Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-09-05
NORTHERN NOTES.
BY V. NJ. METCALFE.

BY V. NJ. METCALFE.
During a Presidential campaign ev-
erybody is anxious TO know who will
win. AT every turn, the latest news
is sought and obtained from very un-
reliable sources. Sometimes the old
and the young alike prophecy, giving
of course their side of the house COM
pletc victory. / have now been III
the States of Ohio, New York, Penn
sylvania, and West Virginia since the
nomination of the candidates, and /
usually see and hear most that is 60
ing on around me. Yet l confess
that even my guess would be more or
less colored by my wish. So my
opinion would not do TO rely upon by
those who gamble in futures.
While in western and Central New
York, suppose il was too soon after
the nominations to sec much commo-
ton among the people, but made fire.
quent inquiries among the merchants
farmers and hotel men, If they knew
Of any changes from one party to an
other on either side, and their invari-
able reply would be, yes; over in an
oher county or town there were a
great many changes but when press
e as to their knowledge and name OF
the parties, they would aswer, "No, /
know of none" The same is true in
all my travels. Until | reached Ohio.
few days ago, when | stepped up to
II party, line-looking old colored
gentleman, introduced myself TO him
and told him where | was from, and
asked information from his stand
point. lie very politely told me he
was /" 'riginally from OF Furginny
an to tell you de trutl, Is not been
tented since my old CONAN made mc
move up here. Yes, bless your life
mustcr, de ashes don't make strong
soap, de corn don't make good HON.
my, dc punkins ain'tsweet and de big
WALLER yams don't grow here; an a:
fur possum an pig, | hain't had nonC
since freedoms day" "But," ! asked
how are you going TO votc2' "Wcll
TO tell you dc fruil ag'in, is been vo
tin ebcr since freedom wild dc pub
licans, but times Is Citing harder
wild me, an is gcttin' older an
wants to see q change alorc / die. Sc
Is gwinc to vote for Mr.. Cleveland
dis time, if dc good Lord spars my
life" The old man said he knew o.
several others who would do th,
same thing. But this is the first mal
| have seen in all my travels who sale
he was going TO change his vote
Yet, have no doubt when the time
comes many can be changed, and pos
sibly will be.
The State and local election in Yves
Virginia is getting quite warm jus
now. Many of the Democrats are no
satisfied with their State candidates
! heard several say they did not in
tend to vote for any one; yet when i
comes to voting for President the.
will vote with their heart.
In Ohio the Republicans are gettin!
quite noisy; sometimes talk dciiantl,
and make great sport Of the mere pos
sibility of their State going Demo
cratic, while the Democrats are qui
etly organizing, working great dea
and talking but little; as quiet ant
determined a set of men as is usual
seen. Yesterday | heard the first hi
fight in the State between Gen. War
} per and Col, Taylor, both of WHOM
were in the last Congress Warner
Democrat of great prominence, an,
Taylor a Republican of ability. Thei
districts have been re-modeled, S
that they are now in the same dis
trict and are opposing candidates TO
Congress. They make serious charg
es against each other and used langu
age that would be called insulting i
Kentucky. Yet they submitted no
quietly, but with another TRADE Q
abuse. Ii such speeches had bee
made in Kentucky l should have cX
pected to have seen some black eye
aud bloody heads, or bullet hole j
the body. But no doubt they acte
The wiser part. Warner was to
much for Taylor, although Taylo
had the advantage Of being at HON
among his people. There were abou
five thousand in the crowd suppose
to be about equally divided. Til
Republicans were boisterous, Will
the Democrats were quiet.
Well, yop may be anxious to kno'
my opinion as TO the Presidential ele'
ton in these States. My opinion
not worth much, yet have it, lik
every one else who reads, sees, thinl
and acts for himself My opinion
made up from contact with the pei
pie and information gathered frCl
: their papers as l see it on IL
surface. New York will go Den
ocratic. Pennsylvania Republica
D West Virginia Democratic, al