New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-15
,rOTyER EENTTCEY ORATOR."

Orrosition has arisen to the reelection or me
"uonorabIc" w. C. T. breckenridge or heh-
trc,.v +, Congress The reasons for inns OPP
,osition seem 10 b. not entirely uncohhcc""
via, tho case now on trial i'll Washington Ill
which Mr. Brccknridgc is defendant ana
vounq woman from kentucky, who had con-
f1od too far in his honor as a hiGl-mindcd
cbiv,lrous Southern gentleman and his puril!
and unrchucss as a processing Chrlstlail' II
,ra nl,intiG. Whether the opposition VIII ne
V.Ion to an extent 10 cndanger MI. br'ck'u
ridrr', denomination remains To be seen. W"
dn moi understand that the "liOnoraplc N'"""
man himself is ut all disturbed by the u'I''on
stratlon or that his friends entertain any uou''
whatever * 10 his denomination. ANA IL re-
nominated. the political conditions III me "'S
t~ict he 50 cloGucnily and honorably ana NY
RIGHTLY represents insure his r'''','"
hcvnnl pcradvcniurc. For il Is diN'r'' J"
which 10 question ~ 10 candidates 'h'i'''''
or fines, is permitted 10 arise after i r'-",''
Democratic Convention has pronouh'eu JN"'
mont and made the nomination. l" DOH
rcallar nomination would not only destroy 'h'
h.I,or.. noliticol Influence bu; mpcril his social
standing and personal comfort Inc pu'H'.o"
whether chastity is an essential Viriu' WING"
has been broadly denied on MugWump authority
and the further question whether man may
IT,, o. ,,ross indecent and diShonorablc lr ana
naunt that lie in the puhlic'S face ana SIM ~
worthy of trust and confidence viii hr s'''l'n
I'm the nominating convention. Whatever Inc
convention says goes.
Meantime a man Ly the name 81 owens
seems to be making an active CANVASS Tor wv
"Iionorah!c" Mr. Broctinridec's place. lie al
dressed nm audience OF 1000 people III Inc opera
bouse at Lexington the other night. Extracts
from the address have been published lh'F
are nowcry 10 the extreme point al UoP''"i
/ ovubcr1ncc 9TH" civic crown. ne says dI'u
hv this we understand him 10 mean an ''c'
ton 10 Congress. Of which he seems ." '"h' III
! exaggerated view -''thc civic crown Tor winch
| strive has been so often and 50 proudly Won
and erandv worn that be who seeks IL now
though holder far than ! dare be-, must he"lS
approach with fear and trcnbllhE Inns -
/ language Of the highest order. but such aN 'h'A
keep constantly oh tap In Kentucky. Inc III
c,,.,rui,v has been observed. however, that
when orators If great cloqr"ncc approach "
,u,Iic office with fear and trembling in III"
presence OF 1000 persons they usually 90 "
vim the manner Of a przc-nghtor entering the
ring and in a tone Of voice thAt can he near"
for = distances Of four or five blocks. 1t Is all
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not customary to carry on fear and trembling
! with So much physical energy and vocal force.
In closing Mr.. Owens said: Place in my
lorping the banner that marks your sacred
trust. and though | may not. shall not, lit i
/ whore il hoatcd in the days of cd. yet. V me
heavens that bend over mr. 10y iii" hills that
seem eternal swear Ia return II unSiainrd
bv dishonor" We judge from This specimen
that Mr.. Owens. with all his dldcncc ana his
fear aud trembling does not shrink from com
I rctitivc examination in cloqucDce in his con
test with the 'matchlcss orator. whom he de-
sircs +, succeed in Congress. Until his present
cmcrgcncc we had never heard Of Mr.. Owens.
/ We have an IMPRESSION however. that he makes
y mistake in undertaking 10 compete with the
+ "IIonorablc" Mr. Brcckinridgc ia the matter 81
clluucncc We suspect that Mr. Brcckinrdgc
can lit the banner higher and keep it up
LONGER and swear more nprcSsycly and In
greater detail and by much bigger hillS-hills
/ that moi ONLY seem but are "etcrnaF'-than
! Owens ever dreamed of. Owens has not In
orr Judgment, selected the right issue. If he
had only stepped out before Il Kentucky audi
once without any fear and trembling or any
/ dinidcncc or any swearing by hills o. val
lcvs. and said he was simply n manly man
who made IL Il habit TO tell the truth 10 man
/ and woman-had he Just said that and put no
| rr;lls ON H. he would have defined an issue so
clearcut and distinct with his competitor that
all thc world would have taken cognlzance Of
| II and waited with interest 10 see how such
things were viewed in Kentucky.
| Instead Of doing that he has poured ont Ian
! o,,,cc Language too. of n sort with which
| Congress- is already watcr-logged and large
| coctious Of thr country are SOg.y.