Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-07-04

Gov. X. T. JACOB. the independent re-
publican union-democrai- and-he hardly
knows. what kind Of a candidate for Clerk Of
the Appellate Court, appeared promptly
on Saturday, but Capt Henry imagining
that he could advance his interests TO a
greater extent elsewhere, failed TO show up
his hroad-ss it-is-long figure. lie should
have been here by all means, for we know
whereof We speak when We say, that il his
presence and bis words are in his favor,
they are needed right here and speedily. The
impression prevails TO some extent that he
is monster Of frightful men and he owes
il that class to prove il he can, that he Is
not. A crowd Of perhaps a hundred per-
sons, among whom there were two negroes
and three or four republicans, gathered at
the Courthouse when Judge Sauhey, an
ex Confederate, introduced Gov. Jacob as
a gentleman and a patriot Of distinction at
home and abroad, and asked Of the people
Of Lincoln that respectful attention to his
speech that the speaker eminently desery-
ed Col Jacob acknowledged the compli-
ment paid him and at once proceeded to
business lie il neshy man. a little be-
low the average height, has sharp brown
eyes, a white moustaohe and looks every
inch the old fashioned gentleman. lie
said there were two classes OF democracy
at present in Kentucky-the true and the
false The false had by skillful and cum
ming manipulations and Vaccinations OBJ
tanned ascendency and rewarded it, MEM
berS, nos for merit but because OF service
rendered the lost cause. The true democra-
cy, which he humbly represented, believed
in equal justice 20 all men and did not in
quire to what army man had belonged,
only STIMULATING that he must be honest
aud capable. lie had no feeling against
Coniederates and endeavored to prove il by
his efforts ON the stump and otherwise for
Gen. Basil Duke, when he ran Tor Com
monwealth's Attorney. file wanted to give
them full and fair justice but by allowing
them to have all the offices the State had
been thrown so years behind. There was
nothing fair about permitting 10000 Con-
iederates to rule and govern 10000 FEEDER
al soldiers and the democracy that aided
the machine in doing so was as false aud
a. far from being the genuine stuff as the
devil in hell ia from the Christian religion.
I NJ -. haA hoo al
by the worse kind Of fraud and men had
been forced to support them by il having
been made almost treason not TO do 40. lie
then went on to lament how the great and
good Wolford had been treated but failed
to tell why, II he had any in auence what
ever, that Oldham county did not instruct
single vote for him. lie characterized
the administration Of Gov. Bramlette as
the best Kentucky had ever had, and said
that while he left hundreds of thousands
in the treasury, the machine sdministra-
tons had spent il all and were now more
than that in debt This terrible state OF
affairs must be broken up and the only
way ii could be done was TO elect him to
the Office he is seeking. From a sore-head
point Of view, his speech was probably as
good as il could be under the circumstan-
ces but that's not saying much. A re-
defining trait Of il was that he made no
sllusion to Henry's unfortunate perform
anoe in Louisville and took no undue adj
vantage Of his absence. We hardly think
that the Col. convinced any body that his
election was indispensable TO the welfare
of Kentucky or that his defeat would con-
sign her to darkness and damnation. Nor
do we believe that his effort secured him
half a dozen supporters and none Of them
democrats.