Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-20
Ellis for Congress.
(owensboro lnquIrer)

on MS IepTCsCulotloho' 80
ty, and upon the justice of TINS coun-
tvs claim TO a chance at the Congress
sional representation of this district
The Inquirer doesno believe IN I'M
due stress upon any argument that
even tends to create feeling between
counties ia district, and to put tnem
TO striking the balance of iaVors gwen
and received. But sometimes we
ray, without ofTense, make friend
" suggestion to our ueighoorT, 70 re-
mind them that we have waited iohg
and patiently while they helped
themselves at the public pantry, ana
to gently suggest that it Is ABOUT
time we were being given another
chance. We think the time for such
a suggestion from Daviess county mas
arrived, and we do not believe the
other counties of the district Will call
us greedy when we ask for our snare
of the rations.
Davies is county that is over
whelmingly Democratic. she never
fails TO pileup a majority for Dem
ocratic candidate and is one OF the
undoubted strongholds Of the Demo
cratic faith. Year after year, III Con-
gressional elections in this dlstricl,
She has submitted TO hand over her
votes to the candidates OF other coun'
ties. and only twice within twenty
wears has she even offered d callulua'e
of her own. In these cases the very
generosity of her citizens to the re-
representatives. of other counties conirl-
buted not little to the defeat oil her
So il has happened that in the last
forty wears the DAyiess county Denl-
ocracy has been allowed but once 10
name the Congressman. lhat W1'
in 1865, when w. N Sweeney was e.,
ected. During the war, when mere
was no Democratic organization Oh
any consequence in the distilc.,
Georoe III. Yeaman, Davies county
man. was sent to Congress by the Un-
ion party of the district. From ca
mans day to this a quarter Oh
century has passed with only one
Daviess county Democrat hohoE W1 ~
a seat in Congress. Aud since w
Swoeney's election in 1858 anothei
score of years have gone by without
single representative from DAVIES
county. u-.u;,,
The Congressman from this district
since the war have been as follows:
1865 81 Ritter, of Christian.
1867 GS. John Young Brown, oil
1865 70, w. N. Sweeney,of Davies
lS7O-72, II. d. Mcllenry, OF ONO
lS72-74, John Young Brown, oil
Henderson. ocI
1874 10, John Young Brown oil
1868, Jas. A. Mckenzie, ofChris-
tian.
1878 50, Jas. A. Mckenzie of Chris
tan C,.-
1881 50, Jas. A. Mckenzie, OF Chris
tain. ,.
1884 Sc, Polk LaffOon, of Hopkins
1856. IS. Polk Lalloon, of Hopkins
That is, in the twenty-three years
since the war the honor OF represeh-
ting this districtin Congress has been
held as follows by counties Christian
s wears: Henderson, Z years; Hop,
kins, 3 years; Daviess, years, ana
Ohio, which is no longer in the dis
trjct . years. Christian county, the
9 only Republican county in the dis
I trict, leads the list with s years O.
g preference. Henderson, our stauncl
Democratic neighbor, comes next, an'
Uopkins, where everything that vote
: goes Democratic, is third. We OF la
e yiess have not word to say agains
J. the bestoYal of honors upon on
" friends in these counties. They hav
s. given us good representatives,
8 whose records we have been prou
< and in whose elevation to office W
T. have taken pleasure. Our referen'
n to the facts in this record OF represel
'p tation has no other object than
er support the justice of our claim th'
~ Daviess county is entitled to sou
III compensation for the fidelity and u
.le selfishness with which she has her
III tofore voted for her neighbors.
ng We begrudge nothing to our eig
es bor. Henderson. But she should n
no be greedy. We have been fanniI
lis the flies and picking crums while 81
at sat at the feast 1t is time to swi
cd places. Our mouths are watering
r. the sight of the pie and we want
get bite of it ourselves.
But tie Just claims of the coun
for recognition are not the only re
son for support of Mr., Ellis. We
he not a man in himself capable
rs filling with honor the place which
seeks, he would never be encourage
to stand for the county. Were he
80 unworthy man, he would never
armed with credentials as our repre-
80. entatlye. Were he ignorant, incoT
80. petent or dishonest, he would nev
to be clothed with the might of o
Democratic majority, or be allow
ept to receive honors which he could L
at bear with distinction.
iv Ellis is man whose present statl
ter in life attests his ability more strong
V. than any words could certify it.
}. has risen from an humble beginnl
by his unaided might, and stan
to-day conspicuous figure in an al
bar. Talented, energetic, determine
nm full of enthusiasm for whatever
ave terprise engages his attention, De
INV ocrat tried and proven and one W
~ ~ has labored hard for the party P
nm. vately and on the stump, he is a
Of man to represent the Second distr
r;c in the National Congress.
His last race showed his met
,uo Catering the field when the Isl
Nv. seemd already made up, he gain
upon his competitors with gi
&c strides every day, and came out
'i'0 ond pest. The tremendous outpo
80 ing of Democratic votes to his 81
ID a port in his home county is mat
,nh of history. And when the result
a;nn known, he accepted his defeat
~; ivv lantly and cherished no bitter
NY mentoes of the struggle.
DaViess will support him az
nobly, and with conviction that
will win if our friends in other co
+, ties will but do justice to the claI
. 30 30 Of our county and to the capacity