The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-10-23
HON. BEN JOHNSON,
SENATOR OLIVER
Delivered Speeches Here
Last Monday.
A LARGE CROWD WAS PRESENT
Mostly Democrats = Johnson
Replies to Oliver In a
Telling Way.
A VERY INTERESTING COMBAT

Monday was speaking day in
Iartford at which time Congress
an Ben Johnson (Democrat) and
Senator A. j. Oliver Taft Repub-
lican), were billed - address the
voters of Ohio county. Both spoke
in the afternoon beginning at
o'clock. On account Of being first
to make the appointment, Senator
Oliver spoke first. The court room
was hardly half full when the first
speaker began, but when Congress-
man Johnson took the floor the
house was crowded and many were
Vstanding in the aisles.
Senator Oliver was introduced by
Mr.. Otto C. Martin in brief way.
Almost the whole of the Senator's
speech was devoted to a defense of
the old Republican principle of
high protective tariff. He accused
the Democrats of being in favor OF
free trade, when everybody who
reads the daily press knows that
Gov. Wilson has thoroughly repud-
lated that idea, neither does the
Democratic platform contend for
any such thing. He inveighed
against the Wilson-Gorman bill OF
Nhe Cleveland administration and
read part of Republican campaign
leaflet to support his argument. He
also quoted from that ancient book,
Coins Financial School.
Senator Oliver did not explain
why the Republicans promised to
revise the tariff downward and
then failed to do so. If the tariff
Is all right, why this promise? He
said there was no spot on Republic
an administration since 1896, but
evidently forgot the panic OF 1907.
Me predicted all kinds of calamity
If the Democrats should win, but
did not say what would happen II
Roosevelt should be elected. The
Senator told several old anecdotes
to illustrate certain points of his
speech, two of which were, gotten
off here last year by Mr.. Ed Nor
row.
The Bull Moosers were left to
the very last for the speaker to
tackle, and then he handled them
with maudlin tenderness and affec-
ton. In fearful tones he pleaded
for the Bull Moosers to come back
home" He said a vote for Roose-
Welt was simply thrown away-in
other words, it was a vote for Will
son. Said Taft is the man the DEM
ocrats fear, which Is directly con-
trary to what the local Moose organ
has been contending. He advised
the negroes to stick to the ABE
Linkum' party-the source from
which they obtained their freedom.
There were several Moosers pres
ent, but they sat in grim and
stone-faced silence, and gave no ev-
idence of either enjoying or reject
ing the speakers remarks. All in
all. his speech was very tame and
mediocre. He spoke for an hour
and a half and then gave way to
Congressman Ben Johnson.
Mr.. Johnson was introduced by
Campaign Chairman C. M. Grove,
who very aptly remarked that Con-
gresham Johnson really needed no
introduction to an Ohio county au-
dience, as almost everybody knows
and admires him. What Mr.. John
son did for Mr. divers high pro-
lection argument was plenty. And
he did It in such nice and gentle
manly way, supported by Wen |
known quoted facts from statistics |
and otherwise. that nobody could |
doubzt his contention. The first
asrt Of Mr.. Johnson's speech was
devoted to what he called giving
an account of his, Stewardship" in
other words, his work In Congress-.
He tod of his accomplish nents as
a member of the Committee on Dis
trict of Columbia. in which body he
worked himself from the bottom,
where Uncle Joe Cannon placed
him, to the top as chairman He
said his investigations showed that
$4,000 year is paid by Ken
tuckians to support the :; city OF
washington: He told Of the vast
sums Of money. hsahsd! saved tbst