Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-11-10

To ILLINOIS eeneeRATs.
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Chicago, Nov. Ex-Governor Alt
geld gave out yesterday ssesemeal
addressed 70 she Democrats OF Illi-
noie, in whish he says:
Although defeated, l desire 70
thank you for the loyal support you
gave me and j congratulate you on
the heroic light you have juBs made.
Consider that only six months sgo
our great party lay prostrAsc; il
had been betrayed into the hands OF
stock jobbers and nonopolie by Pros-
idsnt Cleveland it had been robbed
of everything Democratic except a
name. II stood for no GrVat prinsi-
pie, and its flesh was beng tern by
political birds of prey; II was loaded
with political dssdhesds, men whe
never did anything for ihe party sx-
sopt 10 ride il, snd il was infested
vita Politiezl veraain OF both the
smooth and rough Sdd dusty variety.
Yet under these sore conditions Vac
psEsy broks the sords with whish
sAe LilipuEaRs had he'd il, II rose
vita new energy, IL sut loose fron
ihs domiRstien Of trusts and syzdi-
Gates, Il FsPadistod the men wko b.
trnysd n, h thFsw Of Sac load Of
deadhsads, II drove cut ths psliHeal
vsrniR and. vita o rev iRgpiTsiov, ,
u agriz psoslSiMsd Dsmosxats vrin
siplss azd ssPsusss ths ssuss Of
sciling kunsnisy. Although II was
Obliged 10 saus rstogA wkils under
the IRE Of the sasRy, n las sssds the
most heroic Political Eight svsz seen
ia This county. II wss soufFeutsd by
all the boodle thEt seuld be ssrspsd
together on two eoRtiRexts. II wac
by all the banks, all the
.Fusto, ell the syzdisasss, all the cor
eorsGons, all sks great papers. II
wEs sontrontsd by everything that
money ssuld buy, that Doodle could
1ebsueh or tast fear Of star.
vation sould cosrse. II was confront.
I'd by the disgust which the majority
Of the American people felt toward
he national administration, for which
key held us responsible. II was
by the unfoundsd charge
If being partly responsible for the
hard tinea. 1t was confronted by
/ combustion OF forces such az had
never beea united before and will
probable never be united again and
worse Esll, the time was 700 abort 70
sdusAss the Pablis.
While we are defeated, our party
o more vigorous and in better soudi-
ion generally thsa il has been for Q
laird OF . century. / specially call
Toar attention 10 the utter insiRRiG-
laasa, 90 sAowE by the rstGrns Of
ihsGe men Who, AFTER hsviRG helped
% rSia ear party ware sithar driysn
ri or LaA il in this campaign. Two
Isasa ago thasa nen were with us
I'D always Insisted on oeeuPying
soRt asats and waited 10 lead. This
IaSx sAass aaa opposed ~ snd We
lAd 10 msst all the forces have
.amsd, We had no sinsws Of war, We
.ad ell the power of corrupt wealth
gsinst VIZ, We had 10 reform under
80 FIRE of the enemy, and the fas
vas too short 70 mako a proper sam-
ieiSn. While We arc defeated We
ave dug the grave for the BIihsh
old standard.
II bslisvs at the next Gszsrsl sles \
ioa the people will reverse ths dssi.
ion of yesterday. Ths rstsrs Oh
will not come as proxs1 j
d. 1t was thu great somnos A
ls of America and not the rish II
svsd our institutions in 1861 81"
'ill devolve on the great soraA
eopls of this country to sEysfes