The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1899-09-19

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the Nation. / have been througI
these tighis. see Mark Hanna i
starting home from Europe; he say
he is coming home to save Ohio fo
Mckinley. When Ohio is in danger
it looks p.titul TO me that we Demo
Gratis have got to Il ght hard for Ken
lucky. When Hanna is scared al
most out of his boots and tine Presi
dent is calling him across the seas t.
save his home State. 1 say it is pitifu
that our Kentucky Democrats could
get into such embodiment as to endan.
! ger our success ia this common wealth
Now, the interest 1 feel in this fight
gentlemen of Montgomery county, il
not loca! to Kentucky. Il do not care
who is Governor of Kentucky if he be
a Democrat. If it Was merely q ques-
ton between Brown and Goebel or
any other two Democrats in Kentuc.
XIV, you could toss coin to make the
choice so far as 1 am concerned. /
care nothing about that; if that was
all there was to this contest my lips
would be silent and l would not be
here to-day; but, gentlemen, l have
been much over the Union ia recent
months, which was so because of the
Absence of Senator Jones, Chairman
of the National Committee, being
called away because of his health. TIL
committee has Impressed upon me the
duty of his Craftsmanship 10 his alb
seace. This has called me much over
the country. We have had occasion
to watch the papers more closely than
we used to, and l tell you that the
Democracy OF Kentucky is ON trial to
day before the Democracy of the Ma
ton. The eyes of the Democracy of
the Nation are fixed upon kentucky.
If this State goes Republican this
fall, if Republican Governor is elect
ed in Kentucky in Der, the bad
effect of that election can not be COM
Whenever Democrats, not on
the committee, go from one end of
the land to the other to organize a
Democratic party, and equip it and
prepare 1t tor the mighty struggle of
next year, it seems to me that we have
q right to complain. DON'T you think
that we have q right to complain when
we are fired upon from the rear? 1t
seems to me that we are entitled to
have the support, the unfaltering sup
port, of every Democrat in the Union.
1t is intnlerable; it makes me almost
impatient, that we must turn aside
ION our work of preparation and
rom the contests that are raging in
he questioned and doubtful States,
where votes are necessary 10 our sue
less in 1900, and that we must turn
away from that to reassure aud save
'ur own. This diversion itself is
lurtful. Let kentucky be put into
he Republican column and it will be
doubtful State. repeat: the dlsas-
rous effect of that verdict is beyond
1t will be discours ging
o our people every here, hence it
will fill the hearts of the Republicans
With new hope, and fire them anew
With more confident victory.
Why, suppose we should carry Ohio (
the November election. With
Democratic Governor in the State of |
'hio, it would thrill tho Democracy {
lroughout the Union, and how much I
asier II would be for us who are en-
aging our torces TO 20 on with that d
'ork and make il complete, make our I
rgSnization complete and sufficient.
nd II we should fad that, when we |
adj carried OniO,the Republicans mad /
'rried Kentucky,where would we be ? s
Thy, the moral effect of victory across t
le Ohio River, would De more than o
loss by the moral effect in the Blue b
'ass. l come TO help you to elect b
emocrstic ticket in Keatucky, be- a
use l am doing il from a National I
care little about your !
cal controversy. 1t is not matter b
great moment--uot of great NOM g
It 10 me. l believe we can win; | Z
81 that we can win the victory of b
'OO, ii we make no mistakes. Il
The light is shining in our sky our a
aspects brighten with the passing :
every day. We fought the greatest