Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1892-11-01
THE CLERKSRlP RACE.

taken TINS position because we KNOW |
the Democratic party is right and the
Democrat who sticks to his ticket does
the right thing in the right way. For
the same reason the Republican who
scratches his own bad ticket and votes
for half the Democrats is just half
right, which is better than all wrong.
Therefore Democrats should vote
their tickets straight, and Re-
publicans should improve their
voting as much as possible, with the
hope that they too may sometime get
to be entirely right.
There is one office to be filed by
the people Of Christian county in
which Democrats are to lay aside po-
litical affiliations and vote for a man
outside their own party, II they feel
an interest in filling an Office TO which
no Democrat aspires. or course
whatever has been said to Democrats
about voting the straight ticket has
no bearing on this race, because Dem
ocrats can vote an unscratched ticket
and still vote for the candidate near
est to their principles in the clerkship
race. The decision of this matter is
one the KENTUcKIAN has heretofore
left to the judgment Of the individual
voter, but the decree has gone forth
from the highest Democratic authority
in the land that Democrats should
adopt any honorable methods to de-
feat the candidates of the force bill
and high taxation party.
Following out this policy
the Democrats have entered
into fusion with the Peoples party
10 a number OF Northwestern States
and with such success that Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota
and part OF Minnesota are believed to
be exceedingly doubtful and in one
or more OF them hope has about been
abandoned for the Harrison ticket,
Not only on ELECTORAL tickets but in
Congressional districts, Legislative
districts and in county matters the
friends OF low taxes and home rule
are combining wherever such a fusion
is necessary to defeat the party re-
sponsible for the present State OF
affairs in the nation Only last week
the Democratic ticket was withdrawn
in Colorado and Democrats will vote
for the Weaver electors and the Peo-
ple's party voters will vote for the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
In Minnesota four Peoples party
electors have becp put on the Demo
cratic ticket and tho defeat OF four
Republicans practically assured. Ia
the Northwest Democrats will vote
any way to defeat Republicans, where
thsy have no candidates OF their own.
In Christian county there Is sp op
portunity TO defeat two Republicans
for county offices by combining all
the opposition upon w, E. Warfeld,
Jr., for clerk aud Matt S. Major for
sheriff. Upon close estimate it is
calculated that about $500 votes will
be cast next Tuesday. Making 81
lowapces for conflicting estimates, the
relative strength Ct the three parties
is put at $500 Republicans, 2,3CO
Democrats and 400 Peoples party
men. in addition, there are several
hundred silent voters, mostly Demo
Gratis and mugwumps, who ought TO
be induced to vote this year. Expe-
rience has shown that whenever all the
opposition vote is combined against
the Republicans, they have been de
feated. The same result ican be
brought about this year, as can be
seen by an inspection OF the Rgures
above. II the 300 Democrats vote
for Mr.. Warheld and the 400 populists
vote for Mr.. Major, these gentlemen
will surely be elected. Democrats can
vote their straight ticket and go fur
ther without sacrifice OF principle
They can vote for Mr.. Warfeld upon
the high ground that he Is nearer to
their own platform than his opponent
He has never yet voted other than a
Democratic ticket. His sntecedents
are Democratic He endorses the
Democratic ideas on FREQ silver, low
tariff ta1ation, home rule, public econ
omy and equal rights to all citizens
He goes little further in some
things, but time will correct
the errors that he, in common with
many good Democrats, has fallen in
TO on these matters aud 1t will not be
long until the Democratic platform
will be broad enough for all OF the en-
emies of Republicanism to stand up
on, after some absurd demands have
been modified to reasonable PROPOSE
tiops. On every important issue be
fore the people the Republican party
is on the wrong side. It holds moth
ing in common with the Democrats
and the Democrat who stops to think
will see that the wisest course for hin
in this matter is 70 hit Q Republican
head wherever he sees il. The KEN
TpcKIAS therefore advises Democrats
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