The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-10-25

THE sanctified preacher-pOlltlcan
Vincent BOreing OF London, who is. by
virtne of Col. ID. G. Colson's political
machine in the Eleventh COngression-
al District, and by the distribution Of
Federal patronage by Senator DebOe,
rhe sitting member of Congress from
the Eleventh, spoke here last week.
His speech was mainly devoted to con-
demning the Goebel Election Law The
reverend Boering seems to have forgot
ten that in 1891, he bolted for Silas
Adams and advised everybody to dc
likewise, by stamping under the coon
inst cad Of the regular Republican de-
vice, at that time the eagle. 10 1896 he
was brought into line by trade with
Colson and assisted in securing the
placing Of Colson's name under the log
cabin and thus approved Of frauds and
forgeries by which il was done. He re-
ceived his pay for same in 1898 when
virtually the same committee that had
given ColsOn the certificate Of nomina-
ton in 1896. illegally and without petit
ton, convention or primary, falsely GER
tilted to the county clerks of the nine
teen COUNTIES in the Eleventh Congress
sional District that BOreing was the
nominee.
The Rev. BOreing seems to have for
gotten again that his opponent, Hon.
John D. White, up to the latter part of
October 1893 had majority of the Re
publican voters in the Eleventh Dis.
trict on his side of the issue az to
whether he (BOreing) could legally have
his name printed in the list of Republi-
can candidates on the official ballot,
and that his Observation-Disclosures
chine had up to that time, utterly fail
ed to convince the Republican party
that no primary and no convention was
necessary 10 choose a candidate, but
that the committee subsidized by the
distribution of Federal offices could
make a nomination.
Rev. Boreing seems to have forgotten
that w. S. Taylor, whom he is now
supporting for Governor, is accused by
friends of Mr.. White of having forged
a letter which was worse than to have
forged his name to a check; that he
(Taylor) delivered that letter to Bore
ing's chief boOdler. Ed Parker, to have
printed in the London Echo, on Novem-
Der 4. 1898, scattering same over the
district. This letter, to which Taylor
forged the name of c. NJ. Barnett, as
alleged by Mr.. White, and which Tay-
lOr admits he wrote, was a brutal as
sassination Of Mr.. White and fraudu-
lently procured votes for his sanctified
opponent.
In addition to this Mr.. White al
lodges that the Rev. Boreing notorious
ly debauched the voters with thousands
OF gallons of beer, brandy and whisky,
and spent thousands of dollars to bride
and corrupt voters TO procure his own
election. Remembering this, it is with
bad grace for Rev. Boreing to denounce
Mr. Goebel, as he did here last week
as man. in favor of fraud and corrup-
ton in elections. Should the pot cal
the kettle black?
The reverend gentleman's attention
is called to the above facts because we
feel he is making personal attack or
Senator GOebel who has had no con
nection with the Eleventh District
while Dir. Boreing ignores facts with
which he is familiar. deeds perpetratet
in his behalf, and which, we believe
will show that his friend Gen. Taylor
is guilty of far more dishonorable &C
than any attributed to his opponent
VIM. Goebel.
We admit that if the doctrine b'
true. that the lend justifes the means.
or that anything is fair in politics
then the forgery over the name Of G
NJ. Barnett, coniessedly written b,
Atty. Gen1. Taylor because it woulC
help the Republican party" was al
honorable act. But we understan,
that Honorable Boreing is a license,
Methodist preacher. and has on ST n
dry occasions professed sanctifcation
that he prays in public, asking for til
oat-pouring of Holy Spirit; and j
Christianity is part of the land, a
we understand that he and most Chris
tan minister contend. we ask seriousll
and esTectfully. has Boreing not over
stepped the bounds Of decency an,
propriety as a sanctifed minister. il
denouncing Goebelism, while practicinl
Boreingism and defending Taylorism?
Now ali young men, remember Vincent B.
II you wish to add unto your name n. G.
The committee must agree, just to call pr
maree
And then TO certify you are the nominee
And General Taylor toe, take note.
Must come and tell the mountain men exact
ly how to vote,
And just before election day, must make tn
state committee say,
That you were nominated In strictly iegs
WAF