The sun., 1888-11-04
POLITICS ON THE BIG SANDY.
PROJECTION ARGUMENTS AMONG THH
KENTUCKY MOUA ThINEERa
Hr. MiIis's Educational Campaign m, Nee
working There ms Ho Would Vtsh-A
Grab at the SurpIur-Price or Votsr,

, Mr.. MiIis's Educational Campaign Il, Ne,
working There ms Ho Would wtsh-A
Grab at the surpius-Price OF Voters.
CATLETrsBURa, KY, Nov. S.-One OF thu
most interesting political battles In the histor,
OF Kentucky has been going on in the noun.
tains OF this. the eastern end OF the State. The
hight is for the election OF Congressmen in tbs
Ninth and Tenth districts, and tho vote Ia so
nearly divided that no lone can say positiyelv
winch side will win. Republican is the present
incumbent in the Ninth and Democrat in thc
lenth; but both districts have given majorl.
Ties nrst on one side and then on the other nj
STATE Congressional, and county elections and
In consequence the workers in both parties are
straininG every nerve.
one thing likely to mako the fight OF speciai
interest TO tho rest Of tho country Is the char
acter OF tho people Of the districts. The Ninth
putts up against Mr.. Carlisles district at the
west, out IL follows tho Ohio River to the Big
SANDY, includes Rowan county famous for
bloody fights and feuds, and ends at Pike tho
homo OF the McCoys, who have gained potorietv
In the Hatfield Mccoy war.
| P1ke 1tsef Is In the Tenth district which alan
! includes Letcher the home OF the moopsbiner.
in which no court has been held In Eve veara
| on account Of the fouds. and Perry. where m.
fight between the Eversole and French familiea
has left but one Of the Eversoles alive, and baa
nearly destroyed the Trenches.
In the Ninth, the river district Mr. Thoma.
II. Paynter Of Greenup is the Democratic nom.
inee. He is q lawyer. has served his people an
County Attorney acceptably, and is both suaye
and rich. His opponent is Col. d. j. Burchett
Of Lawrence county. The Colonel is entitled
to the handle to his name, having won the rank
by entering the Union army as a private and
working working his way up He Is now a shoe mer-
chant az Louisa, at the forks of the Big Sandy
III
cratic votes. l4,S66 Republican, 1888 Prohibi-
ipn fD 81 and Az Labor R leaving Republican plpra
county elections. the Democrats had a good
Up in the tenth the Republicans had plu.
did not do 80 well. while the Democrat who
@ & s dse hs sEs Say IL ., n sS9
Wilson snths the ReRnbcan: Both are iayyers
makingia mighty good night on the issue OF pro.
sesipn to Al cAmerisan ndustres Their best
colonel is man OF almost giant frame. and
has voice that can make the mountains
narrow rqadways4 4gsnerslly the the 1S%s beds .es of
streams-throughout both districts. and this
Is the way he goes at the mountaineer:
What does the Republican policy of protection mean
IL sss as
timber ON the mountain T. sides don, shs price
~ $
q q. G in
S: s VEN ssy
S
G'Ssr ,ss
developing your great resources OF coal and iron
hss
duty q and iron ore II ,se .usos. s
% VIII DC cheaper to import the ore and coal from for
men who are building RAILROADS. Up no yoar
viii seSs sPs Hrs r
years IL II tho Sopaeic
ahSy snoS nj ss s
roads and the q factores y the
of
This appeals to the pockets. OF the mountain
ba spsh the Ps the Colonel
mountains with wagon loaded with notions.
II the road will permit a wagon to pass: Il It
the Colonel:
, You Old moss backed Democrats may say you don't
that
!S% ys
Tsse Ss .a
H. :ss.d ssssa :kosd
home ,, me msrshans against unfair sompson That's
lssa: h
pr3eso o yS% your @ p'aa'r pay Tor
Another argument that is making Republi-
can converts is that the Republican party fs for
srats desire only to to- keep kGSS them % ia ignopsnoe. %
b %t on the Blair 10
Irbute $1,000 AMONG s the hpes STATES on OF the The
basis Of illterecy. The Democratic Legisias
WS Sas eq 5s
Republican candidates In these two districts
mean @ b 70 grab for that money.
Is oto 900 under the Blu. Of which Pike a County
teachers. besides Sl.4O0 to be used in building
new schoolhouses.
speeches Of Mr.. Carlisle wherever voter can
read d and where he cannot they drill Mr.. Car
names OF Carlisle and Democracy By word Of
In the Ninth district the Republicans have
been successful fol, the past SIX years. ohio6y
Ss Ps SSS S%s1
he but tho OHIO kver .1tn oanSids "a
Seb he daS sf hs saaS Sat
he breach could be healed With united
making the district having been before the
Po see in 1F Sy q 9hs in
he Ninth Is the wealth OF their candidate.
Along the Ohio River voters are bought un-
reporter some interesting facts about buying
voters. In this Boyd county the Republicans
,very. county officer except one Coroner and
me OF the three supervisors is q Democrat
.ave 81 900 to the COMMITTEES and his friends
"a 800 more. Votes brought $40 each early In
he day and $25 toward night The purchased
,oters were all white not one OF the seventy
legro voters having been In the market Mr.
'aynter has had promise OF aid by the Nation
II Democratic Committee.
On the whole. after getting the opinions Of
politicians on both sides. and counting such
md proved on both sides. II appears at this
writing that a. Republican protectionist will
upplant the Democratic member from the
Zenith. while tho race In the Ninth is 30 close
hat no prediction OF the result can be made.