The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-23
A DISGRACEFUL
SOUTHERN SCENE
Secretary Carlisle Grossly InsuIted in
COviOgtOD, ny, While Deliver
ing an Address.
THE OFFICERS DO NOTHING
Until After the Meeting Closed, When
the Mayor offered Protection-car-
Isle Said He Was There in Be
half Of True Democracy.

Coyington. KY. October 22.-Secreta-
ry of the Treasury John C. Carlisle
made the first Of his series Of Kentucky
speeches here tonight in odd Fellows
Hall. which was crowded to it's ut
most capacity He was received with
generous and hearty applause when he
appeared on the stage. This was fol-
lowed by yociferous cheers for Bryan
from a line Of about one hundred men.
forming line in the standing room
AT the rear Of the hall. This continued
some time after Secretary Carlisle be-
gan to speak, completely drowning his
voice, so those nearest him on the stage
could not hear his words. At the same
time a crowd occupied the street and
rent the air with shouts for Bryan
This continued at frequent intervals
during the entire speaking. Now and
then a man on the outside would shout
Carlisle the traitor" once after Car
Isle began his speech he stopped and
begged the turbulent crowd 10 leave
the hall. The disturbers did not leave,
but they interrupted him afterwards
less frequently. The mayor and sew
eral policemen were in the hall. but no
perceptible effort was made to stop
the disturbance.
While Secretary Carlisle was inter-
rupted continuously during his speech
and eggs were thrown about the hall.
four being thrown upon the stage, the
most disorderly scene was at the close
Of the meeting. when the hoOdlums
gathered about the exit and in such
spirit as TO threaten violence as well
as insult to the secretary. The author
tiles had not taken radical action to
prevent the disturbance up TO that time.
but after the melting the mayor and
chief Of police promptly furnished de-
tachment OF twenty police who safely
and quietly escorted Secretary Carlisle
to the residence Of Frank Helm.
Mr.. Carlisle said he had come to
speak in behalf Of the Democrats pledg-
I'd to Democratic principles without
any modern adulterations or Populistic
and communistic appendages. He said
hat alarming doctrines had been pro-
under the name of Democ-
racy and party discipline had been |
INVOKED and party loyalty appealed to,
1ut the issues involved were of such |
Importance 10 the country |
obligations had sunk into utter insig-
liticance, and every patriotic citizen |
vas imperatively called to obey the |
lonest dictates OF his own conscience, |
Without regard to the approval or dis
OF caucuses or conventions.
lie appealed for true loyalty to the
true American Democracy" as against
llegiance to that wild, turbulent and
destructive form of Democracy which
ad been imported from abroad, which
; so nearly allied to anarchy that it is
lmost impossible to distinguish one
rom the other"
Then, after enumerating what he de-
lares to be the principles of true De-
locracy as 1t had been interpreted by
efferson. Jackson and Cleveland the
ecretary said that was the kind Of
he believed in and that his
lpport would be given to the candi-
ates who represented it in this con-
est. lie named John NJ Palmer and
Imon b. Buckner, who. he said, were I
OF strangers to the American people. 1