Evening journal., 1892-08-05
STEVENSON IN KENTUCKY.
He and Henry Watterson Talk Politics
from Democratic Standpoint.

He and Henry Watterson Talk Politics
from Democratic Standpoint.
LOUISVILLE Aug. 5-The opening and
dedication of the new Watterson club
house drew together all the leaders Of the
Democratic party in the state The gov
ernor and his staff came down from Il aux
fort. The legislature was left without a
quorum. The chief feature Of the occasion
was the presence Of the Hon. Adlai II
Stevenson, Democratic nominee for vice
president, who came at the invitation Of
the Watterson club and spoke to a great
concourse Of people The Hon. John Young
Brown, governor Of Kentucky, presided
over the great mass meeting and introduced
General Stevenson to the audience He
was greeted with tumultuous enthusiasm.
After referring to the club and the distin
guished Illinoisans who had been born in
Kentucky and reviewing his acquaintance
with Mr.. Watterson, Mr. Stevenson said;
stevenson's speech.
We are now confronted by the startling fact
that the party In power stands pledged to the
re-enactment Of the force bill History would
but repeat itself. The evils that would follow
the evil now threatened would find their eoun
terpart only in those which make up so shame
tul part Of the reconstruction period
IN view Of the fact that with such powerful
auxiiaries as northern enterprise and northern
capital the south stands upon the threshold Of
material development unknown TO this gen.
Grafton, can it be possible that the American
people will now consent that the hands be
turned back upon the dial and the era Of mis-
rule, Of outrage and Of violence again be inaugu.
ratedg
With the years win come new problems fol
solution grave problems, the outgrowth OF
nm advancing civilization; problems which per.
tain 70 social government and municipal ad.
ministraton; which pertain, It may be- TO di-
plomacy and 20 war-aye, which take hold OF the
very foundation of the social fabric Lot MS
trust that in all the coming years from the hall
dedicated now there viii spring an influence
and power ever for the right ever for the dc.
fenso Of the unfortunate and the oppressed
ever for that which Is noble and pure az tho
hearthstone and in the council ever for the
maintenance, at whatever cost OF our Demo
cratic institutions and the perpetuity OF ia,
American republic.
watterson Doesn't Want the Earth.
Mr.. Watterson then spoke and humorousl,
Acknowledged the honor done him by nam
ing the club after him. Then he TALKED
politics. He declared that, contrary to IA,
general impression, he went to the nationa
convention satisfied that nothing could Pre-
vent the nomination Of Mr. Cleveland. q,
reached Chicago said he, expecting moth
ing except Cleveland. get Stevenson 70
vice president and ringing declaration il
favor of a tariff for revenue only. VIVA
else do you suppose would have been re
quired to satisfy met The earthl No, Ia
gentlemenl We are Democrats dyed in tn
wool, and when the party speaks, the wor
with Us is close ranks and move forward
Now that the convention has made ia
ticket and fixed the lines we are one ana 4
for Cleveland aud Stevenson, with no lon,
ings or regrets, with no backslidines {
backbitings but before us the robber hord
Of the robber tariff and above US the broa
ensign Of the true faith.n