Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-03
HERNDoN, KY,
SEPTEMBER LIST, 1886.


En-. SoUTH KENTUCKIAN:
On Saturday last your correspon-
dent visited your city for the sole
purpose of getting at the true inward
mesa of the much talked of opposition
to the Hon. Jas. A. Mckenzie, and to
try and ascertain the strength of the
same. lie did so satisfactorily and
found il to consist mainly Of the same
old elements Off such feeble opposition
can be said to hare elements as form
crly. lie found the same old comet
with same old material as a tail, and
which has periodically made its pa
pearance whenever Mckenzie is can
didate. The same old satellites re-
volving around the same old planet,
and the same old objections urged by
the same inspiration. 1t is an oppo-
sition groundlcss as to tho justice of
its existence, contemplate as to its
strength and "Pecksniflian" in its
methods of comprising its end. I did
not find one man whom | had been
told was opposed TO Mckenzie wi 0
would openly admit that he was, or
that he would vote against him. But
at the same time not one Of those just
attended to but who attempted TO
create the impression that he was
sure to be beaten. 1t is a warfare be-
ing waged in part by men who be-
lieve are heartily ashamed of doing
so. Yet so powerful are the beams
of their political sun that their own
sweet wills are destroyed by its influ-
ence, and that of their Dictator sub
stituted. They say "Jim Mckenzie
don't bring his tobacco here" "Jim
Mckenzie don't buy his dry goods
here, nor his groceries, nor any Other
thing what soever wherewith his body
may be clothed or his stomach fed,
Admit for arguments sake this to bC
true (but it is not for AS of all thu
tobacco Jim Mckenzie ever raised hal
been sold in Hopkinsville) what doe
it prove? That jim Mckenzie lik,
every other man in Christian county
chooses that market to sell and t
buy in which he believes TO be mos
conducive to his interests, and nov
right here I want it TO be distinct,
understood that have never sold
hogshead of tobacco anywhere els
but in lIopkinsville since it had al
established market and don't expec
to, Notwithstanding l live immediate
ly on the I. A. Il L. r. II. unless, (ant
there mark an important eXception,)
believe it to be my interest to do SC
and whenever that time comes l shal
| do Just as any other free and indie
pendent citizen does, exercise my bes
Judgment and act accordingly. !
frets me to hear citizens of Hopkins
vile say that the south end of Chris
tian county is prejudiced agains
Hopkinsville. 1t is not true tina
there are individuals here and there
who are so, | will not attempt to dc
ny. But that the majority of cur pee
pie, or even respectable minorit
are so, is no more II ne than that Hol
kinsville is prejudiced against on
end Of the county, which few of on
people profess to believe. Neithe
has any more truth in it, than whf
DR. tells to every pretty won
all he meets. But we do say TO you
people that tins is "Our jim" thu
wants to go TO Congress, and if yo
wish to preserve and cement goo
fellowship you win go long way
towards it by giving him, as we sha
do, an almost unanimous supper
Now think about this, and as Sal
Jones says, "Quit your meanness."
, The dedication of the Methods
! Chapel took place here on Sunds
last. Rev. ]. B. West preached Il
dedication sermon. 1t is said TO hay
been a fine sermon by those wi
J heard 1t, but your correspondent W.
{ denied that pleasure on account I
the immense crowd and extreme hea
Quite number of young ladies al
gentlemen who came from warrior
g distances to attend the services spei
n the remainder of the day in our Gil
/ and vicinity, much to the gratificatio
of our local bellies and beaux. Anon
; the ladies thus stopping were Miss,
Nora Rudolph, of Clarksville, Tenn
. Leila Steger, of Paducah, Ky, Lul
, Pierce, from near Hopkinsville, {
Squire Z. II. Major's,) and Miss
leila and Sudie Northington, Jcnn
Fraser, Nee Hester and Myrtle Wi
liams, of Lafayette, Cat Mr.. CardC
I Coleman's,) and between them thu
: engulfed in the maelstrom of To-
every susceptible heart in the neig
: borhood, including even Will Word
e which has hitherto been regarded
s impervious to the shafts of cupid.
al A friend at my elbow suggests tn
there SHOULD be made at least one e
= ception TO the above assertion. Tn
u there was heart which was ca
It tured few evenings previously
a Miss Ora Cox, of sDelleview. Z
owner of which he says has not be-
able to tell the day of the week sine
= and who only measures time by cour
If ing the hours until next school col
l. mencement, The hallucination is
q strange one, but his friends are HOP
~ full that a years schooling will cure
The prospect for crop of tObac
a is in my judgment the best we ha
: had since 1877, and it promises to
!. absolutely free of worms.
;, The usual preparations are bell
II made for wheat crap and sowil
l. will begin in a few days. The 10
r. prices being obtained have not d
couraged our planters but rath
serve to stimulate 10 renewed effor
HORACE,