New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-27
man INKS ~ KENTUCKY.

HIGH JINKS ~ KENTUCKY.
The thanks Of the whole country irrespective
II party are due the Kentucky Democracy ior
the cnlivcnmcnt Of dull season. The Demo
cratic State Convention now I'm session AZ LOUIS
vile-and likely, from all accounts. I" continue
I'm session for rather more than the oruihar!
pcrod of circus visitation opened with the prom
sc Of All uncommonly lively time, and Is redeem
ing the promise with great rapidly. starting IN
ON Tuesday at noon with Il halcyon ana vocifer-
,us outbreak Immediately following the dcvo-
tionol exercises. IL kept mp the entertainment
until 80 A. H. Of Wednesday, at which time
nothing in the way of business had been done pu'
the spectators had had lots Of fun Differences
If opinicn had been rife in the Kentucky Democ-
racy for several weeks before the convention
met. So much so. that 1t was uncertain whether
II would be opened with prayer or an oyster
knife or fusillade When they do have differ
cnccs Of opinion In Kentucky they are very RANK.
Sometimes they make business for the law
courts: but more often -kcntuckiahs peinE Il
varmhcartcd and impulsive pcopc-for the I'M
dertakcrs The present differences relate, III the
first placc. as to who Of the voluminous array
Of Kentucky statesmen Is entitled To be nom
mated for Governor. But Kentucky Democrats
seeking and always much more nsisteni upon
principles than upon men. the division anon.
Them is oscnsibly upon the question OF sound
money" The fact appears TO be that the d'''
gates have no clear idea rs to what sound
money" really Is. but simply talking about
bmctallism and monomcfallism and gold and
silver standards In vague and wholly mean
iprlcss way. because the rival candidates are
,i.t,. on
suhicct Doubtless they do not differ about 1t in
,hc least But that is what they are making all
the pothcr about.
The only thing certain il that III" I''nl"'l"''
situation in Kentucky * much more mixed than
fine rotations Heretofore the Kentucky Demo
crcts have taken both their Democracy and their
whiskey straight But since Cleveland was 'i'''
ed ,hc las, time and Mr.. Carlisle went into his
Cabinet everything seems to have been nudhl'"
and fuddlcd For one thing. morals AMI politics
were awfully mixed ny when '"lon' W y !
BRECKENRIDGE got found out. That exposure CT"
atcd divisions In the party. Then secretary ar
Isle began 10 preach against the free coinage 81
silver as he was obi gcd 10 or J. ave inc 'dnh'''
and this was directly IN The fac" ~ what h'h
ucky Democrats had been talking ana adN'
eating ever since the silver Graz" began Ih1i
mixed W matters still more. Behind u al were
the p,rsoral ambitions Il statesmen W." win' "
to be- Governor and United STATE, senator ana
10 90 10 Congress and In various other ways
serve the State for fixed salaries 80 thar Tor
several months the Kentucky Democracy nave
hccn having considerable ~ high links In ne
midst II it Senator "Joc' Blackburn took thr
stump against Carlisle. who was on III" stump
for sound money; the men who hah "h'aii''l
offices from he Administration lin"i up on one
side and the men who wanted Offices ana didh
get them lined up on the other ana Henry wal
,orson the conscrvator and legal guardian 81 'n'
"s,or.Eyel Goddess" simply took her by the
arm and led her ont ~ the state no one KNOWS
where.
Il was under such depressing conditions mat
the convention met And IL met with IN evident
determination to hav. what was once described
hv an eminent Pennsylvania statesman rs Il
holofatime" Tn 10 date hut one casualty mas
hoon r.nor,od 4 member II the Committee on
U.eolutions having rcsortcd 10 sour mash IL
,rny himself ND 10 the point ~ supporting
.sound money" got abysmay drunk and had
70 he put 10 bed before the comml'ic" was ready
"a renort This is very unusual In Kentucky.
sour mash does not ordinarily put Kentucky
statesmen 10 bed II usually keeps them mp and
s,iffens their courage. He must have come 10
th. convention tired 4 minority OF the commit
tcc on Resolutions reported a resolution ENDORSING
the platform lately adopted by III" kcn'urhY
Republicans Which is probably also dur l"
sour mash The only real CLEAN 81 Sunshine III
| the proceedings SO far is the resolution reporter
bv the majority ~ the committee denouncihg
"as fraucht with danger and disaster the threat
"of our Republican advcrSarics TO r"-cStabhsh Il
| "rrocrtivc tariff and 10 rcnaugurat" pollcy
| "of uncmai taxation" That sounds natural.
| Natural enough 10 be Henry Watier>ons own.
Possibly his last bcqucst This. we presume VIII
| IN. adoped by the convention II ought 10 be-
| certainly: II il 80 characteristic Of Kentucky
Democracy They have not yet heard TINT Inc
| danger and disaster have passed. ana that WIN
the election Of Republican Congress business
| has revived and there l. already the proIns" Of
PROSPEROUS times They are a queer lot OF folks
| these Kentucky Democrats But they are iur
nishlnc A lot If fun for The rest Of The country
| inst now At latest dates the circus was SIN
| under way.
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