Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18
THE RIGHT TO BOLT,
Bryan on the Present Situation
in Kentucky
WARNING TO DEMOCRATS.
Danger Of Strayins from The Party
Fold.
THE BoLTERs OF THE YEAR 1sse.
They Helped to Elect Mckinley ana
Are Responsible for Everythins He
Has Done-The Railroads and The
Chicago Platform.
THE noLTERs OF THE YEAR 1850.

STANFORD. KY, October 1.-THE So
cond day OF William J. Bryans Kentucky
campaigning trip was spent in the central
part OF the State, under unfavorable wea-
ther Conditions. Tho start was MAJ de from,
Louisville this morning at 9 O'Clock. A
heavy rain-storm prevailed, and continued
throughout the day. Frankfort, the capi.
tai city, was reached at O'Clock, and as
the guests OF ex Senator J. G. 3. Black.
burn, the party had breakfast at tho Cap
ital Hotel.
Despite the rain and the early nour. q
large crowd assembled In the Opera. House
TO hear Mr.. Bryan. The longest speech of
the day, however, was at Lexington In
Chautauqua Hail. before perhaps tho
largest gathering met during the days
trip. There was large and demonatra.
tive assembly at Mount Sterling. tn
meeting being held I'm the open court
yard, whilo the rain came down IN tor
rents.
There were friendly crowds at yer-
sailles, Richmond, Winchester, stanford,
and Junction City. where stop was
made for the night.
Ex-Governor McCreory and a party
boarded the special at Winchester. and
went TO Junction City.
Judge Morton introduced Mr.. Bryan Al
Lexington as the man who came with a
message of warning and advice to the
Democracy OF the State and nation" to
which Mr. Bryan replied as follows:
QUESTION OF BOLTING.
L have no authority to give you adj
vice. l have no desire to urge upon you
action that your conscience and judg-
ment do not Justify. | am nothing but a
private cltlzen. l speak as a private citi-
zen 10 private citizens. 1 have my Opin-
ION, ana my reason for II. You need not
accept my opinion, unless tho reasons
Mnich influence me are sufficient To sat
iisiy you, l recognize that mans vote
Il his own; that he ought to do with IL
what ne thinks Is best. Probably 1 am
more liberal IN my views on tho subject
OF the right to bolt than some are.
Il want TO present another phase OF
the boiling question. and trust that the
Doiters VIII Dee as diligent I'm spreading
my Views upon the citizens right to vote
recognize the right OF any man to vote
as he pleases, and / have never con-
demncd a man who made his vote repre-
sent his conscience and his Judgment no
matter where that vote was placed. Il
In this campaign a Democrat believes
that he can serve Democracy best by
voting FOR "A Republican Governor, I want
him to do II. / don't believe. however
that that Is the best way 10 advance tho
principles OF Democracy. I don't believe
that In great contest like this you An
afford To withdraw your support from
the Democratic ticket.
Il would not deserve your confidence
If | stayed IN Nebraska and allowed bolt
Democrats
boiling Democrats want 20 vote for Re-
publican. or a Democrat put up in oppo-
sition Co the regular nominee OF their
party, let them DO f. but let them como
out boldly and state their real object.
and not claim that they are doing II to
save me.
THE BOLTERs OF 1896.
II knew something OF bolters. There
the boilers OF 1886 said they bolted be-
cause Of principle. and "a bolt Tor a prin-
clple Is higher than a vote against a per-
son. Irexard principle as OF more inn
pOTtancc than a person. What did the
hotter do i'm 1882 He helped 20 elect the
President. and everything that the Re-
publican President has done that oolter
who helped TO elect him Is responsible
for Your Governor signs the credentials
OF the electors who represent the people
Of this State In the electoral college, and
sometimes the election Is close. IL VIII
be close I'm 1880, II am not mista zen.
on the count than II was On the vote.
daughter. I have heard Il said that
General Hardin was defeated In 1895 be-
cause great many men VINO nad rlRnr
20 vote did not put their votes In the ball
lot-bOx. and | have a suspicion that we
lost Kentucky i'm 1896 because a great
many votes were put into the ballot-bcx
that had no individuals entitled 10 vote
behind them. (Applause) | know that
the contest in which we were engaged
was q great contest-a contest where VIC
tory was 50 important 10 the great ag-
gregatiOn Of wealth that they contributed
10 a campaign fund the most magnifcent
ever used IN any campaign In the United
States Victory was so important 10 them
that they raised fund which l think
may safely say was larger than all the
campaign funds used by the Republican
party from the day that Fremont ran 10
the day when Hanna took charge OF the
organization.
Men who feel that victory IL 20 I'M
rortant 10 them financially will bring TO
CONCLUDED on THIRD PACED