The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-14
BRECKINRIDGE'S APPEAL
4 BITTER IDENTIFICATION IN HIS
FAREWELL COUNTY SPEECH
He Scores Owens and Two Newspapers-
Afidnvits Showing Owens to be "a Gam
bier and of Immoral Character.

LEXINGTON ky. sept. 13.-Ths af-
ternoon at For. Spring this county. Colo
mel Breckenridge made his farewell county
speech to over 40 people. AZ Of whom
We're ladies'. He began in a conciliatory
manner, but before his speech OF one
hour and half was ended, he INDUCED
in most bitter personalities. He wound
up his remarks in a beautiful peroration
in which he pleaded with the voters not
to endorse the mud-slinger from Scott
county (Owens). but 20 vote for MIN on
Saturday.
AT the close II the canvass" said he.
Il want % enter my protest against the
constant, Infamous attacks on tnc good
people who have supported me The
candidate from Scott has, in every part
Of the district, said i'm substance that
no man could afford In the presence OF
his mother, or his wife, or his sister, to
pefmir any woman who would support me
70 pin a buttonhole bouquet On the lapel
Of his coat. This atrociOus insinuation
has been made when he knew ,hat thou
sands OF good women attended my meet
lnSs ana desired my reelection. Ii was
an insult 10 every woman in the district.
it was charaC teristic of his nature. and
Of his life. II IS the natural result Of
MS vocation and Of his private associa-
uon. and those who have supported him
nave carried on the canvass upon the
same plan"
TWO NEWSPAPERS SCORED.
The Louisville Times, owned by gang
OF blackmailers (W. y. HaIdeman. of
the Courier-JournaD and edited by
hireling assassin Of the same character
tElnmet LOganl. who Is COnstltutionauy
a coward and am habutual liar, have in
numerous articles made the same intimd-
uon' ana ln the issue of september llth
say the Nlrtuous and noble women OF
the Ashland district are I'm the nght
against Brecknrdge. lie who charges
that the women of this district
who are for me, are unchaste and ig-
noble puts himself beyond the pale Of
civilized association. and the owners Of
paper who prints IL become etarn4lly in
famous. mere are no words 20 express
the unutterahle brutality Of ana editor
or owner who deliberately prints and
makes money out of such coarse. vulgar
and brutal statements
Every voter who supports Mr.. owens
practically approves the brutal and IN
famous method of canvassing II has
not been denounced by Professor No
GarVey Mr. Matthews or such preach
erS, they have practically approved III;
they stand SPONSOR for him and his
canvass Now I denOunce as unutterably
atrocious all these and similar utter1nces.
They are 70 crime against society, against
peace, against wOmanlood, against Nlr-
tue. they who utter such sentiments
ought 20 bee driven with scorn out II de-
cent society He who utters them not
uunIturduy goes To the sewer for his
material for canvass, and has no pleas
ure ina any mode OF argument that f. is
not low, obscene, and maIienant'
LOOMS BAD FOR OWNS.
Tonight Colonel Breckinridge gave ont
m interview In which he shows aiiiia-
Wits that his opponent, W. g. owens, was
a gambler I'm chicago last year ami in-
tended 10 stay there. He also prints an
affidavit showing that Mr.. owens. in
company with "a woman, was put ont OF
Il Louisville hotel These charges com
ine against owens ot this late date VIII
prevent Owens from replying.