The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-03-24

After His Defeat Tells the Frank
fort People All About 1t. I

burns friends met him 1T the Opera
House at Frankfort, where he made a
speech of an hour Among other
things he said.
"When was chosen as the nomi-
nee of my party for United States
SENATOR" said he, sin the ioiut caucus,
ten weeks ago, / said that / had never
carried the Democratic banner TO de-
feat.
Tonight, after one of the most
noted political contests in the history
of Kentucky, am able to reaffirm ii
am able to make this statement only
through the earnest devotion of my
friends, who, through long weeks of
difficulty, under circumstances the
most trying and in the face of circum-
tauces of absolute encouragement,
have stood Loyalty with me shoulder
to shoulder, fighting against Republic
can encroachment. Everything APP.
peared to be against u.s. In the ranks
of Democracy death twice descended
and left behind him a vancsncy.
"Death was hard enemy to fight,
but those ranks were move decimated
By treaehcry than even by the visits
of the dark angel. Applause Men
who had hung TO the breast of Democ-
racy and been accorded the honors OF
political preferment basely deserted
the nominee of their party caucus and
helped to bring upon Frankfort these
scenes OF military domination which
are blight upon the fair name of the
Commonwealth. Tho Democratic
party will remember Them"
In another part of his speech. after
a fprceful and sweeping denunciation
of Bradley's act in calling out the
militia, the Senator said:
81 am not here to discuss free silver
or free gold. Silver and gold are as
brass compared with the rights of
American citizens. We are all free,
and liberty, which was purchased
with the blood of our forefathers, we
have, and shall have at any price.
IL am free to say to all of you that
my views on the currency. which are
known 10 you all, have not changed in
any degree. They are not matter of
moment in view of the circumstances
under which 1 address you tonight
Here, within sight, almost, of the
home of my childhood, my boyhood's
friends have been threatened with the
frowning muzzles of soldiers rifles,
because they have stood to me in their
friendship They have participated
in no disorder; not one of them has
come under the notice of any official in
a questionable light, The only cause
which brought them face to face with
loaded weapons in the hands of the
military was their loyalty to their
party and to me-
81 shall never rest until see the
author of these calumnies which have
resulted in this disgraceful condition
of affairs in our Capitol arraigned not
before Senate Committee to answer
for violation of law. but charged by
the resolution of Democratic House
Of Representatives and on trial before
the bar of Democratic Senate under
proceedings to impeach him and get
him from the high Office he has dis
honored." [Great applause
When Senator Blackburn had fin
ished Jack Chinn was called on and
as follows:
81 didn't think ten weeks ago when
[ came to Frankfort as a friend of Ma
jor Blackburn to support him as the
uOuiiucc iOT Tue Otudt6 |
that l would ever have to formerly say
to the people OF Frankfort that i am
not desperate and rioter. I thank
the people and the officers who said
at your indignation meeting that 1
was not. My conduct has never been
to gentleman. unbecom- |
ing to Democrat. If l have done
Pm sorry for Pm glad of it.
Laughter. I've stood for weeks ac-
cused of every thing except being a
thief or Republican.
"When Mr.. Godfrey Hunter made
an Anarchic speech anying that two
Representatives must be turned out,
the Sergent-at-Arms said he wanted |
me to assist him. couldn't go back