The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-09-09
Suggs' Sentiments.
ROCKFORD, KY, Aug. 81, 1885.

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Editor Herald:
Being an out-spoken Tate man, and
this being what Mr.. Cundiff seems to
80 much deplOre, | very naturally have
been expected to say something in re-
ply. The spirit that prompts me is not
from being rebuked, seek no revenge,
nor Is 1t my desire to reprimand those
who voted for Fox. But, l take it that
our vindication involves my reasons for
being an old-fashioned Jamestown,
Jefiersonian Democrat. And, so often
hear ii said there are no ISSUES between
the great political parties coupled with
the bold assertion that a Democrat
knows no reason for his political faith,
1 want to improve this opportunity in
answer to all.
That l was stung by any party
hide-splitting lash, or whipped into all
sorts of arbitrary measures by u set Of
dictatorial, graceless political Bluegrass
bosses, I deny. 1 heartily voted for
Tate, failing to see sufficient grounds
for breaking lines, yet with due respect
to large number i'm the county, who
differed with me. / felt that even il
there were grounds for complaint
against the manner and spirit in which
he was nominated, il would not only
be unjust, but, at that time, dangerous
to visit the punishment upon him
whose sole offense was merely accept
ing the nomination, and against whose
integrity, efficiency and Democracy
not breath of charge had been sus-
tanned. l felt that the remedy for
whatever was wrong, was simple and
in the peoples hands. We have hut to
IeOrganize our committee, but in a
matter of chastisement let us not I'M
volve the defeat of the party, for surely
there is no need of this i'm order to
furnish few Bluegrass ringsters, who
elevate their noses at the aroma of
Pennyroyal. But, while Pm not an
apologist of the committee, after all,
have results proved their action to be
SO reprehensible They gave us man,
not arbitrarily and not without plenty
of precedents, but to save the great ex>
pense Of a primary election, whose
known popularity added to the fact he
had no opponent, certainly is some ex-
tenuatiOn under the circumstances.
But, before l proceed to offer some
weightier reasons for voting straight
ticket" which will account for my
great patience with party managers,
let me say in advance that Pm aware
celebrated statesmen, eminent divines,
distinguished scholars and good soldiers
have sprung from the Plymouth stock
just as good has come out of Nazareth.
Pm also aware that thousands of Ken
tuckians have affiliated with the Re-
publican party since the war, not that
they enclose its known emeute princi.
pies, but because they think DemOc-
racy represents ultra States rights,
secession and slavery. Why this Is so
Is incomprehensible. jefferson, WASH
ington, Madison, Henry, Mason, Lau-
rens and every other humane Southern
man were opposed to slavery, from
principles of humanity, benevolence
and religion. There are no Democrats
to-day who do not rejoice that slavery
is abolished, however much they may
condemn the manner and damnable
spirit In which it was accomplished.
The North, because it was an unprofit.
able investment,true to their avaracious
spirit, had induced the South to invest
heavily in slaves, by sacredly guaran-
teeing, by constitutional provisions that
they should be held as property and nc
interference with their domestic affairs
should ever be tolerated. All but Mas
sachusetts deplored the existence Of
slavery, and to this accursed State be.
longs the infamy of fostering this "reliC
of barbarity" upon the colonies. AS t.
State rights and secession, the mos
ultra Southerner never claimed righl
which they did not believe was ex
pressly reserved to them by the consti-
tuition. Calhoun doctrine was not new
in 80, for New England had advocated
the right Of secession for 20 years.
1t was only after all these pledges ma,
been flagrantly violated, that the Soutf
undertook to do what New England
taught her, and at last unsheathed he
sword, not only in defense Of her prop
erty, but to tear away from tyranni
cal centralizing Halniltonian element
which had ranked In the heart of tn,
republic from its incipiency. l an
prepared to prove, by Northern MAJ
who is not in sympathy with Southern
secession, and whose statement in tn,
Political History of the U.
no one dares gainsay, that tn,
AbOlitiOnists endorsed Southern
secession, and were only to'
glad of the separation. do not forge
this, for shall have occasion to remin,