The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-21
HOW REV. HILL STANDS
Declares That lie Is Against doe'
bel, aud says his Sermon
was Printed In the
Post Verbatim.
EDITOR EVENING Posr'

jacksonville, KY, Sept. Is, 1892
In view of the fact that / have been
misunderstood and largely misrepre-
scented by some papers In the State
concerning my recent sermon on
sour Duty to the State" and my
attitude toward Mr.. Goebei In his
race for Governor, feel 1t my duty
to make a full and final statement
to the public, giving my latest con-
victions concerning the entire mat
ter.
At the time the sermon was
preached / had no though of its go
Ing into print, but delivered 1t for
the benefit of my home congrega-
ton. A friend thought II worthy Of
being given to the public and asked
me for the manuscript, stating that
he was going to send 1t tothe Even
ing Post.
His request was granted, and the
Evening Post published 1t verba-
tim.
The only injustice have claimed
was that the headline against
Goebelism," conveyed an idea that
was foreign to my mind in the prep
aration and delivery Of the sermon,
as was discussing principles only,
leaving everyone TO make his own
application Of my words.
When i made this explanation
some of the Goebel papers took IL
up and one Of them, the Hopkins
VILE Kentuckian, without my
authority, aud incorrectly, stated
that while In Hopkinsville avowed
that 1t was my intention to vote for
Goeboi. did not make such a
statement, and am not responsible
for the Kentuckian's publication.
As before stated, did not purpose
10 take any hand In this fight, but
as am seemingly driven into 1t, 1
now for the first state my position,
which has been arrived at very re-
Gently;
BY birth and training l am DEM
oerat, and have never voted any but
the Democratic ticket. In the race
for the nomination l was for Mr..
Goebel because l knew but little of
him, and having heard him speak,
admired his intellect. was for
him because / am always In sympa-
thy with the man who is able by
honesty and industry 10 rise from
insigniflcance and poverty to a
place Of honor and distinction.
From what had heard Of Mr.. Goe-
bel I thought him 20 be such char
acter.
My opinions have changed and !
cannot support Mr.. Goebel.
One reason Is that / believe him
to be against local option, and ! can
not support man who would be n
barrier In the way OF removing the
whisky curse from the State.
Another reason il the attack he
made upon the brother of Mr.. Hal
lam, who was In the penitentiary,
and 1t seems that his only crime
was that OF being Confederate SOL
der. II this be true, my father COM
mitted the same crime for which
Mr.. Hallam was imprisoned.
While have no sectional feelings
and love the men who followed the
flag OF the Union, am frank to say
that In my humble opinion, there
was never n grander array of men
than those who followed to honora-
BILE defeat the lost cause of the Stars
and Bars. / cannot support any
man who would directly, or indi'
rectly, or by implication, east .
shadow of infamy upon an honorable
Confederate soldier.
regret that my name has thus
been brought into politics. Nc
candidate can lose much by a with
drawal OF my support, and with thu
above statements, is closed what
have TO say concerning the presen
political campaign. J. l.. HILL.