The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-08
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A RESPONSE.
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My Fellow Ctizens: '.+t'A
Nv attention has just been called 10
an urgent and very complimentary
request published In the DEMoRAT
upon me 10 become a candidate 10
represent you on the lower floor OF
the next Legislature OF Kentucky. II
was rather unexpected to inc, yet |
felt mishtyngood when 1 saw it,, l
am not an aspiring man but have al
ways been aspiring-lhis. you know
has been my local and national repu-
iation-tllereforc at present cant ac
cept, owing to great press OF business
of.my own anditliat OF others, bptwill
not now positively decline; aid ,yon
Hiast, for the good OF our county go
slow aud be patient with me and let
me consider. the matter well, and II l
can possibly do SO without sacrificing
everything that is near and dearto
me | will consent TO be elected % ..
You can have some idea how good
and happy | felt, and now feel wheil-
ever | read that call, Qt is now before
mel. carry il witlrme. dream about
it. Ny Wife is sochappy over the
complimentary mention aud notice of
me in said call aud says she islpow
and always was ready to INFORM any
and everybody that was a man of
gfeat ability, aid | belieycshe could
be induced to give certificate totiat
effect, bht She will sign d rcmons..
trancey against me making the race.
Whether 4 consent 10 he elected on moi
the said call land what is in 1t win
ever !be a. green truck patch in my
memory and that of my poslerityl ~
the rclnotest degree, 40. .5s :.
Since, you SO, much desire that !
should consent TO make a poliIical
sacrifice of myself upon the, altar OF
our county il Is but Just and, proper
hat l should give some Of my views
upon some OF dc political issues Of
The day. This | viii now proceed TO
do. am Democrat, and Iny de-
mocracy is older than Jeiierson'ss,
(his was copied from, miie), u was
brought here BY the mould builders.
/ am in favor. OF slavery iii the terri
tory and it should be protected by
Congress, but am opposed 10 II in The
States. The doctrine Of squatfef SOY
ereignty is prope for the, States.
The declaration Of lndePendence
made by Tnos. Jefferson aid others
on the 4th OF July, l776, in the town
of Philadelphia is right aud should
be taught In the common schools. l.
am in favor OF the .Constituion, the
Union and enforcement OF The laws.
No ,nan should run for Office iilitii
one orinore fellows have called him
through thee Bowling Green papers,
stating In the call that they desire
him 10 run, regardless of whether it
is true or not. The Alien and Sedi-.
ton laws should be repealed. TIE
Fooinpromiscl measures OF 1920 and
1850, and the Urittendon resolutions.
should be adopted IL am for more
men and money--am for more money
any way. / am o Kentuckian and
therefore in iayor Of Kentucky. /
am a. constitutional Union man aud
Tor equal rights aud allthe privileges
that | can get. l am opposed 10 all
subsidies, but am for selling all the
public and waste idnds nnd with pro-
cecds build q turDpikes1 in Warren
countygin'slpai iXsn CUB ni madi
prtThef Washington treaty Rof 1912,
madeby Dan. Webster, with an Eng
7lishman by the nameof Ashbnrton,
should be made the law of the land
and laugh, in common schoolsin con-
neclion with geography. The banks
should be compelled 10 lend money
to any fellow that wants II without
security and without interest. ] am
opposed TO Windows bill to colo
|nHe tho negroes. Let the negroes go
or stay where they, want. 70, aid il
Wlndom wants anybol w eolonizcd
fwhy he can coionize himself ,,,,.''
All candidates Should encourage
during their canvassi soups and, bar
becues. In the past we have moi had
enough of them, They area good
thing and the morals of the country
need more Of them lam III favor Of
d law encouraging the candidates and
their workers OH the day of election
to work and use more money 9and
whisky and get votes anyway. In
| the past this has been entirely neg.
| |, cted, and II III the future itisiiot At
tended TO more vigorously, we vii
isbon betwithout officers fltrto-transacv
lOur pusincss.si ! am in Gavolrof i'm
mlgration-we want more, people Il
cultivate our lands---but an, opposed
to migration. Want everybody Il
come and nobody to leave. e iN'N
/ Being a farner, as you .know,1(ant
a good one loo.) think that the far
ners should pay all their takes al
rccfly instead of paying them indi
reclly as they now do, and there
+, should be affixed price for all the.
raise, about as follows: Corn $40 pc
barrel, wheat 81 per rbdshel tobacco
SIS per hundred pounuss pork $l2 pc
hundred, and other things in proper
tion.o The volume of currency ishal
be, equal to the produce. raised an
regulated by the above prices. Pa
per currency shall always be a prcml
um over gold and silver ofeat Ions
!, one per ceDt and any one ofendinl
the above law shall oiorfeit all hi
J, property and serve in the chain,gan
: one year. neisflo4
No interest to be charged on NOR
ey loancd. No ono allowed to 60 81
, curity on airy Kind Of paper nor 10 d
I mand security on any kind OF pape
i If any one violates this humane la
: he shall forfeit all his property oil
: DO deprived of the right Of voting an