The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1900-04-20

gentleman Of dignity, The REPUB>
LIcAN has the right to its opinion, as
does the Herald, and it proposes to
stand pat" for those sacred rights.
The editor or the assumed editor of the
Hcdh asked us some questions last
week and we answered them plainly
and frankly, after answering these
questions, we took the liberty to put
some pointed questions to the Herald.
Every man of intelligence truly knows
that those questions we're answered
fully, 10 a kind and manly spirit.
Not one word of abuse was uttered
against him who propounded them,
and it was hoped that this gentleman
might lay aside his malice and envy
aud refer TO those answers as a gentles
man would do, but to our sorrow, for
himself and bis constituency, be played
the part of an enraged, ignorant arrant
and Infatuated defeated politician that
had struck "snag," and in this state
of mental depravity be refers to The
REPUBLICANS answers to those ques-
tons after the manner and mold of
his own heart, as follows:
"THE HARTroRn RErrnLIcAN, In an ldiotic fash.
ion 81 it, own. proceeds to answer the ques-
tions propounded II last week 10y the Herald"
This is what we got in return for
our frahkness and mildness in answer
ing the Herdlfs questions of last week.
Our work stands for itself. 1t is plain
enough for a child to read and COM
prehend every word. THIS editor, with
heart of envy and malice, evades
every single question asked him, in
fact be says be can't-by his actions
and cites us to a contest case in Ala
bama, where, he says, one man G. A.
Robbins was elected to Congress three
consecutive times, and in each case
was contested out of his seat. 1t ap.
pears that he cites this case to Justify
the hellery of his own polluted party,
in her own contest cases. As to Mr..
Robbins, he may exist and he may
not, the Herald may be true in Its
citation, but is more likely to be
wrong; however this may be, if he re-
ceived one majority of the votes he
should have had his nghtful seat. But
the Alabama case has nothing to do
with Kentucky's troubles, w. 5. Tays
lor had 1888 majority on the face Of
the returns and you can't deny it, sir.
Having once admitted this fact in the
columns of the Hartford Herald you
should be enough of a gentleman to
stand by your admission.
We are asked what we will do with
the testimony of Golden, Culton and
Youtsey, We believe the damnable
testimony given out by Golden was
purchased with that abominable cor.
ruption fund. We believe it to be a
manufactured lie out of whole cloth
and you and your party are responsible
for every word of it. The wife Of this
man said she would help hang him if
he came back to his old home, and
you know it. As to Culton, we refer
you to the contract that Culton's at
torneys have with Campbell q Co. for
bis confession and we cite you to the
following for Youtsey's vindication;
II Youtsey will tell what ! think he knows, he
cnn hang Taylor and destroy the Republican par
". feel sure that cun arrange for enough Of
the appropriation for Yuutsey to make him and
his wife comfortable for the rest ~ their lives.
tulton Is going 10 confess IN the morning, ana
NOutsey had better get In while he can. The mon
ey is going, and h. might ~ well have his share?'
In the light OF reason and the very
facts themselves, we fail to understand
why a sensible man would refer, either
to an Alabama case of corruption, or
to peJured testimony, to justify the
acts of his own wicked course, know
ing at the same time that the public
was better informed than to believe
such stuff. Thou hypocrite, answer
those questions or keep your malice
concealed.