.n Hon. Oscar Tur-

eaPE.
To my friends Of the First Congressional
District:
I take this opportunity to return
my thanks TO the gallant men who hon
ored me with their suffrages in the
last Congressional election. The re-
suit of the election is the victory OF
the people over the rings and cliques
who have sought to control this Dis
trict Ii was the assertion OF the right
of the people to make their own seec
lion, without dictation The Disiric'
Committee refused to order "A primary
election at the August election, there's
by ignoring the rights of the people 10
make their own election Of candid
ate. and the people Ignored them on
the 9th OF November There never
was more resolution shown aud fr.ner
determination exhibited IL any poiiu-
cal contest Through the campaign
you have stood by principle and the
right Of the masses in spite of denunci-
alton, fraud and trickery, aud the
whole press of the District, with one
exception | was misrepresented and
the most baTefaced ialshoods circus
lated in the papers of the District With
one exception. Trigg County Demo
crat, which fought fearleSSiy for the
rights Of the people. Cine Hickman
COURIER advocated a primary election
but was suspended during the canvass
on account OF yellow fever in Hickman
In Paducah, on the day Of the cleo ion
hacks and vehicles were run aud men
hauled to the polls and all kinds Of
IaIsehoodS circulated
After | finished the canvass, | left
the District aud went TO my sick wife
he day before the election l ran 10
hacks. no carriages. no wagons; bur
left the Democracy free to act a. they
pleased; relying upon the Intelligence
and virtue of the people. They have
spoken Their verdicr has been rem
dered; victory has psrched upon your
banner which | bore in triumph through
the canvass. a. | promised [ would
For The third time y0u hare demoHstra
ted that there iCaS no necessity .t0r
CoaUeation Ny majority over Bag
toy. the Republican nominee, was
323. and over Judge Frimble Che so
called nnmiuee) is 267 official I
telt no Sposition to triumph over a
fallen toe. aud exhibited no such feel
ing. a. vii! be seen from the report Of
ny speech in Mny6eId | hoped that
all would acquIe>ce ia the will of the
I people AMI misrepresentation Of N.Y.
| self would cease. In this il seems |
I T /
/ " News of Nov 18Th. il IS stated
/ that received , 500 Republican votes
and il they had voted tor Bagby he
I would have been elected In ;he same
( paper. of November 18th, il Is stated
/ that was elected by Republican votes
/ Now both these statements are untrue
/ | met Judge Trimble. the 80 called
/ Dcmoerjic nominee. in 81 joint de
/ bates made the race an IudeTen
/ dent Democrat. | announced this ia
every speech | made aud in 10000
1 ciru'ar~ | ndyocred Democratic prjnci
( pies and deceived 40 man advocat.
ed line Of policy that Judge Trim
j bic never attacked, and not even the
/ press of the District The Repub
. leans had 4 regular nominee, a gen
tlemun Of ability. I received the fol-
lowing mjorities:
hA'IArd -.---..---... W.
Graves ........... .... 424
Har-iali -.-. = ID
gston.---...... -
IrIgg......- t s
Each oue OF these counties are Dem
ocrutIc. and always hive been The
/ precincts in McGracken coanty thar
gave me m,jor'ie- (sbioh AL Of them
all of them largely Democrauc. The
precinc,s that [ carried 10 other coun-
lies were every one Of them largely
Democr4iic. aud yet these false state
menr- are made aud circnlated in o:h
er papers at this lafe day to iuiure we
aui those who voted for me do not
believe thar [ received over 100 Re
publican votes il the District They
we're gentlemen who endorsed NV
( platform and [ thlGk them for their
votes The balance were as true and
/ gallant Democrats a. live 10 his or
any other country There va, great
/ falling of in III vote Of every Con-
gressiouai District in the State; bur
less in this than in any other II
there had been full vote [ am con
iilent NV majority woud have been
) coo Besides it wi'l be remembered
that in 'he race of 1876 received
/ 7,340 votes thar too. when Col Hou>-
ton was the nominee of the sR-pubJi-
! crn party. and received The largest
/ Republican vote that any candidate
Goa Congress every d;d in the l~t
District 6 $3.50 aud when II was ma
torious that the Republicans who did
not vote for him voted against me
( These are facts knowr to the Demo
cracv of this DiSfricf and facts which
the an;hnr of the false statemenr-
| ought to have known | regre, to be
com PEELED to refer to these articles
During the cnuva-s did not notice
the many mi~rep Of my self
but the contest l. over and | owe Il
to myself and TO my friends who sup~
ported tue 10 correct these statements
/ cherjsh,& M iU-feeliBg toDurds
any MN ,oAo ooted against me, mar
tosoDrds the 4Ne,oS; but cannot per
mit -uch misrepresentation to 90 uu
contradicted
again return my thanks to those
who supported me. and if am spared
by Proyidence | hope | may be able
10 render some services to the people
Of my District aud Sfpte feel thut
| owe my friends debt Of gratitude
can never repay.
Respectfully OSCAR TURNER
Mel Find ssan1 BETTER.
The hard times pr Waiting in Eng
land viii result ia "a g immi4rt,iot,
70 our country next sprung Such time
have not been expert n I'd in the aid
country tor many years. aud yer,
greaf aud general revival in the min
ing aud manufacturing sections duriae
the winter As soon as spriug opeu~
-nntessa general revival in bn-in -
takes pace there will be gen rr stam-
p-de for the free aud productive lands
o. he West, 10y all who eau raise the
means to come
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