The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05

was 426,2S1 Cleveland; 1896, 2S8 Harrison;
22,207 Weaver. The figures by the same
process of analysis will show in 1896,
instead Of the enormous plurality car
ried last year by the Republican ma
chine, 100000 silver; Alt 900 gold, allow
Ing $4,000 adherents to follow Cleveland
into the gold camp. In Indiana the
vote was 262, 740 Cleveland: 255. 615 Har-
rison; 22,208 Weaver. BY the same
analysis the silver vote will be 301 900:
the gold vote 243,000, and only $4,000
Indiana men will follow Cleveland into
the gold camp. This may seem to the
gold bugs an entirely ridiculous state
ment; and they will pooh pooh it from
this time on. But revolutions are as
rapid in the present age as they were in
1892 and 1893 and 1894. The reorgani-
cation into compact bodies Of all the
former A. r. U. and kindred elements
will be another of the surprises that the
machine politician is unprepared to see
From my information it is not an exag-
geration to estimate the voting strength
of those lodges in 1896 at 1900, 900.
There will be as many from the Repub-
licans as from the Democrats. Their
experience from oppression, tyranny and
want during the past IL months has
taught them the folly of being deceived
by the partisanship, through which
heretofore the INSCRIPTIONS leaders
nave caught their votes for a mess of
pottage to hurrah for the
successful candidates. The coming year
those organizations with rare exceptions
Will vote for the protection of the coun-
try and for common benefit.
1t Is clearly the duty of all, who de-
sire complete. success for our views. to
support those upright, staunch men of
principles, who are attacked by the Wall
street hordes, to hurl them from posi-
lions wherein for years they have boldly
and conscientiously acted for the good
or the country. In this category must
be placed Senator Joe Blackburn, of
Kentucky. You are perfectly aware
now he has maintained his ground
against this administration in the great
trial OF 1893; and that he carried the
state convention overwhelmingly in 1891
against all the influences of the admins
tration gold bug adherents-for remon-
citation. Today Kentucky is about to
enter upon the greatest contest since, it's
creation: Joe Blackburn stands up I'M
f1inchingly in advocacy of our views;
and he will carry the standard of real
Democracy against the legions Of Cleve-
land, under his lieutenants, Gov. Nc
Creary, and Gov. S. B. Buckner, followed
by the Courier-Journal, the Times, the
Post and the other gold organs, and
backed by the federal brigade through
out the state. The radical forces, under
the gold banner, are led by w. C. Brad
ley, man of intellect, an orator, pop
ular. everywhere, and his organization
is compact efficient and supplied amply
with the munitions of war. The allies,
training In the Democratic camp, are
SKlllfnlIY nrpn9rjn0 RI hnifo ho
advocates of Democracy, by demoraliz-
Ing as much as possible, through con-
ficting counsels, the nearly 100000 vo-
tiers who have hitherto opposed the as
cendancy OF John Sherman, Mckinley e
Co., In the control of that state.
II is even asserted that Secretary Car
llsle intends to go into that contest on
behalf OF the administration--andB Black
burn has lately said that he would make
1t red hot for him, If he does. All these
efforts are being made to produce one
result-the election of Senator to sup
port the gold syndicate combination;
and to put in force the stronger govern
ment at the appointed time and to aid
in the force bills, the judicial edicts, the
crushing of the people by the mailed
hand OF power, in order to carry the
presidential election of 1896 in fraud.
'AOASAOO s~AAu VA lOOly Will IuO purpose
thereafter to overthrow the republic and
establish upon hecatomb of bleeding
victims-a base and truculent despot-
ism.
The facts are patent enough, that the
administration will order its brigades of
cuckoos to support Bradley and his leg
islative candidates, and to compass the
defeat of Joe Blackburn. They might
accomplish this, if there was not a re-
serve, which they have not counted
upon. l have suggested that the state
convention should declare it's platform
to be that so splendidly set forth by the
Senator on April 20, in the Courier-Jour-
nal; and then to adopt ringing decla-
ration that Joe Blackburn is the choice
of Kentucky to succeed himself; and
that he is the leader to carry it's banner
In the campaign of this year. With
that declaration by a decisive vote,
which l have no doubt would be the
voice of that convention, he and his
friends would make the mountains from
the Big Sandy ring with the echo of elo-
Quence, argument and truth, teaching
the mountaineers their true policy in
rejecting all the offers of the oddities.
There have been generally 10000 to 40
OOO voters who did not go to the polls in
Kentucky, knowing the result would be
the election of the Democratic nominees.
Nearly all of that vast number are old
Jenersonians; and under the magic of
Blackburn's burning words the full vote
will come out. The vote in 1892 was
1000 less than in 1SS8-being 49,
Cleveland; 1876, AL Harrison; %, 500 Wea-
yer. Cleveland had in 1883, 1885, 800;
Harrison 155,134. This year Bradley will
receive all of Harrison's vote of 1888,
supplemented by the full force of the
administrations Hessians probably
10000, and 10000 mercenaries who will
be bought for cash like so many hogs.
but at higher sum, perhaps $25 per
head. The gold forces will probably
poll the enormous number of 1856. 900
votes in November. Opposed to this
will be $4,000 of former Democratic
voters, and 10000 of the reserve Jeffer-
sonians. This would leave the oddities
In apparent security but for one fact.
There are in Kentucky 23,50O true and
tried Populists of 1892, with an access
sion since Of not less than $500. These
$4,000 voters are the old guard-the re-
serve, which will pour in on the conf
dent goldites, and overwhelm them be-
yond remedy.
There can be but one path of duty to
our friends in Kentucky; and that is to
nobly second the efforts of Blackburn
to save the country by the defeat and
destruction of the enemies of liberty,
and of the equality and rights of the
citizen. Every leading Populist in the
Union should raise his voice in encour-
agement of our phalanx to deliver SOL
idly it's onset in the fight. Every Jour-
n nypr rfxy oh ex%z