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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-08-18
FOE OF DEMOCRACY.
a3ig Railway Corporation Arraigned
For Dipping In Politics.

I'm 1896 the most effective instru-
;Ement that aided in fraudulently taking
-Kentucky's electoral vote from Bryan
sand giving it to Mckinley was the
louisville and Nashville Railroad COM
gpany. Today the chief influence that
Is endeavoring to repeat the foul work
.oof 1896 is the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company. Now, as in 1896,
7the means employed to this end are
the subsidizing of newspapers, the CO.
.eEeion and intimidation of employees
and dependents, and an attempt to d.
wide the Democratic party.
THE true reason for this course or
ethe most powerful monopoly of the
commonwealth is found not so much
in the pretended apprehension of hos
tile state legislation-for no such leg
islation is or has been proposed-but
in the fact that those who own and
control that corporation have greater
Interest than any other persons on
earth in the maintaining OF the single
agofd standard.
1.-THE Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road company is controlled by the Bel
monts, who are and for many years
have been the American representa-
tives of the Rothschilds. Mr.. August
Belmont is the chairman of the execu-
tive board of the directory of the Lou
isyille and Nashville Railroad COM
lpany. The Cleveland Carlisle gold
bond sale contract was signed August
Belmont & Co., on behalf of Messrs.
N. M. Rothschilds & Sons Of London,
and themselves
None have greater interest In
maintaining the single gold standard
than the Rothschilds and the Bel
monts because they are the largest
holders of American securities on
earth. The agency through which they
can most effectively work in Kentucky
is the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road company. Now, as In 1896, that
corporation employs every known en-.
against the Democratic party.
Now, as in 1896, 1t uses the money
xathered by 1t from the people of Ken
ducky to send broadcast over the com.
monwcalth many thousands Of free
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-08-18
SILVER AN ISSUE.
Kentucky Democratic Platform Fav-
ors the White Metal.

"The platform adopted by the De-
mocracy of Kentucky this year is as
clear and unequivocal a defiance of all
the forces of monopoly and concen-
trated wealth as the national platform
of 1896 itself. 1t reaffirms without
qualification that national platform,
and insists upon the independent free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
/. Money is measure of value, a me-
dunn of exchange. 1t is an established
economic principle that as the volume
of primary money, which is the basis
of all business exchanges, decreases,
the value of all property measured in
the medium of exchange decreases.
And as the volume of primary money
increases, the value of property meas
ured in or by it Increases. Also, as
the amount of primary money is les
sened, the purchasing power of the
dollar is increased. From the founda-
ton of the government until 1873 both
gold and silver constituted primary
money of this country-being freely
received at the mints without dlscrim-
nation against either metal, and with
out charge for mintage. Ia 1878, with
out demand therefor from any political
party, without discussion OF the mat
ter, without open or public demand
from any business interest. but secret
~ and surreptitiously, silver was de-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-08-18

monetixed and gold was made the sol'
primary money. The volume of pri
mary money was thus cut In half; tn,
value of all things measured in money
was likewise cut in half, and the value
or purchasing power Of all credits was
terests OF the holders of the bonds and
other securities of the American peo-
pie.
ut doubled the value or purchasing
power of all debts the American people
owed; 1t deprecated at least one-half
the value of all property that the
American people possessed or might
produce. The great creditor nation of
the world in 1873 was England, and
there the great bulk of American Sc
| curities was owned. The United States
was the great debtor nation. The act
( OF 1873 imposed upon this country the
metallic system of the greatest
creditor of this country, England. That
system is as much a British system
now as 1t was in 1873. An American
policy should replace this British poll
icy. This can only be done by restor-
ing silver to its constitutional place as
money metal. The bimetallist asks
nothing from government upon this
subject except to undo the wrong 1t
has done. He proposes no mere ex-
PCoiCht. upOn d ESluTH u
the wise conservatism of the founders
of the republic. The struggle for the
return to this system has now contin-
ued for quarter of century. That
struggle must succeed. The demon
etization of silver was a fraud upon
every solvent mana theft from every
honest debtor; robbery from every
laborer and producer. 1t was done by
ayarice, and will be undone by Justice |
The, Democracy of Kentucky, now as
In the past, in this contest sides with |
the struggling masses who produce the |
wealth and pay the taxes. The Re- |
publican party now, as in the past, |
ranges itself with the idle holders of |
idle capital, with the bondholder and |
the money changer. The Democrats |
of Kentucky declare that their faith in /
has been vindicated by |
events; that the necessity for the res |
toration OF the double standard was
by President Mckinley
and the congress when, in 1897, COM
mission was sent to Europe to entreat
other nations to aid us in re-establish-
Ing bimetafIism; that the failure of
this commission to secure European
cooperation establishes the fact that
the free coinage of silver can come
1nly through the independent action
Of the United States, and that the
present legal ratio of 16 to l is the
only ratio at which bimetallism can
De restored, and that opposition to
hat ratio is confined to those who op-
,ose bimet~ llism at any ratio. and to
hose who ignore the reasons which
ed three national conventions to
Idopt it. +
"And in order to emphasize, as moth
ng else could emphasize, their con-
-iction and pUrpOse with referenca to \
his great question, the Democracy of
lentucky have in their platform nom
mated as their candidate for the presi-
ency next year WiEiiam Jennings
'ryan, and as their candidate to sue
eed William Lindsay in the federal
enate Joseph c. S. Blackburn. IGreat
heering1
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-08-18

