The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-17
Presidential Furnishings.

There is no longer any doubt in the
minds of intelligent and informed
people that Grant will be the nomi-
nee of the Republican party. Penn
syivania has already declared for
him and New York will soon follow.
With these the two largest States,
with GA votes TO start with, the small
er ones win soon fall into line and
nothing hui divine interference can
keep him from being the candidate
of the stalwarts. With Grant rs
their standard bearer, the Republic
cans we think will present their
weakest front 10 the enemy, and il
the Democrats will display wisdom
and patriotism in tanning their can
didaies. all will be well. Let them
take n lesson from their enemies and
be united upon some good man.
Seymour can lead US TO victory. Ii
Is doubtful whether Tilden can. Let
none of us be welded TO the claims
OF one man. 1t is better to sacrifice
a man than the party. 1t is not the
man we wish TO triumph. but the
party. What If we should elect a
Democratic president, and be should
die the next day. Would il affect the
r party victory anyP Not in the least.
Hendricks is q good man, but he is
not the man for the first place, and
il lie is not Democrat enough to ac-
cept the second II given to him, lie
should not be given either. Thur
> man is good man, one OF the best
, and ablest in the party, but he is moi
, available. Bsyard has killed himself
by his incorporating position or
/ the financial question. Hancock |:
) from a Republican State and is there
i fore unavailable. This is about the
: lot we are to select from, and the
best, strongest and mos. available
ticket Is Seymour and Hendricks
Surely these will not decline wher
D they have every prospect to lead thu
party to victory. Seymour is a.
! strong as any man in New York will
his party. lie can unite the two fac
tions and carry the State with I
whoop over Grant, as he did in 1868
And we believe he is the only mar
: that can do it.. He led q valiant few
into a hopeless contest twelve year
ago and will he not now lead the vic
torious hosts over the carcass Of Re
publicanism? Hendricks Is from tn
other doubtful State, and while Their
are other good men and strong mel
in Indiana, he is the best, from tn
fact that by nominating him, the idei
of vindication, from the great frau
A. can be made one Of the issues just a
: effectually as ii Mr.. Tilden himsel
were the candidate. Mr.. Hendricks
= a power in his State and would fin
: this almost certain means of pr0
motion in "a. If no will make thi
sacrifice Of his pride for the good 9
q his party, he will not be forgotten i
> future preferments. If either of thcs
.. statesmen refuse to lead their part
q in this great struggle of the eountr,
II then they are unworthy the name
10 Democrat, and should be branded Q
" enemies TO the principles that an
.. mated the heroic breasts OF our for
fathers, Let the places be offer'
them and they dare not decline
10 the great crisis, in which their cou
ar try needs and demands their service
70 Let Democracy unite and let the ba
<. tic cry be Seymour and Reform
n Hendricks and Yindication, and Go
10 will give the victory 10 the right.