The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-09-27
MR.. c. f. WOODS
IS WRITTEN UP
By a Man Who Knows Him
Intimately.
THAT MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
Is Touched Upon and Some
Very Pertinent Cues.
lions Are Asked.
QUITE A CHECKERED CAREER

Editors Hartford Herald:-I read
with much amusement the article
of Clarence E. Woods in your issue
of September goth. Knowing all
about the gentleman with the nu-
merous "Ex's" as do, that article,
or TRADE, was very funny, particu-
larly where he refers to his CON
science" Myi my!
Some years ago Mr.. Woods was
known as a Gold Democrat"
Judge Chenault, for political reas-
ons, wanted 'sixteen-tO-one"
Democratic paper in Madison coun-
ty and purchased the Richmond
Climax" to use as a Bryan organ.
He hired Brother Woods as editor
and paid him salary to write and
publish free silver" articles, which
he did. Was his conscience clear
then?
A few months later the editor of
a contemporary paper, who knew
Woods was writing articles he did
not believe, for hire, accused him
of selling his birthright for a mess
of porridge, and Brother Woods
went out and shot him to death.
How about that conscience then?
Some years later he was elected
Mayor of Richmond. and among his
other "official" duties he consider
ed it necessary-he and his sup
porters--to meet the trains on their
arrival and make good, respectable,
law-abiding people open their va
Uses at the depot in order that his
Honor" might be convinced there
was no liquor in them. These un-
warranted insults were borne pa
tiently for awhile. or until one gen.
tleman with some will" power
stopped them very abruptly.
Mr.. Woods claims that he "de-
livered the goods" and made a
model Mayor. | am very we'll ac-
quainted in Richmond, but l never
heard anybody make such a state
ment except himself. and the fact
remains that nobody wanted him
for Mayor again. The writer was
in Richmond in August, 1910, when
efforts were being made to induce
Senator McCreary to announce him
self candidate for the nomination
for Governor, and Clarence e.
Woods was among the strongest adj
vocates of McCreary. If he knew
all the bad" things he claims he
knows from 1875 until then, about
McCreary, where was that CON
science" OF his then? How could he
support McCreary in 1910? 1t can
not be possible that he has been
looking for piece of that one
thousand dollars which he knows
McCreary sent into another county.
To sum up Clarence r. Woods
briefly. he is fanatic on the liquor
question, neither Democrat nor Re-
publican, just a plain fanatic, with
absolutely no following in Rich
mond or anywhere else, and the
only reason why he is trying to use
outside newspapers in printing his
foolish TRADES is because he cannot
get Richmond paper to do so. A
Richmond editor less than year
ago told me he had positively. re-
fused to print his articles.
II was member of the Demo-
cratic State Campaign Committee
would urge strongly that "Ex-Ev-
erytbing" Clarence e. Woods be
employed as campaign orator,
knowing full we'll that every time
he opened his mouth he would
make McCreary votes, for he is the
kind of man who, unfortunately
for himself. has faculty for
making enemies and bringing sup
port to the opposition.
While, | feel delicate about get
ting into controversy with Clar-
ence- e. Woods. or anybody else. vet
I felt that these facts ought to be
known where your paper reaches
and where Woods is not known. and
II he denies any statement have
made. you are at perfect liberty to
use my name. and I can possibly
give Won some additional facts
which will prove equally interest
Ing. Yours truly,
FAIR PLAY.