Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-31
Ministers Of the City as a Body Endorsed
the Democratic Officers.
Prayers Offered Last December Will Be Answered
By the People Next Week---Vital Questions
WHO is PRAYING FOR THE BOILERS I?

plallorm. But they deny that they
are Republicans, but accompany
the denial with wink when Re,
pEblicans are anywhere about.
They are an aggregation of what.
-is-its, of Observation-Disclosures, of of.
fice-hunters who are anything tc
Fget Office and who ''wear out" a
party every two years.
We have the names OF men who
are supporting at least one of these
candidates, giving as reason that
he is in favor of running "a wide
open town" These men may not
be authorized to speak for the can.
didates they support, but this is
the reason they give for their sup
port.
The whisky men are also sup
porting the mixed ticket because
they expect some sort of advantage
to come to them from their election,
These over-zealous friends of the
mixed ticket may be talking too
much or they may be thrusting I'M
solicited fayors upon those who, like
Caesars wife, rare above suspicion.
But who knows? Who can say
what the people would get when
they were called upon TO open this
sealed Prize-box ticket2 = e =. j =
In contrast to this concealment Of
views. to this uncertainty upon
vital issues, we would ask the good
peopieof Hopkinsville, the christian
people of all parties, to read this
testimonial from the ministers of the
city, given to the City Judge, and
other officials who have enforced
the laws and who now ask an en-
dorsement at the hands of their
fellow citizens: -: =
81 Hopkinsville, KY, Dec. %, 1898.
JUDGE BUCKNER LEAvELL:
The following was unanimously
adopted yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the ministers Of the. city;
Whereas, we the pastors of the
churches in Hopkinsville, have
learned of the vigorous and courag-
GUS efforts of our City Judge, Buck
ner Leavell, AND OTHER CITY Of
EIC1ALs, cooperating with him, to
enforce the law, especially concern
ing the illegal sale of intoxicahts,
and ~ E.
Whereas, The moral support
and cooperation of the pastors and
the churches is earnestly desired
and will be peculiarly helpful at
this time, therefore
Resolved, That we heartily APP
preciate the vigorous, faithful and
strict enforcement of law, and here
by assure the, officials of our SYM
pathy, prayers and cooperation
in the use of every lawful and wise
means to prevent crime in our city,
and call special attention to the
violation of Sabbath laws.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be given to Judge
Leavell with the request that he
read them to the officials co-operat-
ing with him and that we, the pas
tors, read these Resolutions to our
congregations, request
ing them to encourage and strength
en- the faithful officials in their en-
forcement of law in our city and
that copy of these resolutions be
sent to our city papers with the re-
quest that they be published.
(Signed) H. d. SMITH, Secretary.
Will the voters of Hopkinsville
refuse to endorse these faithful
officials whose praises have been |
sounded from every pulpit in the city |
and who have the prayers and the
commendation of ministers of God,
irrespective of party? These are
he officials who are now asking a |
.e. election. This endorsement |
zane voluntarily to them at a time
when there was no political ends to
serve. twas from godly men, who
ire not partisans, but who stood up |
n their pulpits and testified to the
vigorous, faithful and strict en-
orcement of law" by the Dem
,cratic officials now standing for
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