The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-09-25
The F'aducah or Benton Com
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VeEkEI92.
B The farmers congressional district
convention or council, which met in
Mayfeld last week for consultation,
adjourned without making nomina
tiou, bur TO re assemble in Benton
Oct -, only. two days before the Dis
trict Democratic Convention, which j.
to meet in Paducah os'he 18th. The
object and purposes Of the Benton
convention are variously specuiated
upon, and by none more conspicuOusly
dian the. brotherhood Of the Patrons
OF HusbSndry. There are those who
believe and charge that it is move
ment IN direct antagoDism to the Dis
trict Democratic Convention, and thit
its nouiuS will make the race in op
position to, or regardless of, any Dem
ocratc nomination THIS position We
believe to be misrepresentation Of
the farmers There are Others, lead
ing aud Influential Patrons, who assure
The public, that the Benton meeting or
convention, will do nothing not in har
mcny with the Democratic seotim N
of the District The latter view ap
pears most probable, aud Is certainly
of mutual interest and mutually de
sirable 10 the Democratic aud farmers
organizations.
There is no cause for antagonism
between the Democratic party of the
District and the Patrons of Husband
>ssgsBat I'll sire -s4aufey s-cou1rnou'
interest aud a common cause for them
to act n harmony. The most Jealous
Patron can point to DO distinctive priu
ciple of the Democratic party that the
Changers are net actively for; or in
other words, the Democrats party Is
the embodiment Of Grangerism in a
political sense, barred by The business
feature attached to the organization Of
the Patrons of Hu>bandry. Never
theless. there are those who are urgent
for the Grangers to make separate
and distinct nomination at the Benton
meeting on the 18Th, with the view of
massiug The farmers upon him regard
less. of the Democratic nomination.
The sreatsSdy Of the men parties
TO aud engaged in the Benton conyen
ton are thoroughly honest and pure
minded. prompted alone ty patriotic
purposes bgt, there are undeniably
others, who are inherently and con
stiiutionally opposed to the Democrat
ic party, but by force of circum,tan-
ces acting in ii aud with it, who are
secretly anxious that the Benton meet
ing may prove nucleus BY which dis
ruption may be effected.
The Changers cannot risk war with
the Democratic party in this District,
because, there being DO issues between
them, aud the bulk Of the membership
of she Patrons being original Demo
Gratis, the division produced by two
separate nominations would play *
acuy into the hands of the RepubIi-
cans. This the Patrons Of Husband
" of the District dc not desire to do,
and will not knowingly lend themselves
10 such a purpose. Those who are
more zeaIou,ly for the Patrons Of Hus
baudry than for the Democratic party
can console themselves with the truth
Ihar tHeir movement wou{d auract a
large per centaee Of the Democratic
vote to their nominee, but they should
weigh as we'll the fact, that the Demo
cratic party would draw a perhaps still
larger per centuge Of their membership
and sympathizers, aud place them in
active aud permanent antagonism TO
their organization
We repeat, such contest would be
peeNarly unfortunate, and should be
carefully guarded against. We speak
plainly, by the card, and to the letter,
to the Changers of the District: Such
contest would prove injurious, if not
suicidal to their organization. The
COURIER has been the true, sincere
+ friend Of the Granaers, albeit 0 syco-
phantic fawDing Tor their smiles has
appeared in these columns, and from
this standpoint We speak plainly, Civ
ing our honest opinion, without re.
serve, that tie Patrons should not suf
fer a collision with the Democratic
party.