The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-10-23
Republican Camouflage.

crat ana RepuDllcan neauQuar-
tiers all the speaking dates were
postponed until after the Liber-
ty Loan Campaign, closing
October 18th.
During this recess the Repub-
lican Campaign Headquarters
are stuffing the mails full of
Republican literature and every
roustabout, jack-leg precinct
Republican henchman is work.
ing overtime and as busy as
bees ''tackling" Democrats
whom they have been told were
soft and could be influenced.
The speech of Ben Bruner, in
which he tells the voters that
there should be no partisanship
in this election, and that just so
a man is for the war program,
or pretends to be is sufficient
and that it is immaterial who is
elected, is the old story and tao
tics followed by all parties ev-
erywhere, whether, county,
state of national politics, when
the man wanting to be elected
knows his party is in the
minority.
Bruner would like for the
Democrats of Kentucky just
now to forget that he has for
years been one of the most bit
ter partisan and uncompro-
missing Republicans on the
stump. He wants them to for
get his violent, vituperative and
slanderous attacks made on the
Democrats in the Goebel CAM
paign,, some of which were
made in LaRue county and well
remembered.
He wants them to forget the
lovely sweet smelling names he
applied to all prominent Demo-
Gratis the time he got beaten for
State Senate in this district by
Uncle" Tom CORN.
He would indeed like very
much for you just now to for
get his fiery, inflamatory, race
prejudice speeches delivered at
Sonora and many other places
in the 4th district when he was
candidate for Congress
against the Hon. d. H. Smith,
OF Hodgenville.
He would also like for you to
not remember his efforts to ex-
plain away and justify the
Bradley's purchase of the
Senatorship when opposed by
Gov. Beckham.
If he would only repeat one
or two of the many cOmpli-
ments he paid to Woodrow Will
son while Wilson was a candi-
date for President, it would give
more light on the subject than
what he says now; among those
he said, viii this Nation Elect
a Theorist, a dangerous fanatic
like Woodrow Wilson to the
high office of President" and
then only two years ago, just
two~ years ago remember,
among many hundreds OF SINH
lar compliments he charged
that Wilson's administration
was "a disgraceful failure"
Yes he admires Wilson just
as you did Taft, Cannon, Pen
rose, Bill Bradley and Gus VIII
son.
He feels toward Senator
Beckham, Ollie James, w. j.
Bryan and all other Democrats,
as you do toward a snake.
Senator Beckham says MIR.
Bruner is running on dead is
sues and questions already set
tied and it is only necessary to
read his speech to see that it is
true, in one place he says he ia
vors "a sound and unquestion-
ed monetary system" This is
ms metnoa OF attacking the
Democrats and belettling their
policies because of once the
leadership of Bryan, why men
ton that subject which was set
tied % years ago this fall. He
says also he favors woman stuff
rage, a Democrat Legislature at
Frankfort last winter has al
ready submitted that question
to. the Kentucky voters and will
be voted on by the people and
il carried, Kentucky women will
then vote whether they do in
other states or not.
He-says.h lis. for prohibition
a Democrat Legislature sub
mitted this question last winter
4. Il.