The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-07-26

Mr.. EDITOR IL have been much
amused at the number OF papers and
people who have become preachers Of
righteousness since the late Democratic
convention. One who was familiar with
the history Of conventions would think
from what is being said and written,
that conventions in the past had been
conducted on the very highest moral
plain and that all who participated in
this last one we're angels Of light, except
Goebel and his friends.
The truth is, conventions have been
the reverse OF that.
To read the abuse heaped on Goebel,
one would think he was the greatest ras.
cal on earth. While line on line have
been written showing him up, not one
word have seen from any source con-
demning Stone for the part he played
In the matter on the contrary we see
much written to show how bad he was
treated, making him almost a martyr.
It looks little to me as If the preach
oAp VII AoS OaA0 ~ nuCu AOI Juo BILL Uut
cared great deal about who committed
it. You remember the convention held
at Elizabethtown three years ago, to
nominate man to represent this dis
trict in congress. We all remember
what was said of that convention. 1t is
q well known fact that the nominee of
our State Convention for Clerk Of the
Appellate court, bought his nomination,
paving for it in places in his Office
Who ever saw a county convention
where there was a full county ticket to
be nominated. and two or more for each
Office that there was not trickery and
combinations. 1t is the rule and not the
exception that trickeIy and combina-
ton control conventions. The late con.
Yention was no worse than many other.
Admitting what Mr.. Owen says to be
true, in regard to throwing out $50 dele
gates and admitting 100 others, that
most Of them we're willing to do any
thing Goebel said, he then liked 200
votes of having majority. So we see
organizing the convention and throwing
out delegates did not nominate him.
Then how was he nominated By fol-
lowing the rules Of former conventions,
making fortunate combinations with
candidates for the minor Offices.
heard very sensible Hardin man
say he owed his nomination more to his
fine judgement than anything else.
was Stone man and l don't think he
and his managers ought 10 say q word,
but ought to take their medicine like
little men. What about the Hardin
men2 / think they ought to do the
same. / think they bolted too late.
Had they come out of that convention
when II was organized and all the re-
ports adopted and said to the people
that II was through fraud that those del
egates wore unseated and that there was
no chance for fair nomination. then
that would have put different face on
the matter They failed to do that, but
said and thought they would nominate
Hardin. They fought to the bitter end
and when they failed they bolted. am
surprised at the action Of some Of the
delegates from this county. II was
boiling there would be nothing surpris-
ing about II addressed letter some
time ego to the party through your pa
per Ia regard 70 the methods resorted TO
ia this county 10 secure nominations.
You dubbed It the wall Of defeated
candidate. and haye had Il in for you
eyer since. feel sure you would not
do Il again, % forgive you for It. 1
think democrats are setting very foolish |
~ letting the Dispatch disrupt the party |
through hatred and spite. It is evident
Il IL willing for the Republican party to |
controls the State and elect Senstor 70 |
crafty ~ batfed not 90 much Of GOebel