The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-18
BRYAN'S KENTUCKY TOUR
A Message of Advice and Warn
ing.
THE BoLTING QUESTION
Issues of the Campaign Tersely Treated
by the Democratic Lse Ter.
Greeted by Great
Crowds.

Frankfort. KY, Oct 1.-THE second
day of William J. Bryan's Kentucky
| campaigning trip was spent in the CEN
trial part of the state under unfavor-
able weather conditions. The start
was made from Louisville this morn
ing at o'clock. Frankfort, the cap
| ital 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.
A very large crowd assembled in the
opera house to hear Mr.. Bryan. who
urged the election of the regular DEM
ocratic state ticket. The lengthy
speech of the day was delivered at
| Lexington, in Chautauqua hall, before
perhaps the largest gathering of en-
! thusiastic followers met during the
| days trip.
There were friendly crowds at YER
sailles, Richmond, winchester, Stan
ford and Junction City, where a stop
was made for the night. Ex-Governor
| McCreary and party boarded the spe--
! cial at Winchester and accompanied
the train to Junction City. A num-
| Der Of ladies were guests during a por-
| ton Of the trip and were entertained
by Mrs. Bryan. Judge Morton intro
duced Mr.. Bryan at Lexington as the
man who came with a message of
warning and advice to the democracy
| Of the state and nation.
| Bryan said: "-
Il have no authority to give you adj
| vice l have no desire to urge upon
| you action that your conscience and
| judgment does not justify. I am moth
| ing but private citizen. I speak as
| private citizen to private citizens.
/ have my opinion and my reasons for
it, You need not accept my opinion
unless the reasons which influence are
are sufficient to satisfy you. I rec
| ognze that a mans vote is his own;
that he ought to do with it what he
thinks best. Probably l am more lib
eral in my views on the subject of the
right to bolt than some are. l want
to present another phase Of the bolt
| ing question, and I trust that the bolt
ers will be as diligent in spreading
my views upon the boilers RESPONSE
bilities as they We're to spread my
| views upon the citizens right to vote.
I recognize the right of any man to
| vote as he pleases, and l have never
yet condemned man who made his
| vote represent his conscience and his
judgment no matter where that vote
| was placed. If in this campaign a
democrat believes he can serve democ-
racy best by voting for republican
| governor l want him to do it. / do
not believe, however, that is the best
way to advance the principles of dem
ocracy. I do not believe that In a great
contest like this you can afford to
Withdraw your support from the DEM
ocratic ticket.
Il would not deserve your confidence
| if I stayed in Nebraska and allowed
boiling democrats to play on my name.
| II 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 it, but let
them do it boldly and state their rea-
son and not claim they are doing it to
save me- I know something of boilers.
There were some in 1896 daughter
and applause). Only the boilers OF 1896
said they bolted because of principle,
and a vote against a principle Is higher
than a vote against a person. regard
a principle as infinitely higher 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.
1T has been suggested to me that
this boiling convention indorses me for
the presidency. / appreciate the good
will and confidence thus expressed: but,
my friends, would be unworthy of the
confidence expressed by those boiling
democrats if I did not place the prin-
ciple involved above a personal compli-
ment. (Great applause). I have a right
to believe that the democrats in this
state will vote in 1900 for any democrat
whom they please, that they will want
democrat who is true to the principles
in which they believe and one who can
advance the cause to which they are
| welded. If I am that man, shall be
| 1a6 m q r
serve your confidence If I would stay
in Nebraska and aid the boiling demo-
Gratis to elect a republican governor in
Kentucky. (Great applause). I am in
terested in the trimph of these princi-
Piles. I have talked for them since long
before they were written in the Chicago
platform. In this very building, in June
or July, 1895, a year before there was
a Chicago platform, I stood upon this
floor and defended the free and unlim-
tied coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio Of 1s to |: tAppiause). I stand
have criticised the members of the ma
tional committee for taking part In this
contest. I received a telegram this
morning from st. Louis. Let me read it
to you:
CMr. Bryan read a telegram of con-
sratulat1ons from prominent demo
crats).
If there are reasons in this state
that make it necessary for you to elect
republican governor and a republican
senator, then give those reasons and dc
not put it on the ground that you are
trying to help nominate me in 1900. Dc
not put it on the ground that you are
trying to save the cause of free silver
have come in contact with them ]
know their character and zeal an6
I know what they have done for de.
: mocracy and I would rather trust the
| judgment of such men as Stone and
Jones and Wetmore and Johnson as tc
: what is best for democracy than the
, judgment of railroads. The railroads
have been in politics before.
I'VE have them in Nebraska and ir
1896 nearly every railroad in this ma
ton was hauling men to Canton, Ohio
to uphold the nations financial policy
Great applause and cheering). I an
not willing to believe that they are spe
cially interested in the triumph of the
Chicago platform. which declared il