Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-01-23
srAN FORD. Ky.
The LenislafiVe Race.


ed their willingness, not to say ankle
ty, to represent Lincoln county in tn
next Legislature, while perhaps n
less than forty others are sweet,
dreaming and longing for that doubt
full character, known as "Many We
tiers" to write them into brief notorie
ty by "cslls, setting forth in fulsom
eulogy their many peculiarly excellen
traits and singular fitness to represent
the grand old county in the mex
General Assembly of ignorance ant
incompetency. OF the four candid
ates now on the track, Judge Hans
ford seems to be impressed with the
idea, that his distinguished services
at the last session entitle him to an
endorsement and a reelection. Judge
T. P. Hill, Jr., is confident that he
can be or service in his day and gen
GRAFTON and being an aspiring young
man, with plenty Of brains and pro.
gressive ideas, he Is decidedly Of the
opinion that be ought to be "given a
chance" d. A. Baugh thinks his
election would encourage the democ
racy of his overwhelmingly republi.
can district, and last, but by no means
least, Squire j. S. Murphy believes
he knows the wishes of his constitu.
ents and "having to board any way,
bad just as we'll be in Frankfort as
any other place." The public will
shortly be called on in primary cleo.
ton or otherwise to decide which of
these powerful reasons is the most
weighty and pit their man for the
final contest with Fount Bobbitt, who
will, as is supposed, according to "his
time-honored custom" about that
time, appear with his wellworn TRADE
against the use Of ice water by the le-
gislators and the useless expense of a
cloak room attendant, all of which
tremendous and startling loss to the
dear people, he will, if elected, at
once proceed to stop or clog the wheels
of government. OF course this is
the sbeerest demagOguery, but it never
fails to catch on with the thoughtless,
and secure him a respectable vote, we
mean, of course, respectable as to
numbers. This man, as is also Gus
tomary, has to be beaten, and TO do
so, the democracy will have TO choose
a candidate who is. above suspicion,
and above reproach. In fine. we
want a man who has no axes OF his
own to grind; one who knows the
right and dares to do it, and who will
represent the whole people instead ola
class or faction. We want an honest,
capable and sober man, one who will
labor for the development of the great
resources of his county and State, and
not regard his stay at Frankfort as a
special frolic, gotten up at the ex
pense of the people for his delectatiOn,
where he can revel in wine and play
the hunkey to vain men, who are
dressed in little brief authority. We
want a man who will go to work with
a determination to get through within
the Constitutional period of 60 days;
who while vote against any prolonga-
ton of the session; wild goose chases
to Atlanta or other junketing trips,
and who will not charge the State
mileage for the furthest way round
while he rides the nearest way thro'
on a railroad pass. We believe that
such a man can be chosen from the
present sspirants, and for each Of them
we ask a respectful consideration, but
this is passably free country, and
the man who thinks otherwise, is by
no means limited to the entries. Let
it be the earnest desire of every dem
ocrat to send the very best man posi-
BILE and there will be no reason to fear
the result of his service.
Is the following notice Of our friend
Allison, of the Louisville Commercial,
the Winchester Democrat says 'just
what we were going to say:" Cool,
olaar.baaded thoughtful studions.