The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-08-22


Representative and County Superin-
tendent of Schools. He sis moved to
remark :"
ain these races the field is spretty well
made up, and if the ADVOCATE knows
of any 'unclean spirits mugwumps,
kickers, boilers or scratchers it is his
duty to 'call spade spade and let
the Democratic party know them. We
don't know what the ADVOCATE
means by the better element of Dem
ocracy' If man is a good Democrat
his record will show it., and whether
he is a 'blue-blood' or an honest,
horny-handed son OF toll, his Democ-
racy rests on his record and cannot be
further questioned. We regard our
opponent, Judge French, ar a clever
gentleman, and we have no mean in-
situations to throw at him or at any
of the candidates for School Superin-
tendent. So far as we know they are
all nice people, and any one of them Is
clean enough to successfully unite the
Democratic party, if nominated"
AT the time the ADVOCATE published
the article referred to the field was not
made up. The Democrats of Menefee.
as they were fully entitled to do, since
that time met in convention and en-
dorsed Mr.. w. @. Taylor for Repre-
sentative. Now, we do not have the
pleasure of personal acquaintance
with Mr.. Taylor, but we are informed
he is an exceedingly clever gentleman
and sterling Democrat. We are glad
to know this, for if it should become
our duty to support him at the No
vember election, we can do so with ali
earnestness born of the conviction, he
is worthy of the position to which he
aspires. We, too, regard X Judge
French as clever gentleman, and
have no mean insinuations to throw al
him" or at Mr.. Cassity or Mr.. Taylor
or any other Democrat who may an
nounce himself as candidate before
the party for its endorsement for Rep
resentative. We say, and we empha-
size the fact: we want the Democracy
of this district to select the very best,
cleanest and most capable man the
party can find-be he from Montgom-
cry or Menefiee-and when the wis
dom of the party has beeen exercised,
Herewith will we be content. Again
the editor of the Sentinel-Democrar
sis moved to remark"
"Unless the ADvoCAE pleads ignO
rance it must have known that there
can be no Republican candidate for
School Superintendent, as the exam
ination day has passed"
The ADVOCATE declines to plead ig-
norance aud could not shave KNOWN"
nor does it yet know "that there can
be no Republican candidate for School
Superintendent as the examination
day has" not passed" We refer our
friend, the editor of the Sentinel-Dcm-
ocrat to Section 1872 Common SchooI
Law: at "a State Diploma) shall
qualify the holder for eligibility a,
candidate for the Office of County Su-
perintendent of common schools"
There will be an examination for
Estate Diploma" August 30. Unless
the editor of the Sentinel-Democrai
"pleads ignorance" he "must have
known there can be" "RepublicaD
candidate for School Superintendent
as the examination day has" MOI
passed"
Brother Sammy, just possess your
soul in patience. We are not in the
"mean fling" business just now; don'i
enjoy it; don't want to engage in it at
any time; have no end to gain or debt
to pay by doing any Democrat mean
ness, and least of all do we intend to
do you meanness; but we shall be
moved to remark anything, at any
time, that we shall think to be for the
best interests of the party with which
we affiliate and to which we owe alle-
glance. ". ..