Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1900 — GENERAL BUCKNER DECLARES FOR McKINLEY [ARTICLE]

GENERAL BUCKNER DECLARES FOR McKINLEY

John M. Palmer’s Running Mate Favors Republicans

General Simon B. Buckner, of Kentucky, who, in 1896, was the candidate for Vice President on the National Democratic ticket, has returned from a trip abroad. He said: “The advices that I have received from Kentucky make me believe that the McKinley Electors will receive a majority of the votes cast in that State. "The real, simon-pure Demo crats of Kentucky, have no sympathy with either Bryanism or Goebelism. Bryan, in his trip through Kentucky. identified himself -w4th Goebelism and drove away from his support the real Democracy of , the State. The candidacy of Mr. Bryan on the Kansas City platform is in opposition to the principles of true Tlemoci acy,, - and his election would be n'menace to civil liberty. I am not going to take 'the stump for anybody, but I shall do what I can to secure the re-election of Mr. McKinley. “The Goebel law is a remarkable measure. While the vote for Governor in many precincts was

thrown out, it was allowed to stand as fas. as it related to members of the Legislature. The latter elected J. C. £>. Blackburn to the United States Senate, but I can not conceive that that; body will seat him. I think that I am not exaggerating when I say that at the election in which Mr. Goebel was a candidate for Governor 20" per cent of the honest vote of the State was thrown out and nullified to permit the issuing of a certificate to him. A similar state of facts would prevail this year but for the fact that Congress can take a hand in investigating the returns. Goebelism means that it matters not how the people may vote, so long as Goebelites can do the cou.hting. The Republicans might carry every county in the State but one, and then the State Election Commissioners could, with only that one county, legally declare the Electoral vote for Bryan. Whether the Goebelites would dare to do this remains to be seen, as their action would be subject to review by Congress.”