The representative., 1899-11-16

I would not lndOrSe with their votes
either the Goebel election law or its
author, the managers of the Goebe
campaign called upon William J. Bryan
to come to Kentucky and help them out
OF the middle of a bad fix. The Demo
Gratis opposed to Goebel at once saw
Mr.. Bryan and explained the situation
and the issues involved, and appealed to
him not to come to the state, but to let
the people of Kentucky settle their local
| issues between themselves. Mr. Bryan
ignored these men, who were his strong
est and ablest supporters in 1896, and
came to kentucky to speak on behalf
| OF Goebel, and it is this action that
makes Kentucky issues of national i'm
portance
In 1896, against the will of Southern
Populists, Mr.. Bryan was made the
nominee OF the Peoples party by the
Western Populists. and in the conven-
t1on which nominated him his support
ers raised the point that he was not a
partisan, that he was in reality Pop
ulist, and did not propose to become a
partisan between the Peoples party and
the Democratic. And these same men
are now expecting to renominate Mr..
Bryan as the candidate of the PEOPLES
party for the presidency in 1900. For
this very good and sufficient reason l
wish my Western brethren and Popu-
lists everywhere to know Mr.. Bryan's
attitude on the principles involved in
the fight in Kentucky, and which must,
under the conditions. apply as we'll to
the whole country.
When Mr.. Bryan came into Kentucky
he was met with the following ques-
tions, asked by me on behalf of the
Peoples party voters Of the state. These
questions were forwarded to Mr.. Bryan
and copies were circulated at each of
his appointments:
First-The Peoples party demand a
pure paper money issued directly by the
government, that shall not be redeem
able in coin, while the Democratic
party, by its Chicago platform, de-
clares: 1--WE demand that all paper
money which is made legal tender for
public and private debts shall be re-
deemable In COIN" On which Of these |
platforms do you stand on this prin- |
ciple?
Second-The Peoples party declares
that I'VE believe the time has come |
when the railroad corporations will
either own the people or the people
must own the railroads." and advocates
the public ownership and operation of
the railroads; while the Democratic
party simply advocates extending the
power of railway commissioners to con-
troll rates on roads owned by private
capital. Do you prefer the principle of
government ownership Of railroads, or
government control Of individual prop
erty?
Third-The Peoples party in Ken
lucky stands for extension of popular
government through the initiative and
system of direct legislation.
for free and fair election; the Demo-
cratic party, on the contrary, advocates
the Goebel election law, which gives
three partisan commissioners power
over the elections in Kentucky. Between
the Populist policy of extending the
popular control of government and the
Democratic party policy of partison
control Of elections, which do you
choose?
TO these questions Mr.. Bryan made
10 reply, but at Leitchfield, in Grayson
county, where there are many Populists,
le made special plea to Populists to
DIN the Democratic party and vote for
1oebel. Populists of Kentucky are left
o infer that therefore he is in line with
he Democratic party and not with the
'opulists on the issues specified. The
'opulists of Kentucky gave Mr.. Bryan
oval support in 1896; they are told by
he Western Populists that they must
upport Bryan again in 1900, yet Mr..
Bryan will give them no light upon his
'osition on the questions at issue con-
idered by them the most important. !
Nor were these the only questions
sked Mr.. Bryan. Ex-Gov. Brown, the
Independent Democratic CANDIDATE for
GOVERNOR, asked Of Mr.. Byan very per-
lnent questions, as follows: II
Louisville, KY, Oct. 18, 1S99.-Hon.
William J.. Bryan, Louisville, Ky
ir: desire very respectfully to sub I
,it to you for answer in your speech to-
ay the following questions: {
argain was made prior to the late ].