The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-29


Louisville, Ky, Oct. 2S-This strong
hold of the kentucky gold standard
Democracy fairly outdid itself tonight.
If Secretary Carlisle has had Il doubt
about the hostility of his native State he
may have readily forgotten il fin the
cordiality of his reception here tonight.
No.larger crowd has turned out here dur
ing this campaign, and no more brilliant
gathering has greeted any speaker in
Louisville. The extent of the demonstra-
ton was surprise to even the most en-.
thusiastic admirers of the great Ken
tuckian. The meeting was set for s
o'clock, but by ESQ o'clock the 1900
seats had occupants: by O'Clock the
aisles, foyer and wings were all full.
The interior of the great structure
presented more the appearance of a grand
opera night than of political demon
stration.
The Secretary has been in this city for
the past two days preparing his address,
and while in the main it followed the ar
gumentative lines of his previous
speeches in this State during the present
campaign, he presented many new points
aud forciblc arguments which elected
round after round of applause. He made
no mention of any candidate con a ma
tional ticket by name
The Secretary was escorted from the
Gait House to the Auditorium Shy the
Young Mems Democratic Sound Money
Club He was greeted with prolonged
cheering when introduced by George NJ.
Davis, of this city. The applause was
almost equalled wien in the course of his
address he mentioned abruptly the
name of President Cleveland.
Mr. Carlisle began by stating that it
was not the Democratic party those who
believe as he does are fighting, but the
most unnatural and indefcnsblc political
| combination that ever existed in this
country. 1t began, he said, by the be-
travail of the Democracy ut Chicago, cul-
minated in the surrender to Populism at
| st. Louis, and has for its object the cleo
| ton of a candidate who represents both
| of the parties To tie compact, and believe
| i'll the doctrine of both. There is not a
shadow of conflict between them, the
| Secretary said. They are parts, he con-
tinued, of Il scheme for concerted legislu-
tive action and must be considered to-
gether as unDemoc-atic and AMERICAN.
| The result of free coinage of silver at n
ratio of IL to | by the United States
| alone would be, he said, first, IL panic
! such rs we have never known: second.
such reduction in the purchasing power
OF money as to make it impossible for a
large portion OF our population to secure
the necessarics III life third the cutting
in half the value of the savings deposits
and insurance policies
Secretary Carlisle rdiculed the theory
that free coinage by this country would
raise the price of the silver bullion in n
! oliver dollar to an equality with the bul.
lion in II gold dollar The Secretary de-
! clared that the United States had no
right 10 issue legal tender paper money.
arguing that the greenbacks and Treas
ury notes should be retired This, he
asserted, was the root of the trouble
After discussing ut some length that
part of the Chicago platform referring to
the courts Secretary Carlisle concluded
with an appeal to his kentucky friends
to work earnestly for the defeat OF the
Chicago ticket