The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06

TINE Wan STILL ON IN KENTUCKY.
After all. the unterrified Democracy
has no walkover In Kentucky. The en-
forced nomination of William Goebel Is
raw meat In the cage Of the wild DEM
ocrAtic animals: and thsre are un-
doubtediy not q few who will fight over
II, though they viii not swallow It.
Goebei's brutal mastery OF the uproari-
Gus mob convention has left the party
In q sadly demoralized condition. Sin
gularly enough, he 10 not the candidate
Of the ardent free silver men. They were
for Hardin. Goebel had the negative
support Of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal. the incorporating foe Of Col
Bryan. although that outlawed Demo-
cratic Journal took the pains to declare
that It had mo choice whatever" and
has apparently not been happy over the
result.
The real feeling OF the Bryan Democ-
racy toward the nominee Is disclosed by
the Louisville Dispatch. Official organ OF
the silverites. which was started sew
erai years since for the special purpose
CT killing of Col. watterson's newspa-
per. II mourns thus:
1T (the nomination Of GoebeD Is beyond
all question the most serious blow Mr.
Bryan has received since he renewed his
fight against the Eastern pfutocracy II
f<<-.t 49, "
and In the death knell of nearly all the
men who led the Kentucky Democracy
away from Cleveland and Carlisle II
makes necessary a fight on the part Of the
strasghtout silver Democracy, independent
Of the machine. for control OF the next
state convention. To save Kentucky to
Bryan. both In the national convention
and the electoral college"
And 1t deals the Democratic nominee
this terrific body blow:
lust what Mr.. Goebel Will do with his
nomination. extorted from the Democracy
by tho methods Of the highwayman, re-
mains 10 be seen. Just how the people of
the state viii accept the result the Dis
patch VIII not attempt TO predict"
The Dispatch's chief capital has been
Its party regularity. Blu; 1t manifests
strong symptoms Of a purpose to com
NIT the heinous crime of boiting. for
which II read the courier-Jeurnal out
Of the party. Col. watterson also uses
a large club to discuss the Sosnes of the
rioters who made UP the Goehei con-
vention. He declares that there
Never WAS such a traves.y cf a con-
ventson held In Kentucky. II Il no; mere
~ tomfnyrot-it Ia cowardfy rleaainr
OF the baby act-for anybody to exeiaim
against foul play. All parties were ready
beth cooked and priusei TO take all the
advantages within their reach. and no
party showed the least unwilIingness to
use such opportunities as might come 20
IL, Each stood ruthisssiy ard unserupu-
lousy against It's rival Everywhere the
rarposed abuse Of power was open and
notorious
The indignant colonel manages %
ecel OF before he reached the end Of his
long philippe. and cry 'ali hail King
Goebeir' and declare that "he will make
a great governor No aoaht.
Notwithstanding the violent xchls4n
in the Democracy, Goebei will probably
he elected. because the party machinery
throughout the various counties sS In
his hands. The local election boards.
comprised each 81 two trustworthy
Democrats and enc Enthusiastically Re-
publican. viii see that no mistakes are
made In .hs returns
The Importance ~ the Kentucky sit
uasien lies In its bearing on the national
Democracy. The success OF sssekel will
not eon4sce to the tranquility OF Mr.
Bryans temper