New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
DEMOCRACY IN KENTUCKY.

The COuricr-JoUrndl of Louisville, under the
head of More Plain Words" speaks out in meeting after
the following manner:
TIE Democratic party exists not for the benefit Of the
few who enjoy it, patronage, but for the benefit OF the
many composing the state az large aud Is designed to
exi, FOR an time that its present difficulties. II prop
to lis future strength.
Certainly Of those difficulties, the tendency
and the remedy ought 10 be freely discussed n is better
that they shoud ~ the surface and be disposed Of
now than that they should burrow beneath the surface,
tn break out when least prepared TO encounter
Arc there not gangs Of masked outlaws amonfusl
DO these outlaws do they not prey upon the negro
Are their acts or are they not preudcial to the inter
ests all To the Democratic party and to state rghtsi
We believe that no Democratic politician or press in
The state viii deny any one OF these questions They are
admitted by every one. There Is hardly Democrauc
ewspaper in Kentucky that has not asserted them
earnestly have. In this We are in fun accord with
tue sentiment ~ the most orthodox local Democratic
elements In what Therefore, have we gone astay
DO err In the remedy which we propose. or IN the
which assign for the disorders complained Oft
We have shown how there has been in Kentucky
dcep$eated prejudice against The groes WI any IN
tcuigcnt man. and are addressing ourselves % no
other deny this Mind we are not explaining why inns
prejudice is, e1cusng IL or attacking IT, We are
simply stating the fact. The prejudice however, does
not tct the better class OF people. They have no III
Will against the negro They merely regard nun as al
unfit voter, and consider thai the process by which he
ha- been pushed the front wantOn and wicked. so
do They tried To prevent all mat 80 dld We. Inc
effort failed aud we did not propose 10 resist the acs we
had sryen TO prevent nor did tH( We asgeI b Sae
points Therefore intelligent Democrats are in
u
santy to thousands OF people, II was our duty To
Try to moderate public sentiment not that there was
from its intelligence but nat there was
much 10 fear from it, ignorance. And this Is where the
trouble seems 10 come from. TIE prejudice which as
seris Itself In masked Outawry OyeTfOws in the minds
nf ignorant and namcd people who not held IN ter
ror the law, because there h no law 10 punish them
and further because the only witnesses qualified TO es
tify against them excluded from our state Courts
Hence, have attributed most II not all Of the ku
kuN outrages the absence OF negro testimony which
gave ignorant people sort OF legal sanction 10 their
hatred negro, and suggested It's easy aud safe
qualification. Are wrong this conjecture! III we
are hat the sourcei These disorders must have
come origin. What Is III
Tie passage act qualifying grOes may not and
we will not produce the desired effect Matters
have gone for that. Therefore IL IL that every
one il calling for special law, which we say WILL be use
less accompanied by an enabling clause relieving
all PERSONS OF disability.
We repeat in conclusion, is it not better N discuss
these things and speak of them freely and above
board We cannot conceal them. They will not down
AT our bidding They disturbing and dividing as AT
home; they discredtng IA and our frends ABROAD
They are serving the Radicals lucky turn. TAty are
frni, hing preteNts the Federal Government Ihey
are being used arguments against state Rights ana
the Democratic party Can we afford To Nacllatel ISM
We nut the candOr and intelligence OF DehOciato-
AN ac Of treason OF devotion IN us TO use every
means IN our power produce reaction and resultf