The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
SUCCESS IN KENTUCKY
THIS MEANS SUCCESS IN THE
NATION.
TALKS ON BOILERS AND CORRUPJIoN
Mr.. Bryan Says if he Thought Goebeps tIec-
ton Would Mean Defeat to Free
Silver he Would not be in
Kentucky.


o'clock this morning and proceeded t,
Frankfort where breakfast was had
A large crowd greeted the arrival of tn,
train. Mr.. Bryan spoke at the opera
house, making the following Telegram
the basis of his remarks:
''St. Louis Mo-. Oct. 10th
Hon. w. j. Bryan, Louisville, Ky:
Jones, Stone, Whitmore, Caruth
Cook and many other friends congratu
late yous Goebel, Blackburn and Ken.
in Kentucky. Success in Kentucky
means success in the Nation next year.
(Signed) u. G. JOHNSON"
Mr.. Bryan said he had seen it stated
that the election of Goebel would mean
defeat to free silver. If he thought so
he would not be in Kentucky.
1t was raining hard when the Bryan
train reached Versailles, the home of
ex-senator Blackburn and the center of
the Blue Grass region, notwithstanding
which, a large crowd was at the depot.
Ex-senator Blackburn, who met the
party at Frankfort, took charge and es-
corted the visitors to the court house,
introducing Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Black
burns daughter is seriously i'll, and it is
understood this is the cause of his alb
sence from the touring party. He will
leave the train here.
Mr.. Bryan in his address covered about
the same points treated at Frankfort
this morning.
BRYAN TALKS TO BOLTERS.
Stanford, Ky, Oct. 1.-THE second
day of William ]. Bryan's Kentucky
Al,
tral part of the State under unfavorable
weather conditions. The start was
made from Louisville this morning at
6 o'clock. A heavy rain storm pre-
vailed and continued throughout the
day. Frankfort, the capital city, was
reached at s o'clock and as the guests
of ex-senator J. c. S. Blackburn. the
party had breakfast at the CAPITAL
Hotel.
Despite the rain and the early hour a
large crowd assembled in the opera
house to hear Mr. Bryan. The longest
speech of the day was at Lexington in
Chautauqua Hail. before perhaps the
largest gathering met during the days
trip. There was large and demon
strative assembly at Mount Sterling,
the meeting being held in the open court
yard while the rain came down in tor
rents. There We're friendly crowds at
Versailles, Richmond, Winchester,
Stamford and junction City, where a
stop was made for the night ExGov-
ernor McReery and party boarded the
special at Winchester and went to juno
tion City.
Judge Morton introduced Mr.. Bryan
at Lexington as the man who "caane
with message of warning and advice
to the Democracy of the State and
ation," to which Mr.. Bryan replied as
follows:
Il have no authority to give you adj
vice. | have no desire to- urge upon
you action that your conscience and judg-
ment do not Justify. / ann nothing but
a private citizen. | speak as a private
citizen, to private citizens: / have my
opinion and my reason for it. You need
not accept my opinion unless the rea-
sons which influence me are sufficient
to satisfy you. | recognize that
mans vote is his own, that he ought
to do with it what he thinks is best
Probably / am more liberal in my views
ON the subject of right to bolt than
some are.
II want to present another phase of
the boiling questions and / trust that
the boilers will be as dihgent i'm spread
ing my views upon the citizens right to
vote. recognize the right Of any man
to vote as he pleases and | have never
condemned a man who made his vote
represent his conscience and his judg-
ment, no matter where that vote WAS
placed. / Ii an this campaign a Democrat
believes that he can serve Democracy
best by voting for a Republican Gov
ernor | want him to do it. / don't be-
lieve, however, that that is the best
way to advance the principles of De-
m0cracy. | do not believe that in a
great contest like this you can afford to
Withdraw your support from the Demo
cratic ticket.
Il would not deserve your confidence if
/ staid in Nebraska and allowed boiling
Democrats to play ON my name. If
boiling Democrats want to vote for
Republicans, or for a Democrat put up
in opposition to the regular nominee
of the party let them do ii, but let them
come boldly and state their real object
and not claim they are doing it to save
me.
g. know something of boilers. There
We're some in 1896. Gaughter). Only
the boilers Of 1896 said they bolted be-
cause of principle, and bolt against
principle is higher than vote against
a person. / regard a principle as in
fnitely more important than a person.
What did the bolter do in 1896? He
helped to elect the President and every
thing that the Republican President has
done, that bolter who helped to elect him.
is responsible for. Your Governor signs
the credentials of the electors who repre-
sent the people of this State in the
electoral college and some times the cleo
ton is close. 1t was close in 1896. if [
am not mistaken. Laughter). / have
my suspicious that it was closer on the
count than it was on the vote Laugh
ter and applause). / have heard it said
that General Hardin was defeated in
1895 because great many men who
had a right to vote did not put their