The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-03
TIT GOVERNORS RACE.
Much Ado About Nothing Ia Vsriong
Parts Of the State.

olent clatter about feuds and !ac-
tlons could produce fcuds and fac
tons the Kentucky Democracy
would be torn iut0 Il hundred iunr-
ling pieces. If the Democratic
party wins in the next state cleo
ton, it will be in spite of the mon
who, under rretcnse Of reporting
facts and urging harmony, seem 20
be really eXerting themselves for
the purpose of shaking the conf
dence of the Democratic voters.
alarming them about the future.
making them suspicious of their
party organization and generally
dlsruptlng and demoralizing them.
There is IN the condition of affairs
within the party absolutely no
warrant for such an idle and harm
full raising of false alarms. So far
as there is anything wrong, it is
not to be set right by an indis-
criminate clamor that but creates
confusion.
The Ashland district has been
hot-bed for rumors of all sorts con-
corning the next state campaign.
Apparently some gentlemen up
there with a turn for practical
joking are putting in their spare
time loading up credulOus, rowing
correspondents with great variety
Of political sensations. Their tips"
on the next race for governor and
OH the contest for senator have fur
nished columns of matter in which
only a truth occurs incidentally
now and then. If those ingenious
manufacturers OF sensations and
the Industrious disscminatOrs of
them are to be believed, we are, in
truth, in the middle of very bad
fix in Kentucky, with big bill due
to the devil and no pitch hot.
But they are not to be believed.
Starting out with the assumption
that the Democracy of the state
has been torn by an earthquake Of
excitement over the race between
Mr.. Hardin and Mr.. Clay for the
gubernatorial nomination, they
have busted themselves in prescrib-
ing various remedies for the inn
aginary evil. 1t would not be
strange if relations should become
little strained between Mr.. Har-
din and Mr.. Clay before the con-
test is over. Both are aggressive
men, positive in their views and
direct in their methods of stating
them. They are likely to give and
take some hard knocks. Men have
lost their tempers under such cir
cumstances ard will continue to
do so, however much they may
seek to restrain themselves. But
to say that these gentlemen are at
daggers' points, that bitterness
springing up between them has
communicated itself to heated par
tisans all over the state, that DEM
ocrats are divided into camps that
are not only hostile but hateful to
each other, and that the feeling has
become too strong for hope of any
post-primary reconciliation is as
false as it is absurd. The Demo-
cratic voters of the state have really
up to this time given themselves
very little concern over the race
for governor. Both Mr.. Hardin
and Mr.. Clay have done great
deal of canvassing. Each has some
warm followers. 1t has been fire.
quently said that the race was
made up between them, But If
zeal for the cause of either OF them
has become so passionate and reck-
less as 10 load to threats of knitting
the nominee if the opposite party
should win, it has been confined to
q few small caliber politicians who
hope to be rated according to the
noise they make. The folly has by
no means communicated itself to
the voters. They are going about
their business and enjoying tho
holidays without any disturbing
thoughts of tho candidates for gov
ernor. They may have thoir minds
made up, but there are many who
by no means regard the entries
closed. They road in their papers
that tho party is threatened with
disruption over the conflicting am
billions of tho two excellent gentle