The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-10-18
HARTFORD, KY WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 49, 1911.

taxatton- instead, they nave increaS-
ed taxation through a partisan
Board OF Equalization.
Mr.. McCreary said he never left
the confines of the Commonwealth
while Governor except on business
for the State and was absent only
"a days during his four years SER
vice as Chief Executive. Against
this is placed the record OF Angus
tus F. Wilson, our present Cover
nor. who is absent for long periods
at time, mostly for pleasure. while
the people are paying the salary OF
two Governors and one Lieutenant
Governor. Mr.. McCreary said the
bloodiest and blacklist chapter in all
Kentucky history was when bayo-
nets were made superior to law. SOL
diers took power above legislators
and the high Court of Appeals was
routed from its peaceful place OF
abode. All this, as everybody
knows, happened under Republican
rule. The speaker again charged
O'Rear with active and partisan
participation in the meeting in
Louisville when Republican leaders
were plotting to have Mr.. Goebel
assassinated. II there was ever
political boss, it is Saint Edward
O'Rear, and II there is a machine,
the Republicans have 1t. O'Rear
showed his Official boss record when
he personally chose the candidates
to run with him and dictated every
word OF the State platform on
which he is running. He refused
Major Heilburn, OF Middlesboro,
place on the ticket with him, on ac-
count of the Majors liquor record
and then came the McCulloch let
ter. Judge O'Rear claims to be in
favor of a nOn-partisan judiciary
and yet he is running a partisan
race for Governor while he is draw
ing Sale a month as one of the
Judges of the Court of Appeals and
does not serve a day. He is an ex-
ception in the alleged line of prece-
dent, as he is not running for re-
election.
Mr.. McCreary says he endorses
every word of the Democratic plat
form without reserve, that a better
one was never written, and his off,
cial acts as Governor win be guided
by its wording. Says he has voted
for temperance legislation at every
opportunity, starting when he was
Speaker of the House many years
ago. -r"'-t'7s;7s --o---- TSSzESE
Before closing his speech, Mr..
McCreary paused to again say
good word for Congressman Ben
Johnson. He said there is no more
able man In Congress than Mr..
Johnson, and that he is most worthy
OF reelection to this high Office.
Said Mr.. Johnson is one of the best
fitted men for this place he ever
saw, the people have confidence in
him and he should be returned and
continued where he is. Mr.. Nc
Creary closed his fine speech by
thanking the audience for their
numbers, attention and respect, and
saying that nowhere had he been
accorded a more cordial and hearty
reception.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Nc
Creary's speech the crowd adjourn
ed for dinner.
After the people had been filled
to safety, the greater portion of the
large crowd again assembled around
the speakers stand, and Hon. John
S. Rhea was introduced to the audi
ence by Mr.. j. p Sanderfur with a
few fitting remarks. Mr.. Rhea en-
ployed no preliminaries, but launch
ed into his speech at once. His re-
marks were both pithy and elo-
quent. He recalled the recent re-
mark of Judge O'Rear that the ma
chine of both parties was against
w ANOoA anu yVb NhO OOubhby
Judge had claimed that he had
smashed the machine. O'Rear said
there were 10000 purchasable vot-
ers in Kentucky and Immediately
set about to raise a Jackpot to
catch them all. The willy O'Rear
claims to be the only christian gen.
tleman candidate in the field, and
yet 1t has been proven that he is in
league with the whiskey interests,
with the most noted whiskey man
(McCulloch) in the State as his
chief campaign fund collector. Four
years ago the Republicans promised
in their platform that they would
reduce taxation, and everybody
knows it has been raised under the
guise of equalization. Ohio county
was raised tive per cent. all around
in 1910 and in 1911 this raise was
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