The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-01
Public Speaking
At Custom.
CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE
AND LEGISLATURE TALK TO
A GOOD CROWD.
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
ALL RIGHT IN MEADE.
Blandford and Ashcraft Not In 1t.

Blandford and Ashcraft Not In 1t.
The candidates for the State Senate and
county offices spoke at Custom Monday.
There was fairly good crowd out to
hear them. Elisha Ashcraft the Peoples
Party candidate for the Legislature was
the first to lead off. He is fairly good
speaker and presented his claims IN
very creditable way from his standpoint.
The only trouble with Elisha is, that he
has been riding too many "hobbies" and
the people don't know "where he is al"
or what he expects to accomplish If he
should be elected. He claims to be
good Democrat, but his record for the
past twenty years, as shown up by his
opponent John Hardin, leaves one to be-
lieve that he has been in mighty bad
company, not all Democratic. 1t is a
pity that man OF Mr.. hshcraft's intelli-
gence and experience in politics should
be led off by so many false gods. He is
a good man and good citizen, and we
believe means well, but he is just little
off in his politics and needs good sound
spanking, just such as John Hardin is
giving him every day and will continue
to give him until next Tuesday, when
the grand finale will come and Elisha
will be sent hoTe much wiser and bet
ter man politically. John Hardin the
Democratic nominee and standard bear
er OF Meade county Democracy followed
Mr.. Ashcraft in one of the best speeches
he has made during the canvass Mr..
Hardin makes no pretentions as public
speaker, but "he gets there all the same"
and there is very little left of Mr.. Ash
crafts record or his politics when he gets
through. John talks straight ont from
the shoulder and you know just where
he stands when he gets through. He
will pull through an easy winner next
Tuesday.
The greatest interest of the day center
ed on the candidates for the Senate,
especially Gen. Gross, who was a COM
parative stranger to most OF the crowd.
They were anxious to hear what the
"big guns" of the campaign had to say
and when Gen. Gross, who was to lead
off arose to speak, the crowd began I
come into the little school house Ald
gather at the windows on the outside, all
eager to hear what he had to say. The
General was in fine trim for speakinsA
He began by telling them why he was a
Democrat, and before he got through he
impressed the fact thoroughly on his
hearers that he was a Democrat and
thoroughly imbued with Democratic
principles and doctrines, and as cham
pion Of these principles he could be
implicitly relied upon to carry them
out. He made fine impression on all
Democrats present and aroused them to
the fact that it was no time to sulk in the
ranks or support other than good Demo-
Gratis for office. There is no trouble in
the ranks OF the Democracy in Meade.
Every man of them will come gal
lantly to the support OF the cause of
Democracy and the nominees next Tues
day and roll up a big majority for Gross
and Hardin.
Mr. Blanford followed Gen. Cross
He did not make his usual set spee4S
but devoted his time to the late primary
with a view to keeping alive the un-
pleasant feelings engendered in -
election. He failed, however, in his
purpose, from the fact that Democrats
knew his object and they took very little
stock in what he said. Charles only
hope in this race is TO create d disturb
ance in the ranks of Democracy, and
thereby draw that element to his sup
port, he can never do it, Democrats
know Mr.. Blanford too well to be drawn
off by such himsAy pretense. MIR.
Blanford would like mighty well to have
the support Of Democrats to help him on
to the Senate, but he can't .inveigel them
into any desertion OF their principles OF
life time. No transitory dissatisfaction
can induce true men like the Democrats
OF Meade county to throw away true
governmental policies and beliefs They
recognize that measures not men" are
the necessities OF the hour, and they will
not imperil true interests TO indulge in
by-plays.
The News is especially pleased with
the out look in Meade. The Democrats
up there are all right and they will vote
right. and roll I'D their usual GOOD ma.