River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-06-20
CARLISLE AND BLACKBURN.
Each Makes Speech on Kentucky
Soil.

LoUIsvnLE, KY, June 17.-Secretary
John q. Carlisle delivered his third
sound honey speech in Kentucky Fri
day night to an immense audience in
Music hall, this city. Mr.. Carlisle was
introduced by Hon. Charles q. Long,
of the democratic state executive COM
mittee. The secretary's address was
mostly a repetition of his speeches
at Covington and Bowling Green only
that he directed his efforts mainly to
the working classes, which composed
the major portion of his audience. He
made no reference to the attacks of
Senator Blackburn and others, and
some of his most enthusiastic hearers
were democratic candidates for Office.
Following is synopsis of his remarks:
Mr.. Carlisle spoke mainly of how the United
States could not alone maintain free coin
age and made a most lucid explanation
OF the evils which he said would follow
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver.
He cited the case Of the trade dollar and
its fall in value. although 1t bore the
dollar stamp of the mint and said the standard
dollar OF to-day would go the same way should
free coinage law be enacted He drew
graphic description OF the depression
that would thus ensue and how the
laboring classes. who furnish he money
to the banks. would be affected. They
now put sound dollars in bank and expect to
draw out the same kind, but under AZ free coin
age law they would have to be content with
cheaper money and some would not get any of
that in the panic that would ensue.
He said that there was not a bank in the
country that could have withstood the two
years siege that the treasury has gone
through. and that when the impart al history
Of this trying time is written the aiministra-
tion OF President Cleveland would be fully vim
dicated This brought the audience to Its feet
and the speaker was cheered for nearly three
minutes. Mr.. Carlisle said that era Of
prosperity was now at hand and It would daily
improve II the people would forsake this free
silver foolishness,' and get down to business
Confidence in our monetary system abroad,
which means plenty OF money for our enter
prises, would not come, he said. until the pres
ent silver agitation passes.
FRANKFORT, Ky, june Ex-senator
Blackburn spoke here Friday night in
the interest of free silver. The house
was crowded to it's fullest capacity and
at every thrust at Carlisle and
Lindsay his friends evinced their
sympatnies. Blackburn was in
fine trim and more eloquent
than ever. 1t had been advertised that
he would reply to Lindsay. but early
in his speech it was seen that he would
content himself with burning sarcasm
for his colleague. This he did to a
nicely. After speaking for two and a
half hours Senator Blackburn con-
cluded his eloquent effort as follows:
They say am attempting to lead the demo-
cratic party into the camp of the populist To
people among whom l was born and raised
II Is hardly necessary for me TO deny
this most Infamous libel. There are some
people who are much bigger and much greater
who are attempting TO lead you into republican
ranks. The issue Is clearly drawn. and is for
you to decide On one side there is the demo-
cratic principles of Jefferson, and on
the other side there are the lines Of republic
anism drawn by John Sherman. am for the
former principles and so long as | have my