Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-24

BLACK One OF the best, II not the
very best. speeches that has been de-
livered here this campaign was that OF
Hon. James ID. Black, of Barbourville,
at the courthouse last night. The
room was comfortably filed. nearly all
parts of the county being represented
large delegations coming from Mckln-
ney, Hustonville, Turnersville and
Morelaud. Mr.. Black begun by show
ing how republicans had gotten into
power by the false charges OF rotten
ness al Frankfort and a demand 10 see
the books. They had seen the books
but to this good day they had found
nothing wrong. They promised to re-
duce taxation and instead had raised II
10 cents on the 800 and had failed to
pay the debt they claimed the Increase
for. Promising to increase the school
per capita, they had the first year OF
mower reduced it from s. = TO 81 %,
then made it 81 30 and now that IL Is
election year aud for campaign pur-
poses they had raised IL 10 s2.IO. The
Chinn School Book Bill, which the re-
republicans oppose, was explained In
the clearest manner aud ii was shown
how greatly it would benefit the chill
dren OF Kentucky. Under IL spoilers
and first readers would be reduced from
II to lOc and there would be a saving
all along the line up to and exceeding |
25c a book. The reduction may not cut /
a big figure in the bluegrass but in the |
where the common school is /
he only chance for education, 1t
amounted to a vast deal. The school
book trust Is fattening OIL the poor
children OF the State and II and all 9TH
r. trusts and combines should be down.
ID. In advocacy OF the election law,
Mr.. Black was especially strong. he
,howed how republican judges In the
18th district had ignored the law TO d.
ride the officers OF election, how hun
lreds OF men from Virginia and Ten
lessee came over and voted In every |
election, how he had proved by the
heriff of Claiborne county, Tent, that
lie voted at Middlesboro, how ID. G.
colson and his henchmen ran elections
L the latter place and how frauds OF
very kind were used TO republican
advantage. The Goebel law will put
top to such frauds and that Is why
he republicans are mad. Honest cleo
ions are what they do not want, but
ghat they will get under the new law.
The talk of bloodshed, however, is
Josh and scares no one. Closing Mr..
Black paid high tribute TO Senator
ioebel and said that his supporters In
be Louisville convention were far the
lost orderly aud we'll behaved there.
" Hon. NJ +. North, whom he had I
nown for 20 years, he was particular
' eulogistic. Born in the mountains
here it Is something TO be democrat
e had always championed its princl-
les and shown himself an honest and
n upright man. He appealed to the
offers TO come back TO the fold and
hitting with their friends again help
, give the ticket from Goebel 70 North
majority that will convince the
orld OF our earnestness. Although
. hours long the speech was listened
, with the closest attention and its ,
est parts cheered TO the echo. 1t was
vote maker and II il could be heard
II over the State, few indeed would
here be who would be mean enough
, vote the republican ticket.
Hon. II. G. Warren introduced Mr..
lack in complimentary terms. Pal
.ogers raised many laugh by his res
onses TO the speaker, who told many
God and pointed anecdotes in addition