The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-02
CURRENT OPINION.


THE essence Of republicanism seems to
be resolution to be dissatisfied with
everything that's professedly democratic.
Boston Post
THE Philadelphia Times thinks there is
increasing signs of republican purpose to
fight the coming presidential battle on
the color line, with the bloody shirt for
the rallying point.
The democratic Hartford Times as
serts that ''the use of money in elections
was begun in Connecticut, as in every
other state, and has also been continued
by the party which the New York Times
favors"
Mr.. BIRDS opinion that the country
will be safer with the worst democrat
who can be nominated at st. Louis than
with the best republican who can be
nominated ut Cincinnati is given prom
inence in the World, which thinks that
honest republicans ought to catch the
idea.
BROTHER-IN-LAw CASEY regards "every
southern state as hopelessly lost to the
republican party for the presidential
campaign" Brother-in-law Casey Is one
of the safest authorities for such a fact
d III - DANSuLlNtl ~ kiiON btNl W iialL liS
and his pals have done in the south to
disgust all honest men with even the
name of repubicanism.-Atio Hta Com
stit1ti0H.
THE most sweeping condemnation OF
Gen. Grants second term Is pronounced
by saving that it has proved in method
and result an exact reproduction of his
first term. Several iavorite sons and
stanch supporters of ''the party" might
be named who could be relied upon as
presidents to perpetuate this riot of lar
ceny in our civil service, and to deepen
the disgrace of our diplomacy by stock
ing our consulates with another re-en-
forcemeut of low-bred incompetents.-
" y Tribune.
TIE New Orleans Bulletin publishes a
centennial cartoon. Kellogg, the usur-
per, is represented leading the wretched
woman to the national jubilee, and Is
waving his hat in exuItation over his
victim. Packard and q negro are whip
ping up the fallen and helpless creature,
and urging her on to the festival at
which herhappier sisters have assembled.
In the rear follows a cage containing the
returning board, driven by chief Justice
Ludeling; next follows cage contain
ing a number OF negro law makers driven
by Warm0th Among the articles en-
braced in the procession are the election
law, fraudulent bonds, the midnight
order, louisiana election returns, and
handouts.
To PROVE that Blaine, Conkling and
Morton are not men such as the people
now need in the office of president, it is
notnecessary to prove them to be personal
~ dishonest although there is no doubt
that they have profited pecuniarily by
the corruptiOns of the administration OF
which they have been leaders. The
people want no more of Grant, because
they do not approve of his administra-
tom they do not want Conkling, be-
cause they do not wish TO continue that
administration in its most autocratic
form they do not want Morton, because
he would avOwedly continue the present
administration, sustaining it at the point
of the bayonet they do not want Blaine
for the reason that they do not wish To
transplant to the White House the con
gressional rings and cabals which were
condemned in the election of a demo
cratic house of representatives.-Ai albany
ArgW.
The republican array Of candidates
presents no stubborn champion of adj
ministration reform. Even the great
unknown in whose emptiness it had
been hoped at one time to conceal the in
Equities of the administration, as in a
" Trojan horse, has faded from prophet
ic vision. The only question which in
terests the people IS as 10 who among
the avowed defenders of the corruptions
and despOtisms of the past shall be
selected to lead the party which favors
their continuance. VIII it be Blaine,
or viii it be Conkling? Will it be the
ring which has been supreme in the
White House, or the ring which has
robbed and rioted in the capitol? ETith-
erto the reins have been held by the ring
Conkling represents, Blaine's ring re-
ceiving that which the White House saw
fit TO grant. Now, Blaine moves on the
White House, not to purify it, but TO
establish therein the adroit and unscru-
pulous schemers he represents. On the
other hand, Conkling struggles to per-
petuate therein the men who nave made
it the scene Of high carnival of cor
ruption -AUany argus.