The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-17
BRYAN'S TOUR OF KENTUCKY.
FIRST SPEECH WAS MADE YEyTER-
DAY At BARDWELI-

He IL accompany ing Candidate Goe-
bel-urges Kentucky to Go Demo-
cratic Now So That II May Be Car
/ ricd In the National EIectiOn-De--
| cIares the President Is Disrcgard-
| ing the Declaration of IndepeD-
| dence.
Bardwel1. Ky. Oct. 16-The Bryan par
! ty left Cairo, H., this morning at 7
o'clock for a tour through Kentucky ana
4 Ohio.
Among those on the train were Mr.. and
Mrs. W. J. Bryan, National Committee
man Woodson of Kentucky, William Goe-
| bel, Democratic candidate for Governors
/ Capt. Joseph Blackburn brother of Sena-
tor Blackburn; G.. c. Coulter, candidate
for auditor. and others known TO Ken
lucky democracy, and an array of news
paper correspondents.
Bardwell, twenty miles out of Cairo,
was the first stop where an enthusiastic
crowd greeted the train. MIR. Bryan said
in part:
| whether The next President OF the
United States is a Democrat depends some
what on what you do in kentucky this
year Three years ago kentucky did not
help the Democratic party to any great
extent. I believe the people voted better
than the country counted / am not sure
but we carried the state, but l am sure
we did not get It. Kentucky is Demo-
| cratic state, and we have a right to expect
| 1t to go Democratic In 1900
| IF the state goes Republican this fall
/ IL may be difficult to carry 1t next year.
4 You will encourage the Republicans and
| discourage the Democrats ~ you try to
| divide the Democratic party. You cannot
whip the Republicans by dividing enc
! Democratic party in two
Mr.. Bryan vigorously denounced tho
the war in the Philippines and the present
! large standing army. claiming II the duty
| of the Democratic party to seek the re-
| duction of the army - the peace footing
OF $4,000 men
poets TO Mr. McKinleys announcement OF
| the intention 10 hold the Philippine Is
lands, and said II was the first announce
/ ment Of a President of the United States
| against the spirit and doctrine OF the De-
! claration OF Independence In reference TO
| the Presidents declaration that Congress
would provide for the government of the
| islands, he said il should substitute Par
Lament and Congress and revert to the
time when the colonies asked recognition
! of King George.
4 He ridicuaed the claim that we had a
/ right TO the Is ands because we had pur-
/ chased them from a discredited monarch,
| and averred th8t we could not buy the
| Philippines after we had armed them TO
fight Spain.
lie then touched on the silver question
as a matter Of vital interest to the people
as whole and urged the reafiirmation OF
the Chicago platform.
WANTS Large Vote for Gecbel.
Fulton, Ky, Oct. 16-There was a good
| crowd here and Mr. Bryan spoke from
| the rear platform as did Candidate Goebel
and Mr. Blackburn. Mr. Bryan said,
| among other things:
you can do some pretty good yelling
here but 1 want 10 tell you if you viii
elect Mr. Goebel Governor and Mr.. Joe
| Blackburn senator, there will be moro
yelling In Nebraska than we have here.
They say man does not want another
to do better than himself, but l am noe
| selfish when | say / want you 10 give
| Goebel larger majority than you did me
| In '96. While ] appreciate the splendid
vote OF '95, believe our party is stronger
than it was chen, and there are sIxteeH
4 reasons to one why 1t should be-"
big Crowd Mt MayfieId.
Paducah, Ky, Oct 16.-The largest crowd
OF the day was met Mayfield, Mr. Bry-
an and Mr.. Goebel being the speakers.
The former delivered the most elaborate
! speech of the morning, thus far. Mount
| ed upon an elevated platform, he said he
| did not know in which direction to talk.
Il may face in all directions on this
| platform but l do not on the Chicago
| platform. (Cheers) They told me in 1896
this was the banner Democratic county in
| the state, and that / had more than 5000
majority, but the appearance of this crowd
| indicates that l should have had more
| (Applause) "a voice: We will give YOU
more next year, / believe this crowd
| came out to indicate what 1t would do for
Goebel and the rest of the ticket. To-day
/ shall accept it as evidence of larger
majority for Goebel than that of '96, and
shall rejoice II IT is So
IL am glad to come to Kentucky. II Is
the skirmish line in 1900 The bigger the
majority this fall the better the chances
IN 1900. The skirmish of 1896 was over
Bunker Hill: that Of 1900 viii be another
Yorktown. The Chicago platform of 1896
was a New Declaration. Like the Decla-
ration Of Thomas Jefferson it was not for
a year, but for a generation"
He appealed to the Democrats to stand
by the platform and the candidates In
dorsed by the Louisville convention, and
paid a passing compliment to the boiting
ticket and lis supporters, holding that
principles are everything and the man
nothing He said railroads were hard
things 10 buck, whether In public or po-
lilical matters, claiming that the railroads
were supporting the opposition to Goebel.
He also appealed 10 the Popuflsts who
supported him In 90 to stand by Goebel as
against the Republicans, and closed by an
appeal for the election Of Joseph Black
burn to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Goebel denounced the railroads,
President Mckinley and his political adj
Versaries in general, and asked the peo-
pie to support The opposition to combna-
lions and corporations
Enthusiasm at HopkfnsyiIIe.
Louisville, Ky, oct. l6-The Bryan party
was greeted by great enthusiasm at Hop
kinsvile Short stops were made at Nor
ton. Circle City and Litchfield, the last
stop of the day, prior TO passing the night
at Louisville.