The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-08
NJ n be SO, the Democrats OF
this District should not be
Trusted.


fhis District should not be
Trusted.
The anti-conveniion democrats o
this District charge, as a reason for op
posing nomination for Congress thai
the history of conventions in this Dis
trict is long line Of fraud-, wrongs
trickery and corruption; aud that ans
argument of the necessity for con
vention is merely a wicked pre,ense 1.
enable politicians TO deceive the PEG
pie aud to treseherou,ly rob them o.
heir free yoice in choosing Repre-
sentative, and 10 vest this pgwerin tht
hands OF few for corrupt burmese.
II this be true. the democrats OF tbi-
District are unworthy OF further trusi
aud confidence, and the people thu,
abused through such series Of wears
should signalze their sincerity Tor re
form by throwing overheard the whole
party.
As democrats, We argue that the Re
publican party is corrupt, and Prov
our position by utterances Of Repub
Iieans. Now, if our reasoning be tru
against the Republicans as to Nations
politics, how arc we to defend our-el
YES from a similar charge by the Re
publican nominee, when he offers a
proof the utterances of dissatis6a
democrats IN this District
1t won't do for these anti conventia
democrats to ask the people TO trua
then, to reform these abuses ,cjhtja.tlsl
party. That Is precisely ehe argu@enf
that the Republican p-rty Of TO day Is
making in o6tenuadon for the confess
ed wronrs, frauds, and robberies' per
petra,ed by their leaders. As demo
cryts we answer them that corruption
6as grown so rank ,ejtbin their party
that no good can come from lcittiH,
and that the people are justified il de
uanding an entire change If then
the charges of corruption made BY
the dissatisfied democrats Of this Dis
triet were true, Houston the RePub
lican nominee, has clear right 10
make the argument against US aud by /
parity of reasoning to demand a change /
Of parties.
The charges of wrongs and frauds
against our leaders, if true, would 1
prove more than the anti convention
democrats want to prove. If they sue
,ecd in sustaining their charges OF cor
ruption against the convention demo
,crats, they, as aidcrs aud abettors OF
he party which has sustained these
eaders through SO mary years, cannot
expect to be trusted. Thus the argu-
nent returns to plague the inventors
But. are these charges not the mere
chickering's of the cuts against the ins2
We defy any one to point to a single
Orrupt act on the part Of any of the
eaders or party officials of the District
Ghether convention or anti convention
emocrats. II the people have been
utroged by Congressional conventions
7ben, where, aud by whom was ~
not in the days of old Lynn
'oydi Ills repeated re elections By the
oopic would disprove it. Was it 10
ie days Of the distinguished Burneti2
is triumphant reflections would fal
fly such a charge Was it when
rimble served Us? At his last cleo ?
on - 500 democrats voted for him,
hich would show that that many a.
rst did not feel themselves very great |
outraged Was it when tho gallant =
ossiaud, called by the p'auiits of an
miriug people, with a Republican
d democratic oPpoucnt 10 his way, t
ept the district by najori;ics larger u
al the vote given either the Demo
tic candidates 10 the last race? Ii !,
9 people were outraged By his nom f
,tion, they have wonderful way for a
wing the outrage. P
If conventions have been at times !
arscly attended, the remedy is with a
the reach of the people by turning l
t and Attending them. They are E
Id in broad day light, in public
aces, with open doors, and the Peo :
2 can always control the matter Of t
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