The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-11-03
MORROW GETS A
GREAT OVATION
HUNDREDS TURN OUT TO HEAR
SPEECH OF POPULAR KEN
TUCKIAN
SPEAKSFROM PLATFORM
No Building in Hartford Large
Enough To Hold Enormous
Crowd.

Early yesterday morning people
from out in the county began com
nr into Hartford TO hear Edwin p.
Morrow speak i'm the interest of the
Republican ticket by noon the
crowd had swelled until it was seen
that the court house. the largest
building in town. would not hold
half the people. Automobiles con
tkGed to buzz in right up to the time
of the speaking and each was well
filled with admirers of Mr.. Morrow.
MIR. Morrow spoke at Providence
yesterday and found that he could
not make railroad connection to Hart
ford in time for the speaking. He
telephoned to campaign headquar-
ters here and Chairman Condit and
Chester Lindley met him at Sacra-
monto yesterday morning in an auto
mobile He reached Hartford after
twelve and began his speech near the
scheduled time. 1870. A large ia
BILE was placed on the south side of
the court house and the speaker sent
forth his message from this plat
form He was introduced by Otto
G. Martin. who declared him one of
Kentucky's greatest Republicans. Be
tween 1000 and 1900 people heard
the address that followed.
Mr. Morrow appeared greatly pleas
ed with his audience. lie said he was
always delighted to come to Hart
ford and Ohio county because he AZ
ways found warm welcome, He
said the size of the crowd indicated
the "bustingesr' majority for Hughes
and prosperity that Ohio county ev-
er gave. The speaker was fire.
suently cheered Justify. He spoke
to crowd at McHenry last night and
addresses the voters of Butler coun-
~ at Morgantown to-day.
MIR. Morrow spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Ladies and gentlemen. and fellow
citizens OF. our great common coun-
try:
am always glad to come to Hart
ford and Ohio county because ! new
er came here in my life that was not
revived in a genuine spirit of old
fashioned Kentucky hospitality. But
l am glad to be here today for anoth-
er reason. As | look at this audi
ence. as see the red pepper that has
been split by the Republican party,
abI look into the eyes of the leaders
and workers in the old Republican
party, know that when election
is going to roll up the Spstingest ma
jority ever known for Hughes and
Fairbanks. And my purpose in COM
ing here today, my friends, is as an
American to talk to my fellow Am
orleans about our country. our bus
mess, and what is best to be done
Tor the welfare of the whole people.
and to talk TO you about the honor
OF the American Flag. But ! am not
here under any false pretenses.
am here as a Republican and | am
proud that | am Republican be-
cause you can't honestly write the
history of this country during the
last ntty years unless you write into
that history the glorious record Of
achievements made by the Republican
party. don't claim that the Repub-
lican party has all tha sense in the
world, but believe II has got the
most of the political sense.
went TO talk about another phase
of The situation with you. want to
talk about the honor and respectful
bility of the American country. This
is a protected cOuntry--here you live
close TO the soil in Gods big out-of
doors. want TO read you a prom
Use made by the Democratic party.
They said:
1.-The constitutional rights of Am
erican citizens should protect them
ON our borders, and go with them
throughout the world. and every Am
erican citizen residing or having
property in any foreign country lis
ep1tled to and must DE given the
full protection of the United States
both for himself and his
property"
Fine words. brave words. They