The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-02
The Senatorial Succession.

impression among the Democrats
Southern and Western Kentucky tina
in the matter Of Senatorial succession
they have for years held the position
bag-holder in the snipe-hunt. There
an idea that the Bluegrass brethren hay
not only hogged the whole Senator's
trough, but are actually lying lengthwis
therein, arising only to feed and feedin
only TO lie down. There is much groun
for complaint in this Senatorial short-d
vision, and there will be much groun
for congratulation ii the people take tn
matter in hand and remedy condition
Of affairs for which they have only them
selves to blame. Whenever Southern
and Western Kentucky stand togethe
they will receive the recognition thei
party-services deserve-not before.
1t has been almost generation sine,
Southern and Western Kentucky wer'
given United States Senator. 1t will
be another generation before they are al
lowed another il they do not assert them
selves and demand their rights. Durin,
all these years, there sections have don,
their duty by their party and their prin
| ciples faithfully, unfalteringly, nobly
They have piled up Democratic MAORI
ties. They have routed the enemy unit
there is not Republican Congressman
left from the Ohio to the Cumberland
They have worked for love, for, outside
the local Offices which were theirs and
could not be taken from them, reward
they have had none. Political history
furnishes no more striking instance Of
party fealty, OF indomitabe self-sacriiice
of sturdy clinging to conviction, than the
example set by the Democracy of South.
ern and Western Kentucky. Nor, in the
division OF the Senatorial loaves and fishes
has so rich deserving ever before met SO
poor reward.
The larger portion of the blame for the
condition Of affairs so Justly complained
of lies with the compliments themselves.
They have not stood together. They
have divided into petty factions. They
have knitted each other. The strength
naturally theirs has been frittered away
in chickering's, contentious and heartburn
ing among themselves, while others have
carried off the prizes. Instead of being
arrayed in solid phalanx together, they
have pulled each other down and builded
the fortunes of outsiders OH their own POI
litical disaster. 1t cannot be too strongly
impressed upon Southern and Western
Kentucky that, standing together, they
are invincible. Separate, they fall into
the ditch of their own digging. An ALI
ance between these two sections
and the mountain Democracy-which
has Jared hardly so well as even ourselves
would force immediate recognition of
all rights demanded. II we are not ready
to concede that all the talent of the State
lies in the Bluegrass, something OF this
sort must be done.
At present, both the United States Sem
ators from Kentucky reside within fifteen
miles OF each other. Senator Lindsay
succeeds Mr.. Carlisle, of Covington, who
in turn succeeds Mr.. Beck, of Lexington.
Senator Blackburn, of Versailles, succeeds
Gen. ]. S. Williams, of Mt. Sterling, who
succeeds Hon. T. Q. McCreary, of Ovens
boro. Mark well that in all the l0l years
OF the States life the great section lying
West and South of Louisville has only
had four Senators out of the thirty-six.
The merry-go-'round is confined to the
bluegrass and its neighbors. Southern
and Western Kentucky are the wall-fow-
ers, the poor boys at the frolic.
Whether he is Simon B oliver Buckner,
or John w. Caldwell, or J. A. Mckenzie,
or John Young Brown, the Times is ever
lastingly in favor of long pull, strong
pull, and a pull altogether, for Southern
or Western man for United States Sem
ator. II we are good enough to vote, we
are good enough to hold office. II we
have sense enough to give bluegrass
man position, we should have sense
enough to keep it among ourselves. A
little firmness in stand, little yielding
in clashing personal ambitions, con-
certed demand for simple justice, already
too long delayed, and our rights are Sc
cured. We will get nothing unless we
fight for it
There will be an election held for I'm
tied States Senator next February, and it
will be well enough for everybody inter
ested TO ponder these matters as we jog
along toward "a, and near the legislative
primaries OF '93.-Glasgow Times.