The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Inn in Kentucky.


The Kentucky farce, Candidate and
Platform; or, Who is tho Dupc! has De-
come positively roaring After "a tiemen-
dous pother'and huilabaioo through "h'ch
every uostnlaster and Gaugcr was cN-
pected TO do MS duty and above "Jllch
could be heard az intervals the VOICE OF
the Hon. John Griffin Carlisle protesting
against the doctrines he was proclaimins
i'm 1913. the gold men proclaimed with
urodigious shout that they mad won.
The silver men were just as confident,
and the Convention was so tumultuous
that The chairman had 10 master ms
emotion with "a large JOrum or the VINE
OF the country. After the nall was over
il was seen that TWO victories had ncen
won. The gold men had won, because
the platform didn't laud the free coinage
Of silver, but went back 10 the beHio-
cratic flatlorm of 1872. The silver men
had won. because Wat Hardin, an un-
conquerable bowler for free silver was
nominated for Governor. Paeana rose
from bofh camps. "Wat Hardin will
stand cn the platform" sang the aure-
ates 'Watu never 20 back on ms rec
ord" sang the areent.nes. The Hon. Joe
HlackNirn put his foot through tne
platform with neatncss and despatch, an"
prauced over the State as sort OF lnle-
r.uaent. free silver candidate for Senator
and according 20 reports be has already
nearly enough Democratic nominees TO
fine LEGISLATURE pledged 90 him 90 elect
him: and BESIDES the 'cPAil3ta VIII
20 10 him ass their second choice.
For certain weeks and days Wat har-
din held his peace. Ia an evil hour
series of debates between him and inc
Hon. BW Bradley, the Republican candle
date for Governor. was arranged. w al
had hardly mounted the stump before
he becan 10 talk as bee had talked Dee
fore the nomination. Like Joe BiachDufn,
he saws he stands ON the national PLATE
form. while his opponents say he mas
bonrod off. Here are the words upon
the strength OF which the Lolis'll',
| Couricr-J0unM the nc.t day had no
editorial article upon Kentucky ponlita'
but published as the leader a powerful
and sympathetic essay upon tall men
and osculat-on.
..The Convention adopted the national
platform of 1872. ana. with no conditions
ave tho faith they had I'm my political
integrity and loyalty 20 my party iney
named me as their candidate for Govern
or IL has been the unbroken rule ol
my life when Democratic convention
las named the man and made tne plate
form. 10 have no further quarrel with
my brother as 20 either, and ! nave not
lrofcn il in this instance. shame upon
the base insnuatiou that / or any other
Democrat im that Convention VIII not
stand upon that platform stand on t
rutrammelled, as We see IL IN the hsn'
Of Democratic truth, tradition, ana con-
current history ard the greatest good 10
seventy millions OF frcemen. il declares
for the coinage of Both gold and silver
as standard money OF tho country with
out discrimination against either metal
The only further condition imposed is
hat the dollar of each Doe kept on a
parity This Is all.
The Louisville Post declared Gen. Har-
din's untrammelled standing 20 be fiat
Blackburnism. and howled for his head.
| The state Committee summoned him be-
fore them. and. in the true spirit Of
farce. asked him ~ withdraw from the
ticket. With serious emotion ana gravity
likewise thoroughly farcical. for the play
ors must Doe serious while the spectators
roar he declined. Why should De With
draw? Whoever was of the platform,
he was on it. There ho was, and there
| he would remain The other car didates
| ON the state ticket. with the exception
| Of the Hon. Richard Tyler. the nominee
| for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. seem 10 have
| agreed with Wat Zoo his not unreasonable
| uterpret-as-yo please theory. FINALLY
the majority OF the committee rolonted.
| II Wat wouldn't get OFF DE should stay
on. and that was ali about it, So mo
present the free silver Kenuckians are
standing untrammelled on the State and
national platform. according 10 them
selves, while according 20 their opponents
they are standing on "a platform made
! by themselves and are surchargod with
| "treachcrv" SIR. Wattcrs0n is looking
| raptly 40 the moon, seemingly uncon'
| cous that she H. al silver crank. Iht
! shouting increases. The fight Is free
| and the devil take the hindmost The
| general impression seems TO Doe that tho
hindmost viii Dee the Democratic rarty
of Kentucky. The Hon. Bil Bradley is
| fun OF debate and hope. The Hon. Tom
Petit. P0pulist candidate for Governor
expects on says he expects. 20 get iDW
| Democratic votes. although why the Pop
| ulistic Democrats should vote for Wat
| isn't cirar. Tom hopes much from ihe
! secret ballot which viii be tried for the
| first time this year.
Such are the main situations in a yer,
| funny business. We hate 10 tag a
| moral 90 "a farce. but here one is iu-
| evitable. II the opponents Of free silver
I We're in the majority IA the Kentucky
| Democratic Convention they should have
shown their strength. They should have
said fairly and squarcly. I'VE oppose the
free coinage or silver AT the ratio OF
&c 70 J." Then there could have beer
no doubt as 10 what they meant. Wal
| Hardin couldn't have been nominated
| without making public recantation and
| submission. and the whole ridiculous r0w
! would have been avoided. Instead. tho
| majority Of the Convention consented
10 the nomination Of a yelling silver
man on n platform that meant what
you please.-New York sun.