The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-04-11
CAPT. Henry.

/ Capt. Thos. j. Henry is charged by
the Louisville CommerciM with be,
ing ona spree in Louisville, few
lays since, and behaving ia dis
graceful manner. II charges that he
70. drunk, visited other places than
he Y. NJ. G. A., and used obscene
language in The office Of The Willard
Hotel within the hearing Of ladies,
These charges. iftrue, are not compli-
neniary to Capt. Henry. The Breck.
enridge Neps without stopping 10
ask into the truth of the charges. hauls
tow1 Capt. nenry'sname and refuses
TO support him for Clerk OF the Court
of Appeals. While we do not desire
10 appear as the champion of such
condnct, we are constrained TO take n
common. sense view of the matter.
What If Capt. Henry did get tight3
is there anything to disqnallfy him
for Office in that? Is temperance 10
be all ELI ment in poliics2 II so we
had better get out our political gull
lotines aud begin dccapita,ing office
holders from Presiaent down. Show
us politician who is not addicted
10 dram-arinking and you show Us
the eighth woBaer OF the world. II
you take Capt, Henry OF the ticket :.
why not impeaeh the Stfcs holders and
'lisfranchise the delegates, cIa3haItes
AMI voters, who got drunk on his IL
quor, aSier The nomination at ErssS-
fort. Right here VIC wisl To saw that
no man deprecates such conduct more
than we. During our whole life we
have meyer encouraged drunkenness
by drinking one drop OF Intoxicating
liquor as a beverage. We are op-
posed TO having the question Of tenn,
perancc brought into politics. Capt
Henry had not been intoxicated for
FIVE years aud we have no doubt thai
it was a put up job" on him. lie
docs not deny that lie was intoxicated
and lie comet forward and says that
he will abide By the decision of the
Democratic Committee and Withdraw
liflhey think best. lie SAYS that not
being used TO drinking he became in.
toxicaiej before he rcalized it aud
that such MI accident shall not occur
again. This is all that M honorable
man can do. The other charges wert
probably exaggerated, but il trn,
what have they to DO with a man
4 qualifications for office? II is wei
known that oil men are not PAINFUL.
pious, II il comes to this, let a guilt
less man throw the first stone al Car'
Henry. Let those who threaten II
withdraw their support from hin
stop and ask Themselves, "lIave
ever done the same lhing?' "Am
guililess!' Il this be done Captai
Henry will 90 into the Office with tn
largest vote eyer given man in Ken
lucky. Ii all men who drink liQuo
vote for him lie will be elected by a
overwhelming lnsjority and the YER.
men who preferred The charge o
drunkenness against him will help I,
swell that majority.
! Capt. Henry is Representative
Fciiizen of Kentucky. Kenluckian
who do not love liquor aud wome,
arc the exception aud not The rule
| II we take him off, are we TO put u
an exception" ffso, where will W
find him? The papers that are clam
oring for an Investigation are siulii
Tying themselves and injuring thei
party. Ii tho matter be investigate,
aud the charges proven, who has III
authority TO take Capt! Henry off
No one. What do they amount Il
anyway, with the average voters
Why lLeywi realize that lifetime la
come for all men like Capt. Henry {
stick together, and very few men ca
consistently vote against him. w
were sorry to see our usually leveI
headed contemporary, the Brecken
ridge Ners, 60 OIL hall-cockod on th
matter. II should reflect TINT tn
charge comes from the Commercial
a sheet that has become 30 dirty, i
the hope of pleasing its master, I'll
Stalwart President, that n decent ma
has to hold his nose to read it. w
do not presume to "tcach a BIRTHS
General how TO fight" but the Neu
10 pursuing a course that would brin
"Brdddock's defeat' to the Demo
cratic party, II all Of the State Pres
should do likewise. So far as W
have seen the Neps Is tho only papc
that has acted SO hastily aud incon
siderately.
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