The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-08
The Candidates.


The acte aud doings omissions
and commissions, of tie last Leg
islature, furnish the cHef conten'
tons between the aspiants.
Mr.. Hay es led of. much improv.
ed in power aud forceof oratory
since his last campaign speaking
fully al hour, giving M account of
his stewardship, and defending
the Legislature from mrepresent'
atoms Of certain lie, dog papers
in the State, said paers being
conscious or unconscius ins,ru'
ments Of the corpora,ons, and
were but continuing the'ame fight
"a against the Legislative that the
same corporations wagd against
the new Constitution. 1.-the first
fight the people buried hem be-
meath a majority of 1000, and
when the real facts ger known
aud the people uudsrspod and
saw the effect of the Fas Of the
Legislature it woul3kast with
their approval in like>.sdi". He
claimed that this LegiI fhre had
saved the people many ousands
Of dollars by subjectik to taxa.
ton the properties of Operations
heretofore escaping, the purchase
of school books, 81. He said the
new Constitution devolved upon
the Legislature 4 revision of the
whole statue laws of the State,
which necessarily consumed much
time, aud tat his opponents and
the oriticiang press had failed to
point out ,Dy wrong or objection.
able laws enacted, but resorted to
demsgog,ical inuuendos ~ to the
time wased, sc.
Turning his attention to Prof.
Speight his opponent, he good
humOfelly referred to him as \
migratory school teacher from
Georgia or Alabama, with Q resi-.
dence in Kentucky scarcely max.
ing him eligible as an elector. not
identified with the people either
by interests or association, and
that 1894 might not find him u cit.
izen. Fe thought he should "tarry
awhile in Jericho until his beard
grew" He thought Speight IN
uncertain quantity In politics that
only an expert teacher ia maihe.
MATES could decipher AS when
he first cane TO Kentucky he was
a member OF the Alliance. hob.
nObbing wHh the Third party lead.
ers, advocating 0csls principles,
aud challenging Democratic lead.
ers for debate on these demands.
He (Hayesl had always been a
Democrat without variableness or
shadow oi turning, and had not
waited to see which aide was on
top before declaring himself a.
Democrat.
Speight followed Hayes. He
is n fluent, easy, scholarly speaker.
and it was plainly visible ION the
start that u majority of the audi. |
ence present were In sympathy
with him, and frequently made it
by rounds of applause.
He plead guilty to the charge Of
being q native Georgian, and a
former resident Of Alabama, but
he felt moved by the inspiration
Of true democracy to feel aud he.
ieve that to be true democrat IN
Georgia, Maine or Kentucky, was
% belong to the same great polit.
cal family, and that il was no
rhine or discretit for him. a young
nan, to leave the empire state Of
he South. aud to choose his home
u the proud Commonwealth Of
Kentucky, he was proud Of his
,ative State, and he was also
'rOud Of the homo of his adoption.
lie said that Hayes wac bold in
challenging him TO point out any.
hing wrong in bis record or in the
cts OF the legislature, when. be
Hayes) we'll knew that the jour.
'al Of the House or the Acts
we're not published, and there.
ore inaccessible Each bill that
'ecame a Law had been printed
nd laid on Mr.. Hayes desk. and
therefore, Hayes was the only man
tho could produce them, aud he
Iad failed to do so except few
'et measures, some features of
rhich he (Hayes) thought might
id towards his reelection. AS
o Hayes claim that the Rev.
nue. Bill aud School Bill had
aved the tax payers snch large
mount, he took MP the State
school superintendent report
no wing the entire expenditure
or books, which. II true, did not
'ear equal the amount claimed to
,e saved by Hayes. He thought
Hayes excited defamation now
lot In keeping with the fact that
throughout this extraordinary
ong session he had not raised
lis voice except to say faye or
40" and to draw hls So per diem.
Hayes was consistent, however,
n one thing and that was in vOt.
ng always aud upon all occasions
against any sine die adjournment.
speech was well received
md many times yociferously ap.
piauded.
Speight said that he had sd.
dressed Alliance meetings, by in.
ritatiOn, but whatever he had
spoken or written, was as a Dem
Dcrat, &c.
Mr.. Gray, another candidate, at.
iempted 20 speak, but his re.
marks were short and indistinotly |
heard by the crowd. which had
become restless, &c.