The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-02


ago In Covlngton. John Sandfo-d was,
for some reason. In Gcebel's way. He
was q high-splrlted man. and his
friends say that he wac also a man OF
IRE proachab'e character. Goebel wrote
and secured the publication of an at
tack upon sandford. which Is variously
described az brutal or Infamous or in
decent, and which was probably in
tended TO lead to a personal encounter.
At any rate. Goebel prepared himself
for killing. He saw Standard on the
street. which ne crossed for the pur-
pose OF bringing his victim face to face
with him. Over his left arm he car
ried an overcoat, In the pocket OF which
was a revolver, evidently cooked, and
his right hand grasped II. The two
were within few feet OF each other,
when Sanford asked Goebel II he was
responsible for the article Goebel said
yes. and pulled the revolver from his
pocket. Sanford reached behind for
his pistol. but before he could bring It
forward Goebel shot him in the head,
sandford's weapon being discharged
apparently by the convulslve grasp OF
the dying man. Since then Goebel has
not killed any one. but he has seeming
ly done his utmost TO provoke quarrels
of a personal nature by his ruthless
and usually mendacious attacks upon
his political opponents. He has given
the lie 90 almost every prominent and
reputable man In the state. He, more
than any one else. has deprived Ken
lucky and the country OF the services
OF Mr.. Carlisle--at one time as abso-
lutely impregnable In the affections
and admiration OF the people OF the
state as was ever Henry Clay. He will
send Senator Lindsay into private life
the moment his term expires. He has
earned the hostility OF every self-re-
speeding Democrat In the state, and he
has at his beck and call the conscience
less demagogues-chief Of whom is
Blackburn the rufians. the criminals,
the crowd that admires successful
crime and fawns upon courageous and
successful criminals.
The political methods OF this mod
ern tribune are illustrated by his gross
deception OF Mr.. Carlisle In 1896. and
by the manner In which he obtained
his present nomination. Mr.. Carlisle
had done much for Goebel when the
latter was a young mon. He had given
him his start in his profession. Com
mon gratitude alone demanded fair
treatment for the statesman In Wash
ington from the politician at home.
But Goebel has been denouncing Mr..
Carlisle. and has invited the confusion
which has been visited upon him. He
was accused OF securing admission to
the state convention OF 1896 through
Mr.. Cariisle's influence, and he de-
nounced the accusation as a lie. Upon
this Mr.. Carlisle found himself reluc-
family drawn into the state campaign,
and he wrote a letter 10 the editor Of
the Louisville Evening Post. narrating
the circumstances OF Goebel's visit to
him in Washington. when he request
ed Mr.. Carlisle's influence on the
ground that he was a single-standard
gold advocate, a partisan OF Mr.. Car
Isle, and an opponent of Mr.. Black
burn. Although he had voted for
Blackburn for senator, he explained
that II was because Blackburn was the
candidate OF the party. He convinced
Mr. Carlisle that he was entitled to
seat In the convention, but, being ad-
mitted as n delegate. he at once cast
his vote for the free-silver candidates
for officers OF the convention: and
voted for the resolution which pre-
scented Blackburn as the choice OF the
Kentucky Democracy for the presi-
dency. Mr.. Carlisle had. fortunately,
preserved q letter which Goebel had
written to him, in which his pretense
OF being n Gold Democrat was fully set
forth. Goebel has tried to explain this
letter. but he has failed utterly to
make out a case for himself. His own
letter Is sufficient to convict him. Mr..
Carlisle's exposure OF his treachery has
caused a sensation, as might have been
expected, and Senator Bronston, the
silver candidate for whom Goebel
voted for temporary chairman OF the
convention at which he betrayed Mr..
Carlisle, has announced, since the pub
lication of Mr.. Carlisle's letter, that
he can not support a man so dishonor-
able as Is Goebel.
The Nomination For Governor.
II was Goebel's intention to be the
Democratic candidate this year-the
invincible candidate = when he drew
and secured the enactment of the Goe-
bel law to establish fraud under the
protection OF the law OF the state. The
state convention met at Louisville on
the 2lst OF June. At the precinct pri-
maries and county conventions Goebel
made strenuous efforts to secure dele
gates who would favor his nomination
In the state convention. He some.
times resorted to fraud, and sometimes
to violence; but he was In minority
when the state convention met. Then
came an opportunity for a display Of
Goebelism, OF which he abundantly
took advantage. lie is as ready to
break faith as to hold Office, and he
had his chance. He never hesitates to
defraud the voters. and again he had
his chance. There were two other can
didates before the convention. OF these
three candidates Hardin had 52sla