The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-07-31
Every man knows that appropriations

Every man knows that appropriations
are always to contestants i'm any Legis-
lative body. sam Smith, of this Con-
gressional district, was allowed an APP
preparation for contesting, when he
knew he had not ghost Of a chance
for seat in Congress.
He says voted 5000, salary for a
Criminal JUICE, when 5000 would have
done. ON page lbs, House Journal,
1876, you will find introduced reso-
luton to to have the fees and salaries of
all the officers of this Commonwealth
reduced, and the bill passed i'm the
House, but failed i'm the Senate. OF
course did not then select the Judge
of ourypwn Court. and aim to put him
down below Others.
He says l voted TO pay Clerks so,
Sargeant-at-Arms -, &c. This is false.
/ voted to reduce all of these salaries,
and worked continuously for their re-
duction. When the committee which
had under consideration the General
Appropriation Bill was in session, and
| then voted for a substitute, which still
reduced the expenses; and it WAS not
until compromise bill had been agreed
upon by the Conference Committee of
the two Houses, that / voted for the
General Bill. DIR. Meador lodged the
General Bill.
He says that I denounced foreigners
at Cromwell and Rockport. This, did
not do, and no man understood me in
that light. was making an argument
i'm regard to the effect of the high tariff
on the one hand and the high tax on
tobacco ON the other, and referred To the
fact that Massachusetts, was 50 situated
as to receive the drift of emigration
from Europe. and that the poorer por-
ton of them remained there, while the
Weather portion would come into the
interior, to Kentucky for instance; ar
guing from this that Kentucky received
more of the wealth and less of the pop
ulation of the old world; yet nOtwith-
standing this difference in favor of
Kentucky, the wealth per capita in
Massachusetts is four time as much as
i'm KENTUCKY. always spoke i'm the
highest terms of foreigners, referring to
the fact that our United States Senate
was honOred by foreign-born Senator,
Mr.. ]. b. Beck, and it was for voting
for this man that the Ne,cs has thrown
its slurs at me. The people know that
the Democratic party has ever been the
friend of the foreign-born citizens. In
the darkest days of acknowledgment,
it was the Democratic party that
championed the foreigner. AS a DEM
ocrat and a citizen, submit to the for
eign-born citizens of this county with
whom have associated and done BUSH
ness, whether or not have not been
their friend.
The Ne'rs also says that made my
self conspicuous by moving an adjourn
ment ON all occasions. This is unqual-
ifiedly false, IA the Journal will not show
that moved AN adjournment, one sim
gle solitary time.
Fellow-eitizens, these are the charges
brought out just upon the eve of the
election. Part are false i'm letter, the
others are in spirit.
| have stated nothing but what is
sul,stantiated by the House Journal,
and the facts i'm the ease. | refer 10
that, and to our Senator, DIR. W. J.
Berry, who YOU know is politically
against me. But am willing for him
TO testify as to my promptness i'm dis
charge of duty, either on committee
work or i'm the House, and rs to my
votes and work for retrenehment and
reform.
have re>orted to this circular simply
to show to the people the misrepresen
tations and false constructionsthat have
been heaped upon me.
Respectfully,
II. y. HOOKER.