Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-08-22
The Rspnblitan.
KENTUCKY.
Vho and What Trjumphed in the
Late Election.

IVho and What Trjumphed ia the
Late Election.
The Democratic papers throughout the
North are rejoicing at the result of the re-
cent Kentucky election. This is perfectly
proper, and anything else would be unnat-
ural. The reader will readily understand
this when he has perused the following
from the Franklin (Ky.) Commonwealth:
Tho State election of Monday last has
resulted, as was anticipated, in q large ma
jorify for Helm and those associated with
him on the Democratic ticket. The per
sons chosen in the counties for Represent
atives are also. with but comparatively few
exceptions, Unidentified with the democracy
of the strictest sect. 1t may be well for
careful and prudent men TO reflect upon
this demonstration of Kentucky politics,
and consider dispssSionately what Is its ex
act meaning.
We imagine that we viii not be suspect
ed Of rancor when We make the following
assertions. They are so widely known,
that it would be painting the lilly" to ac-
cumulate proofs:
l. John l.. Helm, Governor clccI, was,
during the entire war of rebellion. an un-
disguised sympathizer with The Confcder-
ates. He was more than once arrested by
Sherman and Rousseau; and more than
once engaged in open or overt schemes.
which looked solely to the benefit Of the
rebel CcnIsderacy. He has Eot during all
the long weary years of war breathed one
patriotic aspiration for the national tri-
umph.
.. John W. Stevenson, Lieutenant Gov
'ernOr elect. hiss uniformly adhered to the
Calhoun school of politics. He has been
true believer in the doctrines OF States
Rights. in ,leir broadest and most danger
Gus Interpretation, and an underwriting adj
hcrent of John c. Breckinridge. His feal-
ty to the los; cause is beyond question.
3. John Rodman, Attorney General
elect, raised regiment for service in the
Confederate army. and LEFT Kentucky with
Bragg, in lS62. We have not at hand the
details OF his military service; but it viii
not be denied that his heart and soul were
in the Confederate cause.
4. ID. Howard Smith, Auditor of State
elect, formerly of Chicago. was Colonel of
regiment of Confederate cavalry, and
served under John Morgan during the en-
tire war;
.. James w. Tate, of Frankfort. Treas
urer elect, was during the entire war par
tiZan the rebellion. The fact is known
to every citizen ofthis place and needs no
elaboration.
q. u. y. Smith Superintendent of Public
Instruction elect, hes always and notorious
ly held kindly and hopeful views for the
Southern COn.ederacy.
Such is "A list of candidates which a ma
jority of the people of Kentucky. have. at
a free poll, elevated 20 Office. The people
OF the nation are authorized to judge of the
pOpulace by their representative men. 1t is
fair inference thatiheSc gentlemen. strung
on cord of common sympathy for the re-
bcllion, are TO be considered the rosary of
the Democratic Church in Kcntucy. Such
is our honest belief Such will bc the
judgment OF ali calm minded men.
What, then, is tte practical Inference
II is that the ''lost cause is found again in
Ketucky. Tha; the majority that fiinched
from shot and shell are now bold in mere
ircasonable endorsement. The hands that
feared to assault the armed Republic arc
swift (the dangers of life and money pasf)
to become accessories after the fact. The
pith OF the moral is that Kentucky would
tomorrow hSil with applause (not by any
means with material add counter revolu-
ton, which would eject Congress from its
power and transfer the Federal rule to
John c. Brcckiniidgc, Jesse ID. Bright and
Isham c.. Harris.