New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-29
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soRG OR THOMAS IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE
OFFER OF THE HIGHER PRrzE-rHE SPLIT
IN THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY
Cincinnati. July 2S.-In this part Of the country
notably in Kentucky and Ohio. politics. notwith-
standing the prevalence Of the dog days are pref
ty lively. especially on the Democratic side Our
friends the enemy seriously divided. mainly
on the silver question. In Kentucky they sought
to patch this up by platform in favor Of what
they called sound money and then nominated a
free-silver candidate for Governor who. however.
pretends to stand on the platform adopted and
thus "catch the coon coming or going" 1t was
also undertaken to muzzle the candidates on the
currency question. but this could not be done.
Senator Blackburn would not be muzzed His
tongue is as free and wags as lively on the silver
question as it did, and he is making his race
for United States Senator on that platform He
Is being opposed openly by such papers The
Louisville Courier-Journar' and supported openly
by other Democratic papers The Democrats are
now nominating candidates for the Legislature
and thus far Blackburn is not in the lead and
from appearances the Legislature. II II should be
Democratic, will be divided into four parts. Black
burn being one OF these, Buckner another,
McCreary the third. and Brown the fourth The
Brecknridge following is also alive In this contest.
In the ordeal through which Breckenridge passed
he was opposed by Blackburn and now. OF course.
Blackburn Is opposed by Breckinridge
Thus there several questions which disturb
the Democratic harmony which formerly existed
in Kentucky under which the measure OF their
majority only the measure Of their necessity.
The suppression OF the muZzling process was at
first family carried. but II has been emphasized
by an agreement for joint debate between Har-
din the Democratic candidate for Governor, who
Is running on a silver leg and a sound-money leg.
and Bradley. the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor You may be sure. therefore. the currency
question will be a live issue In Kentucky, but II
will not be the only issue for the reason that
Bradley will force the tariff question and State
issues upon his opponent
KENTUCKY FREE TRADERS.
Upon the tariff question. so far as the Demo-
cratic platform Is concerned. there is an agree
ment The party favors what is called out here
free trade and 1t would have been more favorable
to the Wilson tariff than to the one OF perfdy
and dshonor." Still there are great many
Democrats in Kentucky who favor the Republican
policy OF protection to hom. Industry and the prn-
cple OF reciprocity You need not be surprised.
therefore. II the Republicans carry Kentucky by
a safe majority, II not very decisive one. for
the state ticket The Republicans confident
Of this while the Democratic leaders are full OF
serious apprehensions. AS to the Legislature, that
is another question. The State distrcted for
the Legislature and for Congress. too by the
Democratic party, and its purpose was by this
method to secure a larger majority OF the Legis-
lature and the Congress delegation for their party
Still last November. the Republicans elected as
the returns stand. five out OF the eleven Congress-
men. and in the Ashland District Denny. Re-
publican on good and sufficient grounds Is quite
sure to be seated thus making the delegation IN
Congress six Republicans and five Democrats IL
bv any accident therefore. the election OF Pres-
dent should be thrown into the House the vote
OF Kentucky would be cast for a Republican,
Drawing lessons from November. therefore. and
taking into consideration the disrupted condition
OF the Democrats the silver question, 1t is
quite likely the Republicans in November Will
carry a majority OF the Legislature. There Is 80
much confidence in this outcome that there are
several candidates already on the Republican
side for the United States Senate. Heretofore
the trouble has been to find Republican candi-
date: now the trouble is to make selection.
There Is another feature in this Kentucky cam
pagn not to be overlooked. For the first time the
vote In that state will be by secret ballot Repuo-
licans are not boycotted or ostracized IN society
as they used be. In point Of fact 1t Is quite as
allowable and respectable 10 be Republican as
to be Democrat. Still. the secret ballot Will IN
many sections work in favor Of the Republicans.
r-pon the whole look forward to virtual Re-
publican victory in Kentucky in November
THE SITUATION IN OHIO.
Now as to Ohio. The Republicans, having
nomna ed their ticket md adopted their PLATFORM
are about as united parties usually are. and are
resting upon their oars The campaign will be
fairly opened early in September, and then times
will be lively with such men as Mckinney. For
aker sherman, Nash. Hoyt and Bushnell on the
stump There will be dscordant notes, but II
would not be true to state that there VIII De no
discordant feelings In the ranks still. these VIII
not obtain formal expression. Repuohcans' now
ever. are too wise not to know that the abnormal
majority last November was largely the result
OF disguised Democrats abstaining from vot-
ing There were 5000 OF these In the state, ana
II they should turn out and vote with their party.
the Republicans would have no walkover. wise
men will, therefore. discover that the party IN
order to win must work and aim to secure success
bv deserving II. A general in commanding an
army takes care 10 calculate the possible strength
OF the enemy and not to over-e~timate his own
strength or ignore the possibility OF want OF
energy or discipline on his side.
The Democratic party of Ohio just now IS not
pulling together. There is great deal OF dscon-
tent and an absence OF acknowledged leaders Tne
principal trouble seems to be on the currency
question and this, as matters now stand. VIII he
the chief bone OF contention IN the convention
which ASSEMBLIES on August 20 and 2l TIE silver
men wanted an earlier convention, and the anti
silver men later convention; 80 they compro-
missed as above. Senator Calvin s. Brce has as
sumed to direct the party in this State, and pro-
noses 10 steer them under what he calls sound
| money platform. In order that the party may not
have too much trouble when they meet In con-
vention he. through his agents, is selecting the
committee on resolutions in advance. This has