The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-21

are oar standard bearers Of the Demo-
cratic party in this Judicial District.
They are the regular nominees of the
party, and We confdentially assert that
the Democrats in this county will give
them hearty support ut the August
election. There Is no reason why
Democrats should vote against them,
and there are many reasons why they
should not vote for Judge Stuart, the
Republican candidate for Circuit Judge.
That Judge Stuart is Republican no
one can deny. He has ofiiciatcd with
that party ever since 1861. In 1872, he
voted for General Grant. In 1867 he
resigned rs Circuit Judge to take the
Government Office of Register i'm
Bankruptcy, now filed by J. u. Moore,
OF OwensbOro. We all know unless he
had been IA "Simon-pure" Radical Re-
publican, he could never have gotten
that place. The Republicans, almost to
man, voted for him in 1874. They
recognized him then us being one of
Their number, and they 50 recognize
HIM now, and will vote for him next
August. While Judge Stuart saws he
Is political cosmopolitan and while
some of us people out here in the count
ry will wonder what kind of an animal
that Is, yet 10y his acts votes, and those
who will march up to the polls next Au-
gust, and, rs Republicans, vote tor him.
We know him to be II Republican. We
only maintain these things 81 that all
Democrats may know him, and that
they may not he mistaken when he and
his friends say that the Office of Circuit
Judge is "on-poiiticW. Why is it that
the offices Of Judge of the Supreme
Court, of United States District Judge,
or Circuit Judge, is political, and no one
hut n Republican can be appointed TO
them: Why is it that the offices of United
States Marshals, District Attorney. Cir
cult and District Clerk, Register in
Bankruptcy, United States Commission
or, Postmaster, Collector of Internal
Revenue, Store-kccper and Guagcr arc
pOiiticW. All the offices within the pift
of the Republican party are political.
and can he, and only are, held by Re
puhlicans exclusively. They keep all
they have, and when they run short of
material they appoint negroes To the
places rather than give them to Demo-
Gratis, there now being two negro Store
Keepers in Greensboro, under Judge
Stuart's son, w. \. Stuart internal
Revenue Collector They hold the
keys to the store houses of white Demo-
Gratis and are put there to watch and
see that those Democrats do not steal
their own whisky. Think of this, DEM
Gratis, when they come to you, and saw
that the Office in your gift is non-polit-
zeal and know within their hearts that
they willingly would give negro an
Office before you. When they say to
you that the office of Circuit Judge
is non-political, ask why is it that the
office of United States District Judge is
political. That when they propose to
divide their offices, that will he time
enough for us to divide with them.
Judge Stuart is clever man, against
whom we have nothing to say rs man
only as Il Republican,; hut there is
another reason why he should not be
again elected He has had the Of
flee for three terms of six years each,
one more term than the Republicans
would give to Grant, making Is years
i'm all that he has been upon the bench,
and while it is true he is good lawyer,
yet he is getting old in the service and
hould he permitted to rest. The new
constitution was made i'm order that
men should not hold an office for life,
that when a man has been honored
with high position for one, two or
three terms, that he should stand aside
and let the young men have IA chance.
While Judge Little is only about Is
years old, yet he is young enough, and
old enough; he is IN active intelligent
lawyer OF twenty odd years experience
and is the peer and equal of any lawyer
in the District. We have heard him
make some noble speeches during this
canvass, in behalf of truth and Democ-
racy, and believe that the Democrats
in this precinct will almost unanimous
support him in August, and our Repub-
lican friends will, at the same time, give
their hearts, their hands and their votes
to Judge Stuart BoTroMrELT.