A “dyed-in-the-wool” Democrat.
1859. The “Bourbon” family have attempted to rule this territory from the earliest hour of its creation.—Olympia (W.T.) Pioneer and Democrat, April 15.
1874. In the crucial test of his pride, his manhood, his prejudices, his spirit, it may be said of the Southern Bourbon of the Legislature, that he comports himself with a dignity, a reserve, and a decorum, that command admiration.—Pike, ‘The Prostrate State,’ p. 13 (N.Y.).
1877. Ex-governor Humphreys is an irredeemable Bourbon.—N.Y. Tribune, June 15 (Bartlett).
1881. Gibson and Finley are Bourbon Democrats.—Washington Republican, Sept. 12.
1884. That chief of Bourbon organs, the Charleston (S.C.) Times.—Boston Journal, Sept. 20. (N.E.D.)
1907. The older bourbons, who are constitutionally opposed to change.—Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 10.
