The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-07-30

Ihe present hummer Oh our Haper
will he the last until after the election.
In our next we will certainly have the
great pleasure of recording II grand
Vie.ssy for the Democracy-and such
victory as will send fresh courage in
TO the hearts of true Democrats all
over the Nation. We have tried to
do our duty as far us our limited re-
sources would pcrmit-without dlshon-
able reflection upon any one. The
Campaign in this State will close to-
morrow, so far as speaking is concern
ed. The canvass, although compare
lively brief. has been arduous and con
tinuous. The candidates upon both
tickets, together with several of the
most popular orators of the State, have
thoroughly discussed the issues of the
day-State aud National. Besides
this, the leading daily papers of the
cities and the country weekly press
have laid PRE- their readers the same
general ideas, and such are the mail
facilities of our Commonwealth that
it may he safely asserted that the great
majority of our citizens have been full
" informed of the doctrines held by
The Democratic and Republican par
ties. as taught by their speakers and
writers. This being true, we presume
the mind of each voter is made up as
-1ur whom he will cast his ballot. The
final result of next Mondays election
we do not fear. That there have been
accessions to our ranks from those of
the Republicans We firmly believe
from the very fact that the people
have been taught this Summer-as
they rarely have bcen-ths objects and
aims of the two political organizations;
and have been shown almost the utter
corruption of the Federal Administra-
ton, and the efforts heretofore and
now being made by the Democratic
and Conservative clemer Is of the cOun
ty to check the party in power, and
thus save the government from being
made a centralized despotism, with
Grant as the chief figure head. Al
ready there are twenty-six States out
the Union Democratic to the back
bone. Even Massachusetts, the era
die of Sumner, Butler, and Radical
ism, has thrown of the yoke of bond
age and pronounced in favor of Dem
ocracy aud antagonistic to centraliza'
ton. Ohio, too, SO long under the
rule of the Republican party, filed in
to our ranks, with every prospect of
remaining there, despite the efforts of
all the leading speakers and papers of
the entire North and West to wean
her from her new love. Pcnnsylvan-
ia and other States will fall into line
il Kentuckians but do their duty in
the pending election. This is not a
time for inactiou. The Democrat who
remains away from the polls next
Monday, is untrue to himself, his par
ty, and his State and country. Eve
ry Conservative who desires To aid in
the good work of retrenchment and
reform, will cast his lot with us. Twas
thus that we were enabled to add
Massachusetts and Ohio to the list of
Democratic States, and it will require
accessions from that political element
to give us other important States.
Example is Il better and truer tea
cher than precept, but let us teach by
both. Our principles are known, and
it only remains for us TO set an ex.
ample next Monday, the influence Of
which. will be felt from one end of
thc country to tie other. Go to your
voting precincts, from the highways
aud the hedges. Vote for that ticket
which is headed with the name of
McCreary. Let no paltry excuse de-
ter or detain you. II the streams are
swollen and you can't get across any
other way to the polls, swim over. We
Sant every vote polled, not because We
fear defeat, but because we want 3d.
900 majority, and by the help OF dis
affected Republicans and the Conserv-
atiyes, we intend to have it. And
now, having in an humble way, at
tempted 10 discharge our duty, we
leave the fsal issue in the hands Of the
people. Kentuckians! yours is glo-
rious heritage Your name and fame
are co-extensiye with civilization
Yours is the banner Democratic State
of the Union. Let not that banner
trail in the dust after next Monday,
or hang at halfmast, but floating high
at ths head of the column. give hope
OF still brighter days To come for all
the people Of the Republie,