The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-26
THE SEMIWEEKLY OHIO DEMOCRAT TUESDAY JUNE 26 1896
VICTORIOUS BLACKBURN.
Extract From the Speech Delivered b.
RentuclSys Gallant Silver Champion.

Extract From the Speech Delivered by
Kentuekys Gallant Silver Champion.
Following is an extract from the
speech made by Senator Blackburn to
Lis friends when it was settled that
Kentucky had declared for silver by
odds of 3 to /:
"Gentlcmen, have lived long in the
world. l am verging close upon old
Sgc, but I have never lived long enough
TO feel as l do today. / have right to
be happy. We have won the day. There
is not state Of the south that won't :
lock shields with us and stand firmly in
our ranks.
"Our Republican friends have often
spoken to us of q solid south. Under q
single standard that solid south has
been broken, but under our policy that
south goes back to Chicago as solid rs
it was in the times of darkness when
the states were arraigned to protect the
people from the war.
"Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, all are with
us. The eight western states of the sea-
board arc silver states, and Michigan
| went into her convention with 1863 sill
yer majority, which was filched and
bought and stolen by the gold men. My
| friends, l am not counscling prejudice
or passion. 1 believe that all fair mind
ed men will admit that if there is n
man who has real cause Of grievance,
who has suffered by unfair treatment
at the hands of men who should have
been fair and honest, l am that man.
For 18 months-I proclaim it to the
world, and it is fact not denied by
any fair minded man-your so called
and self styled Democratic daily papers
have exhausted human effort to misrep.
resent, distort and libel me as public
man.
"For the first time in the history of
the country the national government
has taken an active part with its forces
in contest inside the Democratic ranks,
and with the sole purpose Of preventing
the people Of Kentucky from clecting a
United States senator. Thank God they
failed.
"They only managed TO obtain q con-
tinuance. 1 tell you in all sincerity /
have no personal wrongs to avenge. II
/ had they would belong to me and not
to my party. have always been able,
after fashion, to take care of myself.
When l am personally aggricvcd, do
not seek to involve my friends In my
affairs want you to be liberal, bo
just-be more than just, be generous to
the minority who have suffered defeat.
They are not allies, they are not enc
mics, Like yourselves, they are Dem
ocrats. You are entitled to the fruits of
your victory, but you should accord the
fullest measure Of consideration to those
who have lost.
Hero in this hall find my law and
all of my political religion. Iwant this
convention to do just four things
want you to pass resolution condemn
ing and dcnouncing the calling out Of
the militia and hurl back tho vile Sian
der when by that official act Kentuclt-
ians were shown to be lawless people
not to be trusted to make their own
laws. If you will allow me to tender
counsel as Democrat would say that
you. should tell what it is you have
fought for and which you intend to
keep on fighting for; then another reso-
luton telling what you don't want and
dcnouncing the driveling single gold
standard.
"Make it plain that you don t approve
of the issue Of gold bearing bonds i'll
times of profound peace. Tell the world
that you do not bolicvo in further con-
traction of the currency. Tell them you
don't want to enlarge the powers of the
national Banking system. When you
have done this, you will have finished.
You will have performed your full
duty ~