The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-20
THE LAST LEGISLATURES.


has not checked the tide Of lie caustic
criticism either Of its individual mem
bers or of the body as whole.
In commanding TO the candid consid-
Grafton of the various candidates through
out the State, who aspire to Legislative
honors, measures of progress and rcfor-
nation, which it has from time 10 time
earnestly advocated, il does not pursue
that course Of journalistic conduct which
Is best calculated TO insure an enactment
into law Of these zealously pressed meas
ures. Abuse Of the last Legislature,
though as all others, il probably had
Its shortcomings very impoiiric, il
the Courier,Jo'rndl simply has in view
the advancement Of what il conceives TO
be the welfare Of the whole State. Pro-
gress nor reformation are affected by bull
lyism. Perseverance and zeal displayed
in their advocacy pay well but zeal,
without ordinary courtesy, like zeal with
out knowledge, accomplishes nothing be-
yond the wearing out of the zealOt. No
respectable Legislative body has ever yet
suffered itself to be absolutely governed
by the dictation of one man, and il is
rarely the case that any one man is jus
tilted in setting himself up as wiser than
respectable Legislative body.
Men are made to differ, and their diff
ferences should be tolerated with de-
cency becoming the necessity Of the diff
ference. If we desire to 'fclose the diff
ference" Of what avail viii utilization
be-?
As for WRIGHT, of the House, and
Pore, of the Senate, especially the for
mer. they are everywhere regarded as
mere puppets of the COarier-Journai.
Instead Of contending with the igno-
rance and prejudice Of majority who
were perpetually throwing restraint and
snares around every liberal and states
manlike effort" they, and especially
WRIGHr, were the mere echoes of the
Courier-Journal thunder. If this paper
had advocated the importation of all the
men, women, children, dogs, snakes and
bugs Of the Fejee Islands, WRIeHr, prob
ably not PorE, would have swelled into
the dimensions Of an ordinary bull-toad
in affected admiration Of the scheme
The C6gier-Journai knows this better
than any one else, and down in the bot
tom of its gizzard, has a first-class con-
tempt for Major PompousPuppet Wright
And yet, since he is a first-class lackey,
it viii not do TO publicly exhibit this
frst-class contempt. Other members have
had either the hardihood or good judg-
ment, or both, while Drawing the bravo
do. TO distrust the leadership of the Com-
ier-Joaunai, and have consequently been
placed on the prescribed list; and yet it
has more sincere respect for them than
for others who are seeking the thrift that
follows the fhwning
Referring to the public and local legis-
lation Of last winter, il II was 50 injuri-
Gus to the State, why is not the injury
pointed out, a. wcllas the particular act
from which it howsi The communities
and cousties for which the local bills
we're passed are in no wise displeased, and
If they had not desired such Legislation,
they would not have sought il. The
people never demanded Vienna Exposi-
tion bills, and If such measure had been
by them regarded as of overwhelming
necessity, the presumption is they would
have so expressed themselves. The in
dietment against the last Legislature is a
very peculiar one. Il is sometimes ar
raigDed because ii did too much, and be-
fore il can be put fairly upon its de-
fence, we witness the legal legerdemain
of a shifting Of indictments, and an nc
cusation against, not what it did do, but
what il didn't The vilest dog that ever
killed a sheep or broke into a smoke
house wouldn't be compelled to plead to
such homogeneous charges. II we pro-
pose 10 consign men 10 public ignominy.
give them, before sentence. at least the
benefit Of the presumption, which at
taches TO common tkief. of innocence
until guilt Is proven. Moreover, the
country papers, although they may have
differed from their representatives on mat
tiers Of public policy, were not bound 10
follow the course suggested by the Cour>
ier~JoArnai. snd squirt II Ga. syringe
Of abuse at q returning member. This
would not have bean polite; il would not
have been gentlemanly. In fact, the
country papers are disposed 10 bear them
selves with as much ameniiy toward the
Of their respective eoun-
lies. who return 10 their homes, as the
Courier-Jourpai b toward the ballet, girl
sr operasingsS or tho tight-rOpe per
loxmer, on the nssro-minstrel, or the Ma
pr General Smith and staff, or any other
1orihiss who Wait Louisville one day. and
xaks up Rext morning 10 hnd ''siereo-
.sps puf In the local columns Of this
Increasingly overwhelming independent
,apsr. 10 Il honor there DO IN this little
natter Of complimentary notices. some.
imes called palipg, "honons are spsy
.ctween The Conrier- Jousylai and the
country papers. The bfm6r pun the
negro inilsirel and the General On
peace footing. and the latter puh gentle