The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-05-15

RIGHT there whore the sale il claimed to
have been made, and where more votes
were polied than at any other one
place in the county, and never heard OF
it, YOU prove our theory that not
twenty Democrats ever heard of it I'M
I'll YOU began spouting it around IN this
canvass, and Of course no "sell out
was made Or attempted to be made, for
any effort to sell Il mans vote or buy
it could not be made without the voter
knowing it. So your acts prove that
no "scll out" was made, or that you
are the known associate of the man
who sold out and hence as bad rs he.
When this canvass began, Mr.. Ed
itor, | did not take much interest in
it, hut when saw an organized effort
Ia ruin one of the best men of the
county because he does not belong to
a cer,ain class and dnrcs to run against
a certain influence for office, my con
science would not let me stand by and
see as good man a. L. j Smith,
butchcrcd.
SMITHS RECORD.
After fully cnquiring into the "sell
out" and finding that II vanishcs be-
fore investigation and reason like frost
before the sunshine. | concluded to
look a little further. and | find that in
1864 the lines were first drawn between
the present parties in the race of Me
Clellan and Lincoln. Mr.. Smith voted
for Mcclellan, aud from then till now
has always voted the Democratic tick
ct, except once he voted for poor un-
fortunate onearmcd soldier. lie has
always been an active supporter of
Democratic principles and candidates
and ha> always taken pat III primary
elections and conventions, and cndeav-
ored TO secure the best men rs nomi-
nceS.
MR.. COXS RECORD.
Where do We find Mr.. Cox? In
1863 he voted for some Democrats,
but the Republicans were rather victo-
rious in the county, electing County
Judge, County Attorney, and gave Il
majority for the Republican candi-
dates for State Treasurer and Senator
In 1866 both parties put full tickets
/ into the field, aud a warm fight ensued
for the control of the county in which
the Democrats won by majoritieS from
/ 20 to 80, and no man contributed
more to this success than L. j. Smith.
What WAS Mr.. Cox doing?-Noting
and clectioneering for Ben. Duvall,
Republican candilate for Sheriff
against John a. Taylor, Democratic
nominee; voting against John Pirtlc,
! Democratic nominee for Surveyor: and
voting for General IIobsoa, Of raid no,
torictv. for Clerk of the Court of APP
peals. against Hon. Alvin Duvall,
Democratic nominee. Had the Re.
publicans won in the contest, they
would, probably, have controlled
the county for long time
even till now, as there are II certain
class of voters who wait 10 see which
side wins, and then 20 to the viciors
Ii looks very much like Mr. Cox l.
one of this sort. WHY did he vot,
Democratic in 1868, and then turn {
complete summcr>ault tn the Repub
Leans in 1866, if il was not because
the Democrats were beaten in 1860
and he believed the Republicans wer,
the stronger in the county? VIVA
did the Republican party do in tina
time t. win you over? Oh. | iorIu
the Fourteenth Amendment pas-r,
abont then. May be that's wha, did it
As Capt. Cox is engaged in charging
bargain and sale. and seems to know
; So well how such thing can be done
} wonder if he has not had little eN
t pericnce? lie reasoned no doubt I,
himself thus: Seth, IRIS. Moseley
my brother-in-law, /. clerk, and 1
Democrat, and | am his deputy; now
IA it il uncertain which party will final
" contrib, | will let Seth vote tn,
Democratic ticket. will vote the othe
way, if the Democrats win, Seth cal
', keep the office, if the Republicans win
| will be all right and thus we vii
still keep the goose that LAYS the gol
den egg, in the family.
If the Democrats win sufficiently
| can soon wiggle in sgain as wiggIe,
out this time and can be ~ good :
Democrat a. anybody by the time III
opening for me comes around. Thu
Democratic victory Of 1866, was 10
> sufficient to convince Mr.. Cox of thei
permanent aSceudency. So in 1867
We find him voting against that Silve
tongued orator, John Young Brown
Democratic nominee for Congress, an,
at the August election 1861, he voi {
against every Democratic nominee ~
the State ticket. But that election
was SO emphatic that it convinced MIR
Cox that the Democrats were right
and if he expected to get office in thu
county he must come over, which h
did. and has since been voting will
the Democrats, except in 1874, wheI
he voted, As | am informed aud charge
against Hon. John Y. Brown, Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress.
HE VOTED FOR HARLAN.
Who is General John N
Harlan? Everybody knows tina
he is the great mogul Of the Republi
can party in Kentucky. lie has be
meaneI, viliiied. sllndered, abused
and done more against the Democrats
than any other ono hundred men in tn
State, and Ms II reward for his works
he has now soft fat place for lite IN
der the wing Of the great fraud who i
sitting in the White House and u>urp