The Hickman courier., 1871-07-29
"BIII Clark a Radlca,,,.
"oh, shame where is thy blush
A fter all our offers and r~oe-.


'oh, shame where is thy blush
After all our offers and profession. oil
peace, the Columbus Dispatch win quar-
rel with US. We prescribed for him some
weeks ago, advising that he knaw on his
own editorials awhile, but it seems this
treatment is too strong for hint stirs
up the bile too much, and we now think
his own safety demands smaller doses
Really, we didn't intend him to take ii
all at one time
The Dispatch is furious in its last
issue, and neglects all argument 70 vent
little spleen on Capt. Clark. It says,
I'VE understand the Radicals of the Dis
triet are generally supporting Capt. Clark,
and "that they believe Clark's policy
will be the most likely to result in their
subsequent victory" The Dispatch
claims to occupy precisely the same lib
eral position Clark does, and vet has the
effrontry to insinuate that it is some
how allied with Radicalism. On shame,
shame, shame
Bill Clark Radical A man who
was born and nurtured in the very bosom
of a liberal democracy, whose whole life,
now near forty years gone, mas been
ceaseless devotion to it's principles-a
man whom the proud old democracy of
Graves county has time and again en-
now to be injured by such insimations?
Why, sirs, in the last political c,ntest he
made before his home people, IN lbs home
precinct, out of something over 20t Demo
cratic voters only FOUR were polled
against him, and this too when he ran
against one of the most popular men in
the Purchase Point us b man
whose own neighbors thus rally to him,
and we will point you to one whom
strangers may not fear to trust Bill
Clark has always been true, in peace and
in war, whether following the star gem
med banner as a civilian or eircling
around its gaudy plume in battle. We
appeal then to a fair minded people, a
people who are willing to do justice, if
when these gentkmen are driven from
argument, if good and true man is to be
thus struck down by unsustained insinu-
ations. Every sense of justice forbids
Let the candidates 90 before the peo-
pie upon their own merits and the merits
of the issues they represent. We know
not how the Radicals of the District will
vote, but suppose some will Tote for
each, but if they vote solidly for Hale
or solidly for Clark, it does not affect the
Democracy of either, and it is unfair to
to work any advantage on such
grounds We know our neighbor is an
honorable and upright gentleman, but
think his understanding has been impos-
ed upon on this point, and are satisfied
that before the election it will disabuse
the minds of its readers of any inten-
tional Misrepresentation. For our own
part, we have heard but one Republican
express himself, aud he declared his in-
tention to vote for Hale, purely from
considerations, and iDstead of
using it as n reflection Hale, we set
it down as compliment to his personal
worth. If some Republicans do vote for
Clark as liberal democrat in preference
to one they consider more ultra, where
is the harm? The Democracy invite
he co operation of the liberal elements
IF all parties, whether Republicans, old
Wings, Know Nothings, or Americans.
Is 1t right Just now on the ers Of The
lection, to seek to injure by insinua-
ions, implications, and unsustained con-
eotures, a man, whom none has dared |
hus to attack face to face. Hale can
,assed every precinct in the two counties
md made no such charges, and We know |
would not buy victory by such means.
Therefore we beg our neighbor to do
ustiee in this matter. We can endorse |
he Dispatch as an honorable paper, and
,elieve it will do it.