Show CASSIUS IS FIERY TIlE SAGE OF AVmTJEHAIL ON FREE SILVER He Intends to Vote for Palmer and BueUncr Opposed to Protection and Free Silver LOUISVILLE Ky Sept 22General Cassius M Clay the Sage of Whitehall I minister to Russia under President Lincoln Lin-coln and one of the Republican leaders of Kentucky announced yesterday that he intended to vote for Palmer and Buck ner Asked for his position in the present campaign General Clay said You know I have always been a free trader and for that reason am opposed to McKinley His record too in congress shows that he is a friend of silver and I I have seen enough wildcat schemes in my day to understand that any attempt to cheapen our money means widespread disaster And this disaster will be felt more keenly by the laboring man What is your opinion of Mr Bryan and his scheme The election of Mr Bryan and the passage of a free coinage act would be the height of folly and consummated will end in nothing short of revolution Palmer Pal-mer and Buckner are the nearest ap proach to what is best for the people In this crisisthat is they are nearer the I Russian and English standardthe exclusive exclu-sive gold standardthan other candi dates and that is why I am for them I have been robbed for years by a protec tive tariff but this silver scheme not only robs me but tells me I am a fool for being robbed General Clay did not say he would take the stump in support of his convictions but intimated that he would make a number of speeches if invited by the National Na-tional Democratic committee to do so |