The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-18
BRYAN TALKS OF B0LTERS.
SAYS HE HAS HAD SOME EXPERT
ENCE WITH THEM.


Speech Enthusiastically Crowds
Were Encountered at other Stops.
In the Rnm at Mount sterling.
Stanford, KY, oct. 1.-THE second day
OF William J. Bryan's Kentucky campaign
ing trip was spent in the central part of
the state under uufavorab,e weather con-
ditions. The start was made from Louis
vile this morning at 6 o'clock. A heavy
rainstorm prevailed and continued
throughout the day. Frankfort. the cap
ital city. was reached at s o'clock. and.
as the guests of ex-senator J. c. $. Black
burn, the party had breakfast at the Cap
itol Hotel.
Despite the rain and the early hour. a
large crowd assembled in the opera house
to hear Mr.. Bryan. The longest speech
of the day was at Lexington, in Chau-
tauqua Hall, before, perhaps, the largest
gathering met during the days trip.
There was a large and demonstrative as
sembly at Mount Sterling, the meeting be-
ing held IN the open courtyard, while the
rain came down in torrents. There were
friendly crowds at Versailles, Richmond,
Winchester, Stanford and Junction City,
where a stop was made for the night. EX-
Gov. McCreary and party boarded the spe-
cial at Winchester and went to Junction
City.
Judge Morton introduced MIR Bryan at
Lexington as the man who "came with
message of warning ana advice to the
Democrats of the state and nation" to
which Mr.. Bryan replied as follows:
No Advice FOR Them.
II have no authority to give you advice.
/ have no desire To urpp upOn Won nct ion
that your conscience and judgment do not
Justify. I am nothing but a private ciu-
zen. ] speak as a private citizen to pri-
vate citizens. l have my opinion and my
reason for 1t. You need not ACCEPT my
opinion unless the reasons which influence
me are sufficient to satisfy YOU I rec
ognize that a mans vote is his own that
he ought to do with 1t what he thinks Is
best. Probably / am more liberal In my
views on the subject Of right to bolt than
some are.
Il want to present another phase of the
boiling question, and l trust that the bolt
ers will be as diligeut i'm spreading my
views upon the citizen right to vote.
recognize the right of any man TO vote
as he pleases, and l have never condemned
a man who made his vote represent his
conscience and his Judgment, no matter
where that vote was placed If i'm this
co mpaign Democrat believes that he can
publican Governor, l want him to do it,
l don't believe, however that that is the
best way to advance the principles of de-
moeracy. / do not believe that in great
contest like this you can afford to with
draw your support from the Democratic
ticket.
Something About BOIters.
81 would not deserve your confidence II
] stayed in Nebraska and allowed boiling
Democrat Is to play on my name If boIt-
ing Democrats want to vote for Repuhli-
cans or for a Democrat put up in opposition
10 the regular nominee of the party, let
them do it, but let them come boldly ard
state their real object and not claim they
are doing it to save me.
Il know something of bolters. There
were some in 1896. Uaughter) only The
boilers of 1896 said they bolted because q
principle, and a bolt against a principle is
higher than a bolt against a person. / re-
gard a principle as infinitely more i'm
portant than person. What did the bolt
er do in 1896? He helped to elect the Pres
ident and everything that the Republican
President has done, that bolter who helped
to elect him, is responsible for.
your Governor signs the credentials of
the electors who represent the people Of
this state In the electoral college and
sometimes the election is close. II was
close In 1896, If / am not mistaken
(Laughter). | have my suspicious that It
was closer on the count than It was in
the vote. daughter and applause). / have
heard 1t said that Gen. Hardin was defeat
ed In 1895 because a great many men who
had a right to vote did not put their votes
into the ballot box, and l have a suspicion
that we lost Kentucky in 1896 because a
great many votes were put into the ballot
box that had no individuals entitled to vote
behind them. (Applause).
Great Campaign Fund.
'T know that the contest in which we
were engaged was a great contest-a con-
test where victory was so important 10 the
great aggressions of wealth that they con-
tributed TO campaign fund the most mag
nificent ever used in any campaign in the
United States. Victory was so important
to them that they raised a fund which 7
think / may safely say was larger Ihan all
the campaign funds used by the Repub T.
can party from the day that Fremont ran
to the day when Hanna took charge Of the
organization. Men who feel that victory
is so important TO them financially Will
bring to bear all the influence they can
to control the action OF the people, ana
l am afraid that In a very close place they
might be able to manufacture votes II
necessary. (Applause) When such press
ure is brought 10 bear upon those who
stand in authority 1 owuld rather have
Democratic governor to certify 10 el C.
tions than a Republican governor
ut has been suggested to me that the
bolung convention indorsed me for the
presidency. I appreciate the good will and
confidence expressed, but, my friends.
would be unworthy of the confidence ex-
pressed by those bolting Democrats If I
did not place the principle involved above
a personal compliment. (Applause)
Standing on the Same Ground.
''I have right to believe that the Dem
ocrats in this state will vote in 1900 for
any Democrat they please, that they will
want a Democrat who is true TO the prn-
ciples in which they believe and one who
can advance the cause 10 which they are
welded. If I am that man. / shall be
entitled to a vote, but l would not deserve
your confidence n l would stay in Nebras-
ka and aid the boiling Democrats TO elect
a Republican Governor of Kentucky.
~ am interested In the triumph Of these
principles. 1 talked for them before they
were written IN llle Chicag : latform. IN
this very oJI1lne in June - July, 1895 a
yYnr before there was a Chicago platform
7 etood uu0n thfs nOCr and defended The