The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-05-21

| in our Paint Lick letter should not Z
unwhipped of justice. II the officer
are unable to bring the bold rescueI
! to trial and punishment the good pee
pie of Garrarl should rise in thei
. might and see that it is done. Tn
only way to stop such deviliry is
nip it in the bud Ebert Cooley an
party should he made to suffer the eS
tremest penalty of the law for thei
outrageous ofiense.
JUDGE OwsLEY's eighteen years 0
office holding has led him to beliey
that the Sth Judicial District belong
to him, and damned be he in his es
timstion who dares offer little friend
ly criticism against him or assert hi
grand prerogatlve as an American cit
izen to oppose him for better man
He is entire y too thinskinned for {
man who lays himself liable to crit
cism.
The papersare complimenting John
b. Gaines on his wonderful fea: q
starting four newspapers in two years.
We think such an individual ought to
be discouraged rather than praised.
Starting newspaper is a small mat
ter, especially it it is done on borrow
ed capital, but keeping up one is the
rub, especially when paper is ten cents
a pound and advertising slow.
THE Illinois Republican Conven-
ton was in session at last accounts,
with decided showing for an instruc-
ton for Grant. Should he get the vote
of the State as unit. he will be the
Republican nominee without doubt.
His own corrupt administration and
the feeling against third-termery
ought and will defeat him in a most
overwhelming manner
The Lexington Convention, since
every body is for sending the delegates
uninstructed, is bound to be u unani-
nous and quiet affair. Even Henry
WattersOn has been driven to that
opinion, aud now only asks what most
of us have asked all the time-for del.
egates selected from the best men, who
will perform their duty conscientious
ly and faithfully.
In the primary election for a candi-
date for Commonwealth Attorney,
Madison County gave Charley Bron-
ston 1900 majority over his opponent,
That was commendable exhibition
of county pride, which Lincoln would
do we'll to initiate. 1t would give her
strength and position in the District
that would be felt in every election
for years.
The Frankfort correspondent of the
Bowling Green htelligeneer says that
more than a dozen of the convicts par.
doned by Blackburn since last Sep
TENDER have been returned to the PEN
itentiary for other crimes. And still
the old loon continues to pardon. The
ought to strike him.
IL the Somerset Reporter viii scan
its files it will see that it was not at
one time such an Owsley man as it
now is. Strikes us that on one ocea.
lion it published most damaging ar.
icle against him, which il promptly |
retracied when threatened with a libel
'uit
JUDGE OwsLEY objects to the truth
icing told about him. 1t is a matter
4 record that he signed the Murphy
hedge. and we have never said that
'e has broken that pledge. We hope
is not case Of guilty conscience
hat eauses his wrath.
TnE CD. is publishing the argu-
ients Of the attorneys in the Green
iargis case, in full; but life is too
hort and the thermometer too high
Or many Of US to wade through them.
Tue great question now before the
american people is whether or NOT Mr..
'ilden is able to cut his own chops.
Vatterson says he is, bat even that
oesnot satisfy the doubling Thomases.
NEw JERSEY Democrats send their
elegates TO the Cincinnati Conyen-
on uninsirueted. The Virginia Con-
ention was still in session yesterday.
MISSEsoTA endeayors TO start a
tile hOOm for Window by instruct
u her delegates TO the Chicago Con-
ention for him.
In the l.. d N. and the q. 5. X. X.
Il 10 fighting, wont the people travel