The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-01
Mass Meeting.

Next Saturday is the day for the
Democratic Mass Meeting al the
Court House, TO decide wlso is the
choice of this county fop President.
While we are convinced that the pcO-
pie Of The county are Overwhelmingly |
for Tillen we think it best to send
delegates uninstructed to the Licking
ton Convention. The Democratic
party has reached the most impor.
tant crisis in its history and it be-
hooves us 10 move with the utmost
caution. One false step may precipi-
tate us TO the depths of defeat
Phlegyas-like we are to-day over
Swallowed by huge stone of unccr.
tainty which may be precipitatcd upon
lis ii we 10 not exercise due wisdom
and discretion in selecting some one
to remove it.
Fellow-Democra;s, II VIC do not
net prudenlly n "Braddock's defeat
awaits us. We do not presume to be
the "bcardlcss boy TO teach British
| General how to fight" but we have
tried to keep posted in regard to
every move that has been made upon
the political checker board, and this Is
no time for Goolishness, We must
select our strongest man, we must
unite upon him TO n man and use
every effort, and we believe success
awaits us. But II we let party strife
and blind ambition hawk ut and tear
uR, If madness and folly separate u.s.
then our glorious old battle-fag. tat
tered and torn, will trail in the dust
OF defeat, and routed and beaten our
valiant soldiers OF Democracy will be
driven from the field of glory and the
enemy will march VIGOROUSLY into
power for the next four years. God
forbid that we should ever see another
exponent of q party of fraud and cor
rup,ion disgrace the chair occupied
by a Washington, Jefferson and a
Jackson. Then lot us bury all dis.
position to wrangle and contend and
fgo into convention realizing tho i'm
porlauce Of the crisis. Next Satur-
day we will speak, and it will be our
only opportunity TO express our pref
erences az individual voters. We all
have these preferences, but let US not
be wooded to the claims Of any one
man. We may be honest in our con-
victions and yet be wrong. This il
the last appeal We can make to the
Democrats OF Christian county. When
our county has spoken our work is
ended, VIC can then be only specta'
tor to the future action of the State
and the Nation. We have believed
sincerely and honestly that Samuel j
TiIden was the ono man above oil
others who should be chosen TO lead
us to victory. Wo have done what
we could 10 make our readers see
him in the same light. We have
studied the current political new:
with the greatest vigilance, and now
in our last appeal to the noble De
Mocracy OF Christian county we say
that we believe Samuel J. Tilden i;
to-day the greatest and the sblss-
man in the Democratic party lie \
the leader and the only QUE Woo E1s
won victory Tor "a IN he last tweAt,
years. The logic 0g the situation sht
the critical emergency Of the crisi
demand his nomination, but we d.
not presume 10 put our judgmen
against that OF the National Conren
ton, and therefore we think it best Il
send delegates uninstrueted 10 Gin
cinnati. therefore, 10 attain this END
our county delegates should 20 with
out instructions. Send good men an
true, who have the success of til
party at heart and your duty wi
!, DO done. Then let everybody tur
: out next Saturday. so that the Con
, vention will express the sentiment
: OF the county and not few men only
Remember the Importance Of th
matter, remember that this is the las
J opportunity you will have to spea
on the subject, remember your dut
and remember the time, Saturda,
Nav 9Th. at 9 O'CLOCK. =. M,