The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-29
DEBOE ELECTED,
The Free Silver Letter Fiasco
Wasn't Worth a
Cent.
FIRST BALLOT DID THE WORK.
Financial Bills in Good Shape
for Passage-Mob Law Bill
Worthless.

worthless.
Frankfort, Ky, April 2S.-The
ability of the Republican members
of the Kentucky Legislature eco
form more perfect union" has
been tested during the past week.
DIR. Hunters withdrawal permitted
the calling of that caucus which
the Democratic papers had for a
long time been insisting upon, in
the interest of course of good gov.
eminent. After a prolonged and
stormy session a new candidate
was named and again the result
was declared unsatisfactory. 1t
was expected that on Saturday an
election would take place and
State Senator Deboe be made
United States Senator. But "the
best laid plans of men and mice,
oft gang agley," and "the skillful
leader" one of the defeated aspir-
ants, saw an opportunity for
"hold up" and Deboe like Hunter
had often done, "came within one
of it..
The Democratic managers are
playing with the Republican fac
tions to excite their suspicious,
foster their resentments, and arouse
their cupidity and endeavor by all
the petty tricks by which political
animosities are created and con-
tinued, to prevent the election of a
Republican Senator. The popu-
list fox who played so important a
part in the proceedings of last
session again comes 10 the front to
display his astuteness and betray
the confidence of a trusting cor
respondent, by publishing letters
written prior to any caucus nomi-
nation, in the interest of Deboe.
This it was hoped would ALLEVIATE
Hunters friends and SOW distrust
as to Deboe's financial views.
They fail to see that it is boomer
ang. If Deboe were for free silver,
they would do nothing to oppose
him.
1t is confidently expected that
that balk will be overcome today,
and that there will be more
rejoicing tomorrow in the
United States Senate over the
one Kentucky Senator who has
been needed so long, than over'the
eighty and nine that have been
answering to the roll-call.
The mutilated remains of the bill
to suppress mob violence passed
the House on Tuesday. 1t makes
the assembling to commit depreda-
tons or administer lynch law a
felony, but does not make counties
in which raids occur, liable for the
damage committed. That is, it
still permits taxation to provide
means to preserve order, but pro-
vides no compensation for the
damage which ensues when the
proper officials fail to protect prop
erty.
This bill has been under consid-
alton since April 9th, and has been
fought section by section by those
who allege that the present law is
sufficient to punish, and that all
that is needed is to catch the offend
ers. IL has been made a special
order, considered in committee of
the whole and vigorously debated
by Messrs. Lyons, Hardin, Rob
bins, Hamon, Gossom, Dining,
Hiles, Order, Barnett, Force and
Hay, in opposition, under whoOe
lead, sections 5, b, 7, 8 and 9 were
stricken out. Mr.. Thorne, who
was selected by the Committee on
Judiciary to draw the bill as com
piling the suggestions and require
ments contained in several proposed
bills introduced and referred to
said committee, ably and manfully
contended against great odds in
defence of the measure, and Messrs.
Swinford and Howard rendered
him valuable assistance. The lat
ter was the only Republican who
advocated the bill on the floor. |
What the House did to it was a
plenty, and Mr.. Thorne is hardly
able to recognize it as his offspring
Or willing to acknowledge its pa
ternity. Although it passed by a
vote of sixty-sIx to twelve, many |
voted for 1t to have the credit OF
egislating on the subject but know
that if 1t should become a law it |
would be Intellectual. d. X, N.
Frankfort, KY, April 28.-(Special)-l
State Senator Deboe was elected to the |
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