The Hickman courier., 1874-03-07

aud that they are carried by cunning
and ,rickery?7 i a Republican pa
per should charge Democratic conven
tions IN this manner, it would not
shock public expectation; bot why
should Democratic paper anticipate
such corruption in ita olr'' Party ?
Should it not seek TO reform such
abuses, if they existed. by urging the
people to more sigiIant interest IN
party organization.
The Courier is prepared to concede
that conventions are sometimes evil.
bnt they are necessary era No party
ever did succeed, any length Of time,
without such orgauizatious- I9-the
Hentnckias's assumption is SasF that
conventions in this section have been
carried on by cunning and trickery,
it becomes its duty to name the, con
vention and the trick practieed, gtwell
as the incompetent nominee presented
by said convention II it fails to do
SO, its charges are not well founded
If ii fails to do SO, the Democratic
party has a right to demand Of it as a
party organ, Why it seeks TO fusteu
odum upon its long established party
usages? If it fails to explain these
positions satisfactorily, the Democratic
/ people have a right to conclude that
its purpose is to throw the party into
disorgauization, and thehby defeat the
objects, aims, aud principles of their
party These conclusions are clear
and iucontr,vertible.
In :bis issue, we print an extract
from a able Tennessee contemporary
exactly to the point, which we com
mend to the attention Of the Keahck
ian, and our readers. Our nei- hbors
! TnaepcuIenrs OF rgrTUe<sse
preached that conventions we're odious
aud disgusting" etc, precisely the
language now used by the Kenfuckia,..
aud they elected Radical members 10
Congrsss This i fresh in the mind
Of the keptucktan, and it knows the
result. The Tennessee District az
joining US, boasied Of. III had, larger
Democratic majority rhan the First
District of Kentucky. Conventions
were made odius," aud three Demo-
cratic candidates entered the 6e.d
The candidates and some papers cried
mo danger" any one Of US will get
more votes than the Radical" The
party was disorganizei-hundreds Of
Democrats refused to go to the polls
aud choose between the three Demo-
cratic aspirants, and between the ma
chinaiious of Internal and external
enemies. tbe Radical was elcctedf9i
This might be the result 10 this Dis
trict through the same Influences
Hence the Courier sounds the alarm.
Il the spirit Of disafsctip- Theub
ordination. and disorgauizatiw iwmo rilich
the Kenfuckiaa slings at conventions
are well caculated to produce, be heed
ed, We say there is danger. in this
District. "Couventions arc soemtimes
evil, " and this fact, uakes it an cay /
task to work up prrjudic against them. I
But the rejecting mind, must know
that all parties resort TO them n
you object to Democratic Couveu tions.
and go into the Republican party. YOU
will end that party using the same
system Of Organization.
But this articlseis snly to give the
Reat'4ekian a chsuce to sdress itself
utO liuo-" Letit not -Ee,3;;tate to pro-
est its fealty" to tiaidfeeparty tiaidfeep whosa..,
on horseback with her brYegroom;
in unfrequentiy the yelled 6Amazon re-
,4.i.Iesai'heGsssss.sE1,aiae -
.rats, let Us proclaim il proudly; if
sc believe 10 Democratic principles,
e, US not berouc 30 hastily .dizgu-,ed'
With the long established system Of
necessary to the success of
hese principles; let US cot go months
u advance to anticipate corruptions in
bur party. but wait, on the priuciple
that .suficen, unto tie day is the evil
thereof"
There may be no Convention called
in this District We now know Of no
one asking sach party arbitration. It,
may be that the system of primary
elections" shall be resorted to; but
whatever the mode. we put fed fsritr
on record ia favor Of os to lon.
We can't comprehend how "a Demo
cratic paper can do less. As true
Democrats we have DO right to antici-
pate the corrupt action of orr ,9arty,
aud therefore undermine It's iIfe aud
vitality by preparing the public mind |
to expect an .'incompeteut nominee"
We should distrust our own Democ
raey in so doing
GENERAL Jobu Tyler. son of ex-
Pre- idcnt Tyler, has been licensed as
a preacher by a Methodist Conference
10 Flerida
TIE nomination of Capt T c. Jones,
for Clerk of the courCof Appeals, Is
heartily endorsed By the Democracy
throughout the Stale