The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1895-07-03
THAT'S THE TICKET AND PLAT
FORM AND EVERY DEMOCRAT
In Kentucky Will Stand For It to a
Man. 4io.
The Tickets All Right and the
Platform Is All Right.
lfyou Don't Like the Ticket Vote
For the Platform.
IT the Platform Don't Suit You
Vote For the Ticket.
hLL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
ON TO VICTORY.

The great Democratic Convention OF
the State Of Kentucky met in Music
Hall, Louisville, last week. 1t was a
great meeting, stormy, windy and
hilarious. We never want TO witness
the like OF it again. 1t amounted to
nothing more than struggle for the
offices. Principles, good government
and equality under the lawsgo for naught
in the ADVANTAGEOUS, overpowering on
slaught Of few men to capture few
petty Offices Good men, fair men, con-
fservative men who believe in honest
politics and in an honest government of
the people and for the people, don't APP
prove of any such proceedings as took
place in Louisville last week. s
The News will support the ticket. We
were knocked out on the platform but
being knocked out does not change our
views on the currency question. A
majority OF Democrats in Convention as
sembled have declared that Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Carlisle's Interpretation OF
the Democratic Platform OF 1892, is hon
est, wise and patriotic and entitled to
the thanks Of the Party. Being a Dem
ocrat, we OF course submit to the will of
the majority and shall give our support
to the ticket trusting to the future and
the will OF the people for what we be-
lieve will finally prevail. frt.-
M. o.t.ox ~ fha IL MOI a
disappointment to the News. We never
had the faintest hope Of silver plank
being adopted. The men who control
conventions had no sympathy for the
movement and were against it. AS Joe
Blackburn very truly says sit is impos-
sible to win fight against a combination
of money and federal patronage, especially
where both are furnished in unlimited
quantities" The Convention was DOM
mated by hoard of bankers, Federal
oflice-holders and lot of hungry poll
ticians who were willing to sacrifice any
principle and come TO terms on most any
grounds to satisfy their greed for the
offices.
There was an element in the Con-
vention who favored the single gold
Standard and the endorsement of Cleve-
land and Carlisle. There was another
element who wanted TO secure the
offices, also another element who stood
for principle and the cause Of the people
and they were fighting for silver plank.
The single standard advocates didn't
care for the offices, what they ran4sd
was gold plank, and when it was found
they couldn't get this, they would be
satisfied with an Endorsement OF Cleve-
land and Carlisle. The politicians and
Office seekers found they couldn't make
1t, so it was agreed, to satisfy these two
elements, that a compromise was the
only way to adjust difiere noes and give
each side what they wanted
The goldbug element and the Hardin
managers made deal by which Hardin
was to receive the nomination in turn
fsr an endorsement OF the Administra-
Non. This left the silver men clear out
and the only satisfaction they get out OF
1t, is the pleasure Of voting for silver
Democrat The credit OF all this schem,
ing and trickery is laid at the door OF
Mai. Luke O. Norman, the greatest
political manager In the State. lie was
in charge OF Hardin's forces and at the
same time was taking care OF Norman.
The average delegate has very little 70
do in Convention other than to cast
the vote Of his county as directed, 4