The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24
Abor1s COM engions ana PEI
mares


Abous con venrions ana p.t.
mares.
The object Of Tie Demacrafic pasty
or any other party, in declaring a GER
tin Individual rs nominee, Is not sole
lIy to center on a nan who is the choic.
Of The party, but 70 nominate one
through such honest Influences as vii
best insnre his election -and tsroaor
him success TO lie principles Of Ill.
party. No one can doubt but thai
Hendricks was tie choice Of tie De-
mocraey for President, and jet 'rildcr
was our nominee. No one can doubt
but that Blaine was The choice OF
large majority Of he Repub'icsn par
~. and vet Hayes was their nominee
No one can doubt but HAT Clay wa.
the choice Of the Wing party when
iIarrison or Taylor was their nominet
and elected President Lewis Cas-
vas undoubtedly the real choice ofthC
Democracy when James Is. Polk was
made its nominee aud elected So il
has been in the history of all parties
In other words, the advancement Of
The principles Of the party is sometimes
best subseryed through one not ueces
sarily the popular lavorite Of that par
". In this Congressional District. il
the two parties were more evenly bal
ancrd, The point here made would be
at once apparent. If Clay had been
the Wing nominee instead of General
Taylor. albeit lie was the popular
choice Of the Wi,igs, he Noaid I1es,S
been defeated, aud hence the adfaEiz- :
ment Of the principles Of their parry
demanded success by nominating bea
Taylor And there was no tricky in
the nomination either. On The part
of the Whigs. it was contest bsiseen
QUO who could give the priaei2lss o.
their party successful trial. aud one
who was The popular idol Of then par
~. They wisely chos the former
Ia local politics aud eonyeniion-
these same contingencies often happen
Some argue that the only object Of
party Il holding convention or pr I
mary election IS thereby to asceI4aln i
who is The p.qatar choice 81 he pary .
We say such is not the ont4 oiJsc'--
whatever demagogues or candidate
may say to the contrary. But it i
also. to ascertain who can t1it-and
who by winning eau best advance ibe
Of heir party. Hence. the
advancement Of the principles Of
party is sometimes riyhyolly made 70
override popular favoriies 10 eonyen
ious and primary elections. 10 tn,
District the Democratic majority IS 50
arge that it can stand primary elee
ions, conventions, or any other mode
i organization. aud So far as wrang
lug. quarreliug aud discussions in the
,arty Is concerned, it will continue to
zist 50 long as there is az office @
Iispense, aud the party holds its pres
Mt majority The drift Of popular
eutiment now seems TO point to
Urinary election After few eiee
ions, judging by experience il other
ocalities, dissenzions will arise agaiasi
hat mode rs now against conventions.
he boue of contention has always
cen, and will always be, tie o6iee
nd not the mode Of party organiza-
on. Such is the naked fact Tue
'oURIBn has now no fuvorire for C0a--
ress, al d don't care baubee as to the
ode. Our pen has no kuack for
each little local politician
he may chance to thrust himself for
ard as candidate for Congress into
statesmen We are persuaded that
lis District is cursed with too many
quack politicians already. If the
.epublicans could give US ar even tilt /
ur party would disown some of them
;ur, in the present field, the District
i'll elect Democrat, ani that IS SAT
factory at present.