Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-16
Why THEY BoLrED.


There were twelve democrats who re-
fused 10 20 into the senatorial caucus at
Frankfort. Ky. This action caused great
deal OF Indignant comment Throughout
tho country, and these recalcitrant moin-
bora have Issued the following address,
We. the undersigned senators anl rep
rcscntatiyos In the Kentucky Legislature.
who hrvo decided to refuse to Join In
caucus called for tho nomination OF
United states senator, deem 1, due 10 the
democrats OF Kentucky to set forth our
reasons,
We are sound money mon and against
tho FREQ coinage of silver ard all forms o.
Hat money. We indorso thp democratic
administration and feel bound by tho Ma
tlonal platform OF i~e aud the Kentucky
platform OF 1876, We believe that an in
dorsonent OF FREQ silver would make thls
s,ato permanently republican.
We deploro the division In the party
uron tho money question, but we feel thai
the democratic party can have no Ma
tlonal power until this division is healed
Tho question must be fought out In the
party. No compromise Ia possible II Is
| impossible by any muNns 10 nominate and
elect senator by democratic votes Even
should ono OF the two popullst mombora
vote with uB we would utill have but
| tiNty-nlne votes. The depiorable fact OK
lists that Mr. Wilson Of Nelson county
| now lea unconscious and at the point OF
death. Senator ogilvio Is Hlck at home
| Those facts make Il clear that wn could
! elect no man. even " an were willing 10
surrender conviction and party allegiance
| by voting Tor free Tliysr candidate.
The caucun has besn called In the inter
| ont Of Senator Blackburn, and, we think,
without proper confederation for our
NowE, on the afternoon Of January y n
commi,iec Of nine representing our side
| or the question, met n similar committee
| representing tho contrary side. nt our re-
| quest, for the purpose of dincnssing The
situation. our side earnestly insisted that
| no caucus should he called. or at least
| that tho caucus should be deferred. Dur
| ing this conference petition wna issued
| from Mir. Blackburna headquarters ask.
| ing for call Of the caucus, This was
Disclosed TO rs by members OF tho uppos-
Ing committTh leaving the room for the
purpose Of signing tho petition. and we
believe that the paper was completed be-
fore the meeting ended.
on today two hours before the caucus
met second committee waH sent 20 re.
| quest that tho caucua DO poEtpoucd- This
| raducat was denied and a caucus was held
on January 10, eleven days before the cleo
ton could take place. Our purpose was
TO endeavor 70 prevent the nomination OF
any candidate In order that tho noney
| Quest lon might not be raised ut THIS time
nut mlCht be doioirfd hNtN mo haNN u'In-
ocratic National convention; thla bolnH
tho only wny. In our opinion, thnt any
approach TO harmony could DO made, We
also thought Il Wise to let the republicans
act first.
We arc opposed to any free silver can
didato on tho ground that this theory has
been condemned Ivy tho policy Of the demo.
cratic administration and by the declara-
tion OF tho two conventions referred TO-
but wo onpose Senator Blackburn upon
the following specific grounds:
lrirst--iie refused 20 vote Tor tho rnp'sii
Of the Sherman law md has since per
aatently opposed the financial policy OF
the administration,
Second-Hc was Il member Of tho Ken
lucky convention Of Juno 1906. ana aftpr-
wnrd In his canvass refuPod 10 be gov
erncd by itB platform.
Thlrd-It IN stated on authority we eau
not question that IN several cases ne OPP
puaed democratic candidates for tic leg's-
inture In tho last election and spoke IN
bchnif OF their populist opponents Hin
influence was notorllhsly prpoaoo " Nou ~,
money candidates In that election we
do not doubt Senator HlnckhurnH SIN
cority or question his right to his indi'
| yldunl opinions but we deny that u oAndl.
date with such oplnlona ana Hunh reeurl
has a right 10 drmnnh q nomination ~
the hnnda Of o democratic caucuH. We
! nro aware that many democrats IN Ken
tucky do not agroe with this view rms
stmpiy means that thoro II an irreeoncil'
able difference between democrats on uhc
money question or else that we have TWO
denooratie parties In Kentucky, SPEAK
Ing for oursslyea, we zeal bound upon mn
question by the policy OF the admlnls'fa'
lion and by tho platform OF our party,
nnd we deny the right Of any member o.
tho marty by construction TO eubHert uh'
meaning Of the party platform
The democratic party Is n Natiohnl ptI'
~ II belongs 10 no section II has ~
v,ayr becn ~ sound money party ~ y
, sillte the exponent of parsonnl liberty nne
7 he defender Of tho honor of these unltev
4 states AZ humble members OF TINS parry
= and representatives OF the people we de
: cline 10 lndorne u theory as much againt
, INC traditions and declared policy OF our
4 Marty na IL IN against the honor Of ou'
D country md the welfare Of lts oluTcns'
. w. further say that. differing IRON
many members who. while olamihf Y
r he for sound money prineinlcs w9nla ye
. vote for "a free silver candidate hau w
: ,ono into a caucus we would have volfs
: sar Hon. James .. Mccreary, In recosni
I Non Of the manly nght he has made 70
INC cause Of sound money ana VA peha'
J., | ~ the democratic administration =,
9 II. weinsinger u. N. Hlc.. yohn :, :,
! ,nnna I T. Stout, Il. II, Elliston. J. y
: ,inu,nvay j. a. Violet, w. IL. WALKER }
!. :. ...t,,ht Carroll.