Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-11-21

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j. Proctor Knott, the gentleman who
has his eagle eye at present fixed on
the gubernatorial mansion at Frank
fort. IL viii be observed by those
who know him that the pretty white
moustache which gives him so dig.
ni6ed and Senator-like air, is missing
from the upper lip of the otherwise
very superior portrait above, and moi
wishing to mislead the long suffering
public, we hasten to say that Mr..
Knott has not parted with the adorn.
ment and would not for the world and
hardly for the governorship, but our
artist insisted on extra pay for putting
it on the picture and-well, we would
not submit to the extortion. besides,
we couldn't use it very likely to rep.
resent the presidential candidate in
1884. if we had. A casual observer
would hardly be impressed with the
features given and might say that the
sad face, wrinkled brow and furrowed
cheek, are not those of their ideal
witty end man of Keifer's National
Minstrels. But a second look will
change the hastily formed opinion and
you will see that the wrinkles and fur
rows are caused by an almost super.
human effort to restrain an ebullition
Of feeling at one of his own jokes
that he has just been telling. 1t is
that which gives him the appearance
Of attempting to swallow his neck and
does not arise from any wish on his
part to do so. The more you look at
the picture the more you like it. It
grows on you as it we're, and in one
instant you can imagine that he is ma.
king his famous Duluth speech and in
the next pouring curses, not loud but
deep, on the head of the impudent
Pat Donan for accusing him of steal
ing bis thunder. There is also visit
full, longing look about those magnif-
icent eyes which may be interpreted
into an DER weening desire for some
one opropound to him, the famous
question put by the Governor of
North Carolina TO the Governor of
South Carolina, but who can tell? 1t
may be that his ouerous duties as
President of the great (on paper
Louisville Canal is telling on his
strong constitution and wearing his
young life away. Or he may be sad
over the fact that he opened up in
Clark county, and that that county,
formerly so largely democratic, gave
Adams less than 100 majority after
wards. He may not be responsible
for il hut then it looks little bad you
know. Mr.. Knott is native Ken
tuckian, and in Washington county
first opened his eyes on this terrestrial
sphere. This was fifty years or more
ago and during that time he has seen
about enough of public life to satisfy
the ambition of most any ordinary
man. Removing shortly after attain
ing his majority to Missouri, he was
soon elected to the Legislature and
subsequently, was chosen Attorney
General Of the State, which Office he
filed with much credit. His love for
the place of his birth brought him
back to Kentucky after a few years,
and locating at Lebanon, he has since
been elected five consecutive times to
Congress, where, on the Judiciary and
other committees aud by a number of
speeches be has made a national repu-
tation. Honest, capable, trustworthy
and social, he would make a governor
that would rank with the best the
State has ever had, but alas for his
there is greater man than
he to dashhis proud hopes to the earth. ,
That man is Hon. Michael ii. Owsley,
Of whom we will treat in a subsequent
issue and Of whom an engraving is !
now being prepared at an enormous
Gust.
The sad report comes from Wash