The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-11-01

OF them would vote against Inc and
stand by the principles Of Democracy,
than stand by me and vote to elect a
Republican governor. (Great and con-
tinued applause.) have higher am
bition than being president Of the
United States. (Applause.)
have an ambition that car be
shared by every citizen. If know my
own heart, my highest ambition is tc
do all within my power to make this
government SO good that to be an
American citizen will be greater than
to be king Cloud applause), and !
want to show you my interest in Dem
ocratic principles by coming to Ken
lucky, and warning you of the risks
you take when you array yourselves
against a ticket that stands upon
platform that indorses the Chicago
platform ideas. Let me repeat. l want
TO burn the words into your memories,
that while you have right to bolt
yet when you bolt you assume respon-
sibility for ali that your boiling does.
What has your boiling done in this
state? 1t has divided Democracy into
warning factions, and the Brown DEM
ocracy has spent its time denouncing
the Goebel Democracy, instead OF de-
nouncing the Republican party. (Great
applause)
My friends, there will be time enough
when this election is over to adjust the
equities between Democrats. Now we
are trying to remedy the injustice that
Republicanism is forcing upon the
United States. (Applause) This bolt
in this state, this division of Democra-
cy into warning factions, is the only
hope of the Republican party in this
state. The Republicans have no
hope of winning over a united DEM
ocracy, but If they can divide Democ.-
racy, then they may hope for the
triumph of a minority over a defeated
majority. The only hope that they
have Of electing a Republican senator
in this state is to divide Democracy
into warning factions, and 1 want you
to understand that if your boiling
/ jeopardizes the election OF Joseph C.
S. Blackburn. you become responsible
for six years of Republicanism in the
senate of the United States. Gap
/ plause).
( believe in an income tax. l believe
[ 1t Is a just tax. l believe the present
system by which we collect all the
taxes to support the federal govern
ment, CT practically all, in time Of
peace from tax upon consumption
! say I believe the system is unjust and
I negotiable, because it makes the poor
pay more than their share and the rich
pay less, ard I want 10 Blackburn in
/ the senate to vote for an amendment
to the constitution that will specifically
authorize an income tax, so that
neither one Judge nor nine judges can
build a legal bulwark around the for
tunes of the great loud applause.)
BIaclxburn's Vote Needed.
The Republican party is attempting
to retire the greenbacks. The Demo-
cratic party Is opposed to the retire
ment of the greenbacks. and want 10
/ Blackburn in the senate to vote against
the retirement of the greenbacks and
a national bank currency, because the
national banks are seeking to secure
from the federal government the right
to issue and control the paper money
of the country; and I want 10 Black
burn there to stand for six years as the
representative of the toiling and pro-
ducing masses against the policy of
the money-changers on this money
question.
The question of the nations stand
ard money will be before the senate.
Mr. Mckinley sent a commission to
Europe to get rid Of the gold standard
by international bimetallism, and the
laboring men of England wanted Eng
land to help-us, and the farmers of
England wanted England to help US,
but the bankers of London did not
want England to help us, and the
bankers controlled the English govern
ment, and the English government
controlled the policy of Europe, and
Europe, through the Republican party.
is controlling the policy of the United
States. and want 10 Blackburn in the
United States senate to vote for an
American financial policy for the
American people. cloud applause)
The trust question will come before
that senate. The trusts have grown
up with greater rapidity during the
last two years than ever before, and
they seek now to gather all the great
industries into the hands of a few II On,
where a few men can fix the price of
all that you buy. fix the price of ali
tne raw material that you sell, and fix
the wages paid to those who convert
raw material into finished products.
You can not annihilate the trusts I'M
til the senate is on our side, and
want 10 Blackburn in the United
States senate 10 vote on every occasion
for the humiliation of the trusts and
the monopoly in private hands.
We have another question. The Re-
publican party desires an increase in
the standing army Mr.. Mckinley
asked congress to raise the army
from $4,000 men to 100000, and
the Republican house of represen-