The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-07-29
Let Him, Who Runs, Read.

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regretted that our candidate has such
a short space of time in which to be-
come acquainted with the voters OF
the county and to expound sound
doctrine to our cohorts, however, be
is now and will be until the 4th OF
August busily engaged, lifting the
Democratic wagon from the political
quagmiro by putting shoulder to
the wheel.
The country now stands on
A PIVOTAL BALANCE.
AT one end OF the beam is Radical
ism, 1.-THE other Democracy. If the
next year and half proves that the
former is weightier, then practically
sky high goes Democracy. Our party
can not stand another Presidential
defeat. If the Grant element once
more gains possession of the govern
ment then let us all prepare to bid a
sentimental and serious a6ieu both
TO the Democratic party and to the
protection which that party affords
the South. When Radicalism once
moro touches fuse to the power of a
hundred and eighty-tive Presidential
guns then bye-bye to the bright eyes
of liberty's goddess, farewell to the
citizen rights of American freemen,
adieu TO the privileges guaranteed us
by our fathers through the medium
of our Constitution. To each of these
then bid sad, a long farewell, and
as Byron says,
"Fare thee well, and II forever,
Still forever, fare thee we'll"
No sensible man will accuse him,
who believes this, OF being an alarm
ist. The signs Of our times inevita-
bly, point to that result. When we
remember that Mr.. Grants former
policy has been to
GRIND THE SOUTH
by lpartizan measures, thrusting
armed soldiers on the States of South
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana to
sustain the false claims of Mr.. Hayes
to the Presidency, when we recall his
policy of placing all government off,
GERS at the disposal of the meanest,
vilcst of his party, giving govern
ment offices to those who cheated,
swindled and lied for the benefit OF
the Republican party, when we re-
member his famous orders liberating
the legally and morally condemned
whisky felons on account of their de-
votion to the Republican party and
their willingness to do dirty work for
him and it, when we see that Mr..
Hayes too is making the Presidential
office profitable only to himself and
to the Republican party, disregarding
the fact that he is President of the
,ohole country and the achole people,
can we, dare we say that this country
has naught to fear from another sue
cession of Republican officials Could
we vaguely hope for better policy
at the hands of Mr.. Grant, or should
we naturally infer that hardened
criminal will 60 about his deviltry
more alertly and adroitly as crimes
increase by his doing? Is there one
to say of him as did Anthony of
Cesar,
~ thrice presented him kingly crown,
Which he did thrice refuse"
Shall Mr.. Grants name go down
to future generations as have those of
Cesar and Napoleon? If the Repub-
lican aim of
GENERALIZATION
is ever accomplished, no more can be
expected than that the modern gen.
tleman ON horseback will be military
dictator.
1t is unfortunate for the cause of
Democracy that every man of us does
not annreciate tho
DANGERS THAT THREATEN.
Just 30 long as we waver, scratch
tickets, talk idly, disparagingly,aud re
fuse to 60 to the polls and vote just so
long are we in danger of destruction.
There may be some who fail to ap-
preciate this. They may yet learn
its significance by hard experience.
True a vote lost to Democracy
amounts practically to nothing of it.
self. But see the principle of the
thingl 1t hut puts the country one
step nearer ruin, There can be no
doubt but that we lose sight of many
important facts when deeply engross.
ed in any ono particular fact. There
are
MEN OF ONE IDEA
who absolutely contemplate forsak-
ing the Democratic party TO join the
Greenback, so engrossed are they in
the question of finance. They lose
sight of the fact that the Democratic
party advocates other measures of re-
lief than that of money. 1t is q party
welded to the interests of the South.
Its leaders are Southern men. A ma.
jority of its members in both houses
of Congress are from the South.
What other party cap represent us as
well? If we look to the Republican
we can find no hope. II we consider
the Greenback it 10 but North
western craze. The Democratic party
is right on the question of States
rights, on the tariff, on free elections,