Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-06-17
Happy lack Addresses the Boss.
STANFORD, Ky.
HoN. HENRY WATTERsoN,
Louisville, Ky.

from home read letter from you To
fellow up in New York who said, Il am
democrat" liked 1t and wrote you
letter aboutit. You published your let
ter to that man again this spring and
think my letter to you will do Tor re-
peater too. and make bold to publish
il TO YOU again and-I want you TO read
/, and-not get mad at me like he did at
you. ! said
STANFORD, KY, March Is, 1891.
Hos. UESRY wATTERsoS,
Louisville, Ny.
My DEAR SIR Without the fear OF
being considered obtrusive, aud with
the love OF God, the love OF country
and lots of love Of democracy before my
two eyes, take pleasure in dropping
you few lines TO let you hear OF whom
you may have never heard before.
have been away down south IN
Dixie for some time selling mules just
got back glad TO find that my friends
still keep their democracy unspotted and
fear no evil. While there the electric
spark announced the death OF Gen.
sherman. Every day some one would
point his finger to lone chimney Mr.
Jack, that is one Of our many monu-
ments to the memory OF Gen. Sherman;
his fires have never gone out-wont for
long time
read your letter to GOV. Hill. like
it, that's why sm writing this. Mr..
Hill is a mighty good man. | believe
he has the democratic heart OF New
York to day, but Mr.. Cleveland has the
heart and hand OF every other demo
cratic community in this great country
and We had better not make a mistake.
Had We not better have all views OF the
democratic party TO ally with Mr..
Cleveland and then rely after We ally?
What pleased me most was Mr.. Cleye-
lands letter on the silver question. |
am kinder "agin" abou, that, but, Lord,
how brave! How candid! How honest {,
am honest, tco, bat then | never had
any money OF any kind except Con.
federate'-and / don't know anything
about II. while Mr. Cleveland may. l
wish Mr.. Cleveland had given the In
ternal Revenue Commissioner place 10
some Kentuckian. but he couldn't give
1, 10 every body aud ! don't intend TO
stay mad at him about il, even ii ! dad
get mad at the time. Why had my
mouth stuck out until you could have
hung a hat on IL for two or three years
about that like Phil Thompson and
Phil krows il aud Phil likes me.
p1S-One or two things l am certain OF.
Mr.. Cleveland has more good things in
hand for the people aud fewer bad than
all the rest OF Us great and good men
put together, including you and me and
you know We are some II not more.
Again: This is mighty good time for
all good democrats 10 make the very
best use OF all their good sense and q
mighty bad time TO make mistakes, and
iiMr Cleveland is not nominated, who
ever is had better play a game OF thin
bic with him and get those good things
from his hand and "hoid fast TO what he
gives him" cay this for Mr. Hill, or
Mr.. Gorman, or Mr., Anybody and they
needn't think il worth nothing either. l
am just one Of the greasy multitude who
does the voting, but have rs much good
sense rs lots men who 10 TO Congress,
but am far from being a statesman. /
don't mean to tell you how great a man
| am, but To call your attention 10 the
great number OF very small men in Con-
gress,
As said, | don't know anything
about money. IL has never bothered
me and don't intend that it shall in
this shady evening OF my happy life.
Mr.. Cleveland has the good OF his coun.
try and countrymen at heart and ]. for
one. am anxious to take him with. the
anti coinage sin sticking to him III 1t be
a Sin remembering that for nearly go
wears have been asking my fellows To
forgive me for almost everything ! have
ever done snd / am a big average on
goodness and gumption ii do say so.
Folks who have 10 be- washed all over
every night when they 20 to bed and
again when they get up in the morning
aud then have some mud sticking to
them sill, eau afford to put up with Mr..
CleVeland's rumpled shirt bosom, If 1t
be rumpled don't YOU think so?
Now Mr.. Watterson. wrote you this
on the 10th of March, 1891, aud do
think it reads better on this day OF
grace, June 9TH, 1892, than it did then.
l want you to read it and publish 1t in
the CD. aud believe you aud your
readers will be glad to find that some
old fellows vino fight the clods, some
times think. You are thoughtful man
and' ask you not to forget the masses.
ANYHOW, don't 90 wrong at Chicago.
This is not the time for personal resent
ment. Your good friend,