The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1896-10-28
Who DisgraOsd Kentucky

Oct, % Il was a gold standard speech,
preteDdingly in the interest Of Palmer
and Buckner, but, Of course, ot jectively
in the interest OF Mckinley.
lie was received with such enthusi-
astic disapprova that it would have been
humiliating to any man but one with u
rhinoceros hide and braz face who
for the emoluments OF flee had sold out
his long-che rished and often-expressed
principles and is J ow engaged in an
effort to defeat the party which has for
years honored him. He spoke at Odd
Fellows Hall, which holds about 700
people. The hall was crowded and the
street outside was full OF people. But IL
was an indignant audience, and Carlisle
was made to feel from beginning to end
that he was in an unfriendly atmosphere
He was fro quently interrupted, and for
the first twenty minutes it was almost
impossible to hear word he said
Finally quiet was restored and the
speech was proceeding smoothly till Mr..
Carlisle had the effrontery to say that he
was Democrat and always bad been.
Then it was that the storm Of disapprov-
al rose highest, and the indignant people
cried out, "No, no, no, "You are bolt
err" you are traitor" And yells OF
"Bryan," Bryan" Bryan" filed the
hall and the crowd in the street below
took up the refrain and carried it on.
What few sympathiz,rs Carlisle had in
the house now began to try to drown out
the Bryan men by yelling themselves
hoarse for Mckinley, and between the
two noisy crowds the speaker had to stop
and wait.
About this time dudelet Cincinnati
lawyer, who is idiot enough to imagine
that the success of the Mckinley cam
paign depends upon his direction, arose
in the audience, near the stage, and be-
gan haraDgue about Kentucky's honor
and Kentucky's shame. He was greeted
with shut up" shut up" "sit down."
"sit down, you IDIOT" and when some
body threw three, large, ripe, mellow
eggs which Lit in his immediate vicinity,
he took the advice without further COM
ment.
Quiet was again restored and Mr.. Car
Isle finished his speech, though know
ledge OF guilt seemed depicted in his
face, and, compared with other speeches,
this was the feeblest effort OF his life.
After the speech he was conducted to the
residence of Judge Helm by the Mayor
OF the city and an escort Of police,
through the crowded streets, where he
was constantly greeted with jeers and
cries of renegade" renegade" "trai-
tor" traitor" more bonds" "more
bonds" while cheers for Bryan arose
from thousands of Threats.
The countenance of the once great
Kentuckian was grave and troubled I;
memories OF only few years ago were
fitting through his master mind; paint
ed upon the canvass Of his giant brain
were pictures Of the recent past, and he
could see these same streets, thronged
with these same people, clasping his
worthy hand and pIaising his honored
name. He needed no police protection
then. He lived then in the hearts OF a
true and brave people. An insult to him
then would have been an insult to every
Kentuckian, and hundreds of thousands
of brave men and true women would
have arisen enmass to avenge his wrongs.
In the entire march from the hall to
Judge Helms residence Mr.. Carlisle
spoke but once. Once he turned his sad,
guilty face to his escort and exclaimed,
"How things have changed !" and this
same exclamation fell from the lips OF
every Kentuckian when he heard the
news-"How things have changed !"
But upon reflection, there is no cause
for much surprise, nor should the people
OF Covington be too severely criticised
for their actions. 1t was but the natural
result Of the meeting again of the traitor
and the victims OF his perfdy. How
much rather would our forefathers have
hanged Benedict Arnold than Major
Andre. Their belief in freedom and the
liberty Of conscience caused them to bear
with toryism in their very midst, but the
fate of the traitor was death. So it is
with the people of Covington. They it
is who first reposed confidence in Mr..
Carlisle and offered him to the nation as
wise counsellor in high places, and they
it is who feel the sting OF the disgrace OF
his treachery more than all others. At
no other place in Kentucky, and proba-
bly, at no other place in America, would
he have been molested. Any other
where his former admirers would have
smothered their indignation and treated
him with silent contempt.
Covington is the one place he should
have avoided. His very presence there
brought sad memories to the minds OF
his home people who had once loved and
revered him. They thought Of the pure
politics he had once taught them they
thought OF the valiant battles he had
fought in the cause of the people while
their Representative in the halls Of Con-
gress they thought OF the fame he won
and how proud they were of their honor
ed son they thought Of the thrill OF joy
they felt when he was chosen to fill an
important position in the Cabinet OF the