Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-19
The Race for Circuit Clerk.

Cyrus M. Day has been, for ten
Years., and now is, depot agent and
postmaster at Crofton. The two
positions have brought him into bus
mess relations with, perhaps, all the
leading spirits of North Christian.
his courtesy and honesty
the best elements of society in the
country round have learned to love
him as brother and to trust him
with a confidence that is beautiful in
this world Of deception. For years
he has worked twelve hours day In
winter and summer, on Sunday and
week days for fifty dollars per month
and by living within his means and
practlcing strict economy has sup
ported a family and saved fifteen
hundred dollars in money. This sur
plus savings he has invested in a house
and lot in Crofton in which he and
his family live. Not one cent of I'M
necessary expense has he incurred
during these years, not a dollar does
he owe and not an enemy has he
made. His strength in the North is
something truly phenomenal. In
terest there in his race for Circuit
Clerk is SO intense and so universal
that if he is nominated by the Demo-
cracy bon-fires will burn from every
hill and the valleys will crush the
echoes with a general hallelujah'
Old and staunch Republicans, Green
hackers and Democrats gathered in
Crofton to hear of his nomination
when the Democratic Committee met.
They were from Wildcat Hollow,
from Tradewater and the country
north and south, with all the inter-
vening points. They were there for
a big jubilation and in number about
three hundred strong. They intend
ed to carry the Day, yes, carry him, if
he was nominated, oil their shoulders
about the village. The news that no
nominations were made was received
with some dissatisfaction, but only
made the edge of their expectation
keener for his final triumph. The
great heart of the hills is set OH the
nomination of Day and its tendrils
encompass him in net work Of at
lection. If he is nominated without
regard to race, creed or political bias,
the coats of the best men will 60 off
and the pockets.of the richest men
will fly open in his interest and he
will come to Hopkinsville and the
south with fully six hundred ma
jority. lie will add to the ticket full
ly three hundred votes that without
him it will lose. His nomination
will show to the people of his section
that the generous principles of DEM
ocracy dictate local representation
and are against those ring rules
which give no place to those not in
the ring. This is race of more than
passing moment. 1t is the duty Of
those Democrats who have at heart
the good of their party to nominate
the most available candidates. Re-
gardless of personal preference or
dislike lend your support and in
fluence to the man who will add more
strength to the ticket. Let a new
Day dawn upon our party councils
and under its general influ-
eDce we can march onward to
victory. No greater misfortune
could happen to the party than fail
ure at this juncture to nominate Cy-
rus M. Day. A certain Republican
who is much interested, recognizing
this fact, has industriously circulated
the mistaken information that Day
is no Democrat. The Democrats OF
Hopkinsville who believe this rumoI
should trace it back and find its
origin. OF course the gentlemen On
the other side wish to decry our
best man. 1t is to their interest to
have a weak ticket nominated. To
that end a gentlemen who was
much interested sought through
friends and by letter to prevent Day
from becoming candidate. Since
he has become a candidate we heal
the cry coming from similar source
that he is no Democrat. The objec
of this is plainly to be seen. "Tht
wayfaring man, tho a fool, can not err
therein" Day came of Democratic
stock and is as good a Democrat al
there is in the county. Because hi
is popular with the Republicans o
his section and because they will
vote for him, do not doubt his Dem
ocracy. Though he is small and goe
on crutches, and is pure and honest
yet do not doubt his ability, if nomi
mated, to beat his opponent who i
large man.
The Democrats of Christian coun
ty cannot afford to dispense with tn
name of Cy. Day on their ticket. Hi
crutches are eloquent, his persona
following is great, the influence o
his canvass will kindle anew tn
smouldering enthusiasm of forme
times. With Winfree immaculat
and above reproach, and other gen
tlemen in the city, with Day in tn
north and Cooper in the south, W
will present to the county a soli
front; and like the Grecian Phalan
will move to certain victory wit
steady and unbroken step.
i. NoTEs.-C. NJ. d. versus G. M. /
Let us have Cy,
Then how the fur will fly.