Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-08-10
Knob LICK.
A nice rain here Saturday.

A nice rain here Saturday.
The late corn is doing finely.
There was some ore shipped this
week.
4. j. Barnes is still running con-
siderable teams scraping.
Several from here attended
church at Slate Valley Sunday.
John Snedegar, who was shot by
Rod Costigan, it is thought will
get we'll.
Jessie Colliver, Jr., was visiting
his uncle Jas. NJ. Colliver Saturday
and Sunday.
Leslie Flood had a severe sick
spell from overheating. He is some
better Mt this writing. He is at
tended by DIR. Ball.
Capt. Pitman and John p. Coli
yer made flying trip Sunday eve
to Farmers. The Captain was try
ing his new buggy. The Captain
serves notice on the kids to give
the way and TO the widows he is a
candidate for matrimony. He fur
ther says that as soon as he gets
his air-ship in running order he will
dispense with his buggy.
Things look brighter for Popu-
ism in this State. Goebelism on
the one hand and trusts on the other
arc causing the people to inquire
as a Democratic Congressman did
in speech. BEING drunk he had
lost the thread of the discourse.
He abruptly stopped and inquired
"Where am l at?" The people ask
themselves if these fool Populists
have not been telling them the
truth. The fellow who is tired of
being changed from the Courier
Journal to the Dispatch, L. & n,
free silver, back and forth, doesn't
know "where he is at" and should
open his eyes and lay down preiu-
dice and determine to do the right
will not hesitate to lend u helping
hand to the Peoples party ticket.
which advocates reforms that help
the plain, common people. The
ticket is represented by men with
clean hands and records for homes
ty. We people are not making war
on the Democratic party. They
have only made war on themselves,
and to prove my assertion 1 will
quote from Democratic authority.
l will just quote John C. Calhoun,
the great statesman of South Car
DINA, a few days before his death,
his friends sitting around his bed
discussing the future of the Dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Calhoun lis
tened to his friends for some time
and then remarked: My friends,
allow me few words" His friends
said: "Speak on, Mr.. Calhoun; say
what you please" Mr.. Calhoun
then said: "Well, my friends, allow
me to say the leadership of the
Democratic party is held together
by the cohesive power of public
plumber" These facts point out
the keen, penetrating, far seeing,
profound craftsmanship, patriotism
and common honesty that charac-
terized tho immortal Calhoun, the
great statesman of South Carolina.
A few days before old Alexander
Stephens, of Georgia, passed away
several of his friends were sitting
around his bedside discussing the
future of this country and the Dem
ocratic party. Mr.. Stephens lis
tened to his friends some time and
then said: "My friends, will you
allow me a few words?" Several
of his friends spoke out at once
and said: "Speak on, Mr.. Steph-
ems, and say what you please"
Mr.. Stephens remarked: swell, my
friends, allow me to say that the
party has ceased to
practice Democracy" After few
minutes pause he said: "My
friends. allow me to say that we
have no Democratic party today.
The great principle for which
Washington fought and free men
died in 1916 was the right of man
to govern himself. Today this right
is denied by the leadership of the
so-called Democratic and Republic
ian parties, which constitute one
party with two names, Oae snake
With two heads to it. The only
difference between them is one can
lat the 'possum, but can't lick the
sod, the other can lick the sop, but