The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1899-10-27
TRUTH FOREVER ON THE
SCAFF0LO.

TRUTH FOREVER ON The
SCAFF0L0.
Truth, from our earliest knowledge
OF man, in the garden of Eden, has
been at war with error. In many in-
stances wrong has prevailed for time,
but eventually truth arises in her
strength and power and liberates her.
self from falsehood and puts the an
gels of sin to horrid flight.
1t was truth that had been arraigned
that made it necessary for the Savior
to be created and to be crucified as he
was. 1t was for truths sake that be
endured the awful pain of death,
Never since the Creator blessed the
clay, out of which man was created,
has there been contest but that truth
was upon the one eide and error upon
the other.
Truth forever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on the throne.
Yet that scaff1ld sways the future
And behind the dim unknown,
Standtth God within the shadow
Keeping watch above his own
The poet has well told the story OF
this text. He had in mind a question
10 which truth was arraigned, and in
this contest, though the foundation OF
the nation was shaken and the equi-
librium disturbed, right prevailed and
it has so happened since the first con-
test. To. daY,in the most enlightened
period of mans existence, we are con.
fronted by question, in which truth
and falsehOod are at war. There is
no question as to how it will end, but
there seems TO be some doubt as 10
when and where ii will end. The adj
vOcates Of truth, in this contest, are
freedom and liberty against the am
btiOIs young Dutchman from the
Keystone state. Since the advent OF
this Judas into Kentucky politics, that
placid character formerly characteris-
tic of true Kentucky Democracy has
been transformed into scenes OF con-
fusion and strife within the party walls
And yet that restless spirit has escap-
ed, up to the present, that political
guillOtine. which he so much deserves,
and for which destiny has him billed
for immediate destruction. This POI
litical fakir and desperate, in spite OF
truth, in spite of the honor and dig
nifty of Kentucky manhood, vows that
by and with his counting machine, he
will crush truth and tbwart the will
Of the people for the next generation.
Has Kentucky so fallen, from her
former high estate, when her sons
graced every vocation in life with
credit to both State and nation, that
the brave heroes OF the past are to be
dl'graced, that the fair name, Ken.
lucky, shall be associated with the
downtrodden and oppressed by the
advent OF one man, William Goebel,
to the Governors cbairH Will Ken,
lucky, the only American province
that was free from George, Third aud
has, as yet, acknowledged no master,
accept this trouble.seeker, this man.
proyoker, this man slayer, this per-
jurer, this political highwayman, this
abomination 10 the sight of the Lordi
Will ruth gain or loose on the battle.
field OF November 7thl Kentucky
never acknowledged a master in the
days Of the revolution. She declared
her neutrality and maintained It 10 the
civil war and we are averse 10 believe
that she will now submit to a master.
This political quach may succeed, yet
we hope not. II he does, IT will be
by the prOdigious skill of chance and
his counting machine.