Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-29
VOLLEYS OF WORDS.
ITb, Breckenridge Campaign Causing
Wild Excitement.
IupGE pURuAM's RED HOT SPEECH
The Colonel Denounced In Strong
Term, II Letter from Ill,
Slsier.in.Law.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 2o.-rho
city IL Wild with excitement which
messages trouble Of n serious character
be,ween either Col. Breckenridge or
come Of his friends on the one side and
lhs men who are opposing Brecklu-
ridge on the stump, with the oolonels
spst oh as IRE brand, and Il has set a
smoulderiug heap ablsze aud not few
believe the trouble will be OF a mos,
serious character before the campaign
ends.
Judge Durham, who was 10 I'M
mrfoIfully excoriatsd In his speech,
met the colonel on the street last night
aud a wordy war onsued. There was
10 aitempt at hoatillties by either one,
hat the exact language used by them
r,nuot be learned, ne there wss only
no witness and he refuses TO talk. At
DC Owens club meeting last night Ia
short speech, Judge Durham said
nat the speech Of Col. Bre kinrldgo
rsfefred TO was the vilest thing he ever
Ieard come out OF the mouth Of n man,
und that no knew that n gentleman
would not make such q speech.
Judge Durham was followed by
Judge kinkeAd, who also received y
severe beating at the hands OF Colonel
Bfnckinridge. He said he did not be-.
lleye there was ia this community a
man 70 dsbased that he would dare 10
ace decent audience aud utter such
thoughts. Tho Judge wound up his
r.. an A anppph bV auyinus
~ have the courage 10 take him by
he throsl a d say ~ him, you, por.
Iufcr, hound And scoundrel, talk 10 me
bout representing my district and say
hat you uts the only man who can DO
il--you, whom !, standing before
n audience, can dcnounce like that.''
Judge Horton who was also roasted
by Colonel Breckenridge said ho In
tended TO reply TO Bteckiuridge''
tpccch last night, but that M he hau !.
40 out VI the city 10 be gone two snyl
I've VIII postpone II until Friday might
when no viii address the people at thu
court house.
an orES LETTER.
LouisvILLE, Ky. Aug. 20.-AI
optu letter mas been addressed by Mis-
Niaty Desha sister ofdColonel Brock.
infi4gt's firaI wife, 10 "rhe men ant
women OF the Blue q aia."
She denouno,s Colonel Brecklnrldgt
~ offering himself rs = candidate fol
Congress and calls upon tho district Il
,ieot a pure man TO his seal In he
itUeTthe says
"rhat Colonel BTeckinrldgs will b
returned 10 Congress has never for
moment entered my mind. The vcry
"a yught OF II IL an insult to the state
wnVss boast has been that her mel
" rrs brave aud her women vittuous
By indOrsing Col. BreokinridgO yOi
would accept his and Col. Thompsoni
platform, that all men are liberiinei
~ all the men In the state are libel
tilts the women cannot be pure AM
your vote for him would be an al
uJuncament 10 the world OF the uu
chastity Of your women. | am no
troubled about his reelection. II poll
uciana succeed In renOminAling hin
OF some other immoral man, the repul
ablu portion OF the community wi
unite on man, regardless OF politics
who can M the solled banner Of tn
Ashland district, cleanse its stains b.
pure life anu bear II with such homo
that we who live In Washington an
Lave been Inundated may again b
able to say with upliited hands; Nv
Hru konIuckians.'
rue plata truth ~ that Of all III
Immoral delegations In Congress, tbs
kentucky hiss BORN the reputation
tuiug tns worst. With the TAulbt
Inu BieokinTldgo scandals aud this To-
bsoenity OF Thompson you won
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