The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-08-03
THE WOLF FROM BITTER
CREEK.
Saturday His Day to Howl.
VIM. O. Bradley.

Saturday was a big day for the Re.
publicans. WIN. o. Bradley was sent
for TO siifIen up their backbones for
the August election. Ills speech
from a Republican standpoint was an
able one, but tho speaker seemed to
take It for granted that Ills audience
was entirely ignorant of history and
tho current political events of the
day. He began by making o so called
review oiathe' charges against Gar.
field and Arthur. lie denied that hc
was guilty Of Credit Mobilier fraud
and denounced Cakes Amcs and the
Poland committee that proved his
guilt. lie said that In accepting the
bribe of 5000 from DE Golyer for
his "in1uencep that Garfield simply
acted as he himself or any lawyer IN
llopkinsville would have done, that
1t was merely fec. Tho other
charges were merely denied and
treated as insignificant. In his elo-
qucnt review Of Garfeld's career from
the canal boat driver to the Presi-
dcncy ~ he omitted 10 refer to his
pious record, In fact did mention that
he was a preacher. lie then turned
HE attention TO Arthur whom he pro;
nourcei the best and pnrest man In
the United Statcs. lie acknowledged
that Hayes turned him out Of Office
and then denounced Hayes as a
traitor to bis party and unworthy of
the position he occupied. lie said
his party was Ashamed Of Hayes and
that Arthur was an infinitely better
man than he. Tho greater part Of tho
speech was IN this defense OF his can
didates. lie then turned to the other
side of the picture. His eulogy of
Hancock as a soldier was grand. he
admired Hancock and his career was
aglorious ono. lie could abuse Han
cock II he would lie, but that he
would not do. lie then alluded to
the Surratt, case, charging that Han
cock besouglit the President to sus-
pend the writ of habeas corpus to let
him hang the woman, when history
states emphatically the reverse. He
then charged that Hancock counscled
to depose Lincoln for removing Nc
Clellan, and paused at this juncture to
explain that he was not telling cam.
paign lies. Said there was too much
OF the military about Hancock. That
Hancock like Grant was % man on
horseback" but that I've had riddenbe-
hind GQnt. OF English he knew
nothing but that he was rich and that
he gave q dollar to the Chicago suf-
fsrers IN III and that he had iron
doors 10 his house. These were his
charges. gsza
rnn nLoopr SHIRT
was then unfurled, and innumersblc
campaign lies read from Republican
papers TO prove that the negroes were
inundated in the south. lie said
Yazoo county, Miss, was the worst
place In tho south for intimidating
the negroes, but failed to state, that
only the day before negro had killed
a white doctor in that county, while
no was going to see spationt. lie
acknowledged that Tilden was elected
but that It was by fraud, that the
commission was agreed to by the
Democrats, and that they ought not
70 complain at Its decision.
He then took up the history OF the
two parties, lie referred to the extra
session of Congress. He seemed TO
forget the earlier part Of his speech
and pronounced eulogy upon Hayes
for tho manliness exhibited In veto
ing the riders on the appropriation
bills. The remainder of his speech
consisted of humorous anecdotes and
fable1 aud the importance Of the COM
ing contest. He closed by appeal
ing TO tho negroes 10 vote for the
party that freed them and to elect the
county ticket ON Monday. His
speech was we'll received By the aud
ience which was limited In siza by the
capacity Of the court house. The
speech was a good ono considering
the fact that his party Is represented
by men who have such load Of corr
ruptionto carry. Tins much in just
ice 10 him.