The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-17
pan TO Reunifc the DcmOc
fFRey.

The readers Of this paper must bear
witness 10 the fact that the Hickman
COURIER, for years past. has be en- striving
20 harmonic and reunite the Democrats
Of This District The Turner DEMOCRATS
and the Grace Democrats, alike. must bear
witness that this spirit has ever charsc
terizcd this paper.
The CouRIER is still fighting for har-
mony, and more earnestly since than be-
fore the Congressional election, because
the necessity for harmony is more APP
parent 10 all, and the facts more con-
vincing to all. 1t is plain 10 all that If
The feud is permitted TO continue that II
is only question of time when the Re-
publicans will triumph in this District.
In the recent election the Republican,
carried McCracken, they carried Trigg
they carried Critienden, and several 9TH
CT counties hung trembling in the bal
ancc. There 8 no doubling that If the
Republicans had possessed sufficient con-
fidence and back bone to have gone 10 the
polls aud voted for their man, they would
have elected him over Turner and Grace.
The figures prove this.
But they let the opportunity slip, and
now is the time for sincere dem ocrais 10
look the situation squarely full in the
face, setting down nothing in malice,
prejudice or passion, but as sensible men
and true democrats vie facts as they
actually exist.
rur ONLY DrFFYRENcz
now, or heretofore, that separate he dem
ocrats of TIE District and keep them di
vided, is as to the mode of party organi'
zation, one element lead by the District
com mittee favoring the convention plan,
n I'd the other element lead by Col. Tur-
ner. favorin1 the primary election plan.
This is the whole and entire difference,
and il being questionable which element
represented the majority of the de mocrat
j: voters of the District served to help
perpetuate the division.
The voice of the democratic voters at
the polls in the three past Congressi oual
elections have spoken in language which
should not be misunderstood in favor OF
TIE primary election plan. Turner has
won in three successive elections, in each
of which this question was clearly, and
in fact, solely the issue. The majority
ave sustained him as to primary elec
fois and we submit that it is now The duty
of the party comm ittees aud all trne dem
o;ratis 10 bow TO the majority, and per
mil the party to be organized on the pri-
mary election plan. The democratic com
mitiees, we allow, have acted honestly
and console ntiously, but the majority
have pronounced against them, and it is
now there duty to lay their Office at the
feet Of the majority, and thereby permit
the selection OF new committees. In Eng
land when the PEG pie fail to endorse, the
Ministry Immediately resign. The dem
ocratic party can not afford to be less
democratic.
Let the present Committees. order pri-
mary elections in each precinct of each
county. aud thus let the new committees
be chosen directly by the people, and let
the new committees proceed 10 organize
the party on the primary election plan
for active work.
This is the plan, and as we believe, the
only plan, that will reuniie and harmon
ise our party. We ssk an expression from
the District Committee aud from the press
Of the District on the suggestion.