Show AND alio collott lug ir from the springfield Ke publican col Ke kaiet Iet who lies been the dahnk ton of the louisville ier for a ardit many years and keiowa kentucky politics thoroughly rc alcis abe defeat of Hari iiii llie democratic candidate for governor vial probably involve abe defeat of 1 we should be borry if eicher wat bardin or joe blackburn were defeated both are democrats but what ie of far more importance both are men and both are making a campaign campb ign upon eliat agane alie election of so tar as silver legislation is concerned will cut no figure ilie position governor could only prop up in an indirect way the silver cause but his defeat would be a crowning disaster for the while metal wat lias been immensely popular with the democracy of kentucky he was nominated by gold convention the administration while opposed lu tree silver waa expected to assist in electing harden or at least leave him alone ilia success could not affect kentusky politics only far producing a stronger sentiment for blackburn the ancient policy of the democracy has been to always ret together before election day and bury all differences during alie caia pain against the ini parly it is against all precedents and traditions aliat one faction of alie democracy should fight another faction so long as to endanger success the trouble in kentucky has been brewing since the convention which declared against gold and the days rolled on it has augmented steadily and forcibly why alie administration democrats should opplee is a matter appo eite in every way to democratic methods rut not so w ith blackburn the success of honest joe means ono more fighter lu the senate to battle with he cold bugs and one more vote in favor of bimetallism the well defined policy 0 alie administration against silver to be alie burning question among leading democrats they well know that tree trade and tree silver cannot work together and every nerve ie being strained to keep silver men out of alie ballai of congress such being the case it is not to understand why blackburn will have hard lo 10 succeed in kentucky |