The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-08
BRECKINRIDGE A FIGHTER.
HE DROPS mrs <IR or HUMILITY m
FORE BOURBON COUNTY DEMOCR<ra

Arrsid OF No Mas, Fris.s or Fee. N. Says
Discusses Nsw-p.psr Nee Nsr Brsski.s
tso Dse.iss-s R-e--si.w Falls. wu.e.s
Appeals 80 Ce.fsser-t. sy-p.shy-Th.
N.~e ofthe Deity Frsevs-uy 90 Hi- Lip..
PARIS. Ky. May Z-Bourbon county vel
coined Col. Breckenridge with open arms to-
day. and slso gave at first . reluctant but
finally hearty greeting 10 his ysunR sdver.
sary. Evan Z. Settle. who opened his campaign
here. His speech was sloauent and witty and
though he came without Invitation TO Brsck-
inridge meeting. he made favorable impress
sion. Col. Breckinridge made . speech fully
half an hour longer than the one at Lexingto
last Saturday. He spoke to Q more friendly
audience. and he made more aggressive at
tack on the press. He denounced as strongly
as ever the ministers who have disapproved
his candidacy. He had tried the temper OF his
friends, and. finding that they wanted him to
deny and retort he did both. His speech had
less OF the implorinR- ior- iorRivsnees tone than
on Saturday.
Bourbon county is tho most faithful In tho
district to tho ailver-haired orator. aud the re-
ception given him at Paris proved It. The
procession met him at o'clock this morning.
when he and his faithful son Dssha aii0hted
from tho train which came over from Le1lng-
ton. John @. Craddock, . well-known editor
OF Kentucky. and three or four others we're
all that N ct him at the station. Col. Craddock
is one Of the editors Of the kentuckian CitiIen,
the leading newspaper OF Paris. and is warm
supporter Of Col Breckenridge. His partner,
William Remington. is equally strong for
Ovens Each edits a department OF the paper
In favor OF his choice. The aged Crsddock
cheered his favorite during the speaking this
afternoon. Mr.. bennington scowled. and whis-
pered that half the people in the house came
from outside the district. and that the cheer
ing was led by revenue employees. But II few
met the Congressman at the railway station.
there was no lack Of callers later. He went to
the Bourbon House. and soon there was q
stream OF visitors. Excursions had been run
from different places. and the streets were full.
The Court House Is small and holds only 500
persons. but II was packed to sufrocation when
the Congressman began at 1 o'clock. His first
noticeable remark was that he had never felt
it necessary to apologize for being Con-
federato soldier, and that he had always worn
his Confederate Association button as freely
bourbon county furnished a heavy quota Of
Confederate soldiers and this reference to
terly attacked the statement some one had
made that he was afraid to come home and
ia ms eSnstnsntt Sn OSt snss
had been. He hadn't even been afraid OF his
friends. ioE he had never recon- mended any
against long petitions from hIs district,
e.rea d ns sah eft have RID the asSsnd
district Of its hemp ring and made its repre-.
is saIIsr sros s mg neee Me rei ns later
70 the outside nfnsnce brought to bear against
him t iris following y words 81 ohoo.s
representstISes. or shall resolutions adopted
b Is Il B9ssS1 sns
Ss s not @sSaesS saoasS. ' sss ss n'd nas VIM
MAN oat. t Hss .;:Hs q; :sss' II %
sHfsiniP E5 ss' what sfs out
shall do den9unoe the claim Of any
and the higher the name the more l dsnopnce
him. In the name OF God. whose name am
iips. / deny the right OF any one to use His
dread name to my injury"
,,t Referring to The the nsrspapers Col; Brsekin,
daily pspsrs:" AZ this ths Bourbon IN the
cali ali Of them perfect Tor SONS Of them are
we are. Those that are perfect have become
so by ignoring that DOM mand OF the DecaloRne
that Gays. Thou.s shalt not bear false wit
Btso.inasiags va, enthusiastically nth ehssrsd
"Hsng Bradley" but he was hooted down.
with cheers for Breckenridge.
When the Congressman hnishsd he intro
duced Mr. Settle, n pleasAnt-looking man. tall.
slender, and 81 SGsd with gray hair
good as Breckinridgs's. and made o witty and
Very pleasing address. At Its close he got an
ovation. He has considerable reputation as
speaker. but was stranger to Bourbon county.
His hS%e o seEnty 4Ssn syss pRsmSSe1ao
not over 200 or 300 The fight In Bourbon
will be very close between Owens and Breck-
inridge. Settle will not get much support.
The machine politicians In Bourbon. as else
where. will support the Congrewssmsn; Brsek.
next ednesdAy. He said this afternoon his
plans would be determined by his wife's ILL
W. G. Owen. opened his campaign at Frank
fort to-day: That city Is the state capital and
Owens Is certai IN to carry. He was enthusiast
ticAlly received.
Mr. Settle began his speech In opposition to
Col. Breckinridge by saying that he had lots OF
sins aud might confess them II he Just had .
cue as TO which was the most likely to draw
the people to him In view Of this doubt he
was at serious disadvantage This reference
to the Colonel excited him motto ably,
Then. gliding smoothly along for time. Mr.
Settle returned 10 the colonel and dealt him
+" | come TO you vulnerable ed, 4" said he. ham
pered by youth and the lack OF ar ilustrlous
name. But sirs would rather be one OF an
obscure. but honest family than have the dis
tinction OF bearing unworthily the name OF a
The excitement during his delivery OF this
and other pointed references to the Breckin-
ridge scandal was intense. and though the
audience Was largely against the speaker
there were many anti Brsekinridgs men