Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-06


!. lmtempcrauce is the base of our
civilization. II checks industry, par
Hly2cS energy, increases the burden OF
taxation, renders useless and paupcr-
lies hundreds aud thousands of our
fellow citizens; empowers cs their
homes and makes them sad and dcS-
olate; fills the wOrkhOuse, iails and
penitentiarics with criminals and
supplies the gOllows with victims !;
disgraces manhood aud di,honorS
Col. Wcquaran,lme by Legislative
ssthority against yellow fever and
cholera, and we demand Legislative
prohibition to protect lis from the
drtal disease of drunkenness which
is annually hurrying Thousands OF
| our fellow citizens into miserable
graves.
.. Notwithstanding the large
sums rccei, ed from the Federal Gov
eminent for troops put by Krntutk y
in the field during The war; notwith,
standing the increased taxation and
the amounts borrowed from the Sink
ing Fund, the State Treasury is prac-
tirally bankrupt and even our com
mon school teachers have at times Ia
shave the warrants for their pay to
meet their necessary expenditures.
Onr Legislators have seemed 20 think
they were elected Ia enable them Ia
make money. or Ia elevate themselves
into high and more lucrative posi-
tons, and they have shamciuliy ig-
norcd their Obligations t. cnnscien-
tiously perform their duties for the
benefit Of the people, relying upon
party to hide or excise their dcrelic-
tons. Theu ineiliciency, their III
competency, their selfisncss have dis
graccl the State and burdeucd the
people. We demand Reform in our
State Legislation.
3. Oar constitution guarantees
equal rights 10 every freeman, and
denies exclusive privileges 10 any
man or set Of men. Glass Lcgisla-
ton is contrary to every instinct of a
true American citizen. 1t is a mod
ern doctrine, it is a mOnstrous doc
trine, that any privilege should he
granted by legislative enactment to
wealth, which is not equally accord
ed to our humblcst citizens. We
therefore fling to the breeze that
grand old banner of equal rights to
all and exclusive priv ileges TO loic
and for veal or for woe, with hand
and with heart we battle under its
glorious folds.
4. We endorse the call for State
Convention in Louisville OH the 18Th
of March, and request the Chairman
of this meeting to appoint dele
gates to that convention. The Chair.
man appointed the following dele.
gates: Robt. Morrison, Sir, Robt
Morrison, Jr., j. j. Ogburn, George
Lacy, G.. NJ. Brown, N. II. Watson
Winston Henry, d. NJ. Whitaker, e
j. Murphy, Sam'l Younglove, W. E
Wariield, j. II. Campbell, 7. L. Ora
ham, George Poindcxter, John a
Gum, r. +. Rives, o. S. Brown, E
IL. Hopper, Micajah Grissam, IL. B
Clark, w. j. Withers, w. f. Wood
r. II. Mosclcy, ii. J.. Holt, j. NJ
P'Pool, Thomas ii. Shaw, Richard
Vaughan, James Steele, Thomas Bot
tomly, Jno. b. White, Jno. p. Gar.
nett, Il. c. Fruit, L. T. Leavell, Thos
II. Major, Jno. N. Prestridge, +, NJ
Pierce, George Pierce, c. b. Frazer
william Smiley, Thomas Gray
Joseph Luck, John jackson, Petel
Morgan, George Browder, Zacl
Major, John Sites, Jno. d. Clardy
Phil Bell, Ed. Glass and Il. f. Orr
and all citizens of tho county whc
feel an interest in the prosperity ant
honor of the Commonwealth.
On motion John Sites, Georg
Poindcxter and o. S. Brown were APP
pointed a committee TO select Coun
ty Executive Committee ofncw mem
bers. On motion adjourned.
JOIN Sites, Chairman.
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