Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-17
COL ND. BRYANT KENTUCKY
The Famous Nebraska Orator Making
a Stumping Tour

FIOE III lHE OEMOCRAC1-
CAUTIONED THAT THE ONLY
HOPE FOR VICTORY LIES IN
UNITED ACTION.
BARDWELL. KY. October 1.-THE
Bryan party left Cairo, Ills. this morning
at o'clock for a tour of Kentucky and
Ohio. Among those on the train were Mr..
and Mrs William Jennings Bryan; Nation
al Committeeman Woods of Kentucky;
William Goebel. Democratic candidate for
Governor: Captain Joseph Blackburn,
brother of Senator Blackburn; G. G. Coul-
ter, candidate for Auditor, and others
known to Kentucky Democracy, and an
array of newspaper correspondents. Bard
well, twenty miles OUT of Cairo, was the
first stop, where an enthusiastic crowd
greeted the train. Mr.. 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. l 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 Democratic
State and we have right to expect it to
go Democratic in 1860.
IF the State goes Republican this fall
it may be difficult to carry next year.
You will! encourage the Republicans and
discourage the Democrats if you try to
divide the Democratic party in two
Mr.. Bryan vigorously denounced the war
in the Philippines and the present large
standing army. claiming it the duty Of the
Democratic party to seek the reduction of
the army to the peace footing of 5000
men.
Mr.. Bryan at some length paid his re-
spects to President McKinley's announce
ment of the intention to hold the Philip
pine Islands, and said it was the first an
nouncement of a President of the United
States against the spirit and doctrine of
the Declaration of independence. In ref
erence to the Presidents declaration that
that Congress would provide for the gov
eminent of the islands, he said you should
substitute Parliament for Congress and
revert to the time when the colonies asked
recognition of King George
He ridiculed the claim that we had a
right to the islands because we had pur-
chased the islands from a discredited
monarchy and averred that we cannot
buy the Philippines after we had armed
them to fight Spain. He had touched upon
the silver question as a matter of vital
interest to the whole people and urged the
reaffirmation of the Chicago platform.
FULTON, KY. October 16.-There was
good crowd here and Mr.. Bryan spoke
from the rear platform. as did candidate
Goebe and Mr. Blackburn. Mr.. Bryan
said, among other things:
"You can do some pretty good yelling
bar bttt 7 ant to ell will
elect Mr.. Goebel Governor and Joe Black
burn Senator, there will be more yelling
in Nebraska than we have here.
"They say man does not want another
to do better than himself bat 1 am not
selfish when I say l want you to give
Goebel larger majority than you did me
in 90 While / appreciate the splendid
vote in 1896 believe our party is stronger
than 1t was then and there are sixteen
reasons to one why it should be-"
PADUCAH, KY, October 16.-The
largest crowd of the day was met at
Mayfeld. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Goebel
were the speakers, the former deliver
ing the most elaborate speech of the
morning, thus far. Mounted upon an
elevated platform, he said he did not
know in which direction to talk. Il
may face in all directions on this plat
form. but do not on the Chicago plat
form Cheers. They told me in '96
this was the banner Democratic county
in the State and that / had more than
5000 majority, but the appearance of
this cvrowd indicates that should have
had more (Applause).
A voice: I'VE will give you more
next year"
Il believe this crowd ought to indi-
cate what it would do for Goebel and
the rest of the ticket. To-day 1 shall
accept it as evidence of a larger MAJ
iority for Goebel than that of SO, and l
shall rejoice is it is SO, and l am glad
to come to Kentucky. 1t is the Skin
mish line of 1900. The bigger the ma
jority this fall. the better the chances
in 1900. The skirmish of 1896 was over
Bunker Hill; that of 1900 will be an
other Yorktown The Chicago platform
of '96 was a new declaration. Like the
declaration 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 candi-
dates endorsed by the Louisville con-
vention, and paid a passing compliment
to the boiling ticket and its support
ers. holding that principles are every
thing and the man nothing. He said
railroads were hard things to buck
whether in public or political matters.
claiming that the railroads were sup
porting the opposition TO Goebel. He
also appealed TO the Populists who sup
ported him in '96 to stand by Goebel
as against the Republicans, and closed
by an appeal for the election of Joseph
Blackburn to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Goebel denounced the railroads.
President Mckinley and his political
advisers in general, and asked the peo-
pie to support the opposition TO COM
binations and corporations.
BENTON. KY. October 16-Mr. Bry-
an was cordially greeted at Benton by