Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-06

gold you send the price u gold IN higher
and widen the breach between gold and
silver. We find a message sent TO Con-
gress telling us to pass Il bill authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 sell sns
amount Of bonds not exceeding five hun
drsd million, payable, interest and princi-
pal, in gold, and gold alone. Thank
heaven, that Congress would not obey that
order that Congress by a vote in both
branches refused to knuckle down and obey
that command that Congress declared that
Il would not add TO the already heavy bur
den that rested upon the bowed, bent back
OF the taxpayer q this country that much
more OF an OVERWHELMING gold. bonded
debt May the great God forget to be
gracious either to me or mine, if ever do
while standing upon the floor Of the Fed
eral Congress, as the accredited representa-
tive and humble, but | trust, honest .pokes-
man OF brave, bold people may heaven
deny TO me it's blessings if ever ! cast q vote
to issse gold bearing bond rs an additional
burden upon the debtpsying class of our
people. The Republican party tried to
drag us into that, and | refused The Dem
ocrstic Administration may make the same
effort, but God helping me, shall continue
to refuse until die. (Applsusc)
What is the spectacle presented here2
Mr.. Sherman for twenty.three year, has
been trying to get converts to this financial
policy Of his. He never found a witness
until now. For nearly quarter of = CEN
fury he has stood there upon the floor of
the Senate trying to explain that the de-
mon etizaaon act Of 1878 was openly hon.
estly and fairly passed. over and over
has be sworn to it, over and often has he
labored in the Senate in hi. speeches to
prove 1t. | never yet knew him to sucC sed
} IN convincing anybody Of lite truth except
himself. But now, after the lapse oftwenty-
, two years, he finds witness. In his Gov.
ington speech, the Secretary Of the Tress-
ury repeat. the oft-repeated declarations Ct
Senator John Sherman and assert. that the
, assassin act of 1873 was an open, fair and
: manly piece Of Legislation. congratulate
Mr.. Sherman upon having found a dis
, tinguished witness at last by whom to
= prove that the greatest crime of this or any
3 other age had been fairly contaminated by
the conspirstors. He has found not only
4 Q witness but the ablest ally that he could
g have found with q search warrant upon
: this earth Upon this issue Mr.. Carlisle
! stands to-day where Mr.. Sherman stood
= twenty-five years ago.
a Gentlemen, it is sometimes not a pleasant
t duty but still it is duty, TO tell the truth.
: II is, my friends, = summing up u the
= NuOle issue. nave hlktu longer IMAM
t had intended and believe longer than l
0 should have had i consulted my strength
e and your patience | will leave it where
: it rests upon the argument. If there is
T material or important allegation to be
), found in the utteIsnces OF the distinguished
I. statesman who has come into our midst to
g Join in this discussion that j have omitted
Z 10 respond TO, IL 10 not Intentional. | have
d tried to be fair. Whether | have succeeded
h OF failed have made an honest and earnest
effort have tried to-day to pitch the dis
s, cussion upon the plane where il belong-,
N without any lack of dignity or lack Of fair
a. ness.
At However wide the Secretary Of the
E. Treasury and may differ now, remem-
a. Der that for nearly twenty years we stood
re shoulder to shoulder in both houses of Cos-
n gress with shields locked and faces to the
is foe battling there together For the yoe-
N man service rendered then ! never shall
b. cease to be grateful to that distinguished
is man, no matter how we may differ now or
. In the future. l know him too well and
Il esteem him too highly, love him too close
ir y ever TO question the integrity Of his pur-
e pose or the honesty Of his intention have
% tried to tell the truth, not in bitterness, not
e M anger, but in sorrow and with the sin.
o cerest feeling Of regret. We have come 10
d the parting Of our ways. i know of but
9 one allegiance, there is but one owe this
slde OF the throne of the OmDipotent; it Is
q the allegiance / owe to my people, 10 that
during a life new well nigh spent l have
] been faithful and true / will not break
I that record even though those | have
t hitherto regarded rs the safest and the
, stanchest Of our leaders shall turn their
backs upon the traditions Of nv party and
! repudiste its teachings. / will not follow.
: 1t is not for biased, prejudicsd, partisan
press to raise the hue and cry that those
who think with me are seeking to lead the
/, Democratic party int the camp of the
|. Populists. 1t is not true. stand to-day
J where | have stood throughout my life. I
defy the man that lives to hunt the,public
records OF my country and put hnger
upon vote ever gave, upon an uttersnce
| ever made, that do not reiterate and re-
affirm and Justify and defend to-day. 1
have not changed. / have never been
driven from my Democratic mooring and
will neither be csjoled nor sedrcsd nor
brow-besten nor bullied by the parade of
power. i stand where l ever stood and
there i mean to stand. There 10 not much
danger, Ms the metropolitan Democratic
press Of Kentucky to-day would have Won
believe, that / shall lead the Democratic
hosts into the camp ofthe Pspulists. There
is far greater danger Of the more distin.
guished and ADLER and greater leader than
l could ever hope 10 be there is far more
danger Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
leading some portion Of the Democratic
cohorts into the camp Of the Republicans.
You need not fear me
| This is the issue you have to confront and
to settle. | ask you TO settle il a, men.
Thirty days from this day. one month from
this day and this hour, the cohorts of
| Democracy will have gathered in the city
of Louisville TO take council Of each other.
Your STATE Convention will organize this
day one month. From your hin tops, from
your mountains and from your valleys the
truest sons of your Democracy will 90 10
perform an important work, to discharged
grave and serious duty TO nominate ticket
INTO whose hands is TO be con fided the stand.
Sru OF your party In the coming battle, 10
PeIorm work more important than that
and that 10 10 formulate and draft q plst.
form upon which the Democracy OF Ken
lucky sto rally In the anal struggle. Pick
your oest men, yonr truest men, your brsvest
men, send them To that convention With Al
D least one instruction.
} am not going W ask you To give them
an Instruction In favor OF any candidate
they go there for Hardin or CLAY. for me
or another mani but In the name OF the
toiing millions OF our land. in the name Of
justice, instruct your delegation To 20 thar
and draft platform in which they shall
tell the truth proclaim your victioDs
and the principles Of Your party. Tell
them to 20 there ana SPEAK TOR you vines q
they shall decide the important issue as to
whether it is the money system of Jeffer-
son. Of which you approve, or the modern
Republican money system Of Mr.. Sherman.
Of Ohio That is the issue, and none other II
is 10 be settled. III
My countrymen. indulge me long enosyh n