The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-07-01


! A correspondent writes SO follows:
! I..You will see By reference to the HEX
man Courier. that Mr. Warren justly
7 saws the bin to provide for the payment
Of the State debt is Of moreinterest to our
I peepfe than any other proposition; and
i vet he euleaiaes Col. Holt lCho roted
: aqa inst tJsissbiR, aud says he fails to tind
/ fault in him. See Senate journal, page
1872, March 22d.
T. "How is Mr.. Holt on negro testimony
z now You remember what the Louis
( vile Goiamercaafs correspondent sad OF
I hin when he was elected speaker on ihe
18th of VI arch last. - Eadtscah Hefafd,
The Hera}d refers Holt 5 vote against
Senator Tyier's Funding bili,P aud his
position OF opposition to Negro testi-
usous. to the Hickman CoURIER, and
and thinks we should square the suppos-
"a Inconsistency Of Defending Holt
Who opposes these measures and at the
same time Of opposing Hale and Silver
saoth who occupy identical positions
Nth Holt We eoueede the Aarai1s
right to demand explanation.
we hold that an Individuals views Oh
the Tyler BiIi. or on the question Of
Negro Testimony, are no tests Of his
- Srsz,'-s.ss - s 81. - *
such an alignment We DO not'proseribe
a democrat beeanse he opposes Negro
testimony. nor viii we be prescribed be
cause we favor ii We coucede Co.'s.
Silvertooth and Hale to be as good dem
oerats We, but claim the right to pre-
! fer equal ; as good democrats who advo
/ cate 3ootictes more in consona nee with our
views We should appiy the same rule
/ in the Third District if We were called
upon to choose.
The Herald attacked Col. Holt be
cause Of his vote-agaiust Senator McCree-
nv aud souehtto throw the Herald as a
democratic organ asaiust bin, aud
hence we came to Hollis defence, We
should defend silvertooth or Hale from
a ike attack. We did defend SiIyertooth
only la,t week from this same charge
made BIZ the Herald
Besides We do not admit Col Holt to
be ultra on the negro testimony question.
We understand him to be liberal in bis
ideas We understand him to occupy
precisely the same position that Gov.
Leslie occupies, that he is personally in
favor of it, but obeyed the voice Of his
people by voting agsinst'it. We support
Leslie aud therefore consistently eau
make no war on Holt II, however, in
The pending canvass, Holt does bow bis
private judgment to what we conceive to
be popular prejudice on this question,
instead of boldly meeting aud combating
the same with reason aud argument aud
helping to prepare the publie mind 20
perform an inevitable public duty, we
feertsiuly should contemn his position on
this issue Nevertheless, we should con
eede him to be Democrat, entitled 10
the votes Of al who chose to support
him, but in our judgment ruinously
Thai ~ ssfTe 1gAfs = Essgssg.
"The Hickman Courier cannot find
the White Mans Party. and is indignant
at the very mention OF it. The Cohrjer
has been taking a new departure from
the Democratic party. and las got clear
III 10 the another direction from the
V bite Mans party. If II will look into
the very heart Of the Dergecraric party,
and into ali the teachings OF the fathers.
it cannot fail 70 fnd the White Man
Party. --I'qdaeeh He,1ai,t.
We have been locking into the Demo
cratic platforms Of Psnnsy lvania, Ohio
Iowa, California, Connecticut, Maine,
Kentucky, etc, and see 10 mention Of it.
Ifiti atthe heart Of the Democracy,
Why are all Of our party platforms SO
silent, and why do our Acknowledged
leaders like Hendricks, Pendleton, Beck,
MeCreery. Leslie and Carlisle, not bold
~ adyocateit before the people. VIII
the Herald assert thatthe Democracy
proclaim one thing through their plat
forms and through their party leaders
who are brought face TO face with Repub
liean. speakers, and Jet hold different
views IS citizens and controllers of toe
party lpress Either, cur public enun-
Citations are false, or the gibberiug OF
these impracticable journals are. Believe
Us, old friend, this cry of White
Mans Party" is a fraud aud cheat, =
practicable in every sense. of the word,
and inteBded only to work up prejudices
which can accomplish no good, but will
do much harm. It appeals to every
white mans natural prejudice, but
promises him nothing but continued
strife, contentious and excitement, about
the eternal H'niggerp
There are only two great parties in
this country, the Democratic aud Re
publican. and other factions. views, sects
and creeds must be absorbed by one or
the other, preparatory forthe great strug
gle of 1872. These two great parties are
marshaling their forces and taking their
positions, aud in neither do we find any
recognition for the White Mans Party.
Where then viii these frieuds 6shtin
1922
The HereiI in this same issue proudly
suggests the name of Gen. Winfield S.
0Hancook, of Pennsylvania, as its favorite