The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-11-17
Posi-. ELECTION HYPOCRISY.

Democratic candidates in this county
at the recent election and In an eff
fort to prejudice their minds against
an editorial which appeared In last
weeks issue of The Herald relative to
seeking means to avert future defeat
Of the Democratic party in this coun-
ty. the Hartford Republican Of Fri
day expatiates upon the present polit-
ical situation here. To person OF
the most ordinary reasoning powers
It's diffusion must appear as both ny
percritical and hypocritical. Closing
its lengthy dissertation, the Repub-
lican says:
While Il is none of our flu
neral, yet we fail to see any
Justification for the Herald's
criticism Of its organization
and its nominees. We believe
that they made the very best
fight possible, under hopeless
conditions, and that each one
of their candidates deserves
praise instead of censure for
the excellent fight which they
made against overwhelming
odds.
Be it said in all truthfulness that
The Herald does not seek to criticise
the Democratic party's organization
nor its nominees. All who read our
remarks know that there was not one
word of censure in them for anybody.
We simply but earnestly want TO find
way out of the wilderness of contin-
ued political defeats, and we appeal
to all Democrats Of the county 10
ioin us in this effort. Quite a num-
Der of Democrats and several indie
pendent Republicans have told us that
we have assumed the right course.
OF course the Hartford Republican
would have political matters in this
county TO continue as they have
been going for a number of years
past. Any change would in all prob
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tvs head. Evidently it is seeking
| to make matters worse for the DEM
ocratic organization by arraigning one
| Democrat against another. But no oh
serving Democrat will be deceived by
such tactics. The fulsome and fawn-
/ ing praise which the Republican be-
slows upon the late Democratic can
didates Is well understood. In an is
sue Just previous to the election The
I Herald said that no better ticket mad
ever been put forth by the Democrats
Of Ohio county than the present one.
| Which was true. and we still stitE TO
it. Just a week or two before the
election the Republican remarked that
the Democratic candidates for county
offices ARE trying to steal march
, on us by hiding their identity" and
yet in hypocritical tones it is now
trying to prejudice the minds of the
recent Democratic candidates against
The Herald because we said that all
Democratic candidates should wear
the full party insignia. Such hypo-
crisy is more than silly and petty;
1t is reprehensible.
OF course every Democratic candl-
dates made the best canvass within
their means and power, and their abil-
ity and qualifications for the offices
which they were seeking was never
discounted either in the columns Of
The Herald or by anybody familiar
with the facts. The Herald kept
their splendid qualifications con-
stantly before the people But they
were defeated, like other good men
on the Democratic ticket have been
defeated in successive years past
Then why was it? Isn't there
something the matter? What is the
cause and what is the remedy? These
are the candid questions which we
are asking in an honest spirit.
No Democrat who really desires the
success of his party can object 10
what was said in The Herald last
week. The Hartford Republican, ak
ing sentences from our editorial and
adjusting the meaning and construc-
ton to them which best suits It's
purpose, seeks Ia set Us up as Sc
we're critic or dictator. But Lo way
faring man, though a fo0l,will be de-
ceived in its attitude, which is moth
ing less than hypocritical. Nothing
would please our journalistic neigh
Dor better than 10 see political mat
tiers continue as they have existed
for a number OF years past. and
which give the Republicans five or