The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-03-27
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

are you Democrat! " Dcmo-
crat true to principle, you will have a
plain, simple, but important duty to per.
form on next Saturday week. On that
day the party will hold meeting at the
various precincts Of the county for the
purpose Of getting an expression from
the voters Of the party as 10 the most
suitable mon TO Gil the different county
Offices at the next election. The meetings
should he conducted quietly, honestly,
and fairly. If man should perpetrate
dishonest net on that day to secure a
vote for himself or favorite, il is unsafe
to trust him in the ordinary transactions
Of life. Men should thus regard these
contests, and brand with shame such a
citizen of our county. Besides. being
reprehensible in the eyes of honest, pure
men to resort to the trickery usually en-
ployed in closely contested elections. it is
decidedly impolitic in party race, as
these practices have proven disastrous to
the dominant party in hundreds of in
stances within the knowledge Of many Of
our readers. We therefore urge the as.
pirapts for nomination and their friends
to close the canvass on the 4th day Of
April rs they have conducted it thus
far, without serious cause of offense to
any member of the party, or their oppo-
nents.
To the Democratic voters of Lincoln
we desire to say that it is time we were
all getting back to the old moorings. We
have been out Of line long enough. II
we hope to retain our ascendency in the
county, and maintain our principles, we
cannot afford to stand back and take no
part in selecting our representatives in
the coming contest.
1t may appear consistent to some Of
us TO Withhold our aid in the choice of a
ticket SO as to enjoy the freedom Of
voting for some good man who belongs
to the other party; but let such consider
that the "good man" runs not us himself,
but as the Exponent of the principles of
that party WHICH has brought upon the
country its most terrible ealamities. He
will impose upon your neighborly gener-
osity, get your vote, and defeat, by de-
ceiving you, the Democratic nominos;
and then with horse-laugh that will be
echoed in every neg,o-cabin in the land,
claim Radical victory. Don't be caught
in such trap, anasufer yourself humil-
lated by a mistaken feeling of neighbor-
ly affection.
The principles taught by the great con-
tending parties are distinct and antngo-
nistic. They are SO well understood by
every voter of Lincoln, too, that it Is
unnecessary to contrast them here. The
Republican who laughs in his sleeve at
your lukewarmness, and presumptiously
essays to augment your feeling of disaf
fiction; or to lecture you, with long
face AMI down-cast eyes upan the Gun
importance of politics in county Offices
and seduce YOU from your allegiance to
our party by such subterfuges as the av-
.erage Radical officeseeker knows so we'll
how TO use. is always the endorser of the
coruptions OF his own rotten party, and
the loudest advocate of the damnable
civil rights bill now sleeping in its man
Ky cradle in the American Congress.
To all such, il is the duty of true Demo
Gratis to say, get behind me Satanl
There is safety alone in compact col
umns-thorough party organization the
ballot box and Democratic rule from the
smallest municipal Office to the Presiden-
tial chair.