Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-08-01

In cbaracterizihg the opposition
ticket for county offices, as we did in
our last issue, as the "Billy Miller
Ticket" we wrote advisedly. That
Miller has been mainly instrumental
in inducing Judge Lyle to become a
candidate, it, indeed he has not been
the sole cause Of il, is fact that can
be almost demonstrated. Ii is we'll
known that he has been suffering IN
der a sense of certain kind of dis.
appointment for months and that he
has been working and talking. and
riding and walking up and down the
county and using his utmost endeav-
ors, night and day, to bring out OPP
position TO the democratic nominees
for county offices. This he has not
made a secret of, nor in any way dis.
guised, but he has openly and repeat
edly made his threats that the nomi.
nees should be defeated. 1t is known
that about month ago conventions
or caucuses of the republican party
we're held at Stanford, at which he
was present and participating, and
that the subject of bringing out a
ticket was fully discussed, and that
either from a failure of argument as
to the propriety of making a contest,
or failure to induce men whom they
selected, TO run, or from both these
causes combined, the project was
abandoned. 1t is known that there
was serious difference of opinion
among the leaders as to the expedien-
cy of nominating any candidates; and
it is also known that several persons,
Judge Lyle among them, who we're
designated and solicited to run, re-
fused TO do so. Efforts we're made to
get different persons to run for Judge,
for Clerk and for Jailer, and perhaps
other offices, all of which at that time
failed, and the matter was dropped,
as we have good reason to believe, by
all the leaders of the party and by
every body else except Miller.
But about ten days ago Mr.. w. 0.
Bradley was brought into the ring,
and brought in as we almost know,
by w. II. Miller, for the purpose of
urging the republicans to run a tick
ct. New caucuses were held at which
Bradley and Miller appeared and the
subject was reopened, and the result
was that Lyle was announced as a
candidate for Judge and renewe ed eff
forts were made and are still being
made to get out full ticket. We are
satisfied that but for Bradley's inter
ference no opposition to any of our
nominees would have been offered;
and we are equally satisfied that
Bradley would not have interfered
but for the fearful solicitation of Mil
Ter. Whether consciously or uncon-
sciously, it is plain to see that Brad
ley has been in this affair the tool and
cats-paw of Miller.
So, fellow.citizens. you are indebt-
ed to your present County Attorney
and his distinguished assistant, the
republican candidate tor Congress, for
all the excitement and strife and de-
moralization and trouble that may
grow out of heated political contest,
which it was the earnest wish of the
citizens generally, irrespective OF par
ty, to avoid. We say what we know
when we affirm that there was gen.
eral feeling of satisfaction with regard
TO the democratic nominees and gen.
eral disposition to acquiesce in their
election. The democratic candidates
are well known to the people person
ally, and four of them-the Judge,
Clerk, Sheriff and Jailer-have been
officially tried and their fidelity and
efficiency fully tested, and we feel safe
in saying that there is not one of them
who has proven faithless or incompe-
tent. Indeed, nobody pretends that
these gentlemen are not worthy and
fit for the places they seek. 1t fol-
lows, therefore, that we are to endure
all the annoyances and all the nuis-
ances of red-hot campaign simply to
crafty the foolish within of disap-
pointed man and to render an lmagin
AIRY service to a candidate for Congress.
We think so far as Mr.. Bradley is
concerned, that he will realize a very
light dividend on this enterprise. The
citizens of Lincoln county deem
themselves fully competent to attend
to their own local affairs without his
assistance. They will regard his in
reference as a piece of impertinence,
which they will feel justified in resent.
ing at the proper time in way that
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