New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
CONDITIONS IN KENTUCKY.
DISADVANTAGES THE DEMOCRATS LABOR
UNDER WITH THEIR STATE TICKET.

UNDER WITH THEIR STATE TICKET.
Iexin9ton XIV. July II (speciaD-Now that the
campaign between the Republicans ana Democrats
for the State Offices is about to open, after poth
parties have put their tickets in the Held there
is much interest taken to just what lines the
fight will be made on II is known that the
Democrats will make their battle chiefly against
the corporations and aggregated wealth. Iher
platform indicates that much. and the head OF
their ticket william Goebel. stands for all that
can be imagined anti-ncorporation and anti
wealth. He has fought corporations all his lie.
and his rise to the high place he now occupies In
the ranks OF the Silver Democrats OF Kentucky Is
largely due that fact.
The Democrats are also pledged in their plat
form against expansion, against the successful Ad-
minstraton Of President Mckinley. against the
economical State administration Of Kentucky's
first Republican Governor. William O. Bradley,
and especially against the railroads
On the other hand the Republicans by their plat
form stand for all that is progressive. not only for
the Nation. but for the State OF Kentucky well.
They want good roads through all the mountain
sections. thus bringing the people OF these out OF
the way districts into closer communication with
the outside world. thereby bringing to them q
higher education, which will forever blot out the
parayzing Kentucky feuds. large number Of
Democrats dissatisfied with the work OF the
Louisville convention, and they will manifest that
disaffection at the polls in November. These MEM
bers OF the Democratic party may be divided into
several classes Many of them are opposed to the
Goebe Election law. which virtually places the en-
tire election machinery Of the State into the hands
OF one man. and that William Goebel. who in
troduced the bill and had It passed over the veto
OF Governor Bradley for the expressed purpose OF
making himself Governor Of Kentucky
This class is also opposed to the methods put
into execution at the Louisville convention. al
though they must have expected just such meth
DDS would be used the natural fruit Of the spirit
IN Cd uyhC o. and ed
the election bill. They would have been against
Mr.. Goebel had he obtained the nomination by
honest and clean methods IL is impossible at this
time TO estimate the number of the Democrats In
this class but II Is evidently large. and comprises
at least all the sound money In the party.
Then. there are many original Silver Democrats
who opposed Mr.. Goebe because they do
not believe he stands for the true silver party.
They think he espoused OF free silver for
no other purpose than to get the gubernatoral
nomination. This is the element that is the most
dangerous to Mr.. Goebel
There are many Democrats who condemn the
trade between Mr.. Goebel and Captain w. J. Stone
as crime against honest dealing and against the
party, and who would not have voted for Captain
Stone had he been nominated the result of that
trade These Democrats argue that the party alone
has the right 70 select delegates that trade be-
tween candidates for nomination by which dele
gates legally CHOSEN unseated and persons not
elected or improperly chosen are seated is crime
against honesty. crime against the private men,
bers Of the party. crims against good government.
and ought not be condoned by electing a nominee
chosen by virtue OF such trade
AS the history of the trades and negotiations and
conduct Of the Louisville convention becomes bet
ter understood the number of this class of Demo-
these odious negotiations has just come 70 light.
Green r., Keller Of Carlisle. who was candi-
statement that he was promised the nomination
m of m Red
wine for chairman and that on his refusal TO do
feat, although he was clearly the choice of the
Democratic party. 1t will also become and
more apparent as the campaign progresses that
Mr.. Goebe is not the nominee OF the Silver Demo-
Gratis OF the state, and that he Is not entitled 70
class of Democrats is largely made up of men who
do not seek office. who are not conspicuous at con-
nees. but who will vote they think best.
IT, Then there there "a are Democrats who are progressive;
friendly legislation ATTIC concerning capital who also
State and these feel that Mr. Goebel is a reaction
airy, some even charging him with personal ends
They believe that Kentucky needs different pol
Icy from that represented by Mr. Goebel who has
is known OF an men to be antasonstic to progress
brought about by capital judciously handled. There
side with the government and sympathlze With our
own soldiers rather than with our enemies. who
These dsprove of the spirit which controls Mr..
Goebel and dictated the last resolution in the
Democratic platform, which condemns the war In
the Far East.
Kentucky has always been for annexation. George
Rogers Clark conquered the Northwest with Ken
lucky pioneers; her statesmen gave Mr. Jefferson
Louisiana Territory; her sealed with their
blood the title deeds of accessions from Mexico
and to-day many OF these sires are filled with
the same hope of an ampler future and wider
area for liberty and American genius. And they
stand by their country. their flag and the destiny
OF their Republic And these are among the Demo-
Gratis who will vote against Mr.. Goebel this fall
There other Democrats who believe that for |
months there has existed a combination by which
Mr.. Goebel TO be nominated In Kentucky and
John r. Mclean in Ohio, to break down Mr.. Bryan !
in these powerful midland States; and as be- |
tween Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Goebe they prefer Mr.. |
Democratic ranks satisfied, IL is wonder the
friends of Mr. Goebel casting about for speak |
ers by the score and for all the available litera-
they secure. for. in addition to the ele-
and more powerful class which is arrayed against |
the man who claims the Democratic nomination for |
Governor. and this class Is the Confederate element
OF course, many OF the Confederates belong TO
some one Of the classes above described, but they
really form a class by themselves. They almost |
to a opposed to Mr.. Goebel's election, and as |
their Democracy cannot be questioned they can |
scratch the ticket this fall without danger of losing
prestige in the party. There are 1900 ex-Conted- !
crate soldiers who vote In Kentucky. They also
workers and II Is reasonable to suppose that each
one OF them will influence to vote |
they Will Against this dsorganized Democracy
the Republican ticket, composed OF the best
material and backed by a united party, with one
for the friends OF progress and good government
and free ballot and fair count and thus protected
against rule and Goebelism In all that the
term implies. The result is freely predicted
DEMOCRATS FIGHTING GOEBEL