The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-10-28
DEMOCRATIC POW-WOW.
POpulist Champion Howard
Made Respectable Speech.
Dave Smith Praises Cleveland and
Cries Niger! Niger!
Niger!

Last Wednesday evening was the
time fixed by Democrats for their rail-
" here and it had been extensively
advertised by newspaper. hand bills
and letters to the faithful.
BY a misunde,s standing Ex-Con-
yr.ssman Milford w. Howard, of Ala.
bsma. was advertised to speak at the
same time aud place and by consent
Mr.. Howsrd spoke first. The discus
sion va, Ia no sense a oint debate.
but It VAS inters sting none the less.
Mr.. Howard referred to the fact that
this was a quite campaign and devoid
of enthusiasm: That the reason the
people we're not taking interest was
because they had two candidate one
offered by the Republicans and one
by the Democrats, but both running
on the Republican platform. That
the Democrats stole the Populist plat
form in 1906 and ie 70. and were try
ing to steal the Republican platform
this year. lie asked how many In
the audience ha 4 read the Democi attic
platform, and only four people held
M their hands. The speaker said II
the rest OF them would read 1t once,
they would quit voting her straight. !"
He ridiculed the Democratic cry of
"nigger," saying it was raised by the
Cleveauds and Belmonts who had be-
trayed their party and its candidate
In 90 and 1870. That the same
Grover Cleveland when Governor OF
New York had signed the bill max
ing attendance at mixed schools COM
pulsory, aud thai Parker had never
raised his voice against il, though 1t
was now in force in Patker's home
State.
He closed with an appeal to the
Populists and Democrats who were
opposed to the National banks, the
gold standard and the trusts to vote
for Watson, and was literally APP
plauded.
d. II. Smith pre'aced his remarks
by saying that he had not changed
his views on political subjects during
the past eight years, and intimated
that such things as political views
were not only superfluous, but a5so
lutely urbecoming In zeal Demo
crdt.
He then lanched into an attempt
to prove that Cleveland was real
benefactor in disguise OF the laboring
man and that Cleveland's party was
the victim OF stauces-that 1t
Game into power at the wrong time
the latter opinion seemed to be
shared by all his hearers.
He criticised the Republican patty
because apples were selling for Sc a
barrel In Mead county. and because
they desired that the negoes be al
lowed to vote. He dismissed the tariff
and the gold standard with the
statement that neither could in
flict much harm on the people, but
he held up his right hand In holy
horror at the thought Of negro, or
. any other Republican for that matter
holding an Office.
Quite the most inexcusable folly Of
the evening was his repetition of the
lie that speaker Cannon led a negro
boy and white girl together to the
front of the Chicago platform.
Such statements we're not to be ex-
pected from man OF Mr.. Smiths
character and position, and Is the
more 70 be regretted because its falsi-
ty must have been known to him.
The speaker spoke on the defens-
i've. He offered nothing. He asked
klo.hing, except an office and he gave
no reason for asking that.