Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-11-08

Writes a Card to the Republicans
Who stood BY Him

10 the Republicans Of Christian
county, who in the last campaign
upheld and voted tor the principles
OF right, honesty and fairness, wish
to say, you are entitled to, and will
receive from the best element Of the
people OF the county, regardless 81
political utilization, the highest
praise for your heroic and noble
fight against fraud, corruption,
ballot box stuiiing and political
robbery, and notwithstanding you
failed with The aid received from
the Democratic party to defeat
those who perpetrated the shameful
wrong on the 9th day of last Febru-
airy, your efforts will receive the
highest commentator from all law-
abiding ADD liberty-loving people
of your county and state.
And you may be assured that il
was not your fault that success did
not come to the Fusion Ticket.
The candidates on that ticket and
the Democratic party readily con-
cede that you did your duty, and
did it well, and are glad to give
you their need OF praise for what
you did. They say, which IS true,
that the want of interest in the
Democratic ranks and their failure
to 90 to the polls and vote is the
cause Of the failure 10 eject the
ticket. Then don't be discouraged.
The cause for which you struggled
VIII yet prevail.
Pay no attention to the attempted
taunts and insults of the maraud-
ers. Christ was tainted, scoffed
and spat upon, and finally by the
ruthless and inhuman acts of OF
pressors and dictators, shamefully
murdered; but from the day of that
tragic scene on Calvary, the cause
for which he stood has been sup
ported and held aloft by the wisest
and best people that have lived
since that day. History tells us of
the dire distress aud terrible fate
that came to those responsible for
those tragic scenes. While upon
the other hand the name and the
fame of him who suffered the humil-
rating death is first IN the hearts
and minds of all law-loving and
christian people throughout the
civilized world, and the first lesson
taught the child when he first tries
to lisp his mothers name is to love
and revere Christ and the shining
examples be set during his short
life. Again l say, do not be dis
Outraged, but take courage from
the splendid effort make for right
against wrong, and ever hold your
selves ready to go forth and with
the sword Of truth, honesty of pur-
pose and fairness between man and
man in hand stand like heroes and
patriots for the right which viii as
surely as God reigns, finally pre-
vail
Christ's last appeal to his dis
ciples was TO keep up the struggle
for which He gave up his life. They
OBEY ed Hin and as they and their
followers passed from the stage of
action others stood ready to buckle
on the armor of truth and hang il
aloft. So IN thlSstruggle the hearts
and energies of the best people are
with you and ready to stand by you
in the maintenance of respect for
law, justice and common honesty
Men by the hundreds and thous-
ands have ever been ready if need
be, to offer up their lives fer the
right. You have fought a good
fight. You are receiving the high
est compliments from all the best
people in the county for what you
have done which should amply com
pensate you for your efforts aud be
an incentive to you to keep up
the tight along the same lines lir
the future.
The brightest and most sublime
sentence that can appear on The
pages Of one's history IN this lifeis
"He did his duty faithfully anS
honestly Then, my friends, eve
staud ready to do your whole duty
! am respectfully a true Rephbli
can and a friend ~ riorht