The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-03-27
Breakers Ahead.

ED. South KENTUcKIAN
1t has been commended by the wisest
statesmen and administrators of pub,
lie justice, that parties are essential
in a republican form of government.
Indeed parties seem to exist in any
and all forms, even in the absolute
monarchy as in the milder forms of
Government as we view them o-day,
so in their past history. That parties
are checks upon each other, causing
deliberation, exciting inquiry and in
vestigation and stimulating virtuous
sentiments and noble deeds. Indeed
parties must exist as long as there is
individuality in the human will and
understanding, and responsibility
concerning both. Consequently, pat
riotism, the highest virtue of the hui
man soul, (save and except that rec
ognitiOn of the obligations due him
who created u.s. has had many phases
of development in our history, as
nation; the result of action only re-
vcaling true from the false, both
equally honest and intent upon the
best interest of the country misguid-
ed, many have been, mistaken, but
"Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own my native land?"
While we admit patriotism to be
common virtue, we must contend the
sentiment is sometimes so beclouded
and obscured by selfish passions, pur-
poses and ends, as to become devilish,
destructive of all good, and void of
all the attributes belonging to the
sentiment ;such was Burr's conspir-
acy, such was not, the recent unpleas-
antness, in the last, candor compels
the admission both parties were ac-
tuated, by what seemed to each, the
best interest of the whole country, or
else men will spend their treasure
and shed their blood in torrents for
an ism or myth, without reason and
even without virtuous intent. The
two parties now existing and arrayed
against each other, are a part of the
unsettled issues of that bloody con-
test, that could not be surrendered at
AppomattoS, that never can be sur
rendered except at the sacrifice of
that principle personified in the god
dess of liberty, erected To display
those sentiments.
Mr.. Editor, you and l claim to be-
long to and advocate Democratic
principles, views and ideas of the
public good: We have assumed these
views from conscientious conviction
Of the best interest of the country;
we have been faithful to party organ
ization believing it essential to sue
cess; we will be in the future (rccog-
nizing the truth of the motto, in uni
ty The c i; strength,) un,css enemies
of the party lug into it, subjects local
in their application, and with which
the party has no just concern. We
warn the party now, we sound the
alarm, that if so unwise to do so, they
may understand now, as well as mt
later period, 'they have counted
without their host" / know of what
| speak, and know this sentiment to
have q following destructive of the
possible success Of any candidate the
party may put forward for the lower
or higher branch of the Legislature
of the State; we.warn you, you can
only hope for success by letting local
matters, that do not concern the party
as a party, take care of themselves,
and can only have the united sup
port of the party by making no other
issues than legitimately belong there
to. DEMoCRAT.