The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-18
The SITUATION
IN KENTUCKY.
Silver Democrats Indignant at
Being Betrayed in Their State
Convention.
HARDIN WOULD RATHER BE
GOVERNOR THAN RIGHT.

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Special Correspondence Of the Caucasian
LOUISVILLE, KY. July lS.-The Peo-
pies Party has gained strength rapidly
in this State since the State conven-
ton 1t Louisville on July 4th. Every
true silver Democrat aud silver Repub-
lican in the State are pleased with the
platform adopted. Thousands have
already pledged their support 70 Hon.
Tom. Petit for Governor and To the
whole Populist State ticket. No one
in the State is more widely and favor
ably known than Mr.. Petit He has
always stood by the people and advo-
Gated and voted for pure Democracy.
Our platform is . strong and power
full reply to the goldbug declarations
in the Republican and Democratic
platform, and every Populist in the
State now sees the wisdom Of combining
the fight to the financial question.
INDIGNANT At TRKAcHKRY.
The treachery Of the delegates TO the
Democratic State convention has
aroused the deepest disgust and indig-
nation among the honest silver Demo
Gratis at home. Delegates went 10 the
convention and voted for q gold plat
form when their counties were over
whelmingly for free silver.
DIsaUsTED WITH HARDIN.
Besides, many of the personal ad-
mirers Of General Hardin are Disguised
with him. They believe that he made
q trade with the Carlisle men 10 get
the nomination. Ii looks rs IL he bar
tered his principles, hoping thereby
to be Governor. Unlike Henry Clay
he had rather be Governor than TO be-
right. But he will never be Governor.
The majority Of the people OF Kentucky
will never endorse such straddling and
dickering. They think that man who
will sacrifice his principles to be Gov
Senator Blackburn advised him not
platform ne did not suspect that a
trade had been made,s
ONE OPPORTUNITY LOST BY SENATOR
BLACKBURN.
When the convention declared for
gold and endorsed the financial policy
Of Cleveland and Carlisle, Senator
Blackburn lost his opportunity. He
should have boldly declared then and
there that he would support no such
betrayal of the peoples trust.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY NOW.
The other day the Democratic State
executive committee ordered Senator
Blackburn to stop speaking, becaues he
was advocating free silver. The Sena-
tor should now assert his rights and
convictions. He should stand by the
people and free silver and fight the
Democratic and Republican goldbugs
Will he do it! He is hesitating; will
he be lost?::
TRYING TO DODGE THE ISSUE.
The Democratic machine is evidently
very much frightened. They are now
trying tO-decide whether TO face or to
try to dodge the financial question in
the cOmpaign.
DEMOCRATIC MONEY AND THE NEGRO
VOTE.
The machine knowing that il cannot
hold and control the honest Dem.
ocrats who put patriotism above party
to support their mongrel ticket, are now
spending their money to organize the
negro voters into what they call the
"negrO Democracy" They expect to
get forty or fifty thousand voters in
this way.
PEOPLES PARTY GAINING DAILY,
In short, both the old parties are
losing daily, while the Peoples
Is gaming. Our gains will be greater
each day as the compaign progresses.
We are preparing to make bold and
vigorous fight. We will force tn. fight
square against the money trust. We
will win or go down on that issue.