The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-07-31
LETTER FROM FRANK rRIMBLe.
He Admonishes Democrats tn stand ny
the Party and Let the New Com
stitution Alstc.
MEMPHIS Tenn, July 10, 1891

Although more than 30 years have
passed since | have ,>pn the hills of
Wolfe county, have Toasted my eyes and
filled my heart with the beauties of the
forest and field of the loveliest section
on the continent-thc hue grass region
Of Kentucky--the home of the bravest
men, the loveliest woasen, and the best
horses in the world-aBd though l was
but boy when / left the bluegrass and
the hills, they have ever remained TO me
the dearest spots on earth, and my heart
has filled with pleasure and added many
pulsation as have thought of the dear
old times and wondered where and how
were the schoolmates With whom play
ed and toiled, loved and quarreled. /
have met many true End tried friend,
many a noble, loving heart during these
80 years, but none have ever been to me
like the boys and girls Of the hills and
valleys of Kentucky.
have received The HERALD since its
establishment, and thus have kept rea-
sonably well informed Of the doings in
and around Hazel Green, and while
miss many of the old fam liar names and
realize that in a great Measure ii is sadly
true that "all, all art gone, the old
familiar faces" still some of them are
left, and their children are among the
honored ones of my old home county.
Among my old schoolmates who have
become among the Leading men of the
State are Hon. w O. Mi1e and Hon. Joe
Rash. How / wish | could see them
once more.
As the heart of \ man ever turns, in
all its wanderings, toward the place of
its birth, and never loses the strong ties
of affection for those with whom his
early years were cast, | have watched
with deep interest and concern the pOlit
ical turn of affair, In my old home.
May be permitted 10 say few words
to my old friends In the hills, and to
their sons who are filing their places SO
worthily and welll You are on the eve
of great struggle in which is involved
the prosperity, and perhaps the existence
of the sound, conservative Democracy !;
the party that has ever brought safety,
prosperity, wealth and happiness 20 the
grand old Commonwealth OF Kentucky /;
the roll of whose men of National fame
would fill the columns of your paper.
The first issue is that OF the new COnsti-
tuition. ! am willing " leave this in the
hands of the tried Democrats of Ken
lucky, only asking them, for the love of
their State, their country and their
party, to vote solely for its good; and,
as the State has passed unscathed thro'
the trials and perils of the past 80 years,
not to endeavor to avoid the old evils,
for some evils there are, by adopting
new, untried, and unsafe methods. In
government as in other affairs, it is some
times better to let well enough alone.
Again must appeal to my old friends
to stick to the party that has made the
State what it is, has given it its proud
position in the sisterhood of States.
have no fault TO find with the ALI
ance. There is deep need for such an
organization. The farmer should com.
bine and join with his fellows in the
demand for what is their Just due; in
enforcing the great political truth, that
those who bear the burthens should reap
the benefits of the government. But on
the other hand the greatest care Is nee
essary that he be not deluded by false
prophets and political tricksters and
demagogues men who talk of the good
of the farmer solely TO advance their
own interests; men who advocate the
delusion of the sub-treasury solely TO
bring dollars TO their own treasury; men
who in the guise of the friend of the
farmer are endeavoring TO persuade him
to sacrifice all his best interests; men
who betray the Democratic party, receiv-
ing the pay of the Republicans, and are
aiding all in their power TO introduce
disturbance and division into the ranks
of Democracy; men who will tell you
that the only sure road to prosperity Is
for the farmer TO leave the Democratic
party and form one of his own with them
for leaders. They advocate such doc
trine only where the Democratic party
il in power. Where the Republicans
rule, these men insist that all reforms
can and should be made within and by
the dominant party. II you will but
look around, you will zee abundant proof
of this in the fact that where the Third
party is sufficiently strong the Repub-
licans are making no nominations, but
endorsing those of the Third party in
order to defeat those Of the Democrats.
The only safety for your State and for
your best interests Is in union and ac-
tivity within the Democratic party; the
only possible result of the Third party
movement, the introduction Of new ele-
ments and the abandonment of the doc
trines and plans of the Democratic party
Is a rule OF negroes, carpet-baggers and
men whose farming il done solely with
the tongue, who are Alliance men for
Office and revenue alone. The only safe
ty for the farmer Is 70 be found In the
success of Democracy. The Republican
Is the party of trusts, monopolies, pen
atoms and extravaQance