New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-18
A NEW FORCE IN POLITICS.
w. O. BRADLEY's CAMPAIGN IN KEN.
lucky AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE.

BRILLIANT AND SOUND LEADERSHIP THAT HAs
PUT THE DEMOCRACY ON THE RUN-coLo-
MEL BRADLEY's POPULARITY
HIS OPPONENTS.
rrRox A srArr CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNAL
Louisville. Oct. 17-Whetker Colonel Brao'ey
wins or loses In his fight this fall to overthrow the
discredited Bourbon dynasty which has ruieo tns
politics Of Kentucky for more than generations
the briliiancy and soundness or his ieaoersn'p ="
this campaign cannot fail to establish his reputs
ton as the most conspicuous and able OF southern
Republican politicians. II he succeeds-as now
seems highly probable-in installing himself -
Governor at Frankfort next December MS VIC
tory win be perhaps the most Significant and NOT"
able yet achieved by the Republican organization
In any Southern State.
Not that there have not been Republican Gov.
ernors In other Southern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
since the collapse OF the mushroom "carpet-oas
administrations. which fell headlong In 1917 on
the sudden withdrawal from beneath them OF 'ns
last prop OF Federal military power Hawkins IN
tennessee and Cameron II not Malone. IN VIZ
vtnia have in recent years headed State Adm'n-
,strations nominally or actually Republican ies
in each case Republican success has peen facu-
tious and ephemera 1t has been due 10 'e"po
rary and accidental causes. 1t mas Represents"
no stable and genuine growth OF Repuoicah se""-
ment and offered no hope OF permanent ex-
tension Of Republican influence
West Virginia excluded-for Industrial ana
economical as we'll as political, conditions IN that
common wealth ally 1t rather With the Mido~
States than with the Southern sroup-no
Southern state except Kentucky has been able 70
maintain for years past more than the mere she"
of Republican organization, and the occasional
ham
,broueh the South have been invariably the re-
suit OF chickering's or coalitions In which fSepuo-
ucan principles have been waived or abandoneo
for the sake OF temporary political advantage
Thus in North Carolina last fall the election OF
psnuhIican United States Senator was accom-.
nI,shed through a hard and fast alliance with the
populist organlza ton. which had obtained COM
handing strength in that State; while IN rem
nessea thanks TO the indirect aid OF the ropuhss
| managers ex-Representative H. Clay Evans tue
Republican candidate for Governor. won an
| equally unexpected victory over bis Democrauo
| connection only to be roboed OF his weii-eafneo
| triumph by despicable conspiracy between NE
| beaten opponent the holdover Democratic Gov
ernor. and the INSCRIPTIONS leaders OF the DEMO
cratic majority in the State Legislature
No faint OF POPULIsM.
Tho chic, merit and significance OF Colonel
prad,ev,s victory II ne wins his fight next month.
uu, no IN the fact that II carries with II no taint
! of Populistc or other mongrel political alliances
The Republican organization has happlly oeen
kent clean In this campaign or all enlargement
with that uncertain and worthless element !"
Southern politics. which without fixed princ'pies
and solely in the hope OF personal preierheh'' No.
sought to maintain and dominate the existing OPP
position or anti Democratic party In the south.
| No concessions have been made In the present
| canvass to the demoraliZing influences Which l"
other Southern States have sunk the hep""'ican
| or,a,,,,,,o, "a the level of a mere trading
machine. Colonel Bradley has planted himself In
this campaign on Republican principles, pure ana
- with M demaRogc equivocations and no
anneals to the ignorance prejudice or passions OF
| ,ha votsrs of the State. and his triumph. II IL
oo,ras will be the more notable because IL mas
haer won without Fictitious aid. and Will repre-
cont a genuine and unmstakable growth OF he
nublican opinion and Republican influence III 'n's
inveterately Bourbon commonwealth.
Even II the Republican nominee shouid De oe
feated at the polls next month the RECORD Oh
carpaign so clear cut. so direct so credtaoe' VIII
he % inestimable value to the party organization
here which. under leadership so sound ana ener-
gatic has already developed unity OF purpose
ord zeal for party success practically Unknown
IN nreyious canvasses. Defeat now, though dis-
couraging. would yet clearly point the way 10
final triumph over divided and rapidly disinte-
ura,,rg rival organization. But Republican sue
cess this year is far more likely than tanuie anu
Tho credit Of overthrowing Bourbon rule In one OF
-. .rod,,,onal Businesses would be sure TO carry
Colonel Bradley into the Presidential canvass OF
1905 ,he mos. potent and substantial factor from
tho South in Republican National politics
| co,ons, BRADLEY has been for many years .
| ,,.r,ber NJ the Republican National Committee.
| To has also headed the Kentucky Delegation 10
| .yeral Republican National conventions anu
his poitical ambitions and purposes nave nos
| nossed unnoticed. In 1883 and again IN lssz no
,,oo an avowed candidate for the Vice-Presiden'
| .,o, domination and In 1892 he received Halter
| a., complimentary vote at Minneapolis. although
| 49, ronominat,on OF General Harrison for Presi-
don, IN itself made his candidacy hopeless one.
Next wear especially II he be then Governor OF
! Kentucky II will not be surprising 10 mo MIN
| again an active and promising candidate Tor the
Vice Presidency though he Will have TO base nis
canvass once more on the assumption that the
sxgenc,es of National politics will this time force
| the Presidential nomination on some aspirant
hailing from beyond the confines of the Ohio Val.
| ley
COLONEL BRADLEY's POPULARITY
BY both political friends and opponents Colonel
Bradley has long been considered the most popu.
lar and influential Republican in Kentucky Sem
ator Blackburn. in a speech last Friday. paid the
Republican nominee for Governor the sincere and
| honest tribute OF a broad-minded political enemy
when he declared that Colonel Bradley was .
stronger candidate by 10000 votes than any other
Republican who might have been named by tho
state Convention. The campaign OF 1887. when
Colonel Bradley ran the first time for the Gov
ernorship against the Confederate General simon
Bolivar Buckner opened the eyes of the politi-
! clans here in regard to the Republican candi-