The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-07
The lesson Before US.

The elections of Monday last, while
resulting in the triumphant election OF
the Democratic nominee for Clerk OF
the Court of Appeals. none the less
gives very damaging indications to the
Democracy throughout the whole
State. under the "independent" system
under which the Judicial and county
canvasses were made. Non-orgauization
has seriously hurt the morale of the
party, and in some instances brought
actual defeat We favor party nymi-
nations, only for the efficiency of the
party, and because we believe the De
mocracy to be the only power under the
sun capable end willing to preserve in
their purity the liberties of the Re
public. We do admit that the outlook
is exceedingly unpropitious that our
party though in large majority is ter
rible demoralized There are profess
ed Democratic leaders, who have fo1
years been nursing their faetious aud
dissenticnt elements. The great hob
by of these men is to prejudice all
classes of men against conventions,
and all manner of party organization.
They have caught the ear of d good
humber of good people, and now the
fruit is beginning to ripen. Time will
convince all of the bollowness aud
insincerity of their professions.
The adroit management of the Re
Psbieans IN this matter is clearly ex-
'nfoited by the following resolution,
promulgated by the Republican Exc
eutive Committee of the District, IN
session in Paducah last Monday, to
consider the interest Of the Republican
party in the pending canvass for Con-
gress:
Resotced, That in view of all the cir
cumstances surrounding the present can
vass for Congress, it would III the judg-
ment of this Committee be unwise and
impolitic for the Republican party of this
district 10 place any candidate in the field.
Now, this manifesto is transparent,
and artfuIly dove tails to the maneu.
vers of the anti, convention democrats.
All know that the Republicans can
concentrate their whole party strength
on ans candidate in twenty four hours,
and needs no cominee. The action of
their Executive Committee only proves
the anxiety of their party leaders for
the Democracy to hold no convention,
and hence their early and ominous
movement to furnish the Democratic
disorgauzers with this spbterfuge.
The Paducah Kentuckiam, which has
heretofore not approved the movement
for a convention, is beginning to open
its eyes, owing to the results of last
Mondays election. We copy the fol-
lowing
Nominating conventions have not been
very popular with the people of McCraek-
en- county of late years, but after the ex-
peIleQce OF MONDAY we mink very lew
Democrats will be found to object TO them
in the future. The people saw half a
hundred candidates bidding for tina negro
vote; they saw the polls in possession of
drunken negroes; made drunk, 10 doubt
ON money received from Democratic can
didatcs, and they hope never to see a rep
etition of the scene. If the negroes want
TO have a voice in the selection of Demo
cratic candidates let them 60 into con-
ventions under pledges to support the
nominees and conduct them quietly and
decently. The election of one or two Rad
icals to Office is not the cause of our COM
plant. We were willing, with large
majority CT the Democrats in she county,
that the race should be made without
nominations, and the selections made are
with few exceptions very good ones.
But instead of the good feeling which it
was TO have been expected would charac-
terize such canvass II was much more
bitter aud personal than if il had been
made by the nominees of two political
PAL s.es, Let US have no more of II
Accompanying the manifesto from
the Republican Executive Committee
rs published letter from Mr.. Isaac
Trabue, late Republican candidate for
Congress against Grassland, "hur-
raining" for Pickett aud pledgine
the faithful" to support him.