The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-01
In Self Defense.

The Trigg County Democrat calls
upon us to point TO e single Instance
where Col Oscar Turner has failed 10
support Democratic measure. We
dislike very much 10 be drawn into q
controversy with our ncighbor but he
calls upon us to speak or by silence
acknowledge that we have slandered
his patron saint, Col. Turner. We
nave paid little attention to Col. Tur-
ner's record, from the fact that he. has
not been prominent enough before
ihe public to attract attention. lie
has se!fshly voted against every APP
preparation bill, except one TO build
public houses at Paducah in his own
district. His votes have been always
against progression aud improve
Inent. lie is content to let the world
pursue the eveh tenor ofits way ae-
cor,lng TO the old fogy ideas of forty
years ago. lie arrayed himself
against every single solitary member
from Kentucky and voted against
tie river and harbor bill when Ken
lucky was 10 get 100000 of the ap-
propristion. So much for Col. Tur-
ner's Congressional record. Our
neighbor also claims that Col. Turner
is one of the "iirmesi, truest and best
Democrats m,the State" Let us lake
a look at his Democracy. boa
Did lie submit 10 the action Of his
party in 1912 No sir, he bolted and
ran as an Independent. independent
ofwlat? OtDemocratic party usages
and the action Of the party, of which
il is claimed he is u "lrue" member
lie was beaten as he should have been
but md he see the error of his way
and atone for his sin? No SIT, he
gloricd in his shame and bolted again
inalS76 and was again beaten by Mr..
Boone. True TO his past record of
"true Democracy" he bolted again in
1878 aud was elected over the regu
lar nominee of his party. 1t may be
that the people of the First district
elected him for the same reason that
the girl married the persistent and
obnoxious suitor, 10 get rid OF him.
lii 1850 lie would not submit to the
aclionHo of his party unless he could
dictate his own terms. lie iran as an
independent again and as such he
was elected. Such is lie record OF
Col, Turner. In the language of
modern, slang "aln't he u daisy :"
Look upon him in all his glory and.
say would you have him held up as a
sample of tho Democracy OF your
District? aeR@ 2sgo7ll 4
+ Bro. Wilkinson says Col. Turner
was o Democrat when We were u
country boy, eating apples and
making mud pics amid the classic
scenery OF Belleview. We do not
lpit our record against Col. Turner's,
and the fact that our ncighbor attacks
US personally shows the very weak
ness OF his cause. Our record us
voter covers only space Of less than
two years but that little has b,en
Democratic. Col. Turner is nlau Of
years he ia old enough 10 be a leader
and not u disorganizer of his party.
Yes, before we were born lie was old
enough to teach young Democrats
that lin unity there is strength.
Has he done this? No, he has taught
them for eight years 10 vote for him
and against party nominees, We do
not conceive that we have violated
amy of the "decencics and amenities
OF party intercourse" by speaking oni
convictions. We have been forced
into this controversy. enever saw
Col. Turner, hsye no i'll will against
him personally, would not do him ali
Injury, but as politician his record
is rotten TO the core and he is unfit to
be leader Of the Democratic party