Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-07-12
GUMPTION, H~
Which is plain Common Sense, in United States
language, without Educational Furbelows
BY L. Il. HOVERMALE.
Political Attrition.
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Political Attrtion.
Some of the excellent fellows who are running Tor the
office of County Attorney have awakened to the TACT hat
yours truly" had sufficient number Of good citizens Tor
to make the outlook doubtful for them, promptly set
to work to counteract the growth of the sentiment for
and being good fellows have evidently by some peculiar
feat of telepathy all adopted the method of attrition
To illustrate: One of my opponents said to me few
days ago that was not running that majority of the
men who were for me would be for him. and he added
that the 'peope" expected that would quit the race
To prevent any possible ation of my supporters from
that rumor let me say now and finally that will not quit
the race but will be candidate until the polls close on
August 4th Now this alleged expectation could not ex-
st not being fostered by the friends Of the man
who would profit by it, and is not fair either to me or to
the public.
Another is persstently repeating in every section that
very few in other sections supporting me- and still an
other opponent is alleging that am not in good faith
candidate and that am for him. All of these methods
may be good politics. but they are not good principle and
their against constrans to state anew my rea-
sons for the hope have thatI will be elected
The people-the votersare the arbters of the polit
ica fate of all the candidates. and in their judgment and
honesty have implicit and abiding trust. Not faith
that they will vote for me, right wrong, but faith
that they will vote for what they believe to be the best in
terests of their county, and candidate has the right to-
feel agreved if the people choose other than he.
At this point want to explain another thing. Some
of my friends ask why don't get out and mix more.
Thereare two reasons one that have work that can
not neglect but the most potent that have too
much respect for the intelligence of the citizenship of the
county assume that profue handshakng and candida
toria gush will help them to arrive at correct conclusion
as to their duty as citizens When candidate with whom
have only slight acquaintance rushes up and both
hands greet and spills with gush and soctude
mind hrinpS of ftSOft
and his chances of getting my vote is materially essened
Do you my reader, feel that this
soicitude of the 'good mixer influences your vote Or
has most Observers have you learned that the good
mixer is almost invariably poor officer? On last Mon
day candidate said to that he wished that was the
custom for candidates to for office state the
ideas they advocated and leave the balance to the people,
asked him why he didn't try it, and he said that the peo
pie expect it, don't believe that the people expect that
candidates shall scour the county shaking hands, The
candidates expect that thepeope expect it and force
two months confusion and strife them each election
am the only candidate for County Attorney who has
had the courage to base his hope of election the nte
gence of the citizenship of the county, may be elect
ed but if not will be because don't measure up to the
peoples ideals. believe that the people will do what
they think is best
AS an example of what the people are thinking along
those nes good citizen, who lives in precinct that
nents, said here Monday Hovermale is not out raising
big FUSS but quietly attending to his work. We know
him and know what he stands for and believe that ther
is enough of who will vote for him to elect him." Ant
almost daily get letters, unsolicited, from good men il
all parts of the county that make feel sangune of sue
cess in my fight for the nomination.
In this connection want to call attention to few
the issues in this Go back the public records
all of the candidates for this office and fnd if you can
instance where either of my opponents out in tn
open and fought for moral reform at time when tina
moral issue sorey needed men. For twenty-five years
have voted the Democratic ticket without missing an eeC
tion travelling 400 miles at my expense once solely
vote for Democratic nominees, began 18 years ago. tn
prosecutions in magistrates court that carried to tn
Court of Appeals ended forever the shipping liquor c.
D. in Kentucky In every instance where the best inter
ests of the country has been menaced you have found
voice raised in protest, and no man has known
hesitate because it might be unpopular. Iamnot givn
these claims why you should vote for me- but to call
attention the fact that who has done things is MOI
likely to do things again. Irepeat, has any of my opp
nens stood for good cause at the risk of persons
loss? Would either have launched fight while cand
date against the of booze in elections and braved tt
wrath Of the candidate who want to use it?