The Hartford Herald

Meanwhile the manufacturers of life-destroying engines, big and little, are working their forces overtime.

Right now, President Wilson is a greater man in peace than any of the rulers of those foreign nations is in war.

Lives there a man with soul so dead who never to himself hath said 'Hurrah for the home baseball team?'

Lots of people who were preparing to get their first glimpse of Europe will now have to 'see America first.'

And it will do them just as much good.

Some little neutral countries across the waters are having their toes trampled upon, but Uncle Sam is 'standing pat' with his peace pronunciamento.

These are days when all of us are splendid judges of the ripeness of a watermelon. But nevertheless we require the dealer to 'plug' it in order to be certain.

President Wilson struck the key note of the psychological matter when he issued his address to all Americans to cease taking sides in the European war embroglio.

Editor Sommers, of the Elizabethtown News, thinks the sack races at the fair will be very interesting and exciting provided ladies with hobble skirts are permitted to enter. Experience along this line would give the ladies some advantage, however.

In the case of the present Republican candidate for U. S. Senator (former Governor Willson) it will be noted that the double 'lls' in his name occur near the middle and are not put at the conclusion in capital letters, usually with the addition of a 'D.'

No doubt there is trouble nowadays in pronouncing or spelling some of the foreign names in the war news. There used to be an old rule in printing offices that when the compositor came to a word he couldn't pronounce or spell, he would just call it 'Cincinnati' and go ahead.

Readers might try that.

America has the greatest wheat harvest in its history this year.

What a pity that the surplus of it cannot go to increase the health and strength of human beings in the laudable effort of building up the world's affairs, instead of acting as a substitute for the work and output of millions of men now engaged in the principal occupation of killing each other!

Teddy is still writing interviews for the newspaper reporters, but his stuff has to take inside pages to give room for matters more important on the first page. One of his latest outbreaks was a continuation of his attacks on President Wilson for repealing a bill in Congress giving American coastwise ships free use of the Panama Canal. Almost everybody now believes this was all right—except the Colonel.

The Monroe Doctrine is serving us mighty well these troublous days.

Were it not for this safeguard against the nation's interests and the presence of a safe, sane and eminently wise President at the head of the country's affairs, Uncle Sam would now be mixed up with some other powers of the earth in a devastating and causeless conflict. The Monroe Doctrine and Woodrow Wilson work exceedingly well together.

Congressman Stanley has publicly announced that he is heart and soul for the success of the ticket nominated by the Democrats in the recent primary and this should inspire his many friends to be so like-minded. It is a manly and chivalric thing for him to do, and proves his pure and straight Democracy. Let all loyal Kentucky Democrats rally to the support of the ticket of their party, which is certain to be elected by an overwhelming majority.

A deeply patriotic and opportune address has been issued by President Wilson (found on another page) to the people of the United States, adjuring them to be moderate or reticent in their expressions concerning the European war, and especially in the matter of 'taking sides.'

The remarks of the President deserve the attention and observance of every citizen.

It is combinations of expressed sentiment that create strife and dissension.

Our country should be neutral in this matter, both individually and as a nation.

In last Saturday's issue of the Courier-Journal appeared quite a commendable and comprehensive article relating to the new Compensation Law enacted by the last Kentucky Legislature, from the pen of our former townsman (but at present a resident of Louisville) Hon. John J. McHenry. Mr. McHenry is well posted upon Constitutional law, having been a member of our last Constitutional Convention, and his ideas anent the subject at hand are of weight and consequence. He finds objections to the Compensation Act as it now stands.

A city or town hospital would be a good institution for Hartford and we hope to see some of our enterprising citizens take the matter up. In such a place as this, supplied with trained nurses and presided over by a capable physician, persons suffering from malignant diseases could be taken care of with every assurance of proper treatment. The charges need not be high, if the institution is properly managed. It would be patronized by people living outside of Hartford and ought to be a paying investment.

THE CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP.

Quite a number of the Democrats of Ohio county have solicited Judge J. S. Glenn, of Hartford, to become a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Circuit Judge of this district, composed of Ohio, McLean, Hancock and Daviess counties. We do not recall that Ohio county has furnished a Circuit Judge in a generation, and certainly not since the formation of the present judicial district. The Owensboro Bar has had the Circuit Judge for many years. Hon. Lucius P. Little held the office for two terms of twelve years, Hon. W. T. Owen for two terms of twelve years, and Hon. T. F. Birkhead, our present Judge, will finish his second term of twelve years on January 1, 1916. Continuously for the last thirty-six years Daviess county has had the Circuit Judge.

Of course, the people of Ohio, Hancock and McLean counties do not think that Daviess county has purposely retained the Circuit Judge through selfishness, or through any lack of fair play in politics, for they are a just and generous people, and always have been willing to alternate upon an equitable basis with their neighboring counties in selecting their district officers whenever suggested.

Through an unbroken rule the Circuit Judge has always been given his second term, but never permitted to hold a third term. Twelve years ago Judge T. F. Birkhead, our present Judge, defeated Judge W. T. Owen for re-election on this issue. Judge Birkhead successfully advocating that it was not democratic for a Judge to ask for the third term.

In very recent elections in Kentucky the results show that this sentiment has been growing in popular favor throughout the entire State, and the people have fixed opinions against the third term.

Especially is this true as to Judges, whose terms are fixed by the Constitution at six years; and when a Judge has served his second term, he has been twelve years in office.

The people generally think a term of twelve successive years in a Judicial office should be enough to satisfy the ambitions of most any man.

Judge Glenn is one of the best lawyers in the State, and well equipped for performing the duties of a Circuit Judge.

He has been one of the foremost lawyers at the Hartford Bar for more than twenty-five years, and a strong Democrat.

It has been known by his friends for some time that it was his ambition to become Circuit Judge of his district. When asked about his intentions in the matter, Judge Glenn admitted that at the proper time he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination.

The people of Ohio county will give him a generous and united support, and he feels confident of winning the Democratic nomination at the August primary in 1915.