The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-15
MORE USURPATION OF FEDERAL
JUDGES.

The election in Kentucky is yefy
close The vote is being canvassei by
sworn officers, they will make their r.
turns to sworn officers, and legal
method has been provided in the laws
of Kentucky for the appeal to properly
constituted authorities in al contested
cases The people of Kentucky o. all
PARTIES seem to have sense enough ana
grit enough to settle their affairs, end
we look to see them. if let alone, inau-
gurate as Governor the man who re-
ceiyed the most legal votes.
In tine news sent out by the Asscclat-
ed Press ard published in yesterday
papers. we are told that q Federal
court Judge, Evans by name, in his
charge to the Federal grand jury, dis
cnssed election violations particularly
with reference to the intimidation If
colored voters. He recited the charges
which had lreaeaed the ears of the court
and advised the grand jury specially
as to co1lspiracies, intimating that prom
inent people had conspired to prevent
a fair election. Since the mean potit-
cad speech made by Judge Adams at
Columbus court, nothing SO outrageous
has been heard from the bench in the
United States. Now what business has
a Federal judge to charge Fedora.
grand jury with reference to an cleo
ton held to elect State officers? Not a
single man was voted for in Kentucky
who can exercise any Federal function
They are all State officers, elected UNI
der State laws It is an unwarranted
and outrageous piece of usurpation for a
Federal court judge to put his nose IN
affairs with which he has no concern
and for which he has no constitutional
right. In the Chicago platform the
Democratic party felt it necessary to
'.denounce arbitrary interference by
Federal authorities in local affairs as a
violation of the constitution Of the
United States and a crime against free
institutions" Thomas jefferson was
not far from wrong when he predicted
that if the American people ever lost
their liberties it would be through the
..sappers and miners of the Federal
judiciary. The action of Judge Evans
is one of many like usurpations that is
bringing the Federal lower courts into
contempt.
We are also told that the Republican
Governor of Kentucky, whose party stole
the electoral vote of THAT State in 1896.
has declared that, even if the legal cleo
ton board declares that Goebel has been
elected, he will not permit his Inaugural
ton and will turn over the office to me
Republican nominee 1t is further said
that if the Goebel men insist alpon in
augurating Goebel, Governor Brad
ley Will call on the Presi-
dent for troops. He had blue
coats to surround the polls at Louisville
on election day, and now proposes to
have Federal troops TO help inaugurate
the man he wants to be his successor.
Can free mem tolerate soldiers at the
POLLS and the invasion of a State by
Federal troops, called for partisan ends!
We do not know who is honestly elect
ed Governor of Kentucky. THE only
interest the Democrats outside the
State have in the matter is to desire that
the leaders Of the Democracy will have
the nerve to DO right. If Goebel has a
majority Of one, they Ought 10 defy the
whole Federal army before they permit
him to be defraude1 Ut his offiee. II
taylor has a majority Of one, they 0IIght
to join hands with members ~ all other
parties in seeing that ne is peacefully
inangmated and supported In his nd
ADMINISTRATION. The Democratic party can
afford to be defeated; it cann0t afford 10
initiate the National Republicans wbe
stole the Presidency in 1876 or tnt
Kentucky Republicans who stole the
electoral vote of that State in ls96.
In his answer to Mr.. Bellamy, Col
Dockery calls Col A. NJ. Waddell, pres
ent mayor of Wilmington, a "Jocobin oil
Jacobins." 1T was Col. Waddell wihe
defeated Dockery in the early seventies
when he was riding on the sea of negro
favor. No wonder me calls him i
''Jacobin of Jacobins." The people love
Alfred Moore Waddell for the enemies
he has made. He has no enemies amons
hnIinrnr.s In ,gIitl eInlrcmacy