The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-23
MR.. R. W. KNOTS SPEECH.

W. ANhOttg Ouiboi VI bhO
Evening Post spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: Rave consented as a cit
izen Of DISTINGUISHED city to welcome
you, the representatives OF DISTINGUISHED
party. Until every Political party in
the State OF Kentucky has all rights ac-
corded to any other political party, can
speak for myself and for my fellow citi-
zens and promise to DISTINGUISHED
party the vote Of Louisville and Jeffer-
son county. (Applause.) l can not
speak to you as Republican and will
not today speak to you as Democrat. /
speak only to the manhood OF Kentucky
pledged here for renewal Of the battle
for freedom in Kentucky. l care not
on what field this battle is waged; care
not what offices are % be filed; l care little
who are to be the leaders in this strife,
but wherever the foes Of liberty are there
they should be met.
Four years ago the State OF Kentucky
was disturbed and the parties in Ken
lucky were shattered on a great national
issue. l am told that issue had been
settled. New issues have arisen, but
there is one issue and one alone in Ken
lucky and that is whether ever again
this State, one OF the first daughters OF
the American Union, shall again particle
pate in the councils of the nation. Kentuc
ky can speak only by her chosen officers.
care not whether it is in the Congress at
Washington, whether in the executive
department at Frankfort or in the Legis-
lature or in the City Councils, the peo-
pie can speak only by their chosen repre-
sentatiyes, and pledge to the Republic
can patty the support of all lovers of
freedom, not because of your party plat
form, not because of your national can
didates, but simply because your fight is
the same as our fight; it is a fight for
civil liberty.
These gentlemen have talked to you
about carrying on this holy war until the
battle has been won. That battle was
fought out in the last campaign and was
won and won for all time. The difficulty
in the way is to have that victory
recorded, and We are fighting simply for
the public records; we are fighting to
have the courts and journals Of YOUR
legislative bodies declare what the peo-
pie declared, that w. S. Taylor was cleo
ted Governor of Kentucky.
Mr.. Chairman, that is all l can say.
That is all would say to you except
that no battle was ever won yet against
an organized party in power bya disor-
ganized mob. Your volunteer armies
are all right. They are animated by the
spirit OF liberty and by an unconquera-
BILE devotion to the flag, but at last you
have to win the fight By organization.
All of you can remember that when the
Civil war broke out the government Of
the United States asked for ninetY.day
volunteers, but you will remember that
the battles were won by the three-year
volunteers, by the men who enlisted for
the three years OF the war.
Now, fellow citizens, the men who
went out of the Democratic party have
yet no party home. They are simply
your allies, but l believe can speak for
that great host of Kentucky Democrats
who did the thing last year and promise
that these ninety-day volunteers have
re.enlisted for the three years. ZAP
plase.)
The convention then adjourned until
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