The Big Stone Gap Post

FROM CORBIN, KY.

Corbin, Ky., Oct. 20th, 1894.

Editor Post:

Dear Sir: I was most agreeably surprised to receive a copy of your excellent paper, containing speeches of R. A. Ayers and others at East Stone Gap. In my opinion, the General must have given his opponent the little end of the string to hold while he wound up the ball. I hear some say that they are Democrats or Republicans from principle, some because their fathers were, others because they want to go with the winning party, or, in other words become turn-coats in order to court public favors; but, brother Democrats, one and all, let me (a poor laboring man) say a word to you all. The time has past and gone when men can leave one party and go to another and say Gentlemen, here I am, take me, do with me what you will, but for heaven's sake don't forget me when you make your appointments. Away with such men as that. What ought to be done with such kind of cattle is that they ought to be made to sit ten (10) hours every day with a jack-knife whittling letters out of wood, when put together and formed into words would read: I am looking for an office; I got left in the Democratic party or in the Republican party. I say the time has past and gone for all that. We want none but good and true men, who have stood before the enemies fire and never wavered but kept steadily on to glory and fame.

Brothers we must stand firm always, looking ahead for the enemy instead of looking back, for the Republican party is and has always been noted for trying to get the lead. So keep right on in the good old Democratic road until the 6th of November and you will snow Mr. Morison's opponent under so deep that he will never be able to Walker out.

From a Democrat in Kentucky.