The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-10-26
NoarHI. CHRISTIAN.

1t i'll becomes a speck so small on
the spacious political horizon as our
sell TO dictate or even suggest 10 the
brilliant luminaries that shine forth
so lustrously. from Hopkinsv;le's
democratic zenith but, shall we lie
in calm serenity upon our oars, or
stand aloot upon the treachertu us
shoals OF domestic defeat, forgeifnl
that counties make States aud States
districts, while the proud banner of
victory is triumphantly borne by ou
more valiant contemporaries ? God
forbid And yet It's so, Christian
county, long of republican repuie,
stands ripe for the democratic scyihe,
waiting Tor the reaper to gather in
noble majority for democratic homes
ty. Like the tyrants of cra's distant
field, the silver-tongued RAIDS have
gulled the unsuspecting masses, and
successfully iorced them, BY every
species OF imposition, TO vote, for the
interest OF their traducers, while dem
ocrats have retired from the issue and
weakly abandoned the field to the
boasting republican clan leaders, OF
which every nrighborhood has two
or three. Half OF the populncc do
not know their own ticket, and have
no conception of democratic princi-
Piles whatever, n fact proven by The
ready aud almost universal 1pcking
TO the greenback standard when the
tanatical leaders OF that short-liyed
faction swarmed over that section.
The people are led 10 believe that
their vote il absolutely essential TO |
keep the ghost of r. L. Ice out OF
Washington with his invincible lc-
gions; taught TO belive in Loyal aid
Rebel factions, in Iatier-day aboli-
tionisnl, aud led on to vote in order
TO save their families from the bush
whackcrs and guerrillas. Their lead
ers use such expressions as "lherc
but one line OF demarkation, Uni n
or Rebel, Freedom or Sla very, X. :
publicanism, or War!n They are /,
blinded, fooled, and yo,ed by these
peity-fogginY "Squircs." and even
then their intelligent oiIise e-seckrrs,
seeing the error under whichthoy
labor, inadvertently and unfairly |
further the imposition aud laugh at
the hoaxing Of mcn who arc AT heart
sound, honest democrats, but who do
not know it. Eni -0ed 3lgai4e hiul
/. The benighled swamrs Of Missis-
sippi, Kansas, or anywhere else wit
ness no more cool.blooded imposi,
iions or political Inventions and lies
thai does North Christian Men of
commpn sense are awakening to n
sense OF the enormity OF the crimes
aud lies OF the Rids, and now stand
ready for conviction Tho tireen-
back party rakcd them in, till the
gauzy exterior. began 10 irav. aud all
the emptiness OF this most unstable
party appeared 10 their gaze. All
that is needed Is good, sound work,
by faithful and efficient laborers, to
recruit the thin ranks of our party
from The disappointed lover Of peace
and domestic felicity. Our ranks are
already slowly gaining ground. The
gross crimes, the hallucinations of
unprincipled oflice-seekcrs are even
daily melting into their real forms,
and those who are becoming acqNain-
ted with the sound policy, the pure
intent of democratic sway, those who
find that democratic Governor
WON'T behcad The State, that dem
ocratic Justice won't cnsave his dis
trict, are quietly filing over. Then
let The firm old creed be proclaimed
throughout North Christian let us
throw up a bulwark insufmountable,
uniurl the democratic pennon over
nothern precincts, and let the JOYFUL
news be sought aud found mid the
distant hills of Hundurgln and along
the picturesque hoIlows Of Trade
water. Where now an isolated dem
ocrat resides let scores he enlisted
along tho line. Come all ye demo-.
crats of North Christian, enlist in the
work at home, lend us a helping
hand We lights of iiopkinsville. and
then for every Iioy"we'll 81 ore dov n
a dozen "Butlcrs.' Wen yet wave
the standard of Hancock and Eng.
lish DER thess rugged hills, and send
in goodly poll-hooi 1.-Two begin
our work at home and learn that VIC
tory as well as charity should begin
at home.
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