Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-20
KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN
II Is The Most Vigorous Ever Known /,
the Commonwealth.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC OPENING
joint Debate Between Candidate,
Hardin and Brad.cy-Great N.e,-
Ing I'm the Auditorium Mt Lonl,.
viIlc-sfx thousand People prc..n,

LOUISVILLE, KY, August f9-Tt,
opening Of the most vigorous ~.
litical campaign ever known 90 The com.
monwealth Of Kentucky was mad. d,
the Auditorium tonight In the preses,.
Of GOO people by a joint debate o. the,
hours between General p. Watt Hard,
and Colonel William o. BRADLEY. he
Democratic and Republican caalllat.,
for Governor. respectively.
The assemblage was the moss ree-e.
sentative that was ever gathered 90 ta.i
State on political occasion. ana the On.
thusiasm that burst forth during la
speaking was such as could only D. OK.
pected from intense part!sans
The Auditorium was equally divided te.
tween Democrats and Republicans h.-s
being about 5000 representative of enc.
party present The vase hau was filled
hair an hour before the time set i3r tle
opening Of the debate. and the stage t.l
40 prominent men OF each party srl
newspaper-men FROM al over tae c..s.
try.
The presence Of SO many was an rt.
cation OF the deep interest that d. l...,
taken I'm the campa.gn ln Kentucky.
Mayor Henry $. Tyler presided. into.
ducing the speakers. Among tha rr.r.
nent politicians were General Simon Do.
livar Buckner and the other clrI.llt.,
for the United States Senate, except s...
ator Blackburn.
GENERAL HARDIN'S SPEECH
In opening his speech Genera Hars
said be was not present 20 argyle fl- t..-
SELF with cunning. eyasiye .lF ml.r.
but - do battle boldly AMI bravery 81
the principles Of Democracy.
After reasserting his allegiance % 10
principles Of Democracy alI declaring
them necessary - the welfare 20 ths
country, be touched lightly upon oil.
financial issue. saying that ODE g.raIh.
cans with an impudence taat wol,l IA
surprising I'm any 0thrr raIfF ,..n.f
that there were divisions in fle Demo-
cratic ranks over the currency question.
There Were some who haI Opinions
somewhat different from those eKprest.i
by the London agents "a this county,
said General Hardin. There was s.rs
division OF opinion when they came ..-
gethcr IN the state ccnvertion. ! Vs
one Of them. I plead cuilfy. hl..
never evaici a duty Or eh.r'get q ras .r-
sibilty ] have boldly uttered aai ,r-
estly advanced my convictions"
He then for hair ~ hour execrafs' "a
record OF the Republican party. spaak-
ing only Of national affairs BE- then s1 :
that the act ~ ls73 demrretz.ns silver
was an act Of treason % cur country
KENTUCKGANS HONEST.
"Kentucklans knew that every Demo.
crat az the recent State convention Bag
opinions u their own. and each l'i
dared 10 express them. had mine T.ay
were honest. and ] shall not desert % mi
II has been my principle % 10 me Fl
Of my party AMI 20 stand M fr- plate
form which it makes. and on thar ,.l'-
form / stand Our platform calls ff
the coinage ~ both metals without els.
elimination. provided. only 'fat fta ral'
ity Of the two metals b. MAINTAINED
Where is the Kentucky Democrat Ra)
will not stand on that platform
General Hardin SAID he wouit give C.'-
ouel Bradley due warning that IN me-
course OF the Joint debates be would Hie
the people proof that there hai ben
gross fraud against the taS-payefs 10
every Republican judicial district, % Ael'
lucky except one.
At 9lj o'clock General Hardin vas lr
the midst Of his speech. hurting cnare
upon charge against the party which 81
opposed.
COLONEL BRADLEY
When Colonel Bradley began haf Il
the house arose 70 a man ani gave tnfef
cheers. He said he was there o. die
cuss living issues. and not those ihAl
were dead. Answering a question ~ Gene
raj Rarilns, he said IL was rli ifi7
that there was a controversy between
himself and Congressman Walter EVara
over the sound-money resolution NJ me
Republican State Convention. and TIE
Courier-Journal had itself denied H. II was
also false that he had refused 70 conn 2
himself on the currency question. -
was for sound money. with a single ?
standard and before the convention toi
a Democratic editor that he would r.
fuse the nomination II his party adop'e-
a free-sllyer platform.
At this there was applause from thi
Democratic side, Louisville Democrats b.
ing almost to man for the single
gold standard.
Colonel Bradley also gave consiterahs
time 20 4 general discussion Of currency
LEGISLATION. he had understood Gcnef1.
Hardin % declare himself for the free anl
unlimited coinage 0f silver. The State plat
form was taken up. and each section az
tackled.
The greater part OF Colonel Bradley
speech was an arraignment Of the Demo
cratic party's administration IN Ken
lucky.
Answering General Hardln's Ques q.
he said that he did want the New YORK
law opening public resorts 20 negro. =
nor dii the negroes want H.
At n o'clock General Hardin BEGAN f'
f,teen-minutes' reply. He charged that
Colonel Bradley was trying TO fool ihs
people by such claptrap as "sclai
money"