The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-16
THE KENTUCKY GOLD BUG coNvEN
TION,

| convention o. the Carlisle W atteTsou gold
bug democracy 10 kentucky was the i'm
pudeat assumption Of lniAllibli,y and i'm
roaculate purpose in tia, oa-shoO; Q, the
democratic party and the continued MS
representation Of the regular eeUocia
Asids from this characteristic exhibition.
there was nothing IN the gathering verify
O. particular note.
Naturally we should expect 20 rear some
'hing IN the way o. s,A,esrnaaship or broad
reasoning fron ex-senator Carlisle. His
.oag public service and conceded ability
equip hi1 Tor u,;erances calculated 70 at
,rac. more than passing attention. and 1t
vas expected that he would rise TO high
slaae Q: thought ir accepting the position
Of presiding Office Of tie louisville con
ven.!oa. Those who entertained aatc!pa-
,soas Of such results mus; feel distinct
disappointment il reading his speech, to7
J., wAs bu, rehash O. the campaign twad-
Gle OF las. year, leyeled against the demo
ara;ic party and was unworthy OF Carlisle.
The x-secrc;ary's speech consisted main
iy o. two controlling iAeas-the one charg-
Ing he regular democrats with being &C
,ua.ed by selfish, office seeking and dishon-
IS: motives ard Of abandoning democratic
principles. and the other holding the free
silver majority In the senate responsible
,or the passage o. the tariff iniqu,y."
The one llae Of argument or statement
rather is familiar 70 everyone who heard
2 republican or gold bug speech last year.
g read q Mckinley or q Mckinley aid news
aAp,7 It matters not that the regular
democratic organization in a regular man
ner pa; forth a sound and old time demo
cratic creed and preferred defeat upon it
rather than solash or dishonest com
promise with presumptnous aud exac;lng
niHor.:y-the representatives, of the latter
continue 70 thank GOD in true Pharisee
style that they are not as others are"
sud 20 declare that part is greater than
ne whole.
Such stuff is not to be dign!hel by serious
7eta,ation, even when uttered by an ex-
secretary o: the treasury and great syn
dictate attorney.
Mr.. Carlsle's other position. tina, the
free silver men are responsible for the
,aria because they might have defeated #,
in the senate, is even loss tenable OF
respectable than his Misrepresentation OF
the purposes and motives OF the party
which he deserted.
The silver men did not vote Tor tho tariff
monstrosity, nor for the party last year
which openly declared its purpose &c
! enact a high protective measure. But aid
ed by the Carlisle wing the republicans
/ succeeded in committing the country TO
this policy which the distinguished demo-
cratic bolter now denounces. and the silver
nren simply ahstalned from thwartlug the
popular purpose as expressed in the
November election.
The difference In responsibility between
the gold democrats and the silver men In
the pr.uises is that the former actively
aided in fastening the tariff iniquity
upon the country. while the latter remain
ed somewhat passive after they had been
defeated at the polls
Think OF the earontery on the part OF
the gold bug democracy, now, in abusing
The silver men for not defeating in the
senate what the former had aided in fast
enlng upon the country at the polls!
The Wattersonian end of this Kentucky
gathering was characterized by ridiculous
exhibition of egotism or arrogance, supple
monted by the usual Wattersonan abuse.
The tone Of both the speeches was con
spicuously low and partisan and constitute
but poor contribution Ia tho current
political literature II the gold democrats
can not rise above the level of abuse. which
hurts no one, and Phar!saical pretentlons
which deceive no one, they would do better
to continue quietly to play the tail to the
republican Kite.
Possibly the funniest and most ineon.
sistent deliyerauce during the convention
was the declaration that the silver isssut
was dead-s remark that ia fatty contra
dicted by the very fact OF this convention.
which was organized 10 fight that issue,
j II be a dead issue. Messrs. Carlisle and
Watterson ought TO be ashamed of them
selves for jumping on It In such a savage
| manner--they should heed tho aim warn