The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-10-30
WAS A GREAT SPEECH
That of Col. Young at
Hartford Saturday.
A LARGE CROWD HEARD HIM
, Dealt With the Important Is
sues of the Day in a
Mastery Way.

The speaking of Col. Bennett If.
Young at the court house here last
4 Saturday was a great occasion. 1t
embraced a large crowd and a SPLEEN
did speech, which was enthusiastically
received. The court house was crowd
ed and many stood up. Had it not
been for the inclement weather the
court house would not have came near
holding the crowd. Quite a number
of ladies graced the occasion with
Jfheir presence. The Centertown Cor
netBand rendered the music which
was splendid.
Col Young was introduced byCapt
s. X. Cox in very felicitous and
happy manner. Capt. Cox made
palpable hit when he recalled the re-
mark of a. Hartford citizen some years
ago when this citizen, an ex-Union
Ysoldier, said he didn't like a certain
ex-Confederate because the latter had
''shot at him." Capt. Cox, who fought
valiantly on the Union side, said he
wasn't a bit afraid to introduce Col.
Young, who was q brave Confederate
officer. although he knew that the
Colonel had ''shot at him." Said he
didn't believe the Colonel had his gun
with him now anyhow. The crowd APP
plauded and the speaker began.
Col. Young began his remarks by
saying it had been II years since he
had visited Hartford and then it was
a very sad occasion-the funeral of
Hon. Henry d. McHenry. He spoke
.touchingly of Mr.. McEIenry and re-
4lalled the splendid services of Ohio
cOunty's favorite son.
Col Young prefixed his remarks by
saying he had not come to deliver a
TRADE of bitterness and indulge in
abuse of the Republican party's can
didates, and he kept faith with this
promise. Throughout his long address
he had no words of villification for
the other side. In fact he spoke in
the most happy and convincing vein.
His was an appeal to reason and pa
triotism He said we all had a right
to have q look at the Republican can
didates-to judge them, to size them
up, by their remarks and their ac-
TONS Mr.. Wilson, he said, appears
to be a very promising" candidate,
that is, he promises much more than
he would ever be able to fulfill under
any circumstances. Candidate Will
son appears to be awfully much con-
cerned about Messrs. McCreary, Black
burn, Lindsay and Carlisle. This ir-
terest is rather uncalled for, as these
gentlemen will all vote the Democratic
ticket, and the former is even now
stumping the State for the Democrat
ic standard-bearers Col. Young then
referred in a mild way to Candidate
Wilson and his recent speech in
Hartford. He said-which is true
that the Republican candidate had
nothing but abuse and revilement for
The Democratic party and its leaders,
and yet Mr.. Wilson appeals for DEM
ocratic votes. The speaker said he
defied anybody to point to a single
act which Wilson has ever done for
the people of Kentucky which enti-
ties him to their support for Governor.
Mr.. Wilson is constantly abusing the
State of Kentucky-which means its
people-and holding it up as 1.-THE
worst governed State in the Union"
which Is the same as saying that her
people are lawless. unruly and with
out the proper protection of law. Ev-
erybody knows better than this. Col.
Young was cheered loudly when he
Said that Kentuckians have no super
Tors nor equals on the face of the
earth. He spoke of the brilliant rec
ords and courage of her soldiers and
citizens on the fields of battle and
in times of peace.
Col. Young then took up Candidate
wilson's bold assertion that fully
so per cent, of the old Confederates
were going to vote for him-Willson.
It was amusing to see the smile that
played on the countenances of the
coterie of gallant ex-Confederate sol
diers who sat within few feet of the
speaker when he quoted Mr.. Wilson's
,remark. Col. Young said he knew
Something about this. Being Presi-'
dent of the Confederate Veterans AS
ISOLATION of Kentucky and having in
quired diligently into the matter, he
could speak with authority. Then he
read letter after letter-extracts from