The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-08-26
Shall We Crow or Not'

Now that the election returns are
about oil in we may stop to consider
the result. II is hard to tell whether
the Democratic rooster ought to
flap his wings and crow for victory,
or betake himself, smapting from de-
feat, 10 somc obacure corner of his
barnyard. Were we to judge the
matter by our own county and dis
trict we could soon determine II, for
we haye been most ''incontincntally
smashed up and lammcd to death
10 speak. Christian sends a Republic
can to the Legislature, but he is one
that we as county are proud of; our
only objection TO him is that he is on
the wrong side of the political fence.
Mr.. Fcland is man who has been
tried and found faithful TO his consti.
tuency, and defeat looses much Of its
shame when such man as he is the
victor. The Republicans were much
elatcd by their success in electing a
Senator, but it can be traced to local
causes in Hopkins, and is not properly
to be attributed to any great gains in
their ranks. ."h.. \
In the State they have made some
other small gaines. say about ii or II
in the Lower House and 3 or 4 In the
Senate, but still they have too few to
do any harm in a legislature where
there is a working majority OF over a
hundred. But nevertheless the fact
stands forth that they have doubled
their strength, and this looks very
much like defeat to certain portions
of the State. However, when we
look at the vote Of the State at large
we can but claim the victory for De.
mocracy. The old "Hcro" has just
rolled up a majority that makes every
true Democratic Kentuckian feel
proud OF the grand old Common
wealth. Here is the vote ofthe State
as officially reported, with the single
exception of Perry county, which
gave Harlan 400 majority:
D,,,-hurn ,l25.O DOL
Evans. .......'I' ''''''''' :.o.'oss
Cock. ,ao'V1o
Biacsburn's majority. 49,. :. .A453
PAis Is not SO bad q showing after
all. While there has been q falling
off in the vote of both parties, as COM
pared with the last Gubernational
race. the Democratic majority has
been increased about 1000. There
arc not enough Greenbackers to cause
any uneasiness to either party as yet
but there is no telling what the next
four years may develop. AZ will be
seen Cooks vote in the State was less
than 1900, only about per cent, OF
tho vote of the State. There were
many good Democrats beguiled into
the Greenback ranks, who have no
doubt repented Of their folly, and
will return to their first love and vote
the straight Democratic ticket in the
future. There ought not now to ex-
list single doubt, in the mind Of any
sensible man, that the so-called
Green back party is a radical trick to
defeat the Democrats In $50. The late
elections show It to be true. The Re-
publican vote in our own county was
increased, while the Democratic vote
was diminished several hundred.
Now these deluded Democratic
Greenbackers were not up to the
tricks, and voted their ticket like
little men, while the Republican
wing-not all of them TO be sure, but
many of them-chuckling in their
sleeves put in theirs straight" from
Evans to Felaud. g.
But it is no use to "cry over split
milk" the thing is done now, and cant
be undone, though It ought to teach
soft head Democrats lesson for all
time. But In spite of all these tricks
and maneuvers our flag still floats
higher than ever, and when we-look
beyond our own local boundaries,
and contemplate the overwhelming
majority our state ticket received, we
can but feel proud Of the record Ken
lucky has made upon the page Of
Democracy. 8 Ga aaI. t's0
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