The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-11-24
HOW TO RE-oRGANlxE.
PADUcAu, Ky, Nov. 10, 1882.

PADucAH, Ky, Nov. 10, 1882.
GEO WABREN, EsQR.
DEAR SIR: The contest in this Congress
sional District having just terminated in
favor of an independent candidate against
the regular organized democratic party
ought 10 produce sufficient pacific feelings
in all contesting democrats to induce
them to.caimIy and fairly consider the
best mode of harmontzing in a way 10
bring all demo Gratis together so that the
party can be placed i'll The best working
trim for the coming presidential election.
Asit is utterly impossible to accoms
plish the establishment Of the principles
of democracy without concert of action,
in some form, which concert implies or
involves an agreement or compromise be-
tween democrats, and no argument can
be made without the parties to it com
ing toget her, face to face, or through an
gent, and it being impraciicable to bring
all democrats of the United States to-
getber, a party with a complete organi-
cation, connecting not only the States
but every precinct with every other pre-
cinct in the United States, through which
democrats can agree with each other
throughout the Quilted Stotes, and the
only means known TO or recognized by
democrats of enforcing democratic prin-
ciples. ! presume no democrat can OBJ
ject TO the organization of the national
democratic party. In fact l have heard
many of those who supported Col. Turner
for Congress say they did not object to
the organization Of the party, and the
only complaint they had to make was rs
to he mana cement of the organization
of the party in the Congressional dis
tricts; they also say the country democrats
have not had an equal chance with the
town democrats in he conventions. Now
while this complaint finds Judgment in
their minds through a misnppreheusiOn OF
The facts, and their abstaiuing from par
ticipation in the conventions may have
at the beginning Of The split 10 the party
placed them at q disadvantage in the
management Of the organization, which
is asCribable alone 10 their own neglect,
yet they are under the impression that
they are not fairly dealt with in the con-
veutions, and should be satisfied on this
point.
Now to show hose who supported Col.
/ Turner that we do not desire any advau
tage over them, how would it do for the
county committees in the several counties
IN the district to order primary elections
to select new committees for each county
in the district; each voter can vote at his
place of voting for as many committee
men rs his county is entitled TO; or, if it
is thought best each precinct might be
directed to select one committee man as n
member Of the county committee; and
when thus selected let the committee Sc
lect its own chairman; aud the new list
formed in this way to be sent on 10 The
State Central Committee for confirmation
1t should be clearly understood, however,
that this committee when thus formed
shall call conventions either by primary
elections, or precinct meetings, or by
county mass meetings, to nominate can
didates in every election, whether county,
state, or federal. With such an organi-
cation l believe the democratic party of
this district may be held together, and
grow in strength bat if something is not
done there is danger of the district be-
coming republieanized.
Please let me know our opinion, upon
this, (as believe important question.
Truly, your friend,
". G. BULLITT.