The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-01-15
BreatheS His Last at His Old
Home in Henderson.
Hard Fight Against
Death Which Was
Lost at Last.
Brief Review of the Life and Dis
tinguiShed Public Services
of the Dead.

John Young Brown died at his home
here this morning after an lines OF
several weeks, OF dropsy. His entire
family was at his bedside, as they
have b.eu for several days.
Gov. Brown had not been in good
health for two or three yeaIs. but
managed to continue In the practice
of his profession, though In his latter
a1Oesrances at the court house he
was forced to ask the Indulgence OF
1.-The court and make his arguments
sitting. ..- ... ..-~.
Gov. Brown was born at Elizabeth
town, Ky, June IS, 1855. His faith
erwss a man OF prominence in his day
and served several terms In the legis-
lature, and was a member OF the Con
stitutional convention In IS4o. John
Young Brown graduated from Centre
College In 1855. In the most famous
class that ever emausted from that
institution, along with w. {. p.
Breckinride. Thos, T. Crittenden, 7.
NJ. Green and many others who alter
ward won distinction. He admit
ted to the Hardin county bar and at
once rose to emiuence in his probes
sion. So popular did he become that
he was nominated and elected to con-
gress before he was old enough to
serve, and was prevented from taking
his seat for more than year This
popularity was won largely by his
fight against Krownothingism in
1855. This CREE was very strong on
the people at that time. Young
Brown stumped his congressional dis
trict and many times took his life In
his hands. At one place In Larue
county a Rnowuothing desperate an
nounced that he would kill Brown II
he attempted to fill one of his appoint
ments. The speaker knew the chat
acter of the desperate and seeing him
In his audience. procured pistol and
declared that he would speak and that
he would shoot down the first man
who made a hostile demonstration.
The bully was also coward and he
sat for two hours 10 hear himself aud
his party denounced In the bitterest
terms that 1t was possible to coin.
After the speaking he walked away
and Knownothingism was killed In
that section.
Gov. Brown served several terms
In congress with distinction.
In 1901 he was nominated and
elected Governor. His reputation as
a statesman was increased by his
ssrvice as governor. He instituted
many reforms and won the lasting
gratitude OF the State by preventing
the Louisville asd Nashville railroad
s.on buying the competing line Of
what Is now the Illinois Central. Az
ter retiring from the office of govern
or Mr.. Brown removed to Louisville
and resumed the practice of the law,
having announced that he had quit
politics forever. Theinfamous Music
Hall convention, at which Goebel and
his assailants stole the nomination
for governor, aroused the old lion and
he became a candidate for governor
on the independent Democratic ticket,
securing enough votes to insure the
defeat OF the desperate gang that had
throttled the Democratic party and
was attempting to throttle the State.
-Four years ago Gov. Brown return
ed to Henderson, announcing that,
when he did so, 1t was to end his
DAYS. He was still a young man and
babe fair to live many years. but in
the past two years it could be seen
that he was falling and that the end
was not far away.