HOpen sat Mayfield a Struggle of Ma
tionsl Interest and Significance
silver, Trusts, Expansion and Stat,
Problems Lucidly Touched Upon by
the Speaker In the Presence of a
Mighty Throng.
The keynote in the Kentucky state
campaign was sounded at Mayfield on
saturday, Aug r. by Hon. William
~Goebel Democratic nominee for gov
sernor. Six thousand of the stalwart
Democracy of Graves, the banner Dem
socratfo county of the state, gathered al
the county seat and gave enthusiastic
welcome to the standard bearer OF the
Sparty.
'Senaror Goebel, in his speech, clearly
'defned the issues of the campaign
His arguments were telling and clear.
During the delivery of his peroration
Mr. Goebel was momentarily overcome
by the intense heat. an incident which
for a time caused some alarm. He was
compelled to give way to Senator
Blackburn, who made an eloquent de-
Tense Of the principles of Democracy
and at its conclusion, Senator Goebel
finished his mastery address.
The Immense meeting was held in
1.-THE shadeless courthouse yard at May
iheld, and despite the great heat, the
auditors remained to the very last. |
EOn the platform was noticed an i'm
menst picture of Hon. William J. |
Bryan, which the crowd cheered again |
and again.
= senator Blackburn and Senator Goe-
bel were escorted to the speakers
ndand by Hon. Samuel Grassland and
IJudge J. e. Robbins of Mayfeld.
Tumnltnous cheering greeted the
spartF. Mr.. Grassland acted as chair |
man. and in his Introductory address |
seniogized Mr.. Goebel's public and pri-
'gate record. Mr.. Grassland also scath-
tangfy referred to the bolter's meeting at
! LMayfieId.
- Y wow introduce to you, gentlemen"
said Mr.. Grassland, "our candidate,
sSenator Goebel, who will lead our fight
Tin the coming campaign, who will help
rus to assure the reelection to the SEN
ate of Hon. J. G. S. Blackburn and
scarry TO a glorious victory the banner
.of w. J. Bryan" [Cheers.l
4. Mr.. Goebel said
Fellow CitizSns: We are entering
upon the initial al~Oattle of the great ma
ti0nal conflict of 1900. Now, as in
1896, the corrupt and corrupting forces
that seek to perpetuate their control Of
government, to enrich themselves at
the expense of the masses of the peo-
pie, are engaged in an effort fraudu-
Iently to take Kentucky's electoral
vote from Bryan and transfer it to
Mckinley; to prevent the election to
the federal senate of Blackburn, Ken
tucky's foremost champion of bimetal-
Iism, and to subject Kentucky per-
manently 10 the domination of Hanna
ism and HSnterism, and all that they
Srnplv
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1899-08-18
Position Of the Loyal Democrat In
the Present Vital Contest.
ANSWER TO EACH QUERY.
Nuailam Standard Bearer Fearlessly Dis.
6nsses Problems of the Day.
REPUBLICAN MTSRULE ARRAIGNED.

