The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-10-18
VERY PROMINENT
REPUBLICAN SAYS
He Will Vote For PreSi-
dent Wilson.
J. ". PHELPS, WARREN COUNTY
Is the Man and Authorizes Such
a Statement To Be
Published.
WANTS SUPPORT OF FRIENDS

The following recently appeared
as a special to the Bowling Green,
KY, Messenger:
Richpond, Ky, Oct. 7.-Mr. John
w. Phelps, a wealthy retired farmer
and tobacco buyer OF Richpond. rhis
county. authorizes me to announce,
through the Messenger, to his
friends throughout Warren ana All
joining counties that he will support
the Democratic ticket at the coming
election.
Mr.. Phelps is a widely known AMI
highly respected citizen, having ac-
CURED considerable wealth in the
tobacco business in his early life.
having been in that business Tor
over thirty years, and now, though
he be in his eighty-ffth year, is nale
and hearty and rides out to his farm
nearly every day, and is very fond
of reading. He first left the ranks
of Democracy at that well-reuem-
red-by-most-of-you Plano cOuven
tion in 1899. He voted for John
Young Brown the following year,
and the Republican ticket thereafter
until 1912, when like many Others
he followed the Teddy Bear into tie
ranks of Progressiveism, only to last
two short years, then last year back
to the cabin, but now, after reading,
watching and studying the unbossed-
by-anybody Woodrow Wilson, he
calmly smiles and says he is good
enough for him.
He asks his friends TO lay aside
prejudice and political heredity and
vote for a man that has proven that
he is a man. He says tell the Re
publicans and Progressives to think
of devastated and bankrupt Europe.
How easily Wilson could have had
us in the same condition, but he
didn't. How he could have murder
ed and taken ignorant Mexico, whom
no sensible person wants, but he
didn't. Now study some of the
things he did do. 1t was under him
that the law was passed to prevent
European-made goods being dumped
into the United States after the war;
other such great laws as the Federal
Reserve Law, the Farm Loan Law,
the Eight-hour Day Law, Working
mems Compensation Law, Child La
Dor Law, Inheritance Tax Law,
Children's Bureau, Post Offices made
self-supporting, Grain Gambling
stopped. law giving the President
power to retaliate against foreign
governments which violate Ameri-
can rights, and the first real pre-
paredness to insure peace. Also
many other great and good laws.
Read and study this remarkable
administration from now until No
vember I, and go to the polls and
vote as he expects to do, according
to the dictates of your own con-
'Ni'HNS' anu tHdt CdH ne LOT
Hughes. Wall Street Rockefeller,
Morgan. Gould, Vanderbilt or any
of the other demagogues, but will be
for Woodrow Wilson and the great
common people. He says in conclu-
sion, why make a change when Will
son has been tried and proven true?
Writers Note--These facts were
dictated to me by Mr.. Phelps per-
sonally, and can be proven. Anyone
doubling, can wire, write or call Mr..
John w. Phelps. Richpond. Warren
county, Kentucky.l
The above shows the trend among
the Republicans. That the Demo-
cratic party will fall heir to con-
siderable portion of the Progressive
vote is equally manifest.
Judge B. f. Proctor. of this city,
followed the fortunes of the Pro-
gresslye party during its brief life.
He attended the Chicago Progressive
Convention that nominated Roose-
welt for President. He stood ready |
TO support him as Progressive. but
was not willing TO follow him into
the Republican camp. He was made
a State elector for the Progressive
party, with the full understanding