The San Francisco call., 1899-08-18

! w approached our South Atlantic coast and
! * heard OF the Democratic campaign in Ken
tucky may have remarked to itself, Two OF trade
never agree" and then dved into the ocean or went
up into the welkln.
Immediately following Governor Altgelds declara-
ton of vendetta against Goebe, the regular Demo
cratic nominee for Governor, and the expression OF
his opinion that Colonel Bryan would not 60 to Ken
tuckv the colonel announced his dates for that State
and his intention TO go there and employ his every
oratorical tooth and nail in behalf OF the regular
nominee Colonel Watterson, with that intellectual
efrontery which is as matchless his literary style,
proceeded to administer Colonel Bryan bitter pill
to the boilers The latter recalled Colonel Waiter
sons impassioned telegram sent from the Matterhorn
in 1906 demanding boiling candidate against Bryan,
and the coones ti-bolting purgatve was returned
to him with the sugar licked off, and Kentucky from
Beargrass to Bluelick began to seethe. Not since
the days OF Daniel Boone has the dark and bloody
ground turned up blacker and more CORY. The local
+ Chautauqua summer school occupation Of lynching
Mormon elders was suspended. The Hatfield Mccoy
and other ieuds in the mountain counties proclaimed
an armistce and people in that section ventured un
armed out OF doors and freely visited the moonshlne
dstilleres for spiritual reffeshment. In the presence
I OF potcK cyclone all smaller storms were forgot
ten Even w c. P Breckenridge could be seen in
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shutters being put up and the dog united.
How seriously it is all taken may be seen by the
warning issued by Congressman Berry that Bryan is
in danger OF being shot while riding skyward the
climax of Goebel speech Mrs Bryan, faithful lady
has expressed fear that the colonel is liable to per
foraon, and Mr. Berry has increased her solicitude
by announcing that Kentucky people of quick
passions and they do not hesitate to revolvers il
the speaker does not please them. In 1896 they
used eggs that were too ripe for utterance in rum
omelets on Mr. Carlisle and believe they also per-
verted the hen industry in the way to convince
Simon Bolivar Buckner that his style disked
That form OF literary criticism is as nothing however
to the expression OF dsapproval with gun
To add to the interest OF the situation Governor
Atgeld declares that if Bryan go to speak for Goebe
he will stump the State against him This is only
fair. II the bolters take pot shot at Bryan it is
proper that the regulars should have chance at
Atgeld who says that Gocbe stole all OF the nomi-
nation that he didn't buy
The call to is general and not since the days
OF John Morgan and Humphrey Marshall has the old
Kentucky home been sulphurous and full of
ginger.
| AS Congressman Berry is great Bryan man there
is to suspect that the situation is created for
advertising purposes, Colonel Bryan was in the mill
tary service for year but did not plant squadron
in the field get outside OF cantonment. He is
by nature Thespan, but carries no jewels except
the pearls OF speech As he does not lose these he
can become object OF interest by being put under
fire the stump 1t will round out his military
career
The very threat OF great value for it fits in with
his stage properties, useful in his business
/ 1t has been supposed that the Philippines were
torrd, but they are sideshow
! The chief OF all the Mormon said
Gently that lions troubles in the South originated in
politics. Their elders were stripped whipped, ridden
splintery rails and ducked in unconsecrated water
| for political reasons If this were so they must be
thankful that by politics they also delivered, and
that the prospect OF getting shot at stump speaker
afflicted by chronic OF Presidential candidacy
has given them truce wherein to take up the work
OF salvation
| Throughout the country orderly people will have
time to think OF what would follow putting the
National Government in control Of party which en-
forces correct style in stump speaking at the muzzle
OF pistol.
AS far as known these are the happest days Sena-
tor Blackburn has since his term ended. No
danger that his speeches will be blue ue-pencied with
Kentucky revolver. He is for Blackburn and doesn't
care an imprecation who knows it. The mantle OF
Clay and Crittenden is his vest pattern Statesman
ship is his profession; he works at it others do
at poker craps. He is solid with the regulars and
bolters alike, and having leg in both camps does
not who elects the Governor so he can get the
Legislature.
On the whole we commend Kentucky to Governor
Roosevelt as place where the Strenuous life may
be enjoyed without declaration of enfeebling
the digestion with embalmed beef
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Advices pouring in to the various local campaign