The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-10-21


for Governor of Kentucky. His
salary of Six hundred and twenty
five dollars (s625.Oo) per month
would be mailed to him monthly
When congress meets on the first
Monday in December, Mr.. Johnson,
evidently expects to be Governor OF
Kentucky.
II his intentions materialize, he
will have resigned as a member of
Congressman would have the Governor
call special election to select a
man to fill out the time for which he
was elected. All this at an expense
Of many hundred dollars in taxes for
the people of the fourth district. In
the nine months that would lapse be-
tween the time he would qualify as
congressman and his resignation he
would draw in salary the princely
sum of five thousand six hundred and
twenty-five dollars (s5,625.OO) for SER
vices net rendered. The two political
parties would be thrown into warfare
again in winter time when roads are
bad and the weather cold; all to sat
isfy the Unsuitable political desire of
one man.
My democratic friends, what are yo
going to do about it? Are you going
to sit down and fiddle as did old Nero
while Rome burned, or will you arise
in your might and with the ballot as
your weapon smite the man who
seeks to trifle with you? If five
Democrats in each precinct who ia
vor the nomination OF James d. Nc
Creary for Governor. rather than Mr..
Johnson, will vote the secret ballot
by stamping their ballot for me. Mr.
Johnson will not be a candidate for
Governor after November Sth.
There are over two hundred pre-
cincts in the fourth district. Five
to each precinct would amount to one
thousand democrats voting fer ME. AS
this number would be taken from his
normal vote and given to ME, it
would make change of two thous-
and votes in the final result. No
party would think of nominating a
man for Governor who had lost this
large number of votes in one district.
Now. my fellow citizens. am glad
to know that through the leadership
of such honest, able and illustrious
statesman as Bryan ard Roosevelt
We have reached period of indepen-
dence in our political life that en-
ables us to say we will not be tramp
led on by a member of our party who
happens to be our nominee. 1t was
the spirit of independence that Undue
ed republicans in Ohio to join with
the democrats and elect democratic
Governor of Ohio. 1t was the spirit
of Independence in Indiana that
brought republican votes TO aid in
electing Marshall the Democratic
for Governor OF that state.
1t was the spirit of independence that
induced democratic Missouri to elect
a republican governor. 1t was the
spirit of Independence that swept the
state of Tennessee for an Independents
judiciary. 1t was the spirit of in
that caused Malcolm Pat
terson to surrender the democratic
for Governor of Tennessee
and to Withdraw from the race, be-
cause he saw the handwriting of de-
feat written on the wall In such plain
and unmistakeable terms that no
Daniel was required to interpret 1t.
It was the spirit of Independence that
elected Augustus E. Wilson Governor
Of Kentucky. II was the spirit OF
that inducd William
b ryan to, very recently
declare that he would not support the
democratic nominee for Governor Of
Nebraska.
This grand and glorious republic
Is marching onward and upward. In
TO other country on the earth does
the individual have so many privile-
ges and liberties. Our labor is the
best paid ON earth. The products of
our soil are bringing remunerative
prices, far beyound those of other
countries. The farmer is in the
zenith of his glory facing the noon
day Of his prosperity. .,
l cannot refrain from contrasting
the happy and pnosperous condition OF
the farmer OF to-day, surrounded by
luxury and splsndor. under rspubh-
can rule, with his miserable condi-
tion under democratic rule. In 1896
after Cleveland and his Congress had
ruled a term. farm products We're the
lowest In the history Of our country.
To-day they are the highest. Under
administration. the fac
tories all over our country were clas-