The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-31
STATE PRESS ON
HARGIS' ACQUITTAL
Frankfort Gang ROundly ScOr-
ed and Remedy Given.
All Know 1t To Be a Farce and
Disgrace And Many
So State.

WON'T CHANGE ANYONE'S BELIEF
The Breathitt News, edited by j.
Wise Hagins, leading Democrat of
Jackson, concludes an editorial on the
acquittal of James Hargis by Scott
county jury in the Fayette Circuit
Court as follows:
The people here know of the condi-
ton of affairs in Breathitt county dur
ing these perilous days of assassina-
lions, and of the causes that led TO
the assassinations of our citizens.
The people here, and throughout the
State and country, know who are re-
sponsible for these crimes, and while
the verdict of this so-called jury CD
will relieve Jimmie of any punishment
for this crime by the laws of the State
of Kentucky, yet We doubt If the YER
dict CD of these twelve men CD will
change the opinion of single Ken
tuckian as to his guilt.
There is something rotten in the ex-
ecution of the laws of Kentucky which
we attribute to the State House gang
at Frankfort. We are tired of the
domination of the Beckhams, the Ha-
gers, the Dorseys and the Bill Carnes-
-es.
If the people of the State will vote
the State gang out at the next cleo
ton, like the people of Breathitt coun-
ty voted the Breathitt county gang
out in 1905, law and order will prevail
in Kentucky and in Breathitt county,
and it never will till the gang is turn
ed out lock, stock and barrel. The
only way to doiit is to vote the Re-
publican ticket straight this fall.
Oh, Kentuckians, lay aside your
politics and help redeem Kentucky.
Hear the Macedonian cry Of the peo-
pie of Breathitt county: Come over
and help u.s."
SCOTT COUNTY RELIABLES.
If the Honorable Bill Carnes should
have any trouble in securing a jury
in Sandy Hook next week to try Mr..
Britton and his fellow citizens of
Breathitt county he can fall back on
to Scott county that hot-bed of ''relia-
bles" Jurors, warranted to stand with
out hitching and TO convict Republic
ans or acquit Democrats without quit
ting their seats, where the sentiment
which would hang Taylor and damn
the Republican party" reigns supreme.
louisville Herald.
CAN'T RECONCILE CONDITIONS.
IF the same instructions had been
given in the trial of Caleb Powers that
were given in the trial of Hargis, there
could have been no conviction. IL may
be all right to hang Republican on
less evidence than that on which a
Democrat is cleared, but somehow or
other we cannot reconcile ourselves 10
the justice of t.'-Sun-Sentinel.
We submit the question to every
fair-mjnded reader, regardless of poll
tical affiliations: Is it not a fact that
many times more evidence has been
introduced to connect James Hargis
with conspiracy to assassinate Jas.
4Cockrill than was introduced to show
that Caleb Powers was in conspira-
cy to assassinate VIM. Goebel?-Sun-
Sentinel.
INEVITABLE NOTORlETY.
The notoriety given to Kentucky by
crimes committed by persons who may
invoke partisan influence to ward off
punishment is not enviable. The Har-
gis infamies have given Kentucky an
ill-deserved, infamous name all over
the land. Hargis is taken for typi-
cal Kentuckian; Breathitt for rep
resentative Kentucky charlottesville
/. Herald.
\ AS OTHERS SEE 1T.
'In Kentucky court houses are not
typical of Progress and History
They are used mainly as ambuscades,
where armed men of one faction con-
greg.ate for the unprogressive purpose
of shooting down armed or unarmed
men of an opposing faction. In Ken
lucky courthouses are built SO as to
command an uninterrupted view of tn
main thoroughfare, and usually the
court chambers afford an ideal coign
of vantage for the hired assassins to
carry out their deadly work. "-Roches'