New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-27
THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY
SOME FREE-sILvER MEMBERS CLING TO
TIE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.

SEN lTOc LINDSAY COMMENTS ON HE Hrr"'i
or MT. c,rLisI.Es SPEECHES. ANp SAYS
THE DEMOCRATS HAVE so wAIKovER
~ TIE STATE CAMPAIGN
lny TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrnuHEl
Washington. July ~ Senator Lindsay OF he"-
lucky. who is a SOUND money" Democrat and an
intimate persona friend Of Secretary Carlisle. Is IN
WASHINGTON He is candid enough 20 say that ny
no means have all Of the free-silver prnocr''s "
that State been convinced OF the error o' '''"
ways by Secretary CarlIsc's speechcs ana inc IN
iuence Of the Administration. but he does peHe'c
that the "frec-siiver craze IL snpsidlh.' III c""-
versation with a reporter he SAID:
"It & rot truc AZ some have assert mai inc
free-sllver sentimen, is dead in KENTUCKY because
there are yet god many Democrats COW" '"e'c
who hold 10 their convictions on INA h"'7'''''.
Men who have sspoused causr Win "'h''r'' anu
enthusiasm do not reverse their opinions %" ~
bour.s rotice However the fight for SCUM" money
,as been made and won. and do not apI I"h'h'
that there Will be any embnrrassmeh's or i'''o''i
controversies growing out OF the settlement VI ,"'
,suo within IN. ranks OF the Democracy. with
tho execution OF two States. Arkansas ana "4S-
sissipp the entire South Is on the rf"' sac "' '
money oues,on and even in those t"e there - YET
plenty Of time for rcvusion OF pu"H' 7'''''"e',.
With Increasing prosperity me sh''F "''"'D" WI
expire naturally When people are DONG "''' '''y
have no taste for financial discussions, ana 80 me
,rar,c,r n,,hllc It's a good thing for the Demo-
.ra,ic marty that the controversy was started 40
soon and had long 10 run. Tor IL CAV" INC PsoP'
plenty OF time in which TO think ana make up '"r'.
minds In the beginning the silver advocates oh
much shouting and from the racket that was
raised II looked az II they would sweep the country
h,, there is always a large contingent OF silent
,,,,,ors and when this body had duly celebrated
tb.Ir influence went solidly for sound money ms
silent verdict Is what carried the day ana IL VIII
stand" a., -
porter. -, .
..rr,rLlv tho democrats have got no walk-oV"r.
hut they are going to win. Realizing mat inc "sh.
il unusually hard. they are Eoins 10 make unusual
efforts They used 20 carrying nv "'"'.
that any very desperate escriions are never pu'
forth but this year nothing Is TO be 'hken 'oI
Granted and the full strength OF the party Developer
hv the most careful organization VIII be 'NeT''".
I haven, any doubt that Harfin VIII ." '"''''
, Governor hy d comfortable majority '''"'"'
democrats will be their m"itle IN 'hls ''"'P''h",
and no soreness over silver or oihrr 9"eS''.N
Keep them from presenting a solid and inNnc'n'c
front"
Senator Lindsay has steadily declined TO ''pr'FS
any opinion In regard to the probable result OF IN"
;ussle over the United states S"nGio''h''' IN"
ator Blackburn. who IS also IN ""Sl'"f'''' mo-
so successfully muzzed himse! on poli'i'a' S'o'
jects since his arrival that even ne .lo' me-
have been unable TO extract from MIN any - ~.
sion IN regard 10 hi- o~n prospects OF b,osclf
That The warm friendly reactions tween hi'.S',
and Secretary Carlislc which had erisi'd iof :"
many wears have become seriously AMI HhihN"i
ably affected In generally admitted sun,irh, 80
nv tho fac, that when ne visited the Treasury Le
partment Wednesday TO see about an .ppc,n'''IIi
nac dsi friends in wa.hinston-and they are
manv-feel confident that he VAL WIN, anu ','S
assert that II ne also DID not feel conhnen, o. AZ, 49,.
cess ne would not hnger IN "ehn.nk,o 49,,
when contests nominations 'or the Stt,r
i,fure are rife In so many counties In hentu'kj
~ Inc Democratic candidates thus far nominated
for both branches Of thc I..si-'a'uuir. -. ~
ner and NsCreary. as Ear candidates nave "A-
pressed their preferences. but majority Of ne
men nominated nave declined 10 DO 40. rent ichS
mcn in Wilmington who are familiar with Demo
cratic politics In that state say that 'he p'rsoa
popui iTliy OF candidates VIII cut no smau nsai'
In ~. Democratic caucus. and most or mem Ne
clare that Joe" Blackburn Is tbs most popular
Democra, In kentucky. ,,.,.
1t Is noticeable that some o! the Administration
Democrats take this view. and ar" inclined TO
hedge by saving that II the Senator should he re-
elected IL would be simply because OF MS per
sonal popularity. and would By no means Indicate
prove or ayfnpathze with his free-silvcr views \
good many dispatches have been sent from Wash.
| ingion this week 10 the effect that the payment
OF the sugar bounty has been held up by conroileT
Bowler at the instance Of Secretary Carlisle or
President Cleveland both OF them. In order 10
embarrass Mr. Blackburn candidacy As the
| ardent supporter OF Blackburn was 10 receive n
fee OF 10000 the bounty was paid. on
account OF services rendered 10 the claimants. and
out OF this he was 10 make a liberal contribution
| to all the Senator In his campaign Mr.. Thomp-
| son who had been absent returned 20 Washington
| to-day. and he said that he had no fec In pros.
furthermore that II he had he would not invest II
| In the Kentucky Senatorial campaign. Men who
know cs-Congressman Thompson VIII readily be
lieve that he would not make that sort OF an in
|