Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-04-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.



ARepubiican Takes Hand.
Judge Linn has found an organ a
last to take up his defense in his HON
county. The First District Republi
can, paper opposed to him politi
cally, has found ground for criticism
of the KENTUcKIAN's warning to tn,
Democratic party that Judge Linz
was not fit man for the office he
now holds by appointment. ~
After apologizing for defending
man outside of its own party, and
expressing the opinion that Judge
Linn cannot be elected" and ex
planning that the opposition of the
Democratic paper at Murray is due to
objections to Judge Linn of person
al nature, the Republican has this:
"It has not been many months ago
since The KENTUCKIAN was all slop-
ping over with complimentary no.
tees of Judge Linn. We are natu-
rally led to inquire; why this sud-
den change that has ''come DER the
spirit of its dream?" Is there large
sized thomas cat in Bro. Meacham's
political meal bin that could "fe-
lineously' unfold some personal mo-
tive for this sudden flop. It's dollars
to dough-nuts that Judge Linn could
"a tale unfold" that would throw
ray of electric light upon the KEN
TUoKIANs mysterious change"
The position of the editor of the
KENrUoKrAN was fully detailed to
Judge Linn in private conference
at his own invitation. The Judge al
so divulged some of his plans that
we have not yet betrayed and shall
not do SO until we have proof that he
has unfolded himself to Republicans
as we'll as Democrats who will listen
to his story. 49,
The first statement would be inn
portant if true. Being untrue it
amounts to nothing. The KENTUckI-
AN has not committed itself to Judge
Linn. 1t said he was Handsome"
and "dignifed,' and it is still dis
posed to admit that much There
has been no change of position and
Judge Linn is at liberty to unfold
his stale" and if he sees proper make
an issue of the KENTUCKIAN's reasons
as explained to him, for declining to
support him, in the event Christian
had no candidate.
We have hereto placed our opposi-
ton to him upon political grounds
and upon his lack of qualification. If
the issue is to be personal one, we
invite him to assume the role of Nc
Duff. We have pigeon hole full OF
facts tabulated and ready for use
besides what we have gathered from
personal observation. We are will
ing for him to state the truth about
any conversation we have ever had
with him bearing on his candidacy
ii was not until three days before he
left Hopkinsville that he informed us
that he was candidate, for the first
time giving definite answer to a
question propounded five weeks be-
fore. This was in talk of half a
minute in the court room and up tc
that time the question of his candida
cy was not settled. 1t was once Oh
twice mentioned, but always coupled
with the statement that he hadn't
''fxed" things yet and was still un:
decided, We presumed he, had at. last
succeeded in making his deals, some
of which have since come to light
1t may be added that one of thest
political deals, if reports be true, has
been made with a candidate for |
seat in the general assembly who il
opposed to Gov. Brewn, to whom b.
owes the place he now holds. w
give this as current rumor and no
from personal knowledge, but tim
will tell. ... 'l,
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