STURDY Democrats of the Blue Gras.
State Formally and Auspiciously
Y open 'at Mayfield a Struggle of Ma
|. tionsa Interest and Significance.
silver, Trusts, Expansion and State
4 Probiems LucidIy Touched Upon by
z the speaker In the Presence of q
Mighty Throng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

Knapp. but we may first Indicate the solid CON
tributions which, in his wooden way. he mas
made to the literature Of his subject
Dryasdusts are proverbally useful beings
Dr. Knapp succeeds in recapitulating perfectly
the bald facts in his hero's career thus provh-
ing a substantial framework which some future
biographer, clothing it in ample vesture' VIII
quicken into life. This framework, moreover
in it's accuracy. does just one thing to throw
needed light upon the author OF LaVengro
We know much of the romantic side OF MS
busy years in England and on the Continent
he has told us about it himself But 1t Is I'M
portant to know, as DR.. Knapp makes very
plain. that there was great deal in Borrow
life and work that normal and even pro-
sale Born of wandering but entirely respecta-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
LAVENGRO, D-MASTER
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FAMOUS TRAVEL
LER AND AUTHOR

LIFE WRITINGS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF
GEORGE BORROW 0s03-'SD. Based on OH
cial and other Authentic Sources BY william j.
Knapp PHI d., Ii. ID. Illustrated In Two
Volumes Octave PIP. xvii, 31G: vii. 392. q. T.
Putnams Sons
DR.. Knapp has written a minute and dry mar
rative Of facts which require for their most eff
fective exploitation that they should be inter-
preted out of a close sympathy for the per-
sonality Of George Borrow. our author himself
would appear to have been conscious Of this
mo truer books penned." he says
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

than The Bible in Spain and Lavengro-Rom-
any Rye There is no mystery about them. II
you have the key. And what is the key? Only
sympathy Believe them and read and weep
and feel Believe them. and then investigate"
Now, it may almost incredible, but DR..
Knapp trimming over with Sympathy-if we
correctly apprehend his point of vew-never-
theless fails to communicate so much as
breath of emotion to his pages. There is not
glimpse in these two volumes of what can
fairly be called portraiture Of George Borrow.
except in passages quoted by the biographer
from various contemporaries of the great "Schol-
ar-Gypsy." We will point out the lamentable
results flowing from this limitation Of Dr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

bic parents-Dr. Knapp scouts the idea that
there was any gypsy blood in Mrs. Borrows
vens-he received in one place or another
fair education. and was duly put to the study
Of the law. His father was not the man heed
lessy to encourage the vagabOndish instincts
latent in his You may read in Lavengro'
his words to the half-formed boy: Tell me
what you intend to do? :. The military PEN
sion which I now enjoy will cease with my life.
The property which l shall leave behind me
will be barely sufficient for the maintenance of
ar mother respectfully. Again 1 ask you
what you intend to do Do you think you can
support yourself by your Armenian your
other acQuirementsH" Borrow's reply-"Alas!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
A MASQUERADER.
by CHRISTIAN BURKE.

by CHRISTIAN BURKE.
Sorrow once wearied of his sad estate
And finding Pleasure sleeping IN the sun
Put on his mantle bargaining with Fate
That she should tell of the exchange TO none.
Then through the city gates he made MS way:
And eager crowds fiocked round from Tar anu
near; -
Gut some who strove To grasp his garments gay
Sbrank back they knew not why, win SUD
den fear.
Ash there were those who gave him their best,
Who set before him a most royal feast
Doing him homage as n kingly guest
Till. the music and the mirth increased;
One eeered beneath his hood and saw with wild
surprise
The sornbrc Spirit looking out from Sorrows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

