The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1908-12-24

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PEELED to decide cases in every
county of this district against
friends and acqhaintances, in ia
vor of persons i had never seen,
but my oath of office and the die
tates of my Conscience required
me to do it, when my personal
preference wonid have often d.
rected the other way. The de-
cision of such gases demands no
small degree Of moral courage in
the Judge, and that l think, l am
known to possess.
In the case Of Sam Hisle in
Clark county, a fiendish negro
had committed "a horrible crime
on white woman. An infuriat-
ed mob, crazed by righteous in
dignation demanded that he
should be lynched. Supported
by the best Sheriff l ever saw,
and Chief Of Police willing to
surrender his life as a sacrifice to
duty, defied the mob and an
nounced that Sam Hisle must
have a lawful trial and be con-
demned according to law. The
law prevailed, and many a gray
| haired man in tslark county who
was actually III sympathy with
| the mob, cameqto me and with
tears in his eyesithanked me for
saving the county from the dis
grace of mob violence.
In every county in the district
for the sake of the men who serve
the State as jurors, | have adopt
ed plan by which each juror is
paid in full for his service as soon
as it is ended. The old rule was
that the jurors must wait months
for their pay OF be compelled to
discount their claims against the
State.
In my political relations l feel
that I belong to she Old Guard of
the Democracy. In CLARK County /
have seen the Democratic majori-
ty less than nothing in 1890, a
scant % in 1896, and when in 1897
| became officially connected with
the county's party organization,
, in the terrific struggle of that
year, l saw the majority reach
475, and | have seen it continue
to grow until 800 is now recogniz-
ed, even by the Republicans, to
{ be the normal Democratic major
ity of Clark county, and it will
not be denied that in bringing a
bout this result, have borne my
: share of the work and have new
J er faltered in it.
On my official record and my
. party service l appeal for the
support of the loyal Democrats
of the district.
OF the four reasons suggested
by Mr.. Hays why should not be
given the position, he urges two
in all the counties, one in one,
and the fourth in still another.
He is an agile autagoist. When
he is successfully tripped from
one position he alights confident
ly on another, equally unsound,
and equally untenable.
His first idea was to create a
prejudice against me because |
had the moral courage to ask
that the salary, which he admits
is too low, should be increased.
When showed that that was a
dead issue, which neither he nor
l, even with the help of the Leg
islature could revive, he ceased
to place emphasis on that point.
Hissecond idea applied only
to Madison county where he at
tempted to make the personal
and political friends of Hon.
James B. McCreary believe l had
been disloyal to him, but when ]
flashed telegram from Senator
McCreary to me, Dated Dec. A,
1908, in which he said: 81 be.
lieve you always have voted fol
me when | was a candidate, and
IL have never questioned your
Loyalty as supporter of mine'
my friend Mr.. Hays dropped that
notion like it was afire.
His third plea is that the pri.
mary election was called too soon,
that I wrote the call, and that he
was not given time to canvass