The herald., 1896-10-27
GENTLEMEN OF KENTUCKY
Speak for the Right Of Free
Speech
CARLISLE MET COURTESY
Though Many Of Ills Hearers Were
Silver People
The Secretary Explains That He Has
Changed His Views on the Coin
age Question-There are Others.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
COVINGTON, KY, Oct. 26.-Odd Fell
lows hall was crowded tonight with
men exclusively, without distinction of
party, to express indignation at the in
| suit offered Secretary Carlisle in that
hall on last Thursday night. The chair
man chosen was Hon. Hervey Meyers,
one Of the electors on the Bryan ticket
| for Kentucky. On taking the chair, MI.
| Meyers said that John G. Carlisle, of all
| men, could afford to let that outrage to
him go unnoticed. The city of Coving-
| ton, of all cities, could not let it pass
| without a thunder of disaproval that
would make any future attempt to sup
press free speech impossible in the city
| of Covington. He continued:
| Some say that Secretary Carlisle
should not have attempted to return to
Covington to speak. knowing as he did
the state of feeling against him, but
God forbid that ts1e day shall ever come
in this country when any man may not
be free to address the publicron any SUBJ
ject." (Uproarious cheering)
Mr.. c. B. Simrall presented series of
resolutions. In doing so he said that
owing to promises from the mayor and
| the police that the offenders shall be
ferreted out and prosecuted, the resolu-
tions omitted condemnation Of offic-
ials, as at first intended, yet four days
had elapsed since the outrage and not
a single arrest had been made.
Mr.. Rhineck arose and said that John
Fagin, charged with throwing a cigar
| at Mr.. Carlisle, was before the court to-
day, and his case was pending. He said
he had appealed to the council to offer
| a reward for the men that threw the
| eggs. He said the police would make
arrests If they could find the perpetra-
| tors.
George H. Thobe, who polled big vote
for congress as Carlisle's competitor
! years ago. arose and said:
THE mayor seems to be after the egg
throwers. He does not recognize the
rowdyism of the disturbers In the hall
or Of the great crowd that followed Mr..
Carlisle with insults on the street, with
ten policemen marching beside them"
Mr.. J. D. Hearne of Covington said II
the police did not know some of that
crowd Of dlsturbers they were not fit
| for the business
Ex-Lieutenant-Gov Bryan made
fiery speech, denouncing the outrage
as hostile to the system of popular gov
| eminent.
Mr.. Theodore Hallam offered a SUBJ
stitute which included announcement
of Interruptions to W. ]. Bryan at Yale
and elsewhere. They were unanimously
voted down.
The regular resolutions, unanimously
adopted, condemn the outrage to Mr.
Carlisle in strong terms, disclaim the
responsibility of Covington for that con-
duct and call upon the city government
to detect and punish the perpetrators
There was not single vote against the
resolutions Mayor Rhineck was Sc
verely handled in an interchange Of
words by citizen in the audience
who charged him and his police with
coming short of their duty.
COURTESY TO CARLISLE
| OWENSBORO, KY, Oct 26-Secre-
tary Carlisle and party arrived here from
| Louisville last night over the Louis
vile, st. Louis and Texas railroad. He
was met at the depot by delegation of
National Democrats and Republicans
| and escorted to the Rudd house, of
which he was the guest while in this
city. He held an informal reception
this morning from until II, and in that
time received quite number of visit
crs. There were small delegations in
the city from surrounding counties.
| At p. m. he was escorted from the
hotel to the Sam Jones tabernacle by
| prominent citizens and brass band
| The audience which greeted him
numbered about 1000 persons, nearly
| 1000 Of them ladies.
The silver people were very much in
evidence, but Mr. Carlisle was treated
most courteously, and at no time was
there the slightest disorder, excepting
at one time when a policeman had to
be called to quell some negroes in the
rear of the tabernacle, who had become
| little noisy.
| His address lasted about an hour,
and by the gold standard people was
| we'll received. Mr.Carlisle dwelt at some
| length on the point that he had changed
his financial views since 1892
| The silver people were as anxious that
Mr.. Carlisle should have nothing but the
most courteous treatment during his
stay in the city as were his most ardent
admirers, and several silver men were
sworn in as special policemen to pro-
tect him from .ndignities, should any
be offered. Chairman Jones of the ma
tional Democratic committee tele-
graphed to the silver leaders here to
use every means to see that he was not
insulted In any manner whatever. and
l rkn ff, ,v,,tt l.
| the same request.
SOCIALIST AMUSEMENT