New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-14
THE KEN TTCfY PROPHET


For calm and con, ,!accnt assurance. ana me
faith that removes mountains. Colonel w. e. T.
Rrcrkinrjdgc. Of Kcntucky. whose name has
somnvvh,t filed the sounding trump Of fame
during the last year-on account of when His
retirement from public life mpends Is Wl'hoh'
Il rival in the present Congress. During the
last session the Colonel was more III evidence
in court than In Congress. But. wherever he
is-whethcr in court. or Congress- or on the
stumu ar i'm the pulpit. or religious c"nv"h-
tiou or Il Young ladies' seminary he Is always
and everywhere lvcr-tOngucd. TN Ncih'>-
1,v I'm the House In closing the deha'" Oh INC
I'rr.nt Deficiency bill for the advocacy OF
which he had the quality Of special hfneSs nj
tachiuy to n man who personally carries III
urrant deficiency with which to respond I"
Judgment ~ court he is reported ia have III
IuIo,d I'm prophrcy Not merely In IN" d"lu-
sious of hone which no one can tripIrpalr WITH
starting silver more skfully than he. hut III
absolute prophccy as uplifting and as sure IL
any ever launched from Kadesh Barn"a OF
pjscah when in the prophets memory the bar
ron desert fingered. while the Land OF from
is revealed itself Ia his lifted vision ana I'M
,Iouded sight II was Il glowing prophecy III
ono scnsc II WAS "A reminder Of the first "f az
,h. prophcis since 1t pointed To PROMISED
Land which he could hardly hope To enter IN
another SENSE 10 those of his hearers WI" re-
ucmb.rcI Professor Wilson's intimation III MS
Boston speech that the Democratic party hah
been kicked by iackasS. 1t recalled the "'h'ii'
nronhet who. similarly rcbuked, broke ont III
prophecy from Pcor's top.
The Colonel said some very brautlfu thnSS.
He always does And oh. in such b'au'i'"
way, TN, members crowded round him ana
listened I'm rant admiration That l.. many 81
Them did: but some ~ them. ~ We learn FROM
the Washington correspondence Of our esteemed
conicmporarv 'Th" Ncw-Iork sun. were :"
st,urk with his absolute confilcnc" ana non'iil-
lance" that they emitted Involuntary III" low
soft sililalion known as the mixed whistle "l
ircr.dulliv and wonder. The note Of Inspiration
was sounded when h. said looking out upon
th, future rs The prophet Of Fc"r dld upon
Isr,.ls cooIlv tents and thitim AMI III" lar
islands Of the sea Young men VIII come ba'h
.to a purified party. and We VIII be ne con
".,ryailyrs io keep The party from gong 10"
"f,., an the road that il i H. destiny Z" irdV"
# may hc. il may hp We do not ~ THIS mo-
mont recall ANYTHING in the nature II purih'a
tiuu ~ ihe pnrty though il scarihcai"h J.
oui,. fresh I'm memory: but. purified or scarir'''
II Colonel Breckenridge represents III" con
seryatism which Is 10 keep The party from
"yoinp too ffsi on The road that II j. ~ hrS
| "t,nv 10 travel" the young men viii ID Well
10 think M least twice before hnckins back
into H.
The Kentucky seer rose I" Il hlsh I'N'' 81
prophetic cloqucucc. not 10 say dlzzS n'sh'
! 81 fancy when he predicted that The prln"'r"h'
uorty would be returned Ia power "thdt u
might fulhl The pledges 1t had made !" '"'
| .puillc and upon which II had been 'harI''
"viih the responsibility ~ government u
NAV have been ~ This point that III" low. SOFT
slblmtinn indcaiivc ~ MIXED ncrrdnliiN ANA
wonder punctuatcl the prophecy. For there
w.r. doubtless those among his listeners VINO
rocoll.d instance, some ~ them not entirely
/ unconncci.d with the career ~ I'D" t'h'hN'h
al that moment exercising his prophetic gh'S
! where parties who had been fluent "f promises
| and professions had 10y their own acts put them
/ selves In positions which Ind made redemption
! of their pledges impossible. and rSi"pl"d them
| from asking 10 be- restored 10 confidence In or
der that they might discharge responsibilities
incurred Flucncy j. u Gin ana prophecy j.
gift. and both are admirable. tn" Drinorf'U'
! marty indulgcd in both before the election Of
| lsg2 and the people believed H. predictions ~
they listened 10 ils silver iongucd u'i"rancrS
| They know now more than they did then. Ana
they are about ~ likely to return II Ia power
unon lis pretended desire 10 dschare" lis re-
sponsb,ics rs Madeline Pollard Is 10 trust
again Colonel W {. T. Brcckinridgc to NUM-
his promises There are some sins for when
there is no absoluiion.