Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-27
SOUND MONEY MEN

VIews-The Action OF the Chicago Com
ventIOn Denounced and Its Nominees
Repudiated.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 21.-The
sound money democrats of Kentucky
met in state convention in Music hall
yesterday afternoon and last night.
| and amid the greatest enthusiasm
adopted platform embodying their
views; named delegates-at-large to the
national convention at Indianapolis;
selected electors from the state at
large; formed an organization to carry
on the campaign, and Endorsed ex-
Gov. S. B. Buckner for the nomina-
ton for vice-president. It was one of
the most remarkable gatherings in
Kentucky's political history, nearly
every leading democrat in the state
being present. The big hall was
jammed.
Ex-Gov. Simon Boliver Buckner en-
tered the hall just before the conyen-
tion was called to order and he was
given a rousing reception. After a
prayer by Rev. DIR. C. R Hemphill,
ex-Lieut.-Gov. James r. Hindman was
elected temporary chairman. His
speech of thanks was followed by
loud demand for ex-Congressman w.
c. P. Breckenridge, who sat on the
stage with his wife. The silver
tongued orator came slowly to the
front of the stage, and the convention
went wild, the body of the hall show
ing a scene of wildly tossing hands
men on chairs, hats flying and every
mouth emitting a cheer. Arising
above the confusion arose the name
of "Breckinridge. Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, raising his hand, secured quiet
as if by magic and from the first few
syllables the gathering was captured.
Mr.. Breckenridge began by saying
that he could not stand the Chicago
platform nor support the nominee.
He felt no worse when he was driven
into the confederate army to maintain
his convictions than he did now when
he was driven into opposition to the
regular nominees of his party. He
was a democrat fl ON conviction, and
had been so all his life, but he joined
with the best and greatest men of the
party to put it upon a secure basis.
The last time he had spoken in Louis
vile he had predicted that if Grover
Cleveland should be nominated the
After the Chicago convention he
looked forward upon years of strug-
gle, but he believed the party would
come out triumphant and purified.
He had helped reorganize the party.
He knew what it was to go to defeat.
It had won a victory that carried with
it the seeds of its own destruction.
The democratic party of 1892 was a
heterogeneous collection, and it was
now reaping the reward of its insin-
certify.
He referred to the greenback craze,
and said no party deserved victory nor
deserved life when it became dishon-
est. For the third time the democratic
The heart of Kentucky. is with us.
We were a sound money state years
ago. We lost through want of vigil
ance and cowardly leaders, and we al
most became reconciled to free silver.
But we did not look forward to plat
form in which the best thing in it is
the free silver plank.
Bryan, he said, was an undeveloped
and emotional young fellow. He
thought Bryan believed in his plat
form and would try to make that the
law of the land. By the help of God
he should never have the opportunity.
After the transaction of minor bust
ness the convention adjourned at AIS
to Sis o'clock, when the body reas-
semb1ed and heard reports from COM
mittees, until taking another recess
till 1880 o'clock.
On motion of Col. Breckenridge, the
la1 10 81 tod
to vote for ex-Gov. Simon Bolivar
Buckner for vice-presIdent as long as
they deemed it advisable.
Gov. Buckner made stirring speech.
He said he had determined to retire
from politics, but in case like this
old and young must do their duty
alike.
A telegram was read from Senator
Lindsay saying illness prevented his
being in Louisville to-day. Il feel as
sured," he said. ''your convention will
declare for unadulterated democracy,
with no concessions to republicanism
on the one hand, or to populism on the
other.
f. T. Tyler, of Paducah, and Judge
j Quincy Ward. of Paris; We're named
as electors-at-large. The report of
the committee on resolutions was
adopted unanimously. After indors-
ing the teachings of Jefferson, jack
son, Benton, Ti1den and Cleveland,
the report demands a currency meas
ured by the existing gold standard and
which shall consist of gold with a
bank currency well secured and re-
deemable in gold and with the use of
silver and other metals within the rea-
sonable limit presented by convent
ence and safety and to be kept at par
with gold. A tariff for revenue only
is demanded, and it is believed to be
the duty OF the government to pro-
tect the citizens and property from
lawlessness.
The recent convent ion at Chicago
and its candidates are disclaimed as
undemocratic. Bryan is declared to
be populist and Sewall a subsidized
shipbuilder and high protectionist.
The administration of Grover Cleye-
land and John 6. Carlisle is Endorsed.
and the Chicago convention condemned
for it refusal to take similar action.
John A. BiDg ham, of Ohio, on the Silver
Question.