The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-17

The Courier Journal has little to
add to what it has already said by
anticipation touching the democratic
sitution in Kentucky brought into
/ being by the vote of Tuesday last.
That vote confirms the position OF
the convention that nominated Mr..
Shackelford for clerk Of the court of
appeals and repudiates the position
ofthe convention which nominated
Mr.. Hindman. 1t fixes the relation
of the democratic organization in
Kentucky to the national organiza-
tion Of the democratic party, at least
through the next state and national
election. Ii is so decisive In charac-
ter as to leave nothing to conjecture,
and the Courier Journal has neither
the wish nor the purpose to challenge
! 1t.
The issue as it was made, and has
been brought out, was clear and ex-
| plicit. No effort was wanting to
maintain it. Nobody could by any
possibility be mistaken about it. We
may regret the verdict against US.
but we accept it. We shall make no
further effort to direct the party
course or counsels, or to share in any
of the responsibilities of party lead
ership, having done our best, accord
ing to our conscience and belief, to
divert our political associates from a
policy and procedure, the end OF
which no man can now foresee, the
results Of which we very much fear,
both as to the welfare of the country
and the party. But we are demo-
Gratis, not republicans, and, mailing
our flag to the masthead of Honest
Money, Free Trade and Home Rule,
we shall in the character of private
soldier in the ranks contribute what
ever we are able to the ascertainment
and the vindication Of Truth.
For the gentlemen WHO have by
their victory confirmed their leader
ship, we entertain not the least i'll
will All the honors belonging to
that leadership be theirs; and, let us
add the responsibilities. Ii they
continue to win victories, they will
approve their commissions. II they
lose them, they, In turn, will have
to pay the penalties Of defeat. Where
we can we shall support them. Where
We cannot support them we shall
enter no factious opposition to them.
We go to political humiliation with
perfect omposurs-without a single
resentment or regret-haying fought
out to the bitter end profound con-
yiction in perfect fairness and good
faith.
There are many suggestions which
the vote of Tuesday summons to the
minds of thoughtful people: notably,
the reaults in Maryland, Greater New
York and the city OF Louisville, incl
dent TO the elimination of strife and
the union of party forces; and as the
smoke of battle clears, wise men may
perhaps find it salatary to take these
into consideration. But for the pres
ent, we shall leave the moral OF the
conflict now ended to impress itself
in its own way upon the masses OF
the people. As we said in the begin.
ming, and have said during the pro-
gress of the battle, we repeat now:
from none OF, the consequences of the
fight we have made for what we be-
lieved just policies and sound ideas,
have we the least disposition to
shrink Had we the whole thing to
go over we should not veer hairs
line from the course we have pursued,
and, reviewing the record, we recol-
lect no word, or act which we would
recall. What the rest can stand,
we can stand. With charity for all,
with malice toward none, business
we shall continue to do at the old
stand precisely as If nothing what
ever had happened; relieved TO be rid
of all responsibility In party affairs;
glad to 20 to the rear Of the columns:
quite assured of our ability at all
times and under all circumstances to
hold our own with friend or foe, and
certainly Indifferent whether the case
in point be fight, or footrace. -
Louisville Courier Journal.