The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-29
OVATION FOR CARLISLE IN THE.
SOUND MONEY STRONGHOLD OF
KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE OUTDID ITSELF
DEMONSTRATION THE MOST BRu
LIANT ONE OF THE ENTIRE
CAMPAIGN.
PRINCIPLES OF BRYAN ATTACKED
free Coinage Bubble of the Boy
Orator Punctured by the Shafts
of RIdicuIe.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct 28.-Thi<
stronghold Of Kentucky gold Democ-
1acy fairly outdid itself tonight in hon
or OF Carlisle. Nc larger crowd ha.
turned out here during this campaign
and no more brilliant gathering has.
greeted any speaker in Louisville. The
extent of the demonstra ton was a sur
prise to even the most enthusiastic ad-
mlrers of the great Kentuckian. The
meeting was set for M, but by 6
CLOCK all or the seats had occupants
Inc interior Of the great structure pre-
senleo more the appearance of a grand
opera night than of political demon
stratlon. The secretary has been in
thls city for the past two DAYS pre-
parlng his address, and while. in the
main, 1t followed the argumentative
lines of his previous spec ches in this
state during the present campaign. he
presented many new points and forci
Die arguments that elected round after
round of applause. Secretary Carlisle
made no mention of any candidate on
a national ticket by name.
The secretary was escorted from the
Gait house to the Auditorium by the
Young Mems Democratic Sound Money
clup. He was greeted with prolonged
cheering when introduced by George M
LAVE, OF this city. The applause was
almost equaled, when in the course of
MS address he mentioned the name of
President Cleveland. Mr.. Carlisle be-
gan by stating that it was not the
democratic party that he and those
VINO believe as he does, are fighting.
but the most unnatural and indefensi
Die political combination that ever ex-
listed in this country. 1t began, he said.
by the betrayal Of the Democratic par
ty at Chicago, eliminated in the sur
render to Populism at ST. Louis. and
has for its object the election of a can
dldate who represents both Of the par
ties to the compact and believes in the
doctrines of both. There is not a shad-
ow Of conflict between them, the sec
retary said. They are parts, he contin-
ued, Of scheme for concerted legisla-
tive action and must be considered to-
gether, as un-Democratic, un-Repub-
lican and un-American. "If they tri
umph,' he added, I'VE may expect to
see the day when economy will be pun
ished by confscation and Incidence re-
Warded by the distribution Of spolia-
tion from private estates and the.
United States treasury"
The result Of free coinage of silver at
ratio Of Is to 1 by the United States
alone would be, Mr. Carlisle said. first.
panic such as we have never known;
second. such a reduction in the purch-
asing power Of money as to make it i'm
possible for large portion of our pop
ulation to secure the necessities of life:
third, the cutting in half the value of
the savings deposits and insurance pol
icies.
Secretary Carlisle ridiculed the
theory that free coinage by this coun-
try would raise the price Of the silver
bullion in silver dollar to an equality
with the bullion in a gold dollar. This
proposition, he said. means that the
United States, with one-eighth Of the
coin money Of the world, shall under
take to regulate the value of the eight
thousand millions Of coin money of the
world The secretary declared the
United States had no right to Issue.
legal tender paper money, arguing that
the greenbacks and treasury notes
should be retired and the government
taken out Of the banking business
This, he asserted, was the root Of the
trouble
After discussing at some length that
part of the Chicago platform referring
to the courts, Secretary Carlisle con-
cluded with an appeal to his Kentucky
friends to work earnestly for the defeat
of the Chicago ticket
There were persistent calls for Col
John r. Fellows, who was on the stage
and despite that gentleman's indisposi-
ton, which caused him today to cancel
part OF his engagements to speak, he
made few humorous remarks which
sent everybody home smiling.