The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-10-23
HARTFORD, KY, wEDN ESD ", OCTOBER g. 1907.


able utterances OF Mr.. WILSON'S
speech, and one which has caused per-
haps the most comment. In abusing
the Democratic primary of last year
he said it took five thousand dollars
for a candidate to enter the ring"
He said If he had been one of the
candidates he couldn't have produced
that much mnoey. Only few moment
before he had said that the Govern
orship was nothing to him in finan-
cial way, that he made twice as much
money each year as the Governors
salary of five thousand dollars afford
ed. Some people present, including
Republicans, were heard to express
their wonder that out of an income
of ten thousand dollars year, and be
ing pretty we'll fixed to start with, he
couldn't, after some several years,
have met a demand for half that
amount.
Mr.Willson said that money procure
nominations in the Democratic party
but he never mentioned the fairness o
a primary election in which every ma
votes as he pleases. He made rather
light of the Goebel assassination and
eulogized Caleb Powers. He said that
Democrats tell lies and the antitheis
of this--the argument of it's that
a liar is the best man for Governor.
He reiterated this. time -" again,
that because Democrat tells lies, it
makes liar fitted for Governor.
Mr.. Wilson admitted that he
had been attorney for the
Tobacco Trust and he said a
lawyer could defend a despicable
criminal or a murderer and still re-
tain his integrity and honor. He pal
lated the circumstances with soft
language. He threw a sop to the far
mers and A. S. of i. people by MAX
ing it appear that it was all right
for him to defend the Tobacco Trust
and be a candidate for Governor of
their State at almost one and the
same time. The speaker brought up
the record of Beckham's pardoning
power, but he took good care not to
compare it with Gov. Bradley's, which,
as the official records show was the
greatest in number turned loose. In
chded In Gov. Beckham's record, as
he quoted it, were large number of
Louisville parties, for violating the
Sunday law, but he failed to state
that these cases were men arrested
iii opposition to the generally accept
ed theory of the law and the remis-
sions granted by Gov. Beckham were
requested and approved by some of
the best people of Louisville.
Mr. Wilson ended his speech with
a condemnation of the ring" and an
appeal to the voters to elect him Gov
ernor. He intimated that he thought
every Confederate soldier ought to
vote for him, hut didn't explain why.
He compared his party to the Church
and said the people should forsake
their sins and come in. Said it were
better to take the bitter pill of Repub-
licanism than to live under ring
rule.
Altogether it was a very good speech
from a Republican standpoint and as
analyzed to constitute an adroit ap-
peal for votes. 1t was easy to see
the thread of political prejudice and
passion running through the entire
course of it. Mr.. Wilson is one of
his party's best speakers and he well
knows the effect of we'll chosen and
well spoken words. His was spiel
for votes, pure and simple. AS to
what effect it had, or will have, OF
course we cannot assume to speak the
peoples' minds who heard him and
say. but we do not imagine that 1t
changed any votes, one way or an
other, OF gained any more than the
regular count of the speakers party.