The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
Hold a Well-Attended
State Convention at
Louisville.
Buckner, Watterson, Carlisle,
Breckenridge and Lind
say as Delegates.
The Ex-Secretary Made Perman ent
Chairman-He Assails the
"TWin Heresies."

LOUISVILLE, KY. July H.-The
sound money Democrats made good
showing at their convention here to-day.
Buckner, Watterson, Lindsay, Breckln-
ridge and Carlisle, with nearly every
other party leader of State prominence,
were among the delegates.
The representation was surprisingly
large, there being delegates from III Of
the 119 counties. Music Hall was packed
with spectators, and there was great en-
thusiasm.
The convention was called to order by
Secretary Carroll of the State Central
Com mittee, in the absence OF Chairman
Davis. State Senator Sims OF Bowlin e
Green was CHOSEN temporary chairman
and delivered long speech.
An organization was quickly effected.
General Buckner was already on the plat
form committee for the State at large,
and the chairman added Henry Waiter
son and Colonel Breckinridge.
The three names were greeted With
cheers.
Ex- x-Secretary Carlisle was made perma-
Eent chairman, and delivered his first
political address since leaving the Cabinet.
He said:
Protection and free coinage are twin here
sizes. man who believes i'll one is logically
bound to believe in the other.
I, When the ancient Democratic faith shall
have been re-estsblished, as 1T viii De, If our
free institutions are TO be preserved
when protection OF individual liberty, estab-
lishment of justice and equality, and
preS-rvation OF law and order Is recognized by
our peob.c-s primary jects of all just gov
ernment these heresies viii be heard OF no
more.
HI e.
any bad legislation complained of by the peo-
pie; IL never enacted laws TO favor one class
and injure another; it has fostered no
monopolies Of trade or industries; has
violated no right OF person or property by de-
basing the currency or otherwise; nor
has it from the beginning OF its or
ganization down to the present hour ever
| attempted to deprive the people OF the evil,
political aud religious rights secured by the
constitution. 1t has never justified or ex-
cused violations OF law by individuals or by
rioious combinations, nor has 1T ever at
tempted to weaken the authority OF the
courts by assaiiing their integrity or threat
ening to destroy their Independence.
Why should such a party desert Its own
standard, repudiate all It's past history and
enter in to a conspir with its own enemies to
break down public and private credit at home
and abroad; to repudiate contracts already
made to con vert the Government into so.
cialistic despotism by giving 1t monopoly OF
all the great instruments of production and
trd0SpOrtetlOn, ana 10 make lie anu property
insecure by the substitution OF mob rule for
the Inv of the land?
A single victory of such coalition would be
more disastrous 10 the party and the country
than a thousand defeats in the struggle Ior
correct principles; and they are real friends
of Democracy who adhere resolutely to the
old standard and refuse to support these new
and dangerous policies
The resolutions reported by Colonel
Breckenridge were mainly reaffirmatio
Of a M 10 n
the socialist and paternalist Chicago plat
form.
The convention adjourned after the adop-
tion OF rules until evening When it reas-
sembled at 8 O. clock the following candidates
for Judge of the Court of Appe is were named
ex-Lieu enant Governor J. R. Hindman OF
Adair, John G. Orepdorf of Logan County
and c. NJ. Aiberti OF Fayette. Be.
fore the balloting was more than half
over Orendorff and Alberti had Withdrawn and
the nomination OF Hindman was made unani-
nous.
The convention adjourned after Hindmsn' IS
Enecch of acceptance.