Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-18
LETTER FROM LOUISVILLE.
COLONEL TOM YOUNG'S SOUND
POLITICAL ADTICE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July nth. 1896.

! Editor Puddle Ledger: Take ny life,
but spare my virtue" is the refrain sent
by Marse Henry from "far across the deep
blue sea-" a companion piece for his IA
nous call for 100, 900 unarmed Kentucki-
ans. But, joking aside, this bugle blast
from Mr.. Watterson has stiffened the
spinal column Of true Democracy through.
out Kentucky wonderfully, and The Cou-
rier-Journal will be found occupying the
sound-mOney field fully from now until the
close of the polls in November, notwith.
standing the threat of Dan O'Sullivan,
the brilliant Editor Of Sunday Critic, to
start free silver paper here by the 18th
of August. Dan will have lots of fun If
he does make ducks and brakes of "other
peoples money" in the effort to hold Ken
lucky in line for the Populist ticket.
But, latter the battle, mother" The
Courier-Journal will still be found 'doing
business at the old stand" backed up by
a majority of &c, 900 or 10000 of the mo
compromise with dishonor" voters Of the
state.
The sentiment here is largely-I might
say overwhelmingly-anti Bryan, and
am also gratifed TO learn that the solid
men out in the state are fast lining up
against the most dangerous movement
ever inaugurated in this country since the
memorable days Of go see from this
weeks issue of The Owingsville Outlook,
one of the most ably edited Democratic
papers in the Ninth Congressional Dis.
trict, that it repudiates the ticket and
platform put up at Chicago. The Outlook
is an old paper and Yields big influence.
Its position insures the vote Of Bath to
Mckinley and Pugh.
The newspaper is the representative of
the advanced thought of the country, and
when we see all of the leading papers of
East, the South and a part of the West,
without regard 10 past party utilization,
arrayed against the free silver heresy, at
first glance it would seem that the COM
ing contest would be almost too one
sided to be interesting. But tits because it
sa-heresy-becaus fanaticism is running
rampant. that the silver cause is danger
Gus. Convince one OF these fellows
against his will and he is of the same
opinion still. They know that the times
are woefully out of joint; that things
seem to be going to the demnition bow
vows anyhow and that any change will
be a good change. Underneath all OF
this there is a strong and natural current
Of communism-an envious jealousy of
the shiftess and unfortunate against the
welltodo and prosperous which would
hesitate to rifle a safe or say "etand and
deliver" at the point Of a pistol, yet
would welcome any change, even of a vio-
lent nature, that would scatter this sccu.
mulsted wealth broadcast. In the ensu.
ing scramble they hope to get a part. 1t
is a waste of time, therefore, to argue
with the average free silver advocate.
The only successful way 10 meet the
crisis is for all OF those who love the
United States and desire that the credit
and the honor of the Nation shall be pre-
served untarnished, to lay aside all
thought OF party or party fealty and rally
to the support of Mckinley, who alone
can deliver the country from the control
of the Jacobins. This is the class Of
voters to whom all appeals must be
addressed, aud the appeals must be
pitched on plane as high as that have
indicated
Kentucky is one OF the doubtful states,
Her vote may turn the scale in Novem