The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-23
Speech a VeritableNew Declar-
alton of Independence.
Meets Temperance Issue in In
mistakable Terms Declaring
In Favor of Sunday Closing.

The Republican Campaign for State
offices was opened at Maysville Mon
day by the delivering Of magnifi-
cent, high-class, enthusiastic address
by Augustus E. Wilson, nominee for
Governor. Maysville is the birthplace
of Mr.. Wilson and his tribute 10 his
home folks was touching and beauti-
full He declared that he came
back just like the boy who goes TO
the old home after absence of years
He covered the questions at issue in
the campaign completely and with
wonderful grasp of the details of his
subject.
Give us a look at the book" is a
slogan to which Mr.. Wilson gave ut
terance and 1t will be n watchward
during the campaign. IF you want
to be independent" said Mr.. Wilson,
land have the views of Kentucky re-
spected elect the Republican ticket"
Estate Agent Campaign Manager
Press Bureau" Henry b. Hines was
the way in which he referred TO the
man who is believed to be responsible
for the sending out of the alleged lit
erature" which proclaims to the world
that the millennium has come in the
person of the Democratic party, and
that the Democrats now In office at
Frankfort have given the State the
best government it has ever experience
ed.
Mr.. Wilson's speech throughout
was of a remarkably high tone. New
er once did he resort TO the use of
billingsgate. His speech was charac-
terized as Kentucky's new declara-
ton of independence.
The address in part is as follows:
have not come to Maysville just to
be glad and happy, and feel young
again. Every succeeding year brings
to each of us new duties and new
responsibilities, and this year has
brought to me duty which few men
are called upon to perform, and which
brings with it greater responsibilities
than any thoughtful man can lightly
dare to take. Every man owes his
State, his people, as well as his friend
a duty to do his part in the devel-
opment of the race, in the uplifting of
the country, and while l cannot tell
just how it came to pass that such
noble duty as this should have
fallen to my lot, l received the mes
sage and the trust without shrink
ing and with no thought except to
be useful and helpful to our people.
to my native State and to my coun-
try.
"There is no part of the green earth
where / feel that wrangling, dissen-
sion, quarreling, feuds; revilings,
examinations and recriminations are
more shocking or out of place.
81 long for the time to come when
we shall naturally obey the laws, re-
spect each others rights, beliefs and
faiths, and when the rivalry between
parties and betwene candidates shall
be friendly races, where the chief prize
is to deserve good will by good
works.
within my memory the Democrat
ic party in Kentucky, while It had
not perfect command of reason and
wisdom, and was not always sure Of
keeping the ship of state off the rocks,
was sincere, earnest and patriotic in
its wish to serve the State usefully,
and there were men whose names We're
justly held in honor in those days.evn
though their words sometimes lacked
wisdom and due caution OF speech.
But times have changde, and life is
different thing, especially for good
old fashioned Democrat; and 1t has
some disadvantages for Republican.
~ do not remember now single
man of the old-time leaders of Ken
4. lucky Democrats who has any voice
to-day in the management of the State
Tor even of the Democratic party. Car
isle and Lindsay have taken refuge
I'm New York; 10 Blackburn has taxi
en- his final stand in the last ditch at
Panama, by the grace of a Repub-
lican President, and no thanks to the
Democratic party-no flowers-and Sen
ator McCreary, good honest, kind, SEN
sible old Democrat, always devoted to
Kentucky and Kentuckians, always
kindly and always useful, is consign-
ed to innoquous desuetude; new spir-
it has come over things, the Demo-
J cratic people, who used to take an ac-