Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-09-13
UNAW ED BY POWER.

"a ED BY POWER.
The political contest in Kentucky is
becoming more than interesting-it is
growing red bot. When the state demo
cratic convention met the administration
forces under the lead of Secretary Car
Isle, succeeded in having a virtual anti
silver plank, incorporated in the resolu-
tions, but there their triUmphs ended.
The convention nominated Gen. Hardin,
a pronounced silver man, for governor, and
then the battle began. Hardin, follow
ing the conspicuous example set by
Grover Cleveland, refused to be bound
by platform ~utterances, and entered upon
the campaign as the outspokon advocate
of free coinage. In this he has been
| seconded by Senator 10 Blackburn, who
is q candidate for reelection. and be-
tween the two they are making things
lively for the gold Uugs AID the aumiLie-
~tratiOn. Au attempt was made on the
part Of the federal office holders on the
committee. to call them down, but they
would not have it that way. Then Gen.
S. d. Buckucr, one Of the most popu-
lar-delnocrats in the state, was pitted
against Blackburn. He took the field
for a few days, but soon became satisfied
that it was a waste Of time and labor.
al from the contest. The next move Of
the few democratic gold bugs was in
the nature of a threat. 1t was
announced that unless Hardin and
Blackburn ceased TO preach the silver
hereey tho Cleveland wing would unite
with the republicans and elect Bradley
governor ami a republican legislature,
70 this there was a defiant answer.
Wreck the party if you can and dare,
but we will not surrender our convic-
tions. The outlook now is that Hardin
and Blackburn will win and that the
kentucky democracy will administer IA
merited rebuke to Cleveland. They may
be defeated but, if so, it will be an hon
orable defeat sustained for principle.
SO much for Kentucky. From far
west Colorado we hear another democrat
expressing his contempt for the admin
istration. This time it is G. S. Thomas,
who was the democratic nominee for
governor and is the member of the ma
tional committee for the centennial state.
Upon being taken to task by a federal
ofliceholder at Denver for some of his ut
terances Mr.. Thomas responds as fol
lows:
If the party in national convention
constructs Clevelandism to be synony-
nous with democracy, it needs no pro.
phet to forecast its certain fate. II the
man who rode into power upon its great
est tidal wave has in two short years
wrecked it's fortunes and LAID its face
into the dust, is to be commended for
written upon OUT party's future. ] have
criticised this administration ] shall
continue to do SO as long as it continues
to trample the party principles under
foot. | have said and probably will
say, that it has repudiated every plank
in the last platform. Even the presi
dents boosted policy of civil service re-
form is a by-word among the men. Dur
ing his first administration, Mr.. Cleve-
land removed a district attorney in
Missouri because he was accused of try
ing to manipulate ii party caucus. At
present his secretary Of the interior,
who in 1890 openly advocated the sub
treasury scheme of the farmers ALI
ance, is now begging Georgia to cast her
vote for Sound money" and encour-
aging his subordinates by his example
to run the machinery everywhere.
sit may be that do not possess in any
way the confidence of the national com
mittee. For monthe past have had no
word from any OF them. Possibly you
may have had. | can only say that sc
far as | know my relations with all OF
them are Of the ~pleaeantest character
and if because | propose to be a demo,
crat in spite of the administration and
its syndicates | have offended any Of
these gentlemen, | shall not, much as
regret the fact, make any explanations
| am weak enough to believe that truly
represent the democracy of Colorado
and that, after all, Is my chief concern
Evidences are multiplying that Cleve