The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
REPLIES TO
The RERALD
C. E. Woods Tells it About
McCreary.
Sent Letter to Local Paper Sun
day and Was not Published
This Week.

The following Is a copy of a let
ter that was sent to the Hartford
4 Herald this week in reply to an ar
Nicle in that paper last week, and was
written by Ex-Mayor G. e. Woods,
of Richmond, KY, who has boltad the
Democratic ticket on account of its
stand upon the liquor question. The
Herald did not use the letter this
week. that was sent thefm, and said
"When we Offered Mr.. Woods space for
reply, we did not have no idea he
would want something near a page"
And winds up by saying that his ar
ticle is wholly a TRADE against Nc
Creary. But here is the letter, and
it shows exactly what the Democratic
idol, McCreary has done during his
term as governor years ago, and
his actions since that time.
Richmond, KY, Sapt. 8, 1911.
Editor Hantford Herald:-
/ appreciate not only the profess
ional tender of space you make that
may reply to your remarks upon my
course in "bolting" Mr.. McCreary,
but the mild tenor of your criticisms
upon me warrant the belbaf that you
are not too blindly partisan to accord
a sincere Democrat the right to differ
and vote as his conscience dictates.
Nor do l believe you are afraid
t@elet your readers, before whom you
held me up as saskar after pubhici-
ty, know why think SO little of my
own political welfare as, to renounce
allegiance to the Democratic leader,
McCreary, despite the slings and ar
rows of ridicule or abuse that may
follow my course.
Before | defend myself, let me ex-
press my surprise anew that you
should continue to condemn Judge
ORear for pressing upon the hearts
and conscience OF Kentucky that We
have 10000 vote sellers in our State!
You ask me- to "verify the allega-
tion with definite proof"
Well, I'll begin at home, in my
county of, Madison, the home OF Can
didabe McCreary. Ex-Sheriff,E e xPost-
master and supporter of Mr.. Nc
Creary today, in the person Of Hon.
Josia B. Willis, declares that in the
Democratic party alone in Madison
there are 1,5OO "floaters." Surely
there are as many in the Republican
party, as it is equal in size there,
5000 voters each, and you have the
astounding total of 5000 wholesalers
in the good Blue-Grass County OF
Madison alone. AS there are 119
coun&es, multiply them by 5000 and
you have $4,000 ''floaters," in Old
Kentucky. AS Madison is an unusual
ly large county let us out the average
right in half. and you still have u.s.
300 or over double the number charg-
ed by Judge O'Rear. You are aware
that Circuit Judge in Eastern Ken
tucky some months ago, following
the course of the Judge in Adams
county, Ohio, where 95 per cent. OF
ALL VOTERS WE'RE CONVICTED OF
selling their suffrage, found almost
equally astounding conditions. so,
Mr.. Editor, don't shut your eyes to
the lamentable truth that Judge
ORear was uncovering disease In
our body-politic which is worse than
laprosy, the dsbauchery OF the Man
hood Suffrage OF Old Kentucky. He
thus emphasizes the need of a cor
rupt Practice Act, to which both par
ties stand committed. Surely 1t is no
greater crime for him to tell half a
truth about our "floating'' voters,
than for McCrsary to say that Ken
lucky ranks 45th in the scale of lit
eracy in the whole United States '
May not this ignorance be the cause
of much of that vice? Be fair. IL
YOU do not. just say that told your
candidate for Governor, MoCreary, Is
yalleved TO have spent to secure OIL
flee in the past the larger part OF
his fortune OF quarter of a million
dollars. His money and his wNhisSey
have corrupted every county IN the
Eighth Distinct. Strong words?
have from his own lips that he gave
$1,000 TO county near you! !!
Don't be afraid to publish that
statement. | am responsible for all
1 utter or print. And when my edi-