The Hickman courier., 1878-07-12

- States Government can repudi
= I'm !. debt, upon The sane Pri"eiP'e
1 a's = c,.ls. the counties, the towns, aud
lhs :l0.Is would be justified IN do
las las he same thing What a danger
~ example therefore, aud where
0'' 1 Il stop2 Destroy all confidence
W. ,.enback mopey, by over issue
~ i.ely as it was with Confederate
nv aud what will the people do for
e ! paper money?
rbe bonds ought to be- ta.red
49,. true. But it ought to stop
! are True, the bonds, aud the con
,tmakiog them payable in gold,
y great swioile. The aecessities OF
! +. Government may have justified
,gsswiudle, precisely as the neeess'-
+. of the people may justify their
alb,tioa. But honesty is the best
, 6ey Tax these bonds, and the
'.D,rs viii be slud 10 convert them
into other property. II the bond
holders wont sabmit-they will have
aake worse. These bonds will never
i. paid dollar for dollar.
rrl.abIe and Turner Personalities.
+ TIE personal issues between Turner and
r5mble. candidates for Congress, open
rare, rich and racy, and il is claimed thot
sea have p, cxet-full Of he heaviest
hicks, yet to throw The Turnerites en-
isg the personal lashings which the Bal
l.sa Statesman gives the 50 called Nc
Crseken railroad King. while hundreds
:. AAusx. the exeariasions which Trin'ble
< r--r-----sres riass5f srer-,,s,
county, near the city OF Louisville, now
seeking 10 represent this District IN the
next Congress Of the United States.
The charges in vogue against Trimble
are:
-lst. That he borrowed money and plead
usury.
2nd. Tina; he was King of the railroad
ringster, and engplphel the people in
railroad taxes.
Sri. That he WAS Chief Mogol Of the
War Board of Trade
4lh. That his ability as a fnuncier con
sisis in once proprietorship Of a Wild
Cat Illinois bank which he carried about
in his hat for the accommodation of the
people.
5th. That bis SIX years membership ia
resulted in originating but oae
lill, ana that was TO pay himself and ota-
rs some thousands of dollars for timber
destroyed by Federal soldiers.
9th That he is demagogue.
To the lst, Trimble pleads justihestion;
0 the 2d innocencei 10 ihe 3rd, that in
o doing he was friend to the people to
ne lrh don't know his answer; to the
tn, that be never passed such IA bill, but
ad some connection with such elain
efore The mi!itaryi aud 10 the 9Th. per
aps denies. and perhaps claiming that
ne character OF his opponent jusiides
ule bit Of demagoguery.
The charges in vogue against Turner
re
lst That he is a aeinagoguc.
2nd. That he is a demagoguc and disor
anizer
3rd. That he is dcmagosue, disorgan-
er and triekster.
i'h. That he is not a voter or citizen Of
is District, but that lie resides near
ouissilis, in jefferson county.
5,h. That as a State Senator he permit
Il the passage Of the very E. and p
.ilroaJ bill " hich burdens the people
ith taxes.
6:h That he is 'bloated bondhol4er,
a had himself Incorporated iu.o some ,
nd Of giant monopoly, railroad and
Yer; and That nc run T5T Il C5TTT7T7T7TTE
1lonel bat woutdu enlist as a soldier. )
10 these charges we presume, col. Tur-
sr pleads innocence or Justification. 3
These are some Of thc personal
icks now circulating, and what The q
zig bricks held in reserve amount 20
mains to be seen, We shah not be sur q
Astuf il IL - CuAfSeN anu proven tithL
or he other, or both, has been hung,
ID specially resurrectel 10 confront
eh other in this very race: and that the :
.oPle will be ruined, world without end, },
eir liberties lost, their material inter- ,,
d destroyed, their growing crops b asst F
as with deadly siroceo and he very
.ayens palled nj the scene of desolation
ID havoc unless the one IS approved :
"a the other condemned.
Tie clcvating effect Of such issues upon C
e yonug men Of the country is not to be d
nsidered The high standard Of morals
ID courtesy which might adorn the brow d.
public men Is old fashioned Personal =
,grievement is typical statesmauship,
ID the end justifes the means. SO it !
es; and since it has begun, let the Fl
shts be turned on, and The people be n
I'D their champions