The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-23
Gross Men Are lnsuIted and In
undated, But They Will
Vote Their Senti-
ments.
And They Ask Breckenridge and Han
cock to Rally Round Their
Favorite
SOMETHING WILL DROP,

EDITOR NEws:-Thinking that some cleo
ton news from this county would prove
of interest to you and your readers, |
take the privilege of writing you this let
ter. You may publish it il you think it
worthy, if not consign it to the waste bas
ket.
Meade county is not solid for Richard
ardson by d-n sight, if you will pardon
me for using that expression. The pep
pie of Meade are tired of being bossed by
Richardson and his gang of "Whipups,"
He is constantly seeking Office and many
voters Of this county cannot remember
the time that they were not asked to vote
for him. On every and all occasions he
has showed himself forward, wanting ev-
erything in sight. There has positively
been no chance here for younger and bet
ter qualified men.
Two years ago we sat down on him and
defeated him for Representative This
seemed to have no effect upon him, for
he Immediately went to applying to the
John Young Brown administration for
everything that was loose. His persis-
tent efforts at Frankfort, jumping from
one thing to another as fast as the places
were given to others, made him the laugh
ing stock for the whole State. After be-
ing downed there for everything, he still
could not see himself as other people see
him, but just as soon as Mr.. Cleveland
was elected he commenced applying for
places and dropping down from one place
to another, as the positions were given to
others. He now has his petitions on file
at Washington, asking, begging, praying
and imploring for some office at the hands
of the Administration, and at the same
time he is racing around over the Tenth
Senatorial District of Kentucky, asking
the Democrats to send him to the State
Senate. What assurance have we that if
elected he will serve us? Ii position
should be rendered him by the Federal
Government, he would resign quicker
than thought, even if he had to do it in
the middle of the campaign and let Re-
publican opponent go to the Senate. Ia TX
about fox chasing! Why, he has great
er reputation, ten to one, for chasing Of
fees than he ever had for chasing foxes;
for the fox-chasing business is a myth
and the other is historical fact. For
this and other reasons there is a strong
under current in Meade county against
Richardson, and it will help relegate him
to where he belongs-the shelf
In some sections of the county Gross
will get majority and in other portions
he will get good vote. He will not be-
entirely left anywhere in Meade county.
The Gross men are not saying much
not because they are towards" as the
Meade County Messenger called them
this week, but because they are gentle
men. The loud-mouthed, blatant, bull
doing servants of Richardson pounce
upon every man they hear of who is for
Gross, and the Gross men either have to
take insults or fight. A large portion OF
the respectable citizens OF Meade has
grown weary Of this ring politics and
bossism, and they are going to show their
independence on the second day of Sep
TENDER by going quietly to the polls with
out any buster or blow and deposit their
ballots for Gross and pure Democracy.
Wherever Gross has gone in Meade
county he has made friends. The Dem !
ocrats of Meade admire the franknessand |
grandness of Gross. He rises above dirty |
politics and low personal filings, and APP
peals eloquently for Democracy and JUS
tice to Western Kentucky. His earnest |
mode OF expression, both in private con-
versation and on the stump, carries con
viction to every heart, except those who |
are under the lash OF Richardson and his |
henchmen. Gross has made gentle |
manly canvass in this county. He has
met every false accusation in satisiac-
tory manner. BY proof conclusive he
has shown that he has been maliciously
misrepresented, but still they go ON throw
ing their filth. They are so bold with
their accusations that Gross was forced to !
call one man liar to his teeth while 1
here, and he did not resent it. The Wor-
than letter fell fiat in this county, and
the Stone telegram knocked the wind