The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-11-30
TELL STORY OF
HONORABLE LIFE
No Higher Testimonial
Could be Written
THAN THE VERDICT OF BALLOTS
Rendered at the Recent Elect
ion In Favor of Hon.
Ben Johnson.
RESUME OF A GREAT CAREER

The following excellent editorial
article in regard to Congressman
Ben Johnson is taken verbatim
from the Elizabethtown Mirror:
Hon. Ben Johnson won a magnifi-
cent victory in this Congressional
District. His majority over DR.. d.
w. Gaddie was more than 5000, the
largest ever given candidate in the
Fourth District. His home county,
Nelson, gave him 2,1SO votes out of
a total of 2,722 votes, or a majority
of 1,64S. This is the largest major
ity ever given a candidate in Nelson
county, and more than seven hun
dred above the normal Democratic
majority in that county. No higher
testimonial can be written or pub
lished of a man than such testimon-
ial of ballots deposited in the ballot
boxes by the bands of his home peo-
pie. They tell the story of an honor
able life, well spent among his fell
low citizens. While the whole dis
trict gave evidence, to a marked de-
gree, of his exceedingly great popu-
larity, it was his home county that
placed the golden crown upon the
splendid victory. Mr.. Johnson has
served the people of his home coun-
ty in the lower House of the General
Assembly of Kentucky twice, having
been the Speaker of the House dur
ing his last term. Both as a mem
Der and as Speaker, he served with
credit and ability, He was then
very young man. After this service
in public Office he was actively en-
gagged in business for many years
and was very successful. While he
was not a candidate himself, he was
always alive to the interest of his
party and his friends, and rendered
to both much valuable service.
About eight years ago he again
engaged actively in politics, when he
became a candidate for State Sena-
tor in his district. He was so emf
nently qualified and so popular
among his people that no one OPP
posed him for the nomination at the
hands of the Democratic party, and
he was elected without an effort,
Hon. d. H. Smith, at that time repre-
sented the Fourth District in Con-
gress. While Mr.. Johnson was serv-
ing his term in the Senate, the time
to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress rolled around and at the So
announced his purpose of becoming
a candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation. AS had been the case in the
other elections where he asked for
the nominations at the hands of his
party, all opposition melted away,
and he was given the nomination
for Congress without opposition, as
has been true each time since, and
has been elected each time nominal
ed. His majorities have increased
as his constituents have learned
more of him. His bitterest oppon-
ents have not been able to point to
a single official act which was not to
the interest of the public and the
people whom he has represented.
Mr.. Johnson is able, clean and ca
pable and a most excellent organizer.
He possesses a thorough knowledge
of human nature, and OF men, and
we know of no man that excels him
in executive ability. He is Just such
a man as Kentucky needs as Govern
or, and just such a man as the Dem
ocratic party needs to pilot 1t to vic
tory next year. The nomination
should be given him without opposi-
ton, as 1t was when he was a can
didate for State Senator, and as 1t
has been each time he has been a
candidate for Congress. We have no
doubt, however, that with or with
out opposition, he will win the NOM
nation, and we feel quite sure that
in the final election, as usual,
VICTORY in large letters will be
emblazoned on the standard he bears
and the good people Of Kentucky
will learn to know him and love
him, as have the people of his Leg
islative, Senatorial and COMPRESSION
al Districts.