The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1882-05-31

II time-honorrd usage. openly an,
boldly stated from the outset that
should support Major II. In doing 50
supported n lifelong Democrat, and
for his, ] am arraigncd at the bar oi
your judgment aud pronounced guilty.
"rhc very head and front Of my Of
Tending hath his extent, DO H,Orc"
You ask, "are principles not men
striving for the mastery now moe than
in 1850" when voted for Major Hay
craft? ! answer y,S, "A thousand times
YES. You assert that "thc Office Of
Commonwealth Attorney is of just a,
much political Importance ~ the clerk
ship of a COMMUNICATING, | suppose,
the clerkship Of the Court Of Appeals.
| ! deny il, and 80 will amy rejecting cit
| iLcn ia the State. The eyes of the two
| great political parties of the nation are
in fixed attention upon IN. They are
/ gazing with far different emotions.
one party i hoping that that flag
which has been 80 long borne 10y Il tri-
umphant democracy may, in c0usc-
qicnce Of internccine strife, trail in the
dust the other, is watching with hope,
with confidence, and with affection.
The contest fpr Commonwealth At
torncy was lucal-that Of Clerk Of the
Court Of Appeals is 60 extensive with
the broad domain Of the state, and, to
all intents and purposes, Of HdfiOAu
Importance. 1t is not Hc0,y ! support
it is the integrity and maintenance of
a Party crval with American history.
With American liberty II sprang into
life aud with American liberty only
will it perish! IL is needless for one to
enumerate its principles that entered 50
largely into the organic structure oi our
National Fabric. The sage of Nom
ticcllo engrafted them, aud they still
live ia the records and laws of the ma
tons history. One Of those principles,
Free Trade, you, yourself have long
and ably advocated. With Il dis
mtcgrdted party, can you hope for the
which you profess to hold dear? Be-
cause Capt. IIenry's autecedents,
character, and acts, a. you allege fall
far short Of that high moral standard
which you have erected AS your model
delightful to contemplate but difficult
to attain!--will you desert the Demo-
cratic ship unless he, rs sacrificial
Jonah, j. thrown overheard? The
Democratic Central Committee have
refused to east him into the sea To sat
isfy the insatiate NAV Of the enemy
and the disailtcted.
You aided As delegate to the state
convention in electing that committee.
Are they unworthy Of their lruSt'
Could Capt. Henry intimidate them in
Ia the rendering Of a verdict not true?
Are they venal, and II 50, could poor
Tom Henry buy them? Let n thinking
people not blinded by malice or disap-
pOintment answer. Sir, | have never
you for the votes you have
east or those You .t1iiod Ia east. You
call my vote for Major Haycraft "a F.,
great, big, Beam while ! suppose you /
consider your refusal To vote for Capt. /
Henry and your constant and whole !
sale dcnunciation of him as - little |
trash" voted against Noe hut never I
uttered an unknd word ot him. You |
gather from every quarter whatever |
you think will injure Henry and launch /
it forth in every issue of your paper. /.
Pardon me in alluding to my humble .
history, but think ! have the right To /.
speak when assailed. For twcnty.cight /
years, embracing my entire adult life, |
! have voted for every democratic can
didate for Prcsident-every democratic |
State Ticket from beginning To end
every democratic candidate for Con-
gress and both branches of the state |
legislature--every Democratic candi
late for judge from Court of Appeals |
down to County Judge, and have al
ways voted. Does this record look as |
though had been diving in glass !
house for some time" Aud do you |
charge me "to he careful how | throw |
stOnesr because, forSooth, ! wrote IA
brief, unpretentiOus card To the Litch- |
field Sunbeam stating my views and |
Capt. Henry'striumph with
out even so much rs mentioning your |
Dame? Come, my dear sir, let me eX-
press the hope that you will devote |
more of your valuable time and space
10 the advocacy of the great financial
question of the day-a discreet and |
equitable Tarifl-that does not contra |
vene the old Democratic doctrine, |
'equal rights to all and exclusive privi-
leges to none" You have given the
County good paper-as such, hope
il may long prosper-but "sink or
swim, survive or PERISH" | am for
Henry as long as his name flies at the
mast head of the State Democratic
Ticket.
With sentiments of high regard.
w. b. HAYWARD.
Brain and Nerve.