The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1895-06-14
Feels Confident the State
Ticket Will
Win.
Attended the State Conven-
ton and met Many
Friends From this
end of the
State.
LEBANON Kv.. Iune no. ISos.

JNoACAo AANoAAg VI oSihoh hAoAahoN
could have been able to fad the mar
Olney to be Attorney General. II
has never been clear how Cleveland
found Olney, only in the light Of his
ability to find the expression just
quoted from each Of three several mess
sages to Congress. Alter finding
him, however, it becomes a greater
mystery why he should have used
him, analogy in the direction just
urged ceasiug entirely. never heard
Of him until he was appointed to the
Cabinet. Nothing strange about that
however as there are some eminent
men in this country, no doabt, OF
whom have not heard, but as far as
l have been able to learn not a man
in Kentucky. had ever heard of him
before he was made Attorney Gener-
al. Cleveland's whole Cabinet, al
the beginning, was rather a bric.a.
brac construction of an affair, and he
has endeavored to maintain the char
acter in the changes since made nee.
essary by resignation, death and pro.
motion.
To handle an expression, often
made use of by Mr.. Watterson, to ex-
press an elegant and refined idea, Mr..
Olney is a daisy. He thinks his
blood little bluer than the bluest
blood which courses through the veins
Of the bluest blooded. He is very
exclusive aud altogether unapproach-
able. Naughty and arrogant in his
manner, nature created him a bank
rupt in all characteristics which usu.
ally attract men to ones self or enti-
title one to their respect and esteem.
AS Attorney General he has not shown
that distinguished ability, which some~
times serve as a recompense for def
ciencies in other directions, in many
public men.
He comes from that section. never
theless, where lawyers are not only
made to measure, but born such, and
where law night and day is kept on
top, and il he is endowed with the re-
quisite qualifications for Cabinet
position at all, the Office he has just
vacated to step into the intricate one
OF diplomacy, was the place for him.
The country will await with much
interest the DEVELOPMENT of the for
eign policy to be pursued by Mr.. OILS
ney, with but little hope for its bet
terment. He possesses many Of their
characteristics of the haughtiest Eng
lish Arristocracy, and seems to be
very far removed from any touch with
that which Is distinctively American.
Judging from the mans own make
up and leading traits OF character, we
feel justified in believing Mr.. Cleve>
land could not have found a man who
will carry out his own un-American
ideas in our foreign policy as will Mr..
Olney.
Poor Gresham made us a laughing
stock Of the world to satisfy his ha-
tired for Harrison. Under other cir~
cumstances General Gresham would
have acted differently, unfortunately
for his fame he was not great enough
to rise above personal pique. The
littleness which exists in great men
as it does in common mortals, often
impairs their greatness. What Gen.
Gresham did as a matter Of private
revenge, Mr.. Oluey will, think, do
through choice and will thus carry
out the wishes of his Chief, with
which Gresham would have coniiicted
but for the reason named.
We are Informed by the Press dis
patches that Judge Judson Harmon
does not expect to sever his connec-
ton with the law frau Of Harmon,
Colston, Goldsmith and Headley, a
firm of large corporation lawyers,
doubtless supposing his new position
as it is true will enable him to render
more efficient services to large cor.
porations. We are told however that
he is a popular citizen, something
that could not be said OF Olney, and
much admired by Mr.. Carlisle, whose
home as we all know is in South
Cincinnati that beautiful little sub
urb of the Queen City. Ordinarily
Mr.. Carlisle's opinion OF the ability
OF lawyer, with whom he is we'll
acquainted, would go far towards es-
tablishing him a splendid repnta-
ton. but OF late he changes his opinS
ions TO suit circumstances and sur
roundings, with such facility, that
many we'll meaning people do not
look upon him as so much Of an ora
Gle as formerly.
Before Ct 'sing this communication
] thought to add a few words about
our State convention but feel 1t was
too big a thing for me to tackle. The
Democrats OF Kentucky, never in the
fitness OF their time, had so large
a convention as the Republicans
assembled in Louisville last week. The
ticket is a magnificent one and the
Republicans can well rejoice over
their elections, the platform, and
above all the perfect unity and har-
mony that characterized the conven>
tion through out its long sittings.
CT.