The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-11-09
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The result of the election last Week
was vol SUI prise to7us. A cosubi-
nation OF circumstances made Han
socks defeat n foregnne conclusion,
We presented the case TO our readers
last week as one greatly in DOUBT
with the chances IN favor OF Garfield.
Our course was ccnsnred BY some as
being ,liscouragiug TO the party when
confidence was most needed. How
ever rs faithful chronicler of the
news VIC deemed ito he our duty
10 give the status Of the political out
look as it really was, according 10
our ideas. The crash was therefore
dreaded IL not expected, ani it has
come, accomplished its work and the
Democratic party yet lives. IL Is
true the blow was severe one but
we must expect to receive frequent
repulscs before we win the final VIC
tory. Our enemies are claiming
that the party is disintegratcd and It's
death foregone conclusion. We
have los, in the East bu, gained in
the West aud The South remains as
solid MS a stonewall. The West will
unite with the South; 1t is only a
Question of time. She has almost
thrown or her Republican shackles by
| one mighty effort, when all The CHARGE 6,
were against her. One more battle
and her victory will be complete
Gallant little Nevada joins the Dem
ocratic column and the other western
States have had their majoriiies re-
duccd from thousands to hundreds
The paliry Republican plurality o
less than ], 100 in Oregon,and Cal. still
in doub, shows that the Democrat
ic party is destined TO be The DOM
nant party in the Wrsi. hancocS
carried nineteen, or just hall OF th'
States and will have large majority
of the popular vote. Docs this iooi
like the party is dead? The direc
cause of This disaster to the Demo
Gratis is attributable to Republican
money and election frauds. Thi
can't be Helped now. Tl ~
This and the fear OF change b,
the business men OF the country ha
eau. ed our defeat. The election OF
Democratic President was regardel
| by them as an experiment that NIGH
work harm to their business inter
ests Ii should be borne in min
that the present prosperity OF IN
country was brought about by ih
iudicious administration Of public oil
fairs by a Democratic Congress. I'LL
! tariff question was used against U
in the East. We believe this will b
the great Issue Of the next campaign
: free trade against protection. br
the main cause Of the disastrous re
p, suit was the sectional issue. I'll
bloody shirt orators Of the Mort
: made this the stock in trade OF the
speecees and excited the fears an
prcindiccs of many of the so-calie
Democrats Of the North, who deser
ed to the enemy frightened By u
n bugbear of a "Solid South.
D. Our plume has gone down butt
;" victory Of our enemies is dear
8 bought. This defeat will only ser
N 10 nerve us to the contest OF the
i IRE. We can see what family qus
'e rcls and Discussions have brought
Re to and profit by our past severe G
y. perience. A few years OF unchecs
is Republican rule will he enough
sa,isfy the people. The Democr'
m party will still live and il cannot
m. annihiIated. 1t may be crushed
M. the dust for awhile, but phoenix
il will rise again from Its own as
and be stronger than eyer.'A2Let
Democrats be cast down. While
m. haye half OF Congress and half OF
m. States and q majority ofiihe popl
vote there is no need to give up
new SET of party leaders will 9
'ed succeed the present old fogies az
ne better organization must be lori
Die and we must begin early for
ma next struggle, With new issues
~ men and growing strength In
West we can yet succeed and -
we'll do H." iiisArlt ie.einGftil