The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-10-08
Great Crowd Out To Meet
Trio OF Celebrities
Monday

Monday was a great day for the
G. o. p. in "these parts" Hartford
had, for a brief time, as her guests
Col Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Cover
nor E. p. Morrow and Hon. Richard
p. Ernst, the latter the Republican
nominee for U. S. Senator from this
State. The trio left Bowlins Green
Monday at an early hour by automo-
biles for Morgantown, where they
made addresses, commencing at 10
O'Clock. Lunches were prepared for
them which they partook Of while en-
route here. When the Party struck
Green River, at Borah's Ferry, Ted
,dy" and the Governor turned ducks"
disrobed and plunged into the water
just like a couple o'boys. They
were complaining of feeling fine on
their arrival here at 1:10 p. m.
1t was seen early in the day that
only small percentage of the throng,
estimated at $500, could be accom-
modated in the Court Hall and a plat
form was hastily erected on the lawn
from which Miss Mary Marks, as
sistant principal Of the Hartford High
School introduced Lieutenant Col
Roosevelt in a happy manner. she be-
ing the first woman, in so far as our
knowledge goes. to introduce a poll
teal speaker within Ohio County
Miss Marks also introduced Governor
Morrow, who in turn introduced Mr.
Ernst
Teddy, Jr.. bears strong resem-
blance to his deceased father, espe-
cially is this true in manner of
speech and gesture, being forceful as
Well as logical Esch of the speak
ers were accorded the closest of at
tention. barring some disturbances
made by q crowd of boys equipped
with pictures OF Cox tied together
and flung from the Court hall win
l.dows adjacent 60 the sneakers stand
intermlngled with a lot OF loud talk
ing. An automobile bedeclled with
Cox pictures parading around the
Court house also lent some assistance
10 the small-boy gang in the only
disturbance Of the occasion which
otherwise would have been perfect in
its orderliness.
Col. Roosevelt made the chief
speech, which was in part as follows
1--WE stand at this moment in
critical period in this country's his
tory. The whole world has been
shaken to its foundations by the cata-
clysm OF the last five years Economic
standards have been overset and false
values have been created. The stor-
ed wealth OF generations of industry
has been scattered to the four winds
Destruction OF human life has cut the
constructive powers in this genera
tion for as is the case in all wars. the
toll of death has fallen most heavily
on the flower ply ,sically and moral
ly, of the community. All this is
bad. and in itself would be a difficult
problem to adjust, but this is not all.
''These are not the most serious re-
suits of the great war. The world
over. there has been bred up con-
dition of nervous excitement and
turbulent irritation. The world over.
the result of this is manifesting it.
self. Bloody wars are raging in Eu-
rope this year, and revolutions, rapine
and destruction. We, in our country,
are freer than other nations from
them and we must none the less bear
them in mind or we, too. like Europe.
may be whirled into civil strife. The
country over there is grave unrest.
There is combination of reckless in
difference and violent oscillations of
thought. In a republic the success
of the government depends upon the
average of the people. for the gov
eminent is the average of the peo-
pie When the average of the peo-
pie are swayed by gusts of violence.
from one extreme to the other, re-
public is in great danger. When the
average of the people tend to act first
and think afterwards, look out. for
there are rocks ahead.
eve, in this country, are essential
ly home people. Our thoughts in
stinctlvely center around the family |
circle This is fortunate, particularly |
at this time, because, on the whole,
Il believe men and women with chill