The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1895-08-23
HURRAH!
The Louisville Anzeig-
er Will not Sup
port Har-
din.
EDITORIAL GIVING REASONS.
Does not Like the
Money Part of
His Speech.
Says He Will Lose the
German Vote of
the State.
WILL NOT LIFT A FINGER

The Louisville Anzeiger, the lead
ing German paper Of the State is very
much dissatisfied with Mr.. Hardin's
construction Of the Democratic plats
form and announces that it will not
support him. The Anzeiger says:
"Mr. Hardin, the Democratic caudi-
date for Governor, has taken his
choice between his party and the sill
very demagogue Blackburn, between
the honest and the swindler dollar,
between honor and shame, between
victory and defeat. He has decided
for Blackburn, swindler dollar, shame
and defeat. Under the whip of Black
burn, threateningly held over his
head, he has become a weakling,
traitor to his party, and-what is per-
haps the worst of allan impossible
candidate. For, as long as the policy
Of the two great American parties is
not directed by fools and knaves, a
candidate who is follower of Joe
Blackburn will always be an absolute
monstrosity on a platform for honest
money.
"The Louisville Auzeiger does not
deny for moment that it has been
put in a very embarrassing position
by Mr.. Hardin's speech, but it has
not hesitated for a second what it had
to do under the circumstances. 1t
follows that course which honor and
patriotism direct.
1.-THE Anzeiger has carried the flag
of its party in sunshine and storm.
In many bitter political battle it has
demonstrated that its Democracy is
not merely a thin varnish, but that
its whole heart and soul are filled with
the great, noble and liberal principles
of its party. But more than its party
the Anzeiger values the interest of
the American business world, the
national credit and the honor of the
country. Whoever dares to attact
the fundaments Of this holy trinity
ceases to be the friend of the Anzeig-
er.
"The Anzeiger could avoid the is
sue by saying that the silver question
is d ecided at Washington and not at
Frankfort, and that it is therefore Of
little consequence what opinions Mr..
Hardin entertain on the question, but
the An zeiger in not in the habit of be.
lying itself.
1--WE have assured Mr.. Hardin re-
peatedly, and in the strongest lam
guage, that the German Democrats of
Louisville are unanimously for hon
est money and that they will never
degrade themselves to vote for a fol-
lower and accomplice of Blackburn.
He may now see how he gets along |
without the German vote of Ken !
lucky. The Anzeiger is not going to
move finger to get single German
vote for him. If the Democrats of
Kentucky do not at the eleventh hour
nominate a new candidate, a man
who better appreciates the honor of
standing on'a platform that protects
the highest interest of the country,
the Auzeiger will, as far as the posi-
ton of Governor is concerned, be a
passive looker-on during the rest Of
the campaign. We have not yet de-
cided for ourselves, which would be
the greater evil, Republican boss or
a hireling of Joe Blackburn in the
Capitol at Frankfort. Therefore we
avoid both evils by simply ignoring
the Governors election.
"And the Anzeiger is convinced
that its readers will fully appreciate
the stand it has taken. 1t is most
painful duty for us to declare warfare
on the man who stands as the head
OF the Democratic ticket, but, in spite
of loyalty to its party, the Anzeiger
has never given up its right of hav-
ing an opinion of its own, and it
makes use Of this right to-day by
openly declaring that, in its eyes,
Hardin no longer exists as the Dem.
ocartic candidate for Governor.