The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-11-01

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Hon. Jo q. :. BLAcEBuRN. --Thr
distinguished orstor aud statesman,
according to appointment, addressed
the people here Yesterday afternoon.
The Court room was crowded, and
even standing room being eagerly
sought for. The attention paid him,
and the hearty applause which repeat.
edly greeted him. told plainly that his
address struck home to the hearts Of
his hearers. He commenced by re.
counting the desolation and want pro.
duced over the country by class legisla-
ton, and how, though the fields have
yielded abundant harvests, the people
we're becoming poorer each bayfield, Of
the ubiquitous laws made by the Re.
publican party whereby bond holders
we're enriched with money wrongly
wrenched from the people, and denounc.
ed the system Of National Banks as a
a glaring fraud. lie had no quar-.
rel with the bankers, nor did he
blame them for accepting the priv.
leges granted them by law, but he
was forced to raise his voice against a
Radical invention whereby the mana.
gers Of banks drew interest on all they
owned, and on all they owed. The
high protective tariff, the swindling
forced resumption act, the unkept
promises toward the South, as evi.
denced by the eleven years of recon-
struction, the terrible debt accumula.
ting yearly by Radical mismanage.
ment and extravaganza, the theft of
the Presidency, the so.called civil ser.
vice reform, were each, with many
other deeds Of the thieving party, ell
oquently dwelt upon. On the other
hand he told of what the Democrats
had accomplished, what they wished
to accomplish, and what they would
accomplish for the benefit of its hank.
rupt people on its return to power.
An earnest appeal to every Democrat
to stand by his principles and rally
to the support of the nominee regard
less of personal considerations or pri.
vate preferences, and an eloquent trib.
ute to the worth of our gallant nomi-
nee, closed one Of the finest speeches
our people have ever had the pleasure
of listening to. II was earnest, it was
manly, and it was eloquent, and just
such speech rs was needed here. II
will swell Thompson's majority great
ly by urging to the polls those who
had determined not to vote, and ITS
effect on our people will he lasting,
For his noble work in this district,
Capt. Blackburn deserves the praise
Of every citizen within it, and they
will I've slow to forget his services.
IT is hardly possible to over esti.
mate the importance of next Tuesdays
election and the benefits that will &c.
crue to the people all over the United
States by the success of the Democrat
ic ticket. For eighteen years the
party has striven vainly to regain its
hold in the management of public at.
fairs; but a corrupt administration,
backed by the credit of the govern
ment, by the funds of the National
Banks and by the military used to in.
timidate the people, has kept itself in
power, to the ruin of the country at
large and the building up of few at
the expense of the many. But the
dark days seem nearly passed, and the
brightness OF a victorious sun about to
dawn upon us. With eachDistrictin the
thirty States that elect Congressman
next Tuesday striving to do its full du-
ty in the grand Democratic cause, a !
sufficient number Of its followers can
be elected to give us n two-thirds ma
iority in Congress, which can, in spite
of a Radical President, pass a law over
his veto. Is not such consumation
levoutly to he wished, and ought not
svery Democrat strive to that end
The people of the Eighth District
nave it in their power to assist in the
grand achievement, and we would
irge upon them to forget every thing
nut the principles OF Democracy and
abor for the election OF our nominee.
'lr. Thompson was not, perhaps, the
irst choice of a great many of you;
nut he has been fairly nominated by a
'Ody whose actions you have sworn to
Ibide, and you have no other course,
Is honorable men, but to give him
'our cordial support. He is worthy
md well qualified, he bears the ban
Ter of our time-honored principles,
nd he deserves an election at your
lands. See, then, to your duty