Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-07
rLAcK's SUNDAY CIRCULAR.

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mind because the ne~spapers of the
city, in the interest of the public
welfare, have shown him up in his
true character.
The city was flooded Sunday
morning with a scurrilous handful
calling in question the truth of
certain statements made in this
paper. He denies in this circular
that he favored the gerrymander of
the wards in 1898, although he was
one of the charter commissioners
sent to Frankfort the winter before
TO fight for the retention of the ward
system in the charter, and was
subsequently an active assistant in
the work of changing the lines.
That he was in no way opposed
to the gerrymander can be proven
by the sworn testimony of many OF
the best citizens of the town. 1t is
true he lodged a vote on the ques-
ton 10y inducing the Chairman OF
the Board to relnquish the chair
to him temporarily, but this was no
unusual thing for him to do, while
in the council. He early made a
reputation as d dodger and was al
ways a very uncertain quantity
often trying to carry water on both
shoulders.
We have no intention to engage
in a newspaper controversy with
Flack. 1t is enough to say that we
have said nothing about him that
cannot be proven. We went to
Frankfort with HIM to work for the
wards, we know that he pretended
to be for the gerrymander and we
have in our possession paper
showing that he paid $50 to defend
the work of the gerrymander in the
courts.
He also denies that he has met at
night with Republicans, when it is
d fact known to all that without the
votes of his negro friends, many Of
whom have work house records, he
would not black the board. His
only hope of election is to get the 30
negroes, the white Republicans and
few deluded Democrats of the
Sixth ward to vote for him. If a
ajority of the D men he names as
supporters of the alleged citizens
ticket did not vote for Mckinley
we will admit that Flack is a gentle.
man. But we are prepared tC
prove that the names given by
Flack are the cream of his list.
They are men who ought to be in
better company than Flack S.
They are the white men who are or
rather were for his ticket, for not
all of them will vote for it since
their eyes have been opened.
The people of Hopkinsville know
Flack like a book. About the only
thing that can be said to his credit
is that he did Todd county favor
some years ago by leaving the
county. He came to this county
hunting a place where he was not
known and we assisted him in get
ting a standing in the Democratic
party, and other friends whom he
subsequently betrayed helped him tC
start in business. We secured his
nomination for him as a member o.
the council and also his reelection
in 1898 and 1895 by hard work, il
the face of opposition thatgrew from
year to year as his true character
became known. Before his thirC
term expired he realized that The
Democrats would have not more t
do with him and so turned 20 tn,
Republicans for help. He received
the support of his new found Friends
in 1897, but the people he bad mis-
represented kicked him out of offic,
and will before this day closes
give him a final quietus and, it is t.
be hoped, drive him into the Repub
lican party for all time to come.
We pass unnoticed any question
Of yeracity raised by Flack, Thos
who know him best give no credenc
to any statement he makes. And tn
people OF Hopkinsyille know him