Evening journal., 1893-05-18
"OUR FRIENDS. THE ENEMY. >.


Louisvnie's Greeting 70 the Young Re
pubicans who Assembled There Last
Week-"we Are All Americans"
The Louisville Courier-Journal refer
ring TO the meeting Of the Republican
Leagues says.
In welcoming the Republicans of the
United States to Kentucky and to Louis
ville-as we do most heartily-we are not
unmindful of the serious differences Of
opinion touching the conduct of public
affairs which exist between ourselves and
those whom, in this despite, we must
still consider as our guests.
They are, each and every one, our fel.
low citizens, Americans all, come from
far and near TO honor us by their pres
ence. Politics is not war, but. even il II
were so, war has it's obligations and
amenities. recognized by civilized man
everywhere 1t may be that in bidding
these party workers to make themselves
at home and to take of the best that we
have, we separate the party and the
individual. What then2 May we not
greet the one, and smite the other,
without iustifying the conceit Of having
kiss for the cheek and carving knife
for the vitals2
OF the Republican party az a public
force and pOlty, we are won't to speak in
very plain English. The reprobation
which we feel 1t a duty az all times and
under all circumstances to administer
TO the political body. however, carries
with it not the smallest, Impeachment OF
The character or motives of the myriads
of honest and sincere men who vote the
Republican ticket, and strive for Repub
iican success
The very rose and expectancy Of these
are with us to-day They are the verit
ablest boys ia the trenches, and observ
ing their numbers, activity and eager
ness. IL Is hard TO believe that Repubi
canism is on its last legs; and yet as we
remarked yesterday, we cannot help
thinking that the Republican party has
putlived its usefulness and seen its best
days.
IL is only the truth to say that. had
the Republican party sought white
alliances instead of black sefvitors, IN
he South, it would have found them.
II it had come South as missionary
reaching love and peace, not as a con
queror, breathing hate and war, all OF
is would have Jared better
There is now. and always has been, a
great body of Southern men who natur.
ally belong with the Republicans The
outside pressure removed. the race men
ace withdrawn, and then and there
the solid South viii come to an end we
cannot hold IL q day beyond and with TO-
termination the color line will cease to
exist, and all men will come by their
own; each set of whites will take care of
its own set OF blacks, the trouble about
Nsull q raf D. L.
adjustment by the simplest and most
obvious of agencies where hair-splitting
theories and violent invectiveG were
owerless, except to muddle the discus
sion and prolong the disorder
Gentlemen of the Republican clubs, we
salute you Come you for peace here. or
come you for war. we are equally be
holden to you, We have met you often,
and sometimes you hive had the best Of
It, and sometimes we have so that
honors are tolerably easy between us
We like you none the less because you
are good fighters, good stayers, and good
party men, It Is right born to each
Of us. He is no true man who would
abridge 10 to any. Let us all indulge IL
abundantly.
But for the love Of God and your
country, drop the bloody shirt, drop IT,
like hot potato for it has served its
urn, and whilst potent only for mis-
chief, can do you no further good The
world moves. The flag floats proudly
from the masthead of the Ship Of
state
God regns, and the government at
Washington, which still lives and 10 a
Democratic government is none the less
your government because we control its
actionl We are all Americans So,
here's looking toward you, gentlemen.
and a murrain on him who says that, for
these few days, anyhow, the Republican
boys in the trenches do not own the
town.