The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-09-28
eivs Us More Enthusiasm.

'DS'hOSi"''S CHS iSNVi ucidC titou
out the hills aud valleys of Kentucky
We certainly have ticket that ought
10 inspire enthusiasm. We have
every advantage in the fight. Just
look at the party leaders for mo-
Inent. The Republicans have men
weighed down with Credit Mobilier
frauds, De Golyer pavements, salary
grabs, perjury, bribery, dishonesty,
and every species of corruption Pc
culiar 10 the Republican party. The
Democrats, have nominated men
who, like Caesars wife, are above
reproach in every respect. Uutainted
with any disrepu.a6le odor. They
are men of brain and eminently fit.
ted 10 Gil The offices. Ii is true that
every Democrat did not see his first
choice nominated, but what differ
ence does it make after al, so we have
a good man? II is fight for party
and principles and not simply for the
of the man. Look back n
few months ut the manner in which
the two tickets were put IN the field
and judge Tor yourself which side be-
gan the campaign ender the most
circumstances. AT Chicago
we saw the Republicans wrangling
md c6ntending among themselves for
rore than q week, each aspirant
backed by a handful offollowers, each,
ike the petty principalities of the
mountainous regions OF. the old world,
determined never TO yield. We saw
he stubborn fight the S06 urant men
made, and saw them go down. only
When all the rest had united against
hem, and man was nominated who
day has not the respect of large
portion OF his own party. We have
cen numbers of influential and prom.
nent Republicans quit their places in
he corrupt ranks of their party, and
One over to the party of reiorma-
ion and civil supremacy. We have
cen all these things and now turn
nd look upon the other side of the
,icture.
Fellow Democrats, we were present
When the National convention al Gin
,nnati nominated Gen. Hancock.
We saw the unaiimity with which it
vas done. We saw how every one
made his personal preferences SUBJ
erye party success and heard the
bouts of appreciation that followed
he action of The convention. There
vas victory in that shout. We heard
he whoop of the Tammany sacleln
ndthe shouts ofthe Irving Hall Dem.
crat mingled into one glad oulburst
i enthusiastic reclamation. We saw
he Democrats from the North, the
,outh, the East, the West, from every
ection of this grand union unite their
oices in roar of applause that was
presage Of victory. There was no
that shout. II meant VIC
DRY and victory we will have. There
vas no discussion, no wrangling, no
lisaffection. All was done In peace
nd unity and the result WAS greeted
With a cheer of enthusiasm that went
Up from every throat in that vast as
emily. 1t pierced the vaulted roof
.b0ye and echoed and re-echoed
the corridors of the mag
lificent building. Nor did it stop
Iere, it was taken up1by the crowd
Without aud carried from mouth to
mouth until that shout was heard
throughout the whole CITY Of Cincin-
,ati. That same wave OF enthusiasm
oiled. on and continues TO ROLL Iii
vas. carried TO the cotton fields OF
.laban,a and rolled IN a Democr a,ic
majority Of 10000, 1t was carried to
he mountains ofyermont. where The
un OF, Democracy seldom shines and
wen there it cut down the Republi.
All, majority 5000 votes II was chr.
led to Arkansas, beyond lie Missis.
ippi.and there too Democratic victory
ollowed in its wake. Ii was carried
0 the pine hills or Maine. the home of
he greatest Northumberland n, |
md there too followed. a Republi.
an defeat that aslonished The natives.
And IL has mot vet stoonea. but ia
olling on, on. gathering yolu,ne as
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