The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-10-18

into alliance with the liquor inter-
ests for the sake of votes, is proven
by the McCulloch letter. Judge
O'Rear insulted all Kentuckians
when he said that there are 10000
voters in the State who annually
sell their suffrage. The McCulloch
letter asks for contributions and
among other things says Every
dollar you give may mean a vote for
O'Rear." This seems to mean that
the Republican campaign managers
are taking Judge O'Rear at his word
and are starting out to buy those
10000 voters at dollar apiece.
Judge O'Rear claims to be too re-
ligious to travel on Sunday, but he
was not too religious to assemble a
gathering of political compatriots
one Sunday in Paducah recently,
when Mr.. McCulloch was present
and the liquor part OF Judge
O'Rear's campaign began.
The tax raise In Kentucky Of
many millions, said Mr.. Johnson,
seems to be an effort to convict
property owners of barefaced per-
jury. Gov. McCreary will give the
people an Equalization Board which
will be fair to all and not biased
against the poor man. who is always
the most acute sufferer in tax en-
listment. The Republicans are
afraid of national politics because
their leader O'Rear says he does not
know anything about such things
confesses he has not read noted bills
in Congress nor the Presidents
vetoes.
Mr.. Johnson disclaimed the allie
cations of certain Republican lead
ers that he had said unkind or I'M
complimentary things about Sena-
tor McCreary. His very presence
in company with Senator McCreary
and the vehemence of his language
proved the utter untruthfulness of
these charges. Mr.. Johnson closed
his magnificent address by adjurlng
the Democrats and all lovers Of good
government to go to the polls on the
coming election day and vote the
straight Democratic ticket, which
embraces our countyman, Mr.. M.
T. Westerfield. who is candidate
for Representative and who Will
vote in the Legislature for Hon. Oh
lie James.
At the close of Mr.. Johnson's
speech Mr.. H. p. Taylor stepped for
ward and in a nice little talk in
PRODUCED Gov. McCreary. Although
they accuse Mr.. McCreary Of being
told (and he is, as years go). yet he
did not look 1t as he sprang nimb-
ly to his feet and faced the vast au-
dienee. Age has not dimmed the
bright lustre of his eye, the youth
full color of his cheek, nor lessened
in any noticeable degree his marvel
GUS mental and physical strength.
He is the same McCreary OF dec
ade ago-affable, eloquent, posi-
tive but careful in his utteranees.
Mr.. McCreary said, in behalf OF him
self and the other speakers, that
they felt greatly honored at this
great outpouring of the people. He
spoke in eloquent terms of Con-
gresham Johnson who had just
preceded him. He lauded Mr..
Johnson's splendid services as Con-
gresham, and said that few In
past years had attained his distinc-
ton and popularity, ever faithful
and true to the interests of his con-
stituents. The early days of Mr..
NcCreary's father were spent in
Hartford, and the speaker himself
began his first canvass for Governor
here.
Mr.. McCreary said he would new
er again be a candidate for Office,
has no personal ambition only to
serve the people, and he wished to
impress the voters with the impor-
lance of this election, whose out
come will elect State officers and a
United States Senator will be cho-
sen. He spoke in eloquent terms OF
Mr.. NJ. T. Westerfield, our candidate
for Representative, an able man and
one who will be an honor to the peo-
pie who elect him. Mr.. McCreary
is Kentuckian both by birth and
life work. The Democratic party is
a party OF progress and has given
the people all of worth in State af-
fairs they now enjoy, while the Re-
publicans have given them nothing.
Right here Mr.. McCreary denied
without personation the falsehood
that Hartford's Republican paper
has tried to fix upon him. He
that he does not say
that all Republicans or that they,
as party, are assassins, but he
does saw that as against assassina-