Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-09-23
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: MI. Vernon. Ky , Sept. -. 10 I.
Mt. VERNON SIGNAL:
am here at tending curt, and
heard the speaking MOudav.
Il. I. Franks is the M $, ropuiar
Republican speaker i'll Kenturky,
hut what sad mistake the party
madr III rs nomination tor Con
prtss, nan who can neitlIer look
nor 81 eak II he We're candidate
fer the legislature III Lincoln
county, The people would not listen
at him five minutes. Ike Stapleton
can Eeat him 10 death speaking.
After the speaking was over | asked
an intelligen, Republican VIII, they
nominated such a small callber for
Congress? H. said well, he had
been wanting ii for some time-that
is, the nomination.
Now if Mr.. Gilbert had T.. T.
Franks against him. he would have
to bestir himself. AS it is, all the
Democratic candidates for Con-
gress in Kentucky have heavy
weight to carry, the old man of
the sea. Mr.. Parker. His very
nomination almost endangers Ken
lucky. But want to appeal to the
good democrats not to allow that
hideous mistake at St. Louis to
throw Kentucky out of line. No
good democrat has any love for
the Benedict Arnold of the demo-
cratic party, Grover Cleveland, or
any one he supports or whose can
didacy he advocates. He is the
man who stranded the great ship
of Democracy upon the rocky coast
OF treason TO those who elected
him. Had not Cleveland been
elected in 1884 and 1892, the party
who made this great country under
such men as Jefferson and Jackson
would have been in force today.
The present nomination is McClel-
land IN 1864, Seymore and Blair in
1868, Greedy and Gratz Brown in
1872, Hancock and English in $50.
When the democrats nominated in
1876, Tilden and Hendricks, the
people elected them by 10000 of
the popular vote and 10 of the
electoral college. Yes but they
We're not allowed to take their seats.
l am not talking about what the
election commission did, it is what
the people did at the election.
| want the democrats to adhere
to the principles and not allow the
party to disintegrate. w. ]. Bry an
and | will try after the November
election to rally the scattered
cohorts, and reunite the great peo-
pies party on a platform vindicat-
ing the peoples rights.
If you are going to run a demo
GRAFT on a republican platform, why
not accept the republican nominee?
Electing so-called democrat with
republican principles can hurt the
party much worse than a defeat.
want to say TO the brave and
courageous democrats Of this coun-
ty and Congressional district, You
have been basely sold out and be-
trayed but don't be discouraged.
Although you will ao complish moth
ing i'll the presidential race, adhere
to your patty and vote for your
Congressional candidates. AS for
Parker the peerless, w. ]. Bryan
says. The common class of peo-
have nothing to hope for from
him. 1t does seem that a party
whose very name derived from two
Greek words. DEMOS. the people
and CRATOs, power. Power i'll the
hands of the people, will always
ind many earnest followers in a
land whose cardinal glories are
the people rule. In conclusion,
stand by your Congressional nom-
inee and do not remain silent pas
sengers on the Inflated bark of
democracy as it floats slowly and
silently down the stream of time
into the dark and tideless eplf of
defeat Save your Congressman
from the great Parker-Cleveland
wreck!
Yours, hoping for bright res
direction after the terrible defeat
in November. Save the Congress
sional passengers.
FONTAJNE FOx Ropp,,vr