The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-02-25
WASHINGTON,


Editor South kenbuckian:
The Democrats in Congress have
never been more united and deter
mined upon any question OF policy
than they now are in the resolution
10 repeal the "tcst oalh''as it Is called,
and certain obnoxious and partisan
sections of the election hw. 1t has
been one OF the difficulties confront
ing the Democratic nnjoriIyin The
House, TO secure unity of sentiment
aud harmony OF action. So many
conflicting interests exist, and SO many
pronounced differences upon minor
questions have obtained, that an eiier-
tive policy has been impossible, and
party diseipIihs iHoperative' And
worse than all that there has been
lack of nerve, or, TO put it mildly. an
excess Of c0nstfyaifs which has
caused measures That were essentially
Democratic and patriotic measures,
10 suffer defeat at the hands of the
more active and partisan minority.
This was the ease last session in
Army legislation and caused in ,ction
upon some of the appropriations.
But now there is a prospect of bold,
The enac,menis sought 10 be re-
ncoled ore encroochments upon the
cons(ituliopal liberties of the people.
They were placed upon the statute
books by reckless partisan. Congress I
for partisan advantage and ends. The
;nrors ,csi oniti nbefates Uply. in the
Snn,horn States where II enables cor
r,n,, fndoral iniyes or tlle Billings,
Seillc and Bond sfrjpe. TO pack iln'c,
aud hnfrSyp rcnptobic citizens with
,nf shadow ~ rousc ar Justice. IL
Inns beer done. and is being done To-
dsv in Florida and Louisiana. The
charlottesville sections ot' lie electio,,
i, q aisG inarted for rcueal b are rot,
no t,e radical press asserts, proyi-
s;ons tor socuriuu "taiy and Tree elec-
,ions nbu, ,be ones tint prevent "fnir
Md ,ren elections by Tie appoint
ms,n nri,afjes M strikers and bum
mcrs to Io the dirty work OF kepuh-
lean ea,nnoian co,nIui,tees, for when
,hev arc mid out Of the public Treas
nrv Then tbev are reo,,ircsl 40 sun
t,Iemcnt their other work Nv fn!Fc
rhar~es and neriury before ,pnckci
i0vies heIhiny has rome far enc ugh.
'Tba nnfnr,nndfe bcsiIion o, Senator
Ravard nm This question is deeply re-
urct,ed h. his friends and lie stands
elmost alone. II has been asserted
,hat If tLese laws are permitted to
stand M thev are thatlhe Democrats
will not oryanize the next house.
This NAV he sensational, but it is
known here that Radical influences
are Mt work with the Eationals, and
in The liol,t Of recent events nobody
viii he snrprised ifthey arc secured
to onerate with the Republicans, in
spite of their constituents. But that
is not enongh 10 control the organiza-
lion without getting seven democrats
ont of the way. If the laws remain
AS they are that will be done, provi-
ded ii will accomplish the end, no
matter how arbitrary and outrageous
the proceeding may be. The next
Presto en:y depends in some measure
upon Tie control OF the House OF
Il presentaiives. t,.. ls-tnn -ai.
There is a Congressman from Mith'
igan, which his name 1t is Ellsworth,
who III nks he can stop the flow ct
liquor i Washington. He miYlIlas
as well undertake 10 stop the flow of
the Potomac River. But he has IN
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