The Hickman courier., 1879-11-07
Down wsTm sECTIONALIsM.
shall Ina SOss-s South E,'
RrOkpn

Broken
The mission Of the Democratic party
should be to carry peace, good will
aud reconciliation TO the entire coun-
try. The people of the Southern
States, feeling that such was it, mis-
sioa and Tint i, was the only power
willing aDd able to bring about re
stored smity. have trusted it. ond a, all
elections where the intelligence of tie
South was permitted to ac, untrnmuel-
led, the Democratic party has received
their solid vote. Hence, we see the
"solii South" 90 much harPed upon BY
politicians. The North haze beeu
made to understood that the "solid
South" means "prejudiees, hatred aud
enmity TO the North, when, in truth,
it is exactly the coptIary 1t means that
the Democratic party. the years since
the civil war, came, bearing the olive
branch Of peace aud reconciliation,
and the South, trusting its promises
and proiestaiions, accepted it unaui
mously. We, right or wrong, viewed
the Republican party, as the power
which was striving to keep alive sec
tionsi prejudiees, hate aud ennity; and
hence our solid voice was against it
On all other questions the paople of
the South. .-nnd We know certainly so
10 Kentucky, have widely divergent
political opinions aud convictions. The
years succeeding the war, when the
Republican party, in it's direction of
the Government, held the military
over the Southern States, throtiling
free suffrage ani grinding our wealth
aud best intelligence 10 the dust, there
was no mistakiug but what the attitude
of tho two great parties was correctly
estimated BY our people. But, wheth
or our people have acted wisely aud
for the best 10 thus giving their solid
vote to the Democracy on any and
oil occasions, without asking questions
is matter which impartial history
can Ouly correctly answer. The Hiek.
man COURIER, devoted to Democratic
principles aud With an endying love
for the history of the grand old Dem>
ocratic party, is no, sufhcieu y partisan
20 answer from the present make up
Of party leaders. We want to see the
day wheu Kentucky and Keutuckiaos
cau stand in the Ameriean Union and
before the American people without
prejudice because of section. We want
to see the day when Southern man.
even from South Carolina or Missis
sippi, II worthy, can be nominated aud
elected 10 the Presidency of the United
States without exciting sectional ami
mostly. OF producing in the minds Of
any. any apprehension of danger to
the Union OF the States or 10 the Re-
public.
We regret the fact that ibe solid
vote Of the Southern States il being
interpreted as a menace to the North
ern people aud to the Northern
States, when the real cause is based
upon the desire OF the Southern people
TO endorse the Democratic party as the
representative Of peace aud reconcilis-
tion.
We regret the fact that in all figur-
ations 10 regard to tho next Presideu>
'ial ehauees, the only chance counted
TO the Democracy is based upon the
solid South vote and that the detection
OF only one Southern State renders th,
chance Of Democratic success compara
lively hopeless. No Democrat or Re
publican seems to doubt but that IN
13S Southern votes can to n certdiut
be depended upon TO continue votiu,
the Democratic ticket, no matter wh
the nominee may be. We ask if tn
Northern people, viewing this state Q
facts, are not liable to resent on
Southern solid appearance by an equal
iy solid Aorthern vote? Ifso, the de
sire of our people for peace aud recon
ciiation, fraternal relations and re
spect, are not answered.
The South, more than the Nortl
needs and desires the death Of section
alism. As matter OF fact. the Nerth
eru people fattened aud prospered 0
the civil wac. We rarely heard c
a millionaire before the war, but nov
nsn worth less than million
scarcely respectable in the Nortber
cities. The military are now with
drawn from the South and the bles,
ings OF home rule enjoyed, n
Southern mau uow complsins that th
people Of each Of the Southeru Stat,
are not permitted to elect their ow
home officers. aud 20 be governed
officers OF their own fair chosing. VII;
moro do we wanr2 Is the South il
terested 10 auy great measure. prime
ole, or movement, that the Northcr