The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-27

KnvTUCxr8 DHMoCnATIC now.
The turbulent Democracy of Kentucky
= hoist by its own petard. They enacted
m outrageous and unheaTd-of election
law for the purpose Of counting out the
Republicans and preventing another
laundering mischance like the election
Of = Republican governor In 1855 and
Republican electoral ticket in 1885. The
party machinery being again fairly In
their hands. they straightway fell TO
sighting one another bitterly. and. un-
less the wide breaches already made
ere healed. the prospects, Of husniiiating
defeat IN the coming state election are
excellent.
The parent OF Kentucky's partisan
election law il Goebei. one Of the pres
ent candidates for governor. He II
seeking reward for his Ingenious scheme
90 make the state Democratic. regard
less Of ballots The statute creates .
state election hoard. all Democrats This
board appoints an election board for
each county. and the county boards also
are composed exclusively Of Democrats.
The county boards are authorised 70
alter the precinct returns. ana the state
board may change them again. These
boards are made practically superior TO
the courts with this machine control
80 IL In -.
are battling each other nerceiy. In
Louisville the mayor and entire police
were called on to keep the peace II the
primaries. The Courier-Journal says
the honest Democrats OF Louisville were
threatened with las corrupt clique az
the muck OF politics ever bred" and
that the game WAS 10 exclude the decent
element Of the party. The conspirators
were organized to monopolixe the ma
chinery. and accepted, In the meantime.
the money OF all candidates. They ap-
pointed is Of the $40 delegates. and held
back the names until few hours before
the primaries opened. Only two days
notice WAS given Of the location Of the
polla
Then the convention met In Louisville.
which has for Ave days been conducting
its alleged deliberations amid remarka-
bic scenes Of riot. confusion and physi-
cal vsol"nce- There were contests from
thirsy-two counties. and they were de-
cided In all instances hut three in the
Interest 81 the combine effected between
Goebei and ex-C;ev Stone. There has
scarcely been a nretense Of fair play
The Democrats Of Kentucky started out
TO dcfraud the Republicans. and they
are making themselves qualified for
that Ubiquitous work by defrauding one
another.
But they are harmonious on one SUBJ
5cct. They are for Bryan and silver and
FOR J. c. 8. Blackburn for the senate.
blackburn. II will be remembered. fell
by the wayslde two years since. And
they have the rare impudence to de-
clare:
I'VE iniarse sse war carried Ia success
for the freedom, NJ the ensiaved Cahsns.
and We appreciate ana honor the courage
and heroism Of our soldiers ami sailors
Therein engaged pus We declare the con-
duet az the present national adnsnssra-
ton as ;e the Philippines "a As reraensns
20 every fise q the bill, Of rights. the con-
stssusion ard the p~cisrassen OF Tniepeni-
enre."
Being unanimous In the expression az
that latter un-Ameriean sentiment, the
Democrats ~ Kentucky ought not to he
engaged In a quarrel over the attest
candidate. Edward Atkinson. ~ Ros-
ton. Is the man after their own heart.