We reprint on another page the protest of
the eldest surviving brother of Mrs Browning
against the IVA t Of decacy" with which her
son has published the lOye-lctters that passed
between her and her husband. incidentally he
defends his father in his resentment Of the
famous elOpement. "The London Academy"
retorts upon Mr. MOnltOn- Barrett by pointing
out that the elOpement was really forced upon
the lovers by Miss Barrett's father and it hints
at certain "sordd details in the matter which
might be traverscd. These details will not
escape any attentive reader OF the Letters"
but 10 construction that could possibly be put
of Mr.. MOulton-B arrctt's disgust and annoy
ance Details Of his fathers behavior. whether
sordid or not. have nothing to do with the
publication Of the Letters" which publication
is totally inexcusabe. Suppose some student Of
herrdity were to seek the explanation Of their
appearance In something ''sOrdid" in the grand
father of the man who has given them to the
world? The grandson would say, "Preposter-
'ouS. Consider the letters, not the blood in my
"vcins Well. we do consider the letters, and
we find them so Intimately concerned with
matters not legitimately within the scope Of
public curiosity that we can only regard the
phrase "want Of delicacy" as most imperfecty
denoting the quality exhibited by Mr.. Robert
Barrett Browning in this matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14
Gbe Aesppork Gribnme
SUNDAY, MAY IA, 1899.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

The sympathy for America which English
men feel nowadays manifesis itself, of course.
in the reception offered to the works OF our
authors American writer's can no longer com
plain that they are neglected in London. Their
books are reviewed promptly, with care and
with amiability. Their portraits are reproduced
in the illustrated periodicals. Everybody ought
to be cOntented. But along with all the fiat
tery-some of it wofuy discriminating there
goes plenty of the ignorance characteristic Of
an earlier time. Witness Mr.. w. T.. G.. Fisher,
writing about the BalZac Centenary in THE
Cornhil Magazine" Abiding to the Coincide
Humane, he observes that 'the practically COM
'plete translation Of it which has just been
given to the world under the care Of Mr..
"Sanisbury, affords to q great number of read
GERS In this country their first opportunity Of
properly knowing Balzac." Mr. Fisher is
aware of the fact that IAN American version
was earlier in existence but, in common with
all his felow-critics, he blandly ignores the fact
that that version, Miss katherine Il. WOrme-
lcys, not only the first in the field, but is
by all odds the better OF the two Careful
comparison of Miss Wormeey's translation and
that prepared by divers hands under Mr.. Saints
burys direction. with the original novels, dis
closes at once the superiority Of our country
wOman's work. 1t has the homOgcDeity-
essarily denied to the English version belong
ing to a piece of work done from start to finish
by one unfaltering hand. IT, is accurate and
it preserves the spirit of the author In its
completeness and deep excellence it made it
unnecessary for any other translation to- be
projected But our English friends scarcely
know that il exists. Their sympathy would be
more gratifying if it opened their eyes TO
monumental work like Miss WOrmecy's Balzac,
Instead of spending itself, as it too often does
spend itself. on reviews and portraits of I'M
important American novests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-14

consoling remark opposite to this situation
may be- found in Mr.. Sidney Lees recent speech
at Birmingham on literary subjects. As editor
Of the Dictionary OF National Biography he
has come to see how often contemporary esti-
mates Of literature are falSiied "Those who
enjoyed repute and riches as authors in their
own day he said, were spurned as impOstors
"by the succeeding generation. while the meek
"and lOwly Of their own time were lifted TO the
highest pnnacles after their death" This is
cold comfort. perhaps, to the reader grooming
beneath the mass of overrated literature"
which he sees daily increasing in bulk, yet
with little philosophy he can learn TO endure
even the worst Of the writers who are being
log rolled into certain sort OF fame. They
will all pass. And in the mean time it Is good
to know that not everybody is being taken In
by the log-rollerS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

DIR. RADWAY & Co, New York: Dear
Sirs-I have been sick for nearly two
years, and have been doctoring with some
of the most expert doctors OF the United
States. 1 have been bathing in and
drinking hot water at&the Hot Springs,
Ark. but it seemed everything failed to
do me good. After I saw your advertise
ment l thought l would try your pills,
and have nearly used two boxes; been
taking two at bedtime and one after
breakfast. and they have done me more
good than anything else l have used. My
trouble has been with The liver. My skin
and eyes were all yellow; l had sleepy,
drowsy feelings; felt like a drunken man;
pain right above the navel, like as if il
was bile on top of the stomach My bow
els were very costive. My mouth and
tongue sore most of the time. Appetite
fair, but food would not digest but set
tie heavy on my stomach and some few
mouthfuls of food come up again. could
only eat light food that digests easily
Please send me Book of Advice" Re
spectfully
BEN ZAUGG, Hot Springs, Ark.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

