The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-15
UnaIterabIe Decision of John C. Car
Isle, Henry WattersOn and Others
Against Free Silver.
BRYANISM AND PROTECTION
DENOUNCED AS TWIN HERESIES
AGAINST DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
James r.. Hindman Nominated for
Clerk of Court of AppeaIs-The
Resolutions Adopted

CONVENTION HALL, LOUISVILLE,
Ky, July 14.-James r. Hindman was nomi-
mated tonight clerk of the Court of APP
peals by gold Democrats of Kentucky
Notable and unique to a marked degree
beyond any held for more than a score of
years in Kentucky was the convention
which to-day and tonight brought to
Louisville from all parts of the bloody
ground" the sturdiest sons of Democratic
forefathers with the purpose, they put
it, of sustaining true Democracy and
bringing back those who have strayed after
silver idol The most prominent of Ken
tuckys statesmen We're in attendance
There was almost a constant flow of ora
tory, of which the S65 delegates from 113
of the 119 Kentucky counties did not weary
and every face revealed the zeal which was
felt in the cause. 1t may be said, too, that
firmly as they were imbued with the princi-
pies which underlie their party of National
Democracy, little of bitterness toward free
silver brothers found expression. While
determined to fight the advocates Of free
silver without compromise or yielding 1t
was almost the unanimous conviction that
the true spirit should consist in a tireless
from them and once again enable Ken
lucky, and every State. to present a solid
united Democracy to oppose the Republic
an party or any political foe Complete
satisfaction with the work of the conven-
ton was to be read in the face and bear
ing of all Of the delegates when final ad-
journment came at 1920 o'clock tonight,
and confidence was freely expressed In the
ultimate winning of victory which would
lead to a national success in the next.
presidential contest The resolutions adopt
ed, and which appear in another column,
were eloquent with the determination of the
gold Democrats of Kentucky That they are
honest cannot be doubted from the names
signed. These include John G. Carlisle,
Henry Watterson, w. c. p Breckinridge
and half dozen others, all of whom were
prominent figures in to-day's notable gath
ering Senator Lindsay was a marked man
and aroused great enthusiasm along with
the others.
BY o'clock this afternoon the convention
hall was filed to its seating capacity by
men who would impress even strangers
with the fact that they were indeed of Ken
tuckys best manhood. noticeable point
was that elderly men predominated. The
first overlooking of enthusiasm. was when
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fore the cheering for him could die out
ex-Secretary John G. Carlisle and the Hon.
Henry WatterSon appeared and gave q
fresh impetus to the now thoroughly
aroused enthusiasm, and yet, judging by
the volume af applause, it was to Col. w.
Z. +. Breckinridge that the heartiest rec
ognitlon was accorded. The boxes and
stage were graced by ladies who contrib
uted their full share TO the honors shown
TO men who have won renown in public
service. The formal opening of the con-
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offered with feeling by the Rev. Charles +.
Craik, an Episcopal minister of Louisville.
On account of absence in Europe of the
Hon. George NJ. Davie, the duty of calling
the convention to order fell on the Hon A.
j. Carroll, of Louisville who has been one
of the hardest fighters in the ranks of the
gold Democrats, and who in the State Leg
islature preceding the last session presided
over the House in manner which in the
challenged and won the appreciation Of op-
ponents. His appearance on the platform
applause. In his opening remarks, Mr. Car
roll made it clear that the issue was forced
on and accepted by those who were from
CONSCIENTIOUS principle unaterably opposed
to the "free-silver deusion." He charged
the Frankfort convention, at which the
Hon. j. c.. S. Blackburn was so great a
factor, with having run up "the piratical
flag" and followed this with the assertion:
I'VE will continue the fight with all the
VigOr of our minds and hearts until the last
Vestlge of hereSy is eradicated. The sub
stance of his Well-received speech centered
finances With neatness for which Ken
lucky oratory has won distinction beyond
her own borders Mr.. Carroll led up to the
Introduction of the Hon. James g. Sims, or
Bowling Green, as temporary chairman OF
the convention, and on mention of the name
Of the popular leader the assembly again
gave itself up 10 applause which was spon-
taneous. Judge Sims, being introduced.
spoke in part as follows:
JUDGE SIMS'S SPEECH.
there was time in Israel when the
timid thought that all had gone astray
after Baal, but God had even in that dark
hour preserved unto Himself seven thou
sand who who had never kissed the idol
or bowed the knee to Baal In Kentucky
there are to-day fifty thousand true and
tried Democrats who have never wandered
away from the true faith and never have in
the past and will never in the future bow
the knee to agrariansm, populism, social
ism, mOblsm or Organism We have assem-
bled here to-day as Democrats in the house
of our fathers We are proud of the name
and the principles of Democracy. We are
not Democrats simply for the reason that
our fathers perchance were Democrats, but
we believe that the principles advocated by
the genuine Democracy are best calculated
to give us good gOVernment-federal,s state.
county and municipal-and thereby result
in the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der.
.'There are some things so interviewer,
as it were with the web and woof OF
Democracy, so vital. near and dear 10 the
Democratic heart that they cannot be sur
rendered without surrendering Democracy
itself Foremost among these are free
trade and sound currency. If these old land
marks, if these bulwarks of Democracy.
which have come down to us through the
century of existence, are to remain
a part of its creed. il is evident that we
will have kept the faith should stand
shoulder TO shoulder and fight for them as
we never fought before. We are told that
the word only was Intentionally omitted
from the so-calSd Democratic platform
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that ii is no longer TO be used 10 describe
the purpose for which a tariff is-to be lev-
led. And the advocacy OF a sound eurreacy
has become the cause for expulsion from
the party. Thomas Jefferson said that tha