Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19
The Result in Kentucky.
courts.

Senator Blackburn of Kentucky, is said
to be satisfied with the legislative result,
having accomplished all he really hoped
for. This ought to vindicate Gov. Brad
ley S action 10 calling out the militia. 1t
vas Blackburn S followers that were most
turbulent and they swarmed the capitol
ton. When the troops arrived on the
scene this turbulence was quelled. Never
theless Blackburn says he accomplished
all he hoped to do. This ought to be sul1i
cient to clear the governor of partisan
censure for taking the step he did. The
militia helped no ones candidacy, but
assured Kentucky Of peaceable ending
of the most serious legislative tangle
known in the history of the state Natur-
ally there Is resentment to military law
at such time and possibly Gov Bradley
should have placed more confidence in
the local authorities. The result, how.
ever, conclusively shows that the step was
not taken to support any candidate or
faction but to preserve the peace and the
peace was preserved, for which the people
of Kentucky have reason to be truly
thankful.
The purpose of calling out the militia
having been vindicated out of the mouth
of Blackburn, himself, and shown other
wise to have been an honest one. there is
little need for those outside the state to
bother their heads with the other question
which must remain an open one and Is
not likely to be settled to the satisfaction
of everybody in the Bourbon common
wealth. 1t is interesting to note, how
ever, that the fear of trouble was not con-
fined to GOV. Bradley who has never
borne the reputation Of being timid
person. Joe Blackburn had advertised
himself as determined to stand in blood
rather than fail of an election. The action
of his friends and advisers last week in.
Dictated that he intended to indulge in
more fragrant terrorism. Only last Satur-
day the sergeant at arms of the Demo
cratic Senate chose half dozen assistants
among whom were the notorious James
Williams and Col. John Chinn. OF these
DULLES the Democratic Louisville Courier
Journal said few days ago:
The brawls in which these men have
been engaged have made their names bye
words in Kentucky. They have the rcpu-
cation of always carrying arms and of al
ways being ready to use them. They have
been at Frankfort all through the session
as the active lobbyists of one of the candi-
dates for Senator Blackburn They have
been used by his friends as a sort of
deaths head and cross bones to intimidate
the Republicans They have been ex-
plotted as men of reckless courage VINO
would as soon take life as take drink
and who would carry out their instruc-
tions or die in their tracks. The news
paper organs of this candidate for senator
have sung the prowess of Chinn and
Williams and warned people and press that
these mighty personages would brook no
criticism from any quarter And these
are the men whom this senatorial candi-
date = friends select as deputies" for SER
vice at time when unbridled turbulence
sways mobs of madmen in the capitol
these fierce partisans, these brave dare
devils, these Knockers of law are placed on
DUTY as officers of the law and conservators
of the peace. The Democratic party of
kentucky is not a party of violence,
ruftianism and mere partisan fustian, and
it does not propose to submit to the lead
ership of men of such methods as Messrs
Blackburn, Tyler, Williams and Chinn.