The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-12
POINTED QUESTIONS
For the Consideration Of Rev.
Coleman.
One of the Managers of the Goebel
Opposition.

q. L. Hamilton, a leading dry good
merchant at Hodgenville, KY, receive
ed u few days ago one of Rev. II. Il.
Colemans' cards asking Tor a fifty
cent contribution to the anti-GOebel
campaign fund. Mr.. Hamilton re-
plea to Mr.. Coleman as follows:
"Rev. r. IL. Coleman, Louisville,
ny Dear Sir. am lii receipt OF
card from you asking lie to contrib
ute 5O cents to fund which you in
tend to use against Mr.. Goebel in the
campaign for Governor. | desire to
say to you that l am Democrat, and
| do not mean by this that | am pol.
iticisn, but simply Democrat in the
ranks, and shall vote and do all in my
power that is honorable and upright
to elect Mr.. Goebel and the State TICK
et. l most emphsticaIly refuse to con-
tribute 10 your fund. / had rather
throw my money to the tourWiuds
than to contribute to such fund. |
believe Mr.. Goebel to be an honorable
gentleman, worthy in every respect to
be the Governor OF Kentucky, believe
Mr.. Goehel will make one OF the best
Governors the State has ever had, and
do not believe, as you say IN your
card, that my civil liberty or tree fran
chise will be imperiled by the cleo
ton of William Goebel TO the Govern
orship. You also mention the cleo
ton law as measure which will de-
priVe the voter of his dearest right.
Elections have been held under this
law, and can you name singl, in
stance OF fraud? Then why do you
call upon me and others 10 contribute
90 cents to ward helping to distribute
literature throughout the State which
will enlighten the people. Do you
know of anything mean, either true
or untrue, of Mr.. Goebel that has not
already been told time and again to The
people of Kentucky? If you have
anything new either true or uu-
true, to say Of Mr.. Goebel that has
not already been said you should tell
it at once, for the people are Decom-
ing weary OF these stereotyped stories.
II desire TO ask you a few questions,
Mr.. Coleman, which l trust you will
be so kind as to consider.
81. With what political party have
you in the past affiliated? y
"2. Do you entertain d hope OF John
Young Browns election?
3. Are you not tor Taylor, the Re-
publican nominee?
a Is it not your purpose by~advo-
.sting the election of John Young
Brown, to create a division in the
Democratic party, and thereby elect
Mr.. Taylor?
%. Can you cite sn instance in al
of Mr.. Goebel's public life where he
was not found upon the side of the
common. people? Do you know OF
any law that he was instrumental in
having passed that was to the detri-
ment of the people in general?
&c Do you not believe him to be a
bitter enemy of trusts and all corpor-
atoms which try to shackle the peo-
pie? And do you not believe that, ii
he is elected Governor, he will be in
srrumentsl in having laws paased
that will to some extent check the
workings OF trusts and corporations,
when they prove detrimental to the
people OF this State.
VI Csndidly, do you not believe
that Mr.. Goebel, by his record in the
Legislature, las proved himself to be a
friend to the masses 2"
And the Rev. Coleman will never
answer. He only wanted that 80 cents
"DeWi,t's Little Early Risers did