New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06
A RECIPE FOR PARTY H4RMONY.


According TO those eminent Kcntuckians
Secretary Carlisle and Senator Lindsay, the best
way TO insure party harmony in a Presidential
campaign is 10 have n bitter and stubborn con
test Of some months duration between opposing
factions Of the same party prior 10 the National
Convention which is to build a platform and
Mace a candidate in the field, and to have this
fight rage iicrccly over the election Of delegates
10 said convention and eliminate In the conyen-
ton itself So thoroughly convinced Is the OPP
timistic Secretary of the dcsrabllity and eihcacy
Of this method that he congratulates himself
and his party associates on the fact that the
Democrats Of the West and South are now en-
gagged in one of the fcrceSt and biterest fac
tional tusslcs that have ever marked the history
of their party ut least within the last forty years
"A tussle too, that will not end before the
adjournment of the Democratic National Con
vcntion of 1896 Moreover. he points out the dis
advantage under which. he says, the Republican
Marty labors yes" he says, 81 think the Dem
"ocrats are in much better shape to-day than the
"Rcpublicans and by next summer we will be
"in fine campaign TRIM Could any prospect
anpear more beautiful and enticng than that!
But there are indications, even in Kentucky,
that ,he state Of ccstatic harmony in the Dem
ocratic party which Mr. Carlisle foresees SO
clearly and talks about so confidently. will not
he reached until after good many hard knocks
hovc hccn exchanged Harmony. harmony
excaims THE Louisville Courier-Journal.'
"Why certainly but with the Democratic Ma
"tonal Administration arraigned in every part
with It's financial policy. in particular, seized by
"the throat and brought to question. though
T. We Democrat
"and greatest man in public life; with Democratic
"nomipees, blessed by the sanction and carrying
"thc credentials Of Il State Convention which
"spoke in thunder-toncs. standing with Dated
breath while a Democratic aspirant. distinctly
'repudiated by that convention. tramples all
laws and all men under foot, how is harmony
possible? Mr. Blackburn hoists the black flag.
eft is me- or nothing; and the Democratic man
"agers may as well understand first as last, that
'thcy will have to meet this issue either weakly,
"and to the end in certain defeat, or strongly
with the same possibility staring them In the
face: for II cannot be denied that Mr.. Black
burns attitude menaces every Democratic IN
"terest both as to the State ticket and the Legs
"lature He has told US exactly what he means
"to do. He will make thorough canvass OF the
estate upon the free-silver idea, asking support
"in the legislative districts no matter at what
"cost 10 the State ticket Shall he travel alone
cor in company? Shall he have the field to him
"self or be met and answered? Governor Buck
..per and Governor McCrcary are his immediate
competitors One Of them, or BOTH should meet
"and discuss the question with Mr.. Blackburn
"whcrever he appears
From list that was published in "rhe Courier
Journal recently. it appears that i've or the
seven candidates for the State Senate who had
been nominated and had expressed their prefer
| ences were Blackburn men, and that eighteen
OF the twenty-scven nominees for the lower
branch of the Legislature, who had so expressed
themselves were also for Blackburn The
others were divided between "Barrundia'
| McCreary and General Buckner, the two Sound
Money" candidates. 1t is also asserted by MIR.
Blackburn's friends that he has a clear majority
Of the nineteen 'holdover" Senator's
This state Of affairs seems to have caused
something like a panic among the Sounu
Money" Administration Democrats in Kentucky,
who could not view the situation with the cheer
full confidence and serenity which mark the de-
mcanor and utterdnces Of the Secretary or the
Treasury, and in their desperation they are ad-
vocating plan Of campaign which, TO cool
and unimpassioned observer, does not appear
likely 10 be conducive to party harmony or to
promise that the party will be 'in fine campaign
| Trim next summer"-at least not in Kentucky.
In a leading editorial The Couricr-Journar
| sounds this note of warning and defiance:
| II IS time to wake up. Whatever may be the d
versty of opinion as TO the introduction OF the nan
cial issue in the Gubernatoral campaign there car
| ne no denying that II Is the one aldomnant ISSUE
| In the campaign for United States Senator. lie
| Kentucky Democrats who have so resonantly de-
clared their party principles now take Off their coats
| and yindicae those principles by sending to The
| Senate a representative who will vote for them
Wherever there is a free silver candidate for th'
legislature he should be opposed by sound mono,
candidate In every district should the sound money
democrats see to 1t that there shall be candidate
for the Legislature who will stand squarely on th
Democratic platform and vote to send soun'
money Democrat to the United states Senate
In no district should personal considerations o
marty lethargy allow the seat in the Legislator
TO go by default to a man who will vote for FREE
silver Senator.
How this Kilkenny fight will result 1t woult
seem 10 be impossible for anybody, except per
haps the phosophic and pussant Secretary
the Treasury, to foresee but II bids fair to be live
~ enough to turn even his mind from the con
temptation OF the disadvantage under which IN
Republican party in Kentucky labors becaus
| II has no such fight on its hands.
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