The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-08
EVEN KENTUCKY WAIVERS.

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movable Democratic State, despite the
steady decline of Democratic majorities
during the last few years. But the gos-
pei of Republication has penetrated that
OZARK and bloody ground" and the air lie
full of signs and tokens that the people
are sick and Disguised with bourbon
despotism and misrule. The protection
policy with its wonderful Industrial
prosperity and progress has been pow
erful factor IN this popular movement
and change. Kentucky has been pro.
foundly affected by her environment,
being surrounded by the States of West
Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana,
illinois and Missouri-all vigorous and
progressive States, teeming with new
Industries, and advancing rapidly in
wealth, population and power. The
bourbons have resisted this invasion Of
ideas, industries, steam engines and ma
chinery, but os the Atlantic Ocean was
too much for Mrs. Darlington and her
broom, so this flood of light and progress
have proved an overmatch for bourbon
darkness and stupidity. The news comes
from Democratic sources that the State
is in danger and that signs all indicate
Democratic defeat and disaster. The
Louisville COurier-JOuTnal, edited by
that fiery bourbon free-trader, Henry
Watterson, sounds this note of alarm
every attempt to arouse the various
local committees throughout the State
to united action has failed. Calls for
meetings Of the State Central Commit ee
seldom bring together quorum, save by
proxies. Communications from the
chairman of the State central committee
addressed to the executive committee
rarely provoke a response. The effect
is general decentralization and widespread
apprehension of defeat. II is useless
longer to conceal the situation"
This looks like the beginning of the
end. The long and restless rule Of the
bourbons has produced its inevitable
crop of corruption, population and ex-
travagance, which the decent Democrats
can stand no longer. Tate-the Demo-
cratic State Treasurer, robbed the State
of hundreds of thousands, and this
touches the pockets of the tax payers,
and inclines even the bigoted bourbon to
try Republican rule for change. The
Republican candidate is young man OF
high character and popular manners
and knows how to present the follies of
bourbon rule and the solid attractions OF
Republican politics. Kentucky is a
hopeful field for the sowing of Republic
can doctrines. 1t is the old Wing State
of Henry Clay and his glorious elo-
quence. He preached the American
policy of protection founded by Wash
ington and jefferson, against Calhoun,
who advocated the policy of free trade
as necessary to maintain slavery and
prevent the growth of the North. The
seeds planted by Clay have not lost their
power, but are now springing into new
life and bloom. His clarion tones still
echo and ring over her hills and valleys,
inspiring o new Kentucky to a nobler
life and higher civilization. And the
remembered music of that voice is
stronger to day than Watterson and his
Journal This renewed struggle and
hope of Republican victory is one Of the
| legitimate results of the election Of Har-
risop. That magnificent Republican
victory filled all the Bourbon States with
new hopes and vigor. 1t was an assur-
ance of the sympathy and support of the
| Northern States and the new Admins
tration. 1t settled the policy and prin
ciple of protection on solid foundations.
1t decided that the new industries
springing up in those States should be
guarded and allowed to develop and
grow. That victory broke the prestige
and domination Of the plantation oil
garchy and established the supremacy
of the Northwest in the politics of
America. The Confederate aristocracy
are now confronted with power great
err than New England, and with the
stalwart millions who rule the rivers and
prairies from Pennsylvania to the
Pacific sea. That lost cause can never
be regained. The eagle of victory now
perches on the Rocky Mountains, those
ramparts of freedom. All the border
States are heaving with this new life
that now stirs Kentucky. 1t is only a
matter Of time when they will all be free
from bourbon control and become
staunch Republican States. When they
become emancipated from Democratic
violence and fraud, the Confederate des-
potism will be broken forever and cease
to be the curse and terror of our politics.
But thiC movement toward freedom and
honest government depends largely for
its success upon the sympathy and
prestige of the National Government.
Let the Confederate bouIbons regain
control of the National Government by
the election Of a Democratic President
and this movement would be arrested,
opposed and baffled. The way to de-
stroy the solid South is to aid the border
States to become independent, progress
siye and free. The only way the people
can help this movement is to maintain
the Republican party in power-the only
party pledged to freedom, to industrial
protection, to progressive development
OF States and people. to ballot reform
and to eternal hostility to every form Of
Democratic despotism.-North Adams
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