Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-08

THEY SOUGHT COVER

Louisville. Ky, Sept. THAT Gen.
Hardin. the Democratic candidate for
the governorshlp. viii now win by an
overwhelming majority. there can be
no doubt.
The best evidence OF this 10 the fact
that those Democrats who did 10 much
toward bringing about the excited
state of feeling and demoralizlng the
party, sec the handwriting on the wall
and are hurrying back TO take their
places In the ranks. John q. Carlisle.
the author OF all the mischief In the
state, has at last concluded to como
to the aid OF Democracy, and Col, W.
G, i. breckenridge, who hoped to knife
prominent Democrats. has given up
that scheme and viii also be heard
upon the stump In favor OF the election
OF the state ticket,
The very day when II wns announced
that Col. w. o. Bradley would not
meet the balance OF HIS appointments
with Gen. Hardin. It was ut once seen
to be confession of failure. Perhaps
no Republican candidate North or
South was ever better treated by his
Democratic opponent than was Col,
Bradley, In the Mayileld mass meet
Ing, whore out OF the 5000 present per-
hapn not 300 Were Republicans, they
remained, and gave Col. Bradley q
hearing which was highly compliment
tary. In every engagement Gen. ilar-
din himself called upon the Democrats
present TO give Col. Bradley n hearing
worthy OF a great cause. With al
these factH In view, II IL strange that
whom n mob prevented Col Bradley
from speaking, which was denounced
for 30 doing by Gen. Hardin. that Col,
Bradley should decline further to con-
tlnue tho Joint debates. The fact ~
that Republicans feel that they had n
failing cause. ana were anxious for the
first excuse upon which to break up
the Joint debates. II Gen. Hardin had
spoken 10 the Eminoncc crowd efter II
had refused 10 hear Col. Bradley, tile
lattera friends might have had some
excuse for their withdrawal, but, as II
was, Gen. Hardin not only refused
TO speak. but denounced the mob In
terms no strong that even Col. Brad
ley himself could not have improved
upon IL.
AZ the same time that the Ropub-
llcang Were awakening to the 1not that
They had no chance VI success. the gold
bug Democrats began to realize that
outside OF the few cities and the Of
fee holders, they had no strength
Whatever II became plain to them
that for every vote taken here from
Con. Hardin by goldbugism Ia the
cities, he was gaining u dozen In the
country.
Even here in Louisville the leading
boaterg, whose enthusiasm wnA fed
upon Imagination for fow days. boz
gan 10 perceive that they had com
mtted mistake. They began 10 ro-
turn 10 tho party. not Ia n manly man
ner, II IN true but by a method OF In
direction which told how badly they
were beaten. 1t was In this eleventh
hour. after Gen. Hardin had swept
the Republicans OH their feet. that the
belated patriots came back TO the fod-
der rack. but according TO the old
saying. II Is better late than never.
Aud now that John a. Carlisle. w.
@. =. Breckenridge and othern of those
who placed Clevelandism above DEM
oorncy, are returning 10 tho support OF
the party, the Democratic hosts OF
Kentucky will present solid force TO
tho Republican nominee
Gen. Hardin is now the most power
full man in this state, and after his
election TO the goycrnsblp, which ~
certain, he will be the master mind
OF this state, He has won his inurcla
by standing up for the cause OF the
people, and the people will see 10 II
that he remains upon the watch tower
Of their political liberties.