The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-11-23
VIGOROUS
DENIAL.
Candidate Did Not
Want to Beat Smith.
His Reply to Charges of a Grayson
Democrat.
McDaniels, Ky, Nov, II, 1898.

"CDdultlb1 hl's NONs II lO'Os
EDITOR BRECKENRIDGE NEWS,
Dear Sir-I hope you will kindly al
low me to make few statements in re-
ply to the uice(?) letter from the Falls of
Rough correspondent last week
The writer says that | made the state
ment during the campaign that | was
making the race to defeat Dave Smith.
| wish to state that | never made such a
remark in my life.
He refers to me as having been an
office holder in another county under
Republican regime. Whether or not
this statement is true can be easily ascer-
tanned from the records of Henderson
county
l was reared Democrat, and voted
the Democratic ticket until the Peoples
Party was organized, when | became a
Populist.
was connected with the offices of the
Sheriff and Assessor of Henderson coun-
ty for nine years under Democratic adj
ministrations, and as a Democrat. And
if there ever was Republican elected in
Henderson county, it was before | was
born, or since l lett there
He goes on to say that am "wolf n
sleeps clothing My brother, | am
truly glad that the Savior hasn't yet APP
pointed you to Judge me at the final
wind-up of time.
So far as my political record is con-
ceTned, | can say, with clear conscience
thBt never cast but one Republican vote
in my life, and that one was for w. +
Dockery, of this place, for assessor, and
at the same time | voted for +. h.
Rhodes, Democrat, for sheriff They
we've both my friends, my patrons and
my neighbors, and, both OF them being
good men, lay down party and paid my
neighbors a supplementary vote, vote
which | have never denied or been
ashamed OF, and this is the only time l
ever cast a Republican vote.
/ do not understand why any man
should think | was running in the inter-
est of Blanford and to defeat Dave
Smith
The Peoples Party in this district has
placed four nominees in the field, and,
every time the Democrats were elected,
with the exception OF four years ago,
when our candidate dropped out OF the
race and the Republican WIS elected
No, | was not running in the interest
of either Smith or Blaniord, was rep
resenting principles, which, | believe.
should be Incorporated into the laws OF
our country, if it is to be saved from
monarchial form of government.
We are all citizens of the United States,
our interests are the same, We love our
families, our homes, our country and its
flag. And, if we are good citiz MS, we
place all OF these things above partisan
snip, and God above all.
This abuse ID not unexpected, when
look back over the history OF past ages
and see what all reformers have und' r
gone. Still hope never dies in the heart
OF true soldier of God and humanity.
There may come periods OF depression
when the soul is cast down by the Sian
ders and abuse OF his enemies, or the
treachery of his friends, when in the
gathering gloom of dtsOlation his heart
may be almost crushed by the sutierlngs
of humanity. But these only nerve him
for more heroic actions, for nobler deeds
and greater sacrifices.
The men whose genius mark the prog
ress OF the human race were unpopular
in their day. Fulton was derid d, Watts
was hooted, Harvey was rldlculed,
Columbus was loaded with chains, SEN
eca was made to drink the cup OF poison,
and Jesus Christ was nailed To the cross.
Then why should | murmur? Am
greater tnan Lnebel NO hll ohly oho VI
the boys in the trenches, battling Tor
that which / believe TO be riglt, ana for
the welfare of all good citizens, even for
the one who has 80 cruelty misrepre-
scented me without cause, and then I'm
ished by saying he would do unto others
as he wished TO be done by. My dear
sir, you must have lost that good thought
when you were calling ms wolf in
sleeps clothing; II there is a man in this
county who eau show where nave mis-
treated him il will be found TO be an
error OF the head, and not OF the heart
You asked me TO 20 hide my head in
the sands of the desert. My brother, |
can not do that, having never hid my
face or name.
am still here at McDaniels-still
advocating the principles OF the Peoples
Party, such principles as would teach a
little child the Fatherhood OF God and
the Brotherhood OF Man. | believe 1t
will all come right some time Some
where in the economy OF the universe