The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-10-11

where they spoke TO 4,OO0 people. MI
Goebel made a speech that was mark
ed by some notable personal refer
ences.
AS Senator Goebel advanced toward
the front of the stage the applause was
greater and more enthusiastic than any
that he OF probably any other candi-
date OF speaker has received during
this campaign. When finally he was
permitted to speak, he said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: l believe this
place was picked out by the Hon. John
Young Brown to launch the campaign
Of the boilers against the Democratic
party / wish the Hon. John Young
Brown was here today. There was not
a single free railroad train; there was
not single free ticket; there was not
a single free-lunch ticket to help
swell this crowd to such enormous
proportions, but every man paid his
way to come here. That is the way the
Democrats conduct their campaign.
The other is the way the L. and N.
railroad conducts its campaign.
Tells About HaiIam.
My fellow-citizens, before 1 go into
the body of what have to say, l want
to say something about certain state
ments that were made in this commu-
nifty some weeks since. l never as
saulted a man in my life unless he first
assaulted me. But | ask no quarter;
l fear no foe. There have been dis
tributed broadcast through Kentucky
copies of the Louisville Dispatch and
I nd ha
left unsaid anything that was menda-
cious and malignant | should like to
know what it is Some time ago you
had in this city Theodore Hallam, of
Covington, and he said a good many
things about me, also mentioning some
Of the members of my family. re-
peat that l never first assaulted any
man, but no man ever crowded me
that he didn't get the best l could give
him. I have lived for thirty years In
the same town with Hallam, where all
know about us both. That community
has honored me by sending me to the
state senate for a period longer than
was ever enjoyed by any other man.
When Hallam ran against me, his
friends at the time controlling the
party organization, beat Hallam with
the votes of Democrats in every one of
the fifty-two precincts of the county,
and also in his home precinct. In one
the vote stood So to 0. He got GOO, and
:. ! over 1900. In other words l beat him
% /, and no doubt if the election
were held today, it would be is to l.
If the ratio in Kenton county this fall,
as between the Democrats and Republi-
cans, is not in a similar ratio, it will
not be my fault Hallam said l had
not changed a particle in appearance
in twenty years. But | can't say as
much for him. II had been a drunk
ard and debaucheo, /, too, would have
changed and would carry with me a
face similar to a piece of cancerous
beefsteak. Loud applause.) He may
talk about my brothers, but l never
had one in the penitentiary (applause),
and that is more tan he can say for
himself.
And Meyers, Too.
l will tell you what is the matter
with Hallam. He and Harvey Meyers,
while in the legislature were partners
in drawing a monthly stipend from the
lotteries. l passed a bill that took
from them that stipend. Meyers,
while speaker of the Kentucky house
OF representatives, wrote letter to
Manager Frantz, of the Covington lot
terry offices, demanding $500 as a
monthly stipend, and l have the origi-
nal copy of that letter at home. A
fac smile of it was once published in
a Cincinnati newspaper, and that is
one reason why Meyers was not sent
back to the legislature, and one reason
why he was defeated two years ago
for commemorative attorney by a vote
Of 600 Movers aided at the Taxinq-