The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-20
X KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN.
THE OPENING gun FIRED LOUIS
TILIE List NIGHT.
General Hardin and Colonel Bradley
Speak TO an Audience of q 900 Demo-
crats and Republicans-Thc
Financial Question.


paign ever known in the Commonwealth
fof Kentucky was made at the Audito-
rum tonight I'm the preserce Of six
| thousand people by joint debate of three
hours between General =. Watt Hardin
and Colonel William o. Bradley, the
/ Democratic and Republican candidates
! for Governor. respectively
The assemblage was the most repre-
/ sentative that was ever gathered I'm TINS
| state on a political occasion, anu the en-
thusiasm that burst forth during the
speaking was such As could only ue
expected from the intense partsans.
The Auditorium was equally divided be-
tween Democrats and Republicans. there
being about 3,Vo, representatives. OF eacp
/ party present.
Tho vast hall was filed half an hour
/ before the time set tor the opening OF the
debate, and the stage held four hum
dred prominent men from each party all
over the country.
The presence OF so many was an indi-
cation Of the deep interest that ~ being
taken in the camapign in Kentucky.
Mayor Henry 5. Tyler presided intro
DUNG the speakers Among the promi-
nent politicians were General simon Boil
var Buckner. and the other candidates
| for the United States Senate, except
/ Senator Blackburn.
GENfEAL HARDls's SPEECH.
| In opening his speech, General Hardin
/ said he was not present 10 argue for
| hmgclf with cunning eyasiye diploma J,
| but 10 debate bodily and bravely for the
principles of democracy. After reaSsert-
| cng his allegiance 10 the principles of
/ Democracy and declaring thcm necessary
4 20 the welfare Of this country he touch
| ed lightly upon the financial issue, saying
| that the Republicans. Nth an impuGence
| that would be- surprising IN any other
party, claimed that there were divisions
! IN the Democratic ranks over the curfen-
I cy question.
There were some who hai opinions
/ somewhat different from those express
/ ed by the London agents in this eoun-
/ try" said General Hardin There was
some division Of opinion when shey came
/ together in the State convention. was
/ one Of them. | plead guilty. l nave
! u yer evaIej duty or shirk. II a inspon-
! siOilty. / have bodily uttered and honest
| ly advanced my convictions.
lie then for half ap hour excoriated the
/ re- ord of the Republican party, speakn.
! only Of national affairs. lie then said
! that the act Of 1873 demoneuzing silver,
| WAS AN act OF treason TO our country.
| KcntucAiaus know that every Democrat
| at the recent state convention had otin-
| ions of his own and each had dared 10
| EXPRESS them. and had mine. They were
| hol est. and | shall not desert them. II
| has been my principle to do the VIII or
| my party, and 20 stand on the platform
WriCh If makes. and on that PLATFORM
! ! stand. our platform calls for the coin
4
| provided only that the parity OF the two
/ metals be maintained. What Kentucky
! Democrat VIII not stand on that plat
| f0rm2
| Generni Hardin said he would give Colo
| mel Bradley due warning that IN the
| cCLrse Of the joint debates he would give
the people proof that there had been
| gross fraud against the taxpayers IN
every Pepublican judicial district in Ken
lucky except one.
At 9.l5 o'clock General Hardin closed
his speech. hurting charge upon charge
against the party which he opposed.
COLONEL BRADLEY FAyoRs soUND MONEY.
When Colonel Bradley began half Of
| the house arose 90 a man and gave
| three cheers. tie said he was there u
! discuss living issues, not those that were
| dead. Answering a question OF General
| Hardin. he said IL was not true That there
| was Il controversy between himself ana
| Congressman Walter Evans over the
| sound mCLey resolution Of the kepubli-
! can State Convention, and the Courier
| Journal had itself denied it. II was also
! false that be had refused " commit nlm-
| self on the currency question. lie was
FOR sound money, with a single gold stan
/ dari ard before the convention told a
| Democratic editor that he would refuse
! the nomination II his party adopted a
free silver platform.
| Al this there was applause from the
| Democrat side, Louisville Democrats be
| ing almost TO a man for q single gold
standard.
Colonel Bradley also gave considerable
| time 20 general discussion Of currency
| legislation. lie had understood General
| Hardin 10 declare himself for the free
| and unlimited coinage Of silver. The
! state platform was taken UP, and each
| section attacked.
The greater part of Colonel Bradley's
| speech was an arraisnment OF the Demo
| cratic partys administration In Ken
| tlcky
They tell YOU" he sail. that they
| divided the common school per capita with
! the cOlOred man, hut Tor seventeen long
| years left the cOlOred altizen In the bonds
| % Ignorance. Ii was not until the com
| mon school was in danger OF beng wiped
out that they consented 10 divide ii.
| They did It only when forced 70 1t.
Hr IrKrs KENTUCKY.
Yes. sir, as General Hardin says.
| 81 did say IN my Worlds Fair speech
that Kentucky was the grandest state
Had such not been tn case, she never
| could have stood Democratic rule. ln
! tho last decade under the Democrats there
! has been an Increase OF illiitracy NJ the
| State % the extent Of i6,NJ.
| "CCmparing the Democratic and Rcpub-
/ lcan conventions, he thanked COO that
their chairman, Ike Chairman Berry di1
| not say, by c.. gimme a drink Of
WHISKY and then gulp Il down before the
convention He knew that the Demo
| Gratis individually were as honest as any
other set or people nut as party IN
| Kentucky il was a fraud and failure. he
smoke of the cefalcatOn Of state Treas
urer Dick Tate 10 was the result or
| Democratic negligence. He asked Cen
| eral Hardin. II in the advent of his cleo
| ton and the death Of United states
| senator would De appoint free-SlN.r
! Democrat TO succeed him2
Answering General Hardn's question
| he said that ne did not want the New
| York law, opening public resorts % ne
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| At II o'clock General Hardin began his
| fifteen minutes reply. lie charged tnat
| Colonel Bradley was trying TO fool the
| people by such claDtrap as "soun0