Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-27
Representative Berry Thinks Demo-
Gratis Will Vote the Ticket.
SOUND MONEY SENTIMENT INCREASING
Colonel Breckenridge Has Taken
the Stump for Hardin.
WILL RETURN TO CONGRESS

Representative Berry of Kentucky ar
rived in the city today to forward the
purchase of a site for a public building
provided for by the last Congress at New
port, KY. Mr.. Berry is one of the most
active politicians of his state, and is con-
stantly making speeches for the demo-
cratic ticket. Speaking of the political
situation there he said to Star reporter
today:
In the western portion of the state
there is silver sentiment among the mass
of the people, bat the thinking and more
intelligent portion of the people are rap
idly going toward the single standard with
as much use of silver as would be consist
ent with a sound currency.
VIII Support the Ticket.
I'm the eastern part of the state the
sentiment is very strongly for the use of
both metals with a single stand
ard of value. Many persons through their
friendship are following this or that one
regardless of the money question, believ-
ing that that question ought to be settled
in national convention. My own convic-
ton Is that with rare exceptions the DEM
ocratic party will support its ticket as
nominated by the state convention. Here
and there will be found a man of extreme
views, who will not vote for the head of
the ticket. but will support the remainder
of 1t: But this portion of the party is so
small that it cannot exceed a few hundred
votes and will practically leave the party
lines carefully drawn, each party support
ing its nominee"
You are being widely talked about for
the senatorship to succeed Mr.. Blackburn -
The Star reporter remarked.
My position on the senatorship is SIM
ply this" replied Mr.. Berry. Il received
telegram short time ago asking if l
a An nfN,y J,
said 1 was not but that if the legislature
when 1t assembled should proffer the honor
| OF the nomination for the senatoIship to
me, there was no man in Kentucky who
would accept 1t more promptly than I.
Sound Money Sentiment Increasing.
In my Judgment Mr.. Blackburn's cause
In kentuck Is working injury to the de-
| mocracy of that state. 1 think, however
that the sound money sentiment is stead
lily increasing, and we may expect marked
changes in the tenor of the public mind
between this time and the assembling OF
the legislature. Mr.. Blackburn has a
strong personal following in the state ard
is very popular man. In my own public
speeches in Kentucky 1 have said that in
my judgment the money question has nc
place in state politics, and ! have advise ed
the people to permit the national conven-
ton to pass upon that question. 1 do not
discuss the money question except in a
very general way. Last Saturday we had
| a meeting at Zion, KY, where there were
| 5000 people assembled. 1t was a grea,
meeting and one feature was a barbecue
there being half dozen beeves, twenty.
i've lambs and ten pigs served up whole
beside great quantities of other palatable
edibles. Mr.. Breckinridge was presen,
and spoke in favor of sound money telling
the people that such a heresy as the un.
| limited coinage of silver at IL to l could
| not be thought of. There is great change
| IN public sentiment in Kentucky regarding
Mr.. Breckenridge, and 1 would not be al
all surprised if he were to represent his
district i'll Congress again. In fact ex.
pect to see him succeed Mr.. Owen.
Ladies Listened to Breclinridee,
AS l said. at oUr meeting at Zion there
were 5000 pc ,,a present. One-half OF
! them We're ladies' and the assembly repre-
sented the best people of the state.
There Was no inclination on the par,
| Of the ladies to run away when Mr.. Breck.
! inridge arose to address them?" the re-
porter asked.
Not at all. Mr.. Breckinridge was lis
tened to with the most intense interest, a nc
| his speech was forceful and magnificent
| He Is gaining his old position in the public
| estimation, and as 1 have said, I expec1
| to see him back in his old seat in Con.
gress.''
Representative Berry will probably re-
main in Washington until Monday He Is
arranging to locate his family here in De
cember and has not yet decided whethe,
| he will take house or have apartments al
| q hotel.