The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-02-14
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were Oetirf lor tNe mftt 10 DC
dropped. First, because fills is no
tfmeto create dissensIdn'in anil dis
turb the'harmony of the Democratic
party, and second, because 1t is too
early to begin to 'ugiIaie The giber ]
material question. What we have
said about Col. Jones was said with
no Disposition or intention 'to.parse-
cute him. che statement That Col
Jones made a sectional speech At
Frankfort Is. the point upon which
this controversy originated. That
charge Is met by plain denial.
Now we would have let the matter
rest in this shape, 'bnt Col. Jones is
not satisfied. Tho 'Covington Com
monwcalth publishes the whole of the
controversy and sharply criticises us
for Whit 1t terms "a coarse, u1war
ranied and unpruy0ked attack" upon
Col. Jones. Ofcourse Col. Jones en-.
dorses this, although in his letter lie
does not use such liscourteous LAM
gnago
Our article was written with no ill
will towards him and the fact that
we gayehm double The space we occu
pied, in our own columns, shows that
we had no intention TO make M
attack upon'liim. AS to tho charge
being "unwarranted and unpro-
vokcd' that is merely matter of
opinions That Col. JonesHill mike a
speech. mud utter THE sentiments at
tribuiel TO him, there is no doubt.
The speech was talked about and
commented upon by all who heard
il. Col. Jones own friends saw the
effect his speech was having. We
will not join issue upon this subject.
hut simply appeal 10 all who heard
his speech in the Capital Hotel TO
bear us ont IN the statement that il
was intensely sectional.
Col. Jones says lie was mot Heh-
gate and only happened TO be in
Frankfort during tho convention,
Granting that he was not delegate
his influence must indeed belimited
ifhe could not control an uninstruct
eel delegation from his own county
Tic says when his opinion was asked
me declined TO advise his delegation
lhut in the next breath cranky adj.
mits" That he told three or four Of The
ldplpgetes 10 vote for Henry. Why
lid Ire do this If lie had 10 voice IL
the matter or influence @ith his dele
gationp Are shese statements con
sisleni ? Col. Jones admits that h
said in his remarks in The Capita
Hotel that he advised his delegation
TO vote for their own distsict candi
dates, but denies that he said the,
should vote for their nearest neigh
bors after Poage and Desha wer'
dropped. When the contest hat
been narrowed down to Gaines
Hewitt and Henry, representing I'll,
western, central and eastern portion
of the state respectively, then was th,
time when Col. Jones should hav,
ri-en above section and said 10 TN
Campbell county delegates, the eye
of the state are upon me. You hav
asked my advice, ANA Kentuckia
and not scctionalist and my advic
is, divide the vote Of my count
equally between the three candidates
But he did not do this. The dclega
ton voted almost sofidly for Hewitt
the centralman ana "nearest neigh
bor." II ia true that Col. Jones, ex
pressed partiality for Henry afte
the nomination, but nobody heard @
it while the voting was going on.
Orr article was writtep at the in
stance or no one and for no purpose
butto letlhe people of southern Ken
lucky know something about III
mn who would probably solicit thei
votes IN the future. 1t may be tina
Col. Jones remarks were made unde
the excitement of the moment and di
not express his true views. Ila
he offered this excuse the matte
wonld haye ended, so far as we ar
concerned, but when he attempts I
Justify his course he renders 1t absc
iutely impossible for us to supper
him; and we will feel it to be on
duty to oppose, to the extent of OIL
Influence any man holding to sue
views. There can be 10 doubt abou
what so many people heard, BIT
whether or not Col. Jones meal
what he said is for him to say.
So far as the Commonwealth
charge that our article was "tiraj
: of misstatements' we have only I
say that what we said was strict
true and that It is our perogative
criticisc the action ofany public ma
whenever he does rs Col Jones di,
1t was no TRADE, and no misstatt
ment and Col. jones' friends kno'
that he used the language attribute
to him. We have a high regard fc
Col. Jones' ability, but he has made
serious mistake and one that wi
likely defeat him for Governo
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The candidate, no matter to wht
party he may belong, who makes
race for civil office upon q militar
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