The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28

is settled beyond a peradyenture that the
Republicans are TO defeat US, rather than
decline any participation in the election
Of q President, we think il would be bet
ter for the Democracy to nominate Grant
and vote for dim unanimously, on the
principle that desperate diseases require
de sperate remedies, and ''of many evils
choose the least" This we think would
accomplish the same end as that aimeda at
by the Courier.-l Paducah News.
First, we submit that the Democracy
will never support Grant unanimously.
sSeeondly, We tried a similar expert
mentin 1872, il supporting Greeley,
without efeetiug any pereeptible al
lagmsnt Of sectional'snae; aud we aps
pfsAeud our suppoff Of Grant would
result about the same. IT, Indeed the
people could hno,g that The acceptance
OF Grant would be the end of section
alissn rnd sshe eua forever, they might
elect him, Beelzebub, OF the devil, 50
that it ended sectionalism.
These results will, of course be
brought about by causes which TIE
COURIER nor the Nelrs cannot control;
but we can and should submit our
views towards shaping an intelligent
public sentiment. The cause of sec
tionalism lies decper than is embodied
10 the mere occupant of the Presiden
tial chair. 1t lies in the shape and
attitude Of the two great political par
ties of the Countrywide Democratic
and Republican As party paper the
Nelos may attempt TO deny this or to
defend the attitude of our own party;
but, laying aside the view as to which
party is the most to blame or Whether
the Democratic party is to blame at all
or not; we submit that it Is a plain. uu
denjabIe fact that the public mind
views the Democratic party Us THE
speeial friend TO the South sld ,ha
Republican party a. the special friend
to the North. Party papers and lead
ers may and do argue that such a view
is unjust, but the fact Is clear that the
public mind so view it
This then being conceded, aud il
being also conceded, that there are no
real causes for sectionalism; that there
is no law OF laws which being executed
would not operate in all sections alike;
and that the only class interested in
the promotion Of sectional strife Is that
of the Office hunters; and that the en-
tire country alike needs and desires
peace, prosperity, equality aud bust
ness; therefore the plain duty of the
people is to eliminate. to throw off
every vestige Of sectional bias from the
political parties. This is the root OF
the evil, aud when we destroy it, sec
tionalism is dead
The South, more than the North,
needs to cut loose from sectiouaiism,
and for these reasons:
1st. 1t is right, and the welfare of
the country demands it.
2ud. The North is the larger, and
can out vote US.
3rd. The South is poor; the North
Is rich
4th. The North Is rapidly increasing
in population and wealth. The South
is not The North, the larger now, is.
year by year, growing proportionately
larger, aud in few years can extin
guish the South as a great political
factor.
We have DO hope that the South will
refuse to participate in the Presidential
election next year-there are too many
Office hunters for that, and of course
they will work up "boom," but it
will end just the same. unless this Sec
tionalism can be gotten rid Of As
long as one political party stands fixed
with the solid vote of section in its
pocket, the other section will not down
with secuOnalism. Unpalataole or not,
we speak of it as fact Hence, if the
South would, through her conventions
and mass meetings, in a broad, liberal
spirit, not in sulIenness or captiousness,
say to the North: Put your candi
dates in the field for President-elect
whom you prefer. and We will abide
the result-we mean nothing more aud
nothing less than to kill sectioualism
dead, DEAD, DEAD.
OF course it will not be done. OF
course the Office hunters will take the
chances, aud get out their tickets; and
of course we'll all be compelled to fol
low on the one side or the other.