The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-05
MES ENGER SUNDAY APRIL 1877

dage the eyes of the democratic party
round with red fillet shut it ont from the
| blessed light of d-y make it a mere wood
on automaton, decked with the wisps of
exploded ideas and stuffed with their little
| pref udices, conceits and cranks. / expect
10 see the Democratic party step forward
IN the sunshine more majestic than ever !;
not pigmy, pulling and complaining,
cursipg its luck, and wishing it had never
been born, but hero, a patriot, and a
statesman, bravest in reverse. facing the
c0nse quences of it's acts looking upon
| aHaifs with calm clear eyes; realizing and
doing it's duty to all the sections, develop.
Ing the country, restoring better timer,
and preparing TO come into power four
years hence by proving itself the friend
and promoter of q true American citizen
ship. Let Mr.. Hayes 60 on and do what
ne can. So much the better for him aud so
much the better for the country. As for
the republican party, it will never again be
In position to tamper with the rights and
liberties of the people. Political wrong
doing cannot escape forever. Penalties are
set upon partisan excess. The day of reck-
oning will surely come if the democratic are
true to themselves, patient, liberal, toler
ant making allowances for one another;
moving with the onward tide of events,
confident that
The dark will be light
And tie wrong be made right
AHI " CAh or 4nh
My friends, the interests of Louisville,
the interests of Kentucky, are inseparably
bound mp in these thinge; and have felt it
my duty to urge them on eur consideration.
lbaVe nothing to conceal, nothing TO excuse.
Before you did me honor to send me away
as your representative, it had come into NO
plan or scheme of mine to hold Office.
entered the house in period of great Diff
Guilty, aud, upon my conscience, 1 did my
best. l sincerely wish the service had
been OF greater value to you. Coming
again into relation to you still more init
mate and Immediate, l think can truly
say that place the public good before ali
else. The idiosyncrasy of our age is mat
ter of fact. If we detach ourselves from that,
If the Democratic party disregards that, we
can have, shall have no advancement.
Surely, none of US can prosper if the State
stands still. Believing this, have always
spoken for movement. I would have Ken
lucky assume the position of Il leader of
ideas. / would have Louisville appear at
the front as the soul of Southern enterprise.
L would by no means have our merchants,
manufacturers, and mechanics convent
themselves into politicians. But 1 would
have them, the solid men, the bone and |
of their time in their bands and give it |
shape and purpose. 1t is within their COM
Petence to make our city great and strong, |
to bring our State back to its bygone pres.
tige, and to enlarge by peaceful arts conso. |
nant to our epoch the woRderous blessings |
n Atore has showered upon as. The glory Of |
the future must be the offspring of dull reali- |
ties in the present. We cannot hope to es- |
cape the consequences of years of misgov- |
ernment and misfortune in day. But, as |
surely as we put our shouldersto the wheel, |
acting together, and conceiving the spirit of
the age, shall we achieve tie rescue of our
broken fabric. There lie peace every where in
the land to day. My hope is, my belief is,
that it will not be broken, in spite of the
cloud that atthis moment hangs over Louis
ANA. 1t is unlikely that there will be any
change Of federal policy 80 violent as to af-
ect US. We have only to take the situation
rs it ia and make the beet of it, joining the !
virtue of work to the wisdom of moderation.
would discourage no man, because 1 am
lot discouraged. 1 believe there ia flu
ure for us; neither to be woven of flowers
,or made resplendent by cobwebs, but to ]
'e rough-hewn out of Solid rock. AS the =
aoor is hard, will the reward be great and
ndurirg.