Come now, captain, thirty. I'm not
here for sport. I've got to make my liv-
ing"
My man" said Kettle. I'm meet you
and make 1t f25, and I'll see you in Alden
before give a penny more. You can take
that or sheer off"
Throw us your blooming rope" said the
tug skipper
"There. sir" said Kettle soto voce 10
Dayton-Phiaps you see the marvellous
ness Of il. Gods stood by me to the very
end; I'VE saved az least so over that tow
age, and by James I've seen times when
a ship mauled about like this would have
been bled for four times the amount be-
fore a tug would pluck her In.
"Then we are out of the woods now?"
"We'n get the canvas off her and then
you can go below and shave. You can
sleep in "A shore bed this night il you
choose, sir, and tomorrow Wen see about
lingering the salvage. Therell be no trou-
bic there now. We shall just have to ask
for a check and Lloyds will payitb and
then you and the hands VIII take your
share, and l-by James, Mr.. Philips,
shall be a rich man over this business. I
shouldn't be a bit surprised but what /
finger a snug $3.50 as my share. 0, sir .
Gods been very good TO me over this, and
/ know il, and I'm grateful. My wife viii
be grateful, too. / wish you could come 10
our chapel some day and see her."
Skipper, you're a heap better man than
l am, and If you don't mind I'd ike TO
shake hands with you. Thanks. Hullo,
there's Cardiff not 20 minutes ahead Well,
l must go below and cleanup"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
QUEEN vICToRTA's DIsLIKEs.
She Hates Cold Meat, suede Gloves
and Artificial Flowers.

and Artificial Flowers.
Queen Victoria dislikes cold meat, suede
gloves, artificial flowers and the odor of
furs.
Her alias, when she finds it advisable
to use an incognito is either The Countess
of Balmora1 or the Duchess of Lancaster
the latter is one of her numerous titles.
When members of the Queens family
or any German relatives visit London and
occupy Buckingham Palace "by invita-
ron,' they pay their board just like com
mon folks in first-class hotel.
Queens bounty costs Victoria on an
average $500 a year. The Queen, when
she sent sovereigns to a mother who had
given birth 10 three children, forty years
ago probably did not foresee TO what
vital dimensions the bounty" would
grow.
Her majesty was recently presented with
500 by an Indian chief of British Column
bia, doubtless as thank Offering for the
5000 he recently received for the $1,000
fish he had caught and sold The Queen
acknowledged the gift by letter, accom-
panied by an engraving of herself and
iwo peats of Sleeps wool
There is said to be only one man who
has ever dared to make a joke In the
presence of the Queen of England. This
was Canon Shore an Irishman, and one
time tutor in the royal family. Discuss
ing the infidelty and heterdoxy of shoe
makers as a class, he said "one could
hardly expect a shoemaker to believe in
the immortality Of the sole" (souD Her
majesty enjoyed the joke and laughed
heartily over it,
The Queen is the possessor of one of the
best toned pianos in the world-it is a
magnificent Georgiana, made of AmbOy-
ma wood. There are in all sixty pianos
in her various palaces.
According 10 panegyric of womankind
delivered recently by the Bishop of Lon
don, England owes more to her Queens
than to her Kings The three names most
famous in English royal history are Ber-
tina. who helped to introduce Christianity
into England; Elizabeth and Victoria.
Mrs. Wales and daughters" is the en-
try made by the Princess of Wales in the
visitors book at a country inn, where she
once stopped for luncheon.
HES royal highness the Prince of Wales
is very often plain Mr.. Moultons and at
such times, so democratic is the gentle
man, that one would not hesitate to ask
Mr.. Moulton for match or the time of
day
The Prince Of Wales is an expert shoe
maker, a handicraft he chose to learn
when a boy being obliged by his royal
parents to learn some trade He has even
worn shoes of his own make. King Hum
bert of Italy is also a royal cobbler
Princess Victoria of Wales travels in
cognito as Miss Mills and orce upon
time was a guest for many days at house
party under this name-her identity not
being revealed 10 the other guests until
after her departure.
Elizabeth Nicholson was the alias Of the
late Empress of Austria.
The Emperor of Germany never adopts