Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06
Mr. CARllSlEs APPEARANCE IN the
CONTEST

had thought and | had reason to thinl
that in the discussion Of this question in il
presentation b the people Of Kentucky 70
their consideration, whether from a genera
standpoint or from an individual stand
point, that it would have been left for m,
70 meet in debate those representatives %
the opposing theory that are pnted sgains
me in this contest thought il might
nave been considered safe and fair for the
advocates IL the gold metal t. have left
TINS fight 10 be settled by two at least of the
| distinguished citizens OF this State who are
today announced candidates for the I niled
states Senate and who advocate that gold
standard. | expected 10 meet in debate
| and combat rs best | could the views Of
Ex-Governor Buekner and Ex-Governor
McCresry. The one has come out in an
open, fair fat svowal for single gold
standard That grand old soldier. whom 1t
delights all kentuckisns 10 honor and to
love, is always msnly. He is manly nov
upon this issue In his interview he throw,
down the gauntlet, or rather he accepts the
gage that had been thrown down g. him.
Openly, fairly and fesrlts.ly he challenge,
the confidence and the attention ofthe PEG.
pie Of Kentucky by declaring that he Is an
avoved advocate Of a single gold standard.
that be wants no reconciliation Of silver
The other capable gentleman 70 whom /
nave alluded has given. not only from the |
stump in speeches recently delivered. but |
IN carefully and deliberately prepared in |
teryiews published in the METROPOLITAN 4
journals Of this and other states. hi. po.i. |
'al2pce, howeiSae.r Ih8&ri bat ! could do him
you what it Is, for the siapIs -s...-,.s that, |
after reading carefully and perusing and |
scanning those interviews, | am unable % |
tell you what be IL for. ! am unable t. tell
you which side Of the question he is on, and
do not think | am NJ fault in that for do
not believe he knows what be Is In favor 81
any better than | do. DO not believe that
Gov. McCresry and you and | and all she
balance Of the world combined, unless We
be guided by Omnipotent wisdom, can tell
which side Of this controversy he Is on lie
says he is a bimetallist provided You will
use one metal. He says that be is in favor
Of the reconciliation Of silver provided
| you don tremonetizeit. He says that he il in
favor Of using both gold and silver provided
you will wait until the balance Of the
world, and especially Great Britain, shall
| give you her royal permission and allow
you to do it, Applause
| had believed, If | hadn't believed, | Al
least had hoped that might have been
permitted TO settle this controversy with
these distinguished citizens and ex-Gov
errors of this State who are cOntestinl
this battle with me- but II seems in that
WAS mistaken. Ii occurred 10 me that
was heavily enough handicapped before.
have as opponents every man who had beei
Governor of Kentucky that was left un
buried, except one. Gov. NcCrasry, Gov
Buckner and Gov. Brown have all SHE,
their casters in this ring and announce,
themselves candidates for the Senate
Proctor Knott is the only Ex-Governor VIII,
is not candidate. But it seems that tn,
| friends Of the gold metal were unwilling t,
leave this controversy 10 be settled between
the parties litigant Surely these men wer'
numerous enough and they can prove BY
me if my testimony is needed that they
were able enough to take care Of their owl
| fights.
But the advocates Of Wall street did no
feel safe in their keeping. Another facto
had to be brought into this fight; bigge
man, in their Judgment, was needed TO b.
sent for; Achilles had TO be produced il
order that a successful assault might b
made on these sturdy Trojan walls, within
which the advocates Of the double standsr,
stood safely entrenched. A precedent hat
to be set, a new departure in American pol
itics had to be insugursted. The Csbine
had TO be detailed TO rally upon the bust
ings. The officers Of the Interior Depart
ment, OF the Agricultural Department ans
Of the Treasury Department must be CLOSED
and locked whilst those great heads o
those great branches Of the Government
were 10 be sent out. deployed like drum
mers, on the roai To take the stump e
save the sinking cause Of gold monometal
lism In this country. l have no objection
70 this, but can pot imagine what induce,
the adoption Of IBIS policy unless ii be th,
desperation OF the gold cause, which wa
pending in the balance. Perhaps that il
not correct explanation. Perhaps il wa
necessary to dc ths--to make this in
ovation, to set this new precedent-in order
to illustrate the consistency with which Thu
Administration carries out it, civil servic.
policy (Applause)
II may be that this Administration needed
to give some signal proof to the American
people OF its consistent civil service policy
in chopping of the head Of a third or fourth
class clerk in the public printing office for
the grave crime be committed in writing
to his people a letter in favor Of the re.
monetization Of the silver metal. Perhaps
II was necessary T. show that this Admins
tration was consistent when il takes the
official head of the shoulders offs fourth class
clerk for daring even in private correspon-
dence to express his views upon this i'm por-
tant question by sending out the heads Of the
various departments Of government to Join
IN the dust and the fray Of the conflict upon
the stump.
But however this may be, whatever may
be the explanation, is matter of little con-
Germ to me, and doubt not OF even less
TO you. have no explanation 10
make OF the Cabinet taking the stump in
THIS highland do not think il was necessary
Tor the Secretary of the Treasury, in HI,