The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17
COL. BRYAN TAKES RISKS.


Col Bryan insists on inserting his
head In the Kentucky lions jaws. Prob
ably he will do Goebel some good. and
certainly he will do Bryan a great deal
of harm. The bitterness and violence Of
the Kentucky campaign have attained
extraordinary force, and no outside
Democrat can venture to support either
Democratic wing without arousing the
hostility of the other. Goebel will
doubtless be defeated. but II Is by no
means certain that he will not be the
next governor His election machinery
Is perfect, his lieutenants loyal and I'M
scrupuIoua. and his purpose TO count
himself In at whatever cost is scarcely
disguised. He has just returned from
the mountain counties, usually Republi-
can. and It is openly charged by the OPP
position press that his mission was 10
look personally after HIS county election
boards and see that all was In order Tor
Democratic pluralities. The Louisville
Post Qnd. Dem.). for instance. has
double-column editorial fun of express
sions Ike this:
Mr.. Goebel ana his fugierlen have been
making a tour Of the mountain districts,
rot with the idea that he can convert any
Republicans or win back any of the dis
con,ented Democrats, but merely through
his organs 10 assert that he had made great
gains; this assertion standing the ex-
come In tho night Of the election. showing
large Republican losses IN the Eleventh
district.
The desperate condition OF the Goebel
candidacy may be guessed from the
fact that ne has even called upon court
Judges to leave the bench and take the
stump, thus lowering the law in the
estimation OF mankind. and encouraging
lawicssness everywhere" according to
the Post To quote further:
Moreover these fuiicIal stumpers. ~
wei "a the ordinary political speakers. are
violent In their assaults upon the very In
fiuences that develop a state. Capital IL
sssaied, corporations denounced. ana war
declared upon the agencies whicA alone
can open the eastern counties Of Kentucky
II she industry and commerce Of the
world"
The Louisville Dispatch sSl. DemD,
consistent and uncompromlsing sup
porter q Bryan. is fighting Goebei. part
iy because he is gold man and partly
because of his brutal and criminal cap
fure Il the nomination. The nispatch's
columns fairly ,ecfn with assaults on
thc regular nominee. = fair sample Is:
'1f Goesei was q silver man in '2G be lias
- Carlisle. II he Was 4 geld man he played
tha role - traitor az The Lexington rote-
Ntntiou NJ matter which horn of t33e Ii
l.n}nsa BE talks Gofhsi Is dis -eil;c3 T.
It Impossible 10 reconcile the Carlisle neg3-
,lattoas ti2s bets subsequent cor3uct AM
his spss cAss ia the present campaign wan
tr8lasulness a"3 h10og."
The newspaper testimony "a = tn
exact status 81 the campaign Ia con-
f}r,srs TIE Dispatch. vhich Is uphold
1rs 49, fortunes ~ john Young Brown.
ihe Independent, pemo.rasie noa.luoe
sass - II meeting - AfayAe)d:
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t9ss have }re7 larger ana 'a4ra
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tNe be7aa,ca-lr 0sa:eri'tes are IerxeSt tAern
Hrpar sas 1t~ ticset aye strongest. Where
fhewe aye Hsast i'~~a7e~ase ths~.. ara ssta4,
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