The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-08
Another Letter From Salt River.

III tue Sdnuy .NdHeg SOuIleE VI
September 10th, we see a letter pur-
porting to be from defeated can
didate, who claims to have been de-
feated in the Republican primary
held on April 2rd last. Now as !
was candidate in that primary,
and have been to the upper crawfish
hole on Salt River, l can assure the
people Of this county that the writer
OF that letter has not been to Salt
River. But in our best judgment the
writer Of that article is now can
didate, and secured his nomination
by trickery and the use of Doodle,
and We think he spoke in prophecy
when he wrote from Salt River, for
he pointed his compass for that port
when he secured his nomination by
the use of Doodle, and stating the
other candidates.
Now, as far as the Democratic par
ty or their primary is concerned we
care nothing, but we did not know
Bob Dixon was a candidate till the
pretender from Salt River said so;
we thought he was engaged in the
wholesale business at Louisa.
1t may be true that the Democratic
party is composed of Bob Dixon and
Lewis Spencer, and we never yet
heard any one say they were not
Democrats. But has the pot any
right to throw up black to the ket-
tie? The Republican party is run
by two fellows. One of them Is con-
spicuous only for the smallness OF
his head and the largeness Of his
feet, while 1t would take jury of
crows to tell which side the other is
on, unless one of his people, or his
partner, was on the ticket.
Now, we never heard the Democrat
ic party accused of bringing men
into the county, and running them
for office, but the Republicans adopt.
ed that plan on last April, while the
foreigner who ran on the Democratic
ticket did not get enough for jury
1t may be that Bob Dixon Is a
success at holding primary, and
he may carry the ballot box under
his arm, but | have never heard il
said that he locked up the ballot
box, and refused to count the votes
1t seems to me that some of the
candidates must have traded heads
with a sheep before the April pri-
mary, else they would not have buttet
into the other peoples business SC
often.
Foor old uncle EnOch says he has
not spoken to Lewis Spencer in five
years, and that the last time he saw
him was at the convention held al
Louisa, when Garfield Moore beat
ATlt Burgess for representative. They
say poor old Enoch don't know
luuCh and he admits that he don't,
but he does know who rode through
the primary on his back, and drove
those whetted spurs into his flank,
and now stands cracking the politi-
cal whip over his sore back, and tell
ing him to get down and pull.
Uncle Enoch says it reminds him
Of the lie they told on him before
the primary: that he would bolt the
ticket if he got beat. Says he thought
Ananias died A. D., 80, but If the
writer of that article had lived IN
that day Ananias would surely have
lost his crown.
Now, it may be true that Boil,
! Dixon imported the poll ical rerpent
into this county, and kept him Gag
cd. Only in certain seasons the SER
pent was loosed for a short time.
1t seems that finally Mr.. Dixon
placed too much confidence In it, and
the serpent, taking advantage of his
confidence, escaped into Martin coun-
t. and about two years ago 1t re-
turned again to old Lawrence, and
on last April it bruised The heel of
several of the candidates. We I'M
derstand the serpent says he has
salye that will heal the bite, but We
fear unless he has a full supply Of
sl!ye t will be exhausted before nc
sees all his patients. ..-
Now, if the writer who purports
10 be from Salt River is not satisfied
car address is Crawfish Hole, Sal
IEiycr, and We are permanently locat-
cd there. We are well fortified, and
| T.. the language Of Solomon, Let us
hear the conclusion Of the whole
inatter" A REPUBLICAN,,