Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-14
HOW KENTUCKIAHS FIGHT.
The chivaIry of DrecEinridHe's Dis
trict shouting Liar and PoiecHt
but the Men OF Honor Carve Not
Nor shoot-They Write Cards.


maintained during the pist few daya
there will shortly be nothing left TO
spring upon the waiting community,
The CULVER Will be exhausted, the
deluge will have spent Itself and al
ter that-the hrewOrkSi To one ac-
qualnted with the true spirit Of the
KentuclSian there Is cons ant cause for
wondermcnt that the air has not long
since exploded into listol shots ana
the bloody vindication OF affrontcd
! honor asserted Itself Under ordinary
| circumstances taunt calls for a bow,
the giving OF the lie is quickly an
swered by a challenge from the &C
cused and slur upon mans homer
is only avenged by the death OF tie
| defamer.
But during the campaign the lie has
been shouted from every rostrum and
bawled from every street corner.
Epithets too vile to put into coldblood-
cd print have been hurled back md
forth like shuttlecocks. and there has
been nothing left unuttercd In the
lexicon OF shame. Imagine n proud
lSentucklan being publicly denounced
as poleoat. and another noteo de-
sccndant OF ancestral fame branded
as a thief, liar. n roue and a profit
gatel TO one who stands aside AMI
hears md Views It all the campaign
seems most Ike the reckless fight Of
irresponsible schooboys VINO turn their
tongues to reckless vituperation with
out an Intelligent regard for cjnse-
quences.
W. =. Kimball took the stumr eor
the first time the other evening for
Colonel Breckenridge lie made pow
erful yet temperate speech IN favor or
the nominee, In which he made use
OF some rather aowery language. As
well as I can recall the following is
substantially what he said in his perm
alton;
~ come TO you rom the inner circle
Of Colonel Brccklnrdge's council cham.
Der; 1 come from the men who are in
touch with the district: / come from
the men who know all there is to BE-
known on the breckenridge side. AMI
/ say 10 you that there - nothing
but the most buoyant hope In their
hcurtH. The shameless assaults of his
enemies have served only to sulidify
the ranks OF his supporters. This race
VIII be historic. When our chlldrsa
nave grown to be old men and women
they VIII recount the stories OF this |
campaign TO their children around |
their iiresides. When you and | have |
been laid to rest In the cemetery and |
the little ones who have been SEM |
nom heaven to bless our ONES have |
grown 10 mature age | would rather |
they should tell the story that In this
great race, when some OF the good men |
OF Ashland district had Joined hands |
with bad mem TO crush the idol OF the /
Rlue Grass Democracy, their fathers |
fathers stood for forgiveness and re- |
FUSED TO Join the mob who would only |
be Mltlsned With the COiaplete and /
everlasting destruction Of the gallant /
j. cutucklHu."
TO this Prof. j, b, Jones OF Hamilton |
college, a gentleman profoundly re-
'pected IN The community, makes an
iwer In u screening card as follows.
mot "a politician, but as "A citizen
Interested IN every clumpnt of material |
md spiritual prosperity. | claim the
ight to make this appeal to my fell
ow citizens, 4 crisis is upon us The
ssue though apparently Democratic
y
'ouoornH every party, every citizen and
very intCrest. Home, church, state,
'lrtue--all that God has made dear to
human hearts, viii be put In Jeopardy
~ the reelection OF Col w c. p.
His election means the
triumph OF vice over virtue the tri-
imph or uncleRnliness over cleanliness
he victory Of lust over light Christian
others, and even Christian mothers
iledged to save their daughters from
ne leprous touch OF Lutharlos, are
'trewing flowers and crying pcrsecu-
ION, allowing crocodile tears to de-
'eiVc them III the issue must be made
the destruction of BreckIn-
ldge and destruction OF the district,
say let Breckenridge be the one de-
itrC yed."
Later on,referring to lSimbnll's zero
alton, quoted above, Prof. Jones saws.
This Ia beautiful rhetoric, and It,
Morals are surely heavenly Two classes
oday In the race. The children Of
light for BrecklnridRe, the children OF
darkness against him with A email
prnkle of the former thrown In with
he mob that IL crying Cruelty. |
ruelfy the idol OF Democracy" Why
haU the Democrats OF the blue grass
eSion worship Breckenridge? Did the
XII he displayed In taking from a fe-
male boarding school the victim OF lis
lst create the obligations Now, when
v, Il. kimbNll ana others shall gather
heir grandchildren about their knee
o recount the story OF this campaign
VIII be necessary TO account for the
act that the preachers were altnost
n man against their Idol that tho
,omen were against him; otherwise
hey cannot explain the opposition
When these sweet children, lads aud
asses, shall know all this, they will
$50 ne told that the time was when
was considered crime to commit
cutlery. but our 'idor' engaged I'm
nat and lying as a business, and when
e re-elected him to congress II hence
orth became honorable to commit
dvltery and 70 ile."
TO this singing card, but partially
uQtcd, for lack OF room, Prof. Nelson
uhiishes in answer an open letter.
rom which I quote Now. Prof. Mel
on Is man whose standing in this
ommunity and throughout the blue !
rass REGION IS interchangeable. He !
escends from an old Virginia family.
oted Tor Its stainless record and its =
rains
He has n charming home, presided
yer by a wife and daughter as sweet
no true as ever Powered from south-
~ stock What he says always COM
~ hearing from men who think.
II u DC right aad comely Tor men 10
peak openly IN advocacy OF Col Breck-
lrllbe. u Is also right and comely to
peak IN behalf Of his election, unless
can ne shown thar to support or
81 support his candidRture Is in any
tn9o = question Of morale 90 iii. ~ .