Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-10-28
5OURLAND'S BAD RECORD.
He is Unwilling to "Wori" More han
Three Hours Day and Can't Miss
"Hoss" fiace,


a"Hoss" dace,
The Louisville Times in an articl,
OF some length upon the brief lub,i,
career of Delegate Bourland, the III
dependent, citizens, peoples or fusion
candidate for Congress in this district
Speaking Il his suicidal mistakes,
the Times says;
"In the first place, and if the most
reliable information is trustworthy,
the farmer element of Hopkins county
elected Mr.. Bourland, who ran as the
candidate of no party but the Wheeler
organization, upon repeated promises
that he would do all in his power TO
reduce the expenses of the State aud
stop the robbery and jobbery" that
the old parties had allowed TO grow
and flourish. He promised that he
would do his utmost to have tho CON
vention reduce the salaries paid to the
Governor and Judges of the State
While it does not appear that lie
had done anything in this direction
up to three weeks ago, it does appear
IN grading black and white on the
Clerks journal of the convention pro-
ceedings, that this same Mr.. Bour-
land, about three weeks ago, when the
Phelps resolution was before the CON
vention, voted against it. This reso-
luton demanded two sessions a day
six hours work n day, instead OF
three-yet it was voted down by Il
vote of 3S to 36, when one vote by the
Hopkins county delegate, who was
pledged to reduce salaries, instead OF
doubling his own per diem and that
of the other delegates, would have
tied the vote, saved the resolution, and
saved the State $500 day for an in
definite number of days.
This is awful, and it is only told be-
cause of my regard for the misguided
Democratic farmers of Hopkins and
the Second district. 1t is not all,
however; in fact, is not half. A few
days later when the trip of the Satel-
,ites' ball was projected, he did seem
more at himself, and more alive to his
political welfare. He voted against
he junket, but went away at the time
and staid several days. This is only
one of the times he has been absent
These absences are as nothing, though,
and may have been necessitated, but
on two days the convention has been
adjourned at an early hour in order
that the delegates might go junketing
to tho Lexington races and trots. On
Doth these occasions Mr.. Bourlaud
'at in his seat, and never raised even
whispered protest against the waste
of time and money. Instead, he en-
couraged the extravaganza in the face
of his promises, by his presence on
hese festive occasions, and no one
who saw him would ever have guessed
chat he was the sole Wheeler candi
late for Congress in the State, much
sss an economist and reformer, whose
mission and intention is to set extray-
lgant Legislatures good examples.
This, l say, is awful enough under the
circumstances, but Mr.. Bourland sat
still while it was even explained in the
convention that the railroed rides
we're 10 be free, and while, as every
body who thinks knows, thousands OF
iollars were being wasted in loss of
time in committee work, curtailed ses
sions, and dissipation that meant un-
fitness for work.
Then, again, on Thursday, when
motion was up to hold an afternoon
session, Mr.. Bourland voted against
an adjournment until 8 o'clock yester-
day, and the convention didn't meet
ill 10, thereby wasting an hour. II
ought TO be explained that he may
have thought the defeat of this reso
luton M ant another chance for an
afternoon session, but no matter what
he thought, he voted along with those
Who not only opposed an afternoon
session, but didn't want to meet until
10 o'clock next day.
Yesterday when it possibly may
lave occurred to Mr.. Bourland that he
vas "doing some da.nning els,'
politically speaking, he did make
notion for an afternoon session, but
aid in doing so that he didn't favor :
he motion himself, and only made il
o settle the question, draw the line,
nd see what majority wanted. The o
printed proceedings which Mr.. Bour- p
and sends home tc his constituents p
ill show that he made a motion for it
yo sessions day, but will not show y
ow he voted on it or the other ques- A
ons referred to. ~ :,
The farmers of Hopkins and the
ounties of the Second district who
ave gone away from the Democratic
I'D after strange gods are advised. if =
ley have nev,r done so, to read "Dr.
'ekyl and Mr.. Hyde" and then to 7
onder upon the career of Mr.. b.
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