The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18
bRYAN'S KENTUCKY TOUR.
MAKING STRONG APPEALS FOR THE
REGULAR TICKET.
and Goebel-He Reads kilograms
From Committeeman, Asking

STANEORDr Ky. occ- Ig--IlS SecGGl
day OF VIM. J. Bryan's Kentucky cam
paign.ng trip was spen, IN the central part
OF the state under unfavorable weather
conditions. The start vas made from
Louisville this morning At o'clock Frank
fort, the capital city, was reached at
o'clock. and as the guests Of ex-senator
J. c. 8. Blackburn the party had break
fast at the Capitol hotel.
A very large crowd assembled in the
opera house 20 hear Mr.. Bryan VINO urged
the election Of the regular Democratic
state ticket. The lengthy speech OF the
day was that delivered at Lexington. n
Chautauqua hall, before. perhaps, me
largest gathering Of enthusiastic follow
ers met during the days trip
There was a large and cenionStFatFe
assembly at Mount Sterling. the meeting
being held in the open court yard. while
the rain came down in torrents There
were friendly crowds at Versailles. Kicn-
mond, Winchester. Stanford and Junction
City, where a stop was made for the night.
Ex-Gov. McCreary and party boarded the
special at Winchester and accompanied the
train to Junction City. A number OF Ia
dies were guests during a portion OF the
trip and were entertained by Mrs Bryan
Judge Morton introduced Mr.. Bryan al
Lexington as the man who came WITH
a message OF warning and advice 10 TIE
Democracy OF the stats and nation
IN the course Of his reply Mr.. Bryan
said:
Il have no authority TO give you advice
| have 10 desire 10 urge upon you acton
that your conscience and your judgment
do not justify. ! am nothing but private
citizen. | speak as private citizeh 10
private citizens. l have my opinion ana
my reasons fer ii. You need not accept
my opinion unless the reasons which In
fiuenee me are sufficient to satisfy you. l
recognize the fact that d mans vote Is
his own. that he ought TO do with IL what
he thinks best. Probably ! am more NO
eral in my views on the subject OF the rish.
to bolt than some are. | want TO present
another phase Of the boiling question; anu
] trust that the boilers viii be as diligent
In spreading my views upon the better
responsibilities as they were TO spread my
views upon the citizens right to vote 1
recognize the right OF any man 70 vote
as he pleases. and l have never yet con-
demnei 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 bellies ne
can serve Democracy best by voting for a
Republican governor. l want him 10 do IL
! don't believe however, that Is the pes,
way 10 advocate the principles OF Democ-
racy. I do not believe that IN great con-
test like this you can afford TO withdraw
your support from the Democratic ticket.
Il would not deserve your confidence II
| stayed in Nebraska ana allowed boIt!ag
Democrats To play on my name. IL boltinS
Democrats want 10 vote for Republicans,
or for Democrat put up In opposition TO
the regular nominee of the party, let them
do II, but let them come out boldly anu
state their real object, and not claim they
are doing IL to save me. / know something
OF boilers. There were soErle in 1896.
daughter and appiause.D only the po.tets
o. 1896 said they ho;ed because Of principle.
and a vote against a principle Is higher
than a vote against "a person regard q
principle as Infinitely higher than per
What did the bolter DO in 1896? He
helped 10 elect the president. and every
thing that the Republican president has
done that bolter who helped 10 elect him
Is responsible for.
1T has been suggested TO me that this
boiling convention Endorsed me for the
presidency. appreciate the good VIII
and confidence thus expressed but, my
friends, | would be unworthy OF the con-
fdence expressed by those boiling Dem
Gratis If did not place the principle in
TG rei a hpGSs hsne f e9p To be
iieve that the Democrats in this State
will vote in 1890 for any Democrat whom
they please, that they will want a DEM
ocrat who Is true To the principles In
which they believe and one who can ad
vanced the cause TO which they are wed
ded. II am that man, l shall be entitled
To vote but / would not deserve your
confidence IL ! would stay IN Nebraska
and aid the boiling Democrats TO elect
Republican governor In Kentucky. tGreat
appause,t / am Interested In the triumph
Of these principles. / have talked for
them since long before they were writ
ten In the Chicago platform In this very
building In June or July. 1885. year be-
fore there was a Chicago platform, l
stood upon this floor and defended the
hree and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio Of IS 70 l. applause
stand where I stood thCu- applause
Some have criticised the members Of the
national committee fer taking part in
this contest. / received Ii telegram this
morning from ST. Louis. Let me read It
To YOU:
.u st. Louis. Oct. e.
Ky: Jones. Stone Whitmore. Careth.
Cook and many other friends onxratula to
you, Goebel. Blackburn and Kentucky
Democrats on splendid reception In Ken
lucky. Success in Kentucky Means site
J. q. JOHNSON
IF there are reasons in this state that
make 1t necessary FOR you 10 elect & Re-
publican governor and a Republican SER
ator then give those reasons ard d. not
put & on the ground that you are trying
"a help nominate ma IN 1870 DO not pat
IL on the ground tnat you ara trying 10
save the cause 81 free silver | have come
In contact with boilers. / know their char
acte~ and ZcaI'And know vha: they have
done FOR Democracy and would rather
trust the Judgment OF such men az Stone
and Jones arI Wejmore and Johnson as
to what Is best Tor Democracy than the
Judgment = railroads. The railroads have
been IN politics before.
we have them IN Nebraska ard in
l>s5 nearly every railroad in this nation
was Aauliaz Men 20 Canton, o. 20 uphold
the nations anarcia! policy. Great APP
r.aUse ana cheerinKl am net willing ~
believe that they are specially interested
IN the triumph AZ the CHICAGO platform.
wa,rh dec.aYeA in favor Qf arbitration os
differences between tabc~ RT4 capital and
opposed government Icy Injunction" ZAP