Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-15
JOLLY AND 1ATEooN.
First Meeting of the Congressional
Candidates.

first Meeting of the Congressional
Candidates. =
Messrs. Geo. w. jolly and Polk C
Iafroon, Republican and Democratic
nominees for Congress, met for the
irst time in joint debate at the count I
house Monday night.
Mr.. jolly opened the discussion.
After reviewing briefly the history of
parties in The United States, he stated
hat he held to the principles Of the
Federals of 1889, the Wings of 1913
and the Republicans of 1884. He
then attacked the State administra-
ton of Kentucky, stated that taxes
had been increased and salaries doub-
led since go. He ridiculed the
school system, the State capitol and
charged all manner of misdoings up
on the Democracy, such as treating
with outlaws and authorizing con-
vict labor, etc. He contrasted our
school fund of 81, 100000 with Iowa's
$5,20O,00O, charged fraud and corrup-
ton in.conventions, inGmated that his
opponent knew little about frauds
himself and then launched off on the
tariff, homestead law, currency ques-
ton, ETC., and closed with few re-
marks about the excellent condition
in which the Democrats found the
National treasury in 1885, when they
came into power. lie spoke 50 min
utes.
LAFFooN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Laffoon began by compliment
ing his opponent, who had been his
personal friend for ten years, but his
politics was the one thing about him
he could not endorse. He stated that
as he was not candidate for the
Legislature he had not expected to
enter into discussion Of State affairs
He accepted the gauge of his oppo-
nent and contrasted Kentucky under
Democratic rule with other States
under Republican rule few years
back. The Republicans took charge
of the south in 1865 and in from 3 &c
s years when the Democrats redeem
ed the several States they increased
the State debts as follows: Alabama
from 100000 to $3S, 100000; Arkan,
sas, from $4,0O0,0O0 TO 100000
Florida, from $52S,0O0 to $l5,000,00O
Georgia, from 100000 TO $4,000,
900; Louisiana, from 100000 tt
Sal, 100000; North Carolina, from
100000 to 1874, 100000; South Caro-
lima, from 100000 to S29,000,OO0
Mississippi, from 10 debt at all IL
!, 81, 10000 Tennessee, from $4,000,
600 to $45,O00,000 Texas, from $4,000,
:, 600 TO $l50O00O0 Virginia, fion $3l,
OOO,0OO to $47,OO000O.
He replied to Mr.. Jolly's advocac,
c of the Blair bill by saying that it wa
:, late in the day for the Republicans t
=, try to pass such a bill under Demo
cratic administration after failing t
- benefit the colored people by passin
:. it under Republican administration
: = for % years. He took the groun
that there was no surplus OIL han
until the governments debts were a
paid and that he was opposed to til
Blair bill because the governmer
owed debts so times as great as I'll
surplus in the treasury and that moi
ey should be kept on hand to call
y the bonds falling due in 1891, or eli
lie let taxes be reduced and all of Il
people directly benefited.
III He spoke of the predictions of r.
y publicans as 10 what would happe
III if the Democrats should return
&c power, none of which had come
pass. The country was moving alou
r. about as usual and Mr.. Clevelar
10 was giving us a grand administr
NJ ton, excepting his cowardice in turI
IT, ing out Republicans. Said if
IN could dictate the policy of the a
IN ministration for about twenty mi
w utes, there would not be a Repub
he can son-of-a-gun left in Office
p tell the tale. lie then answered N
ID Jolly's tariff arguments in very So
IL isfactory manner and discussed 9th
national affairs from a Democrat
Is standpoint until his hour was u
He closed by denying that his non
"a nation in 1884 was obtained by a
Ill fraud on his part. lie would Il
: speak for his friends nor for n
Clay's friends, but he himself W
innocent of fraud and he believ
Mr.. Clay was. The people had Vi
!. dictated him by a denomination a
lhe it was too late now to discuss su
nee dead issues. lie complimented
IL, three competitors in the late prima
me and said he loved them all as frien
'ed better than he did before they oppC
ia' ed him.
ost Mr.. jolly had five minutes
lna joinder. lie said the debts in Sou
Vi ern States were created to repair
SIG damages of war, and replied to so
Ign other points in Mr.. Laffoon's spec
ina He closed by Boosting of the grow
CTS of his party in Kentucky and 81
IA d the next State ticket would get Il
tne 600 votes.
DIN The court house was well fiji
,er- during the discussion with a Gro
her about equally divided politically.
liza -
ned Wonderf,,l Crrec