The sun., 1899-09-01
W. C. OWENS FLAYS G0EBEL.
KEN7UCKY NOMINEE DENOUNCED As
LIAR, THIEF AND MURDERER.

Fighting Words Hurled mt Him by the Man
who Defeated Col. w. c. p. Brecksn-
ridge for Congress-KflinE of snndford
Recailed-Buckner Also AssaiIs Goebel.
LEXINGTON. KY. Aug. 31.-Former Congress-
man William Clabourne Owens. who defeated
Col. W. C. =. Breck kenrdge in 1894. addressed
small number OF voters in tho Main
Street Auditorium tonight and answered
Senator william Goebel's charges. made at
Bowling Green on Monday. 1t was one Of the
most scathng arraignments ever made OF
political candidate In Kentucky. and II
IL does not mean pistols. Kentuckians
will have to take down their fight
ing, sign. Mr.. Owens referred to Goebel as
CONSCIOUSNESS creature" and declared that
what Goebcl said about him was malicious and
false lie said that Goebel was not a member
OF the Legislature when the law making
-Fdmbling felony WAS passed. and had moth
ing to do with it's passage. This was in answer
to n claim made by Goebel. Continuing. Mr..
Owens said in part.
"Goebel is a man whose word is not taken
at any counter in Kentucky. He wants to know
why | am opposed to him. l am opposing him
because he has violated the three commands
Thou shalt not lie.' Thou shalt not
steal Thou shalt not kill 1 am opposed to
MIR. Goobcl because In cold blood and premed-
itation he has violated all three Of these com
mands. would not touch on tho violation OF
the command. Thou shalt not KILL were not
an attempt being made to backen the name
OF tho dead Col. John Sandford. whom he
slew and droye his wife to tho madhouse.
While the Courts decision which acquitted
him may have besn technically right, back OF
this lay political animosity.
"Sandford was trying to elect Joe Blackburn
to the United states senate and Gosbel was
trying to prevent his election. This creature
published an article 80 infamous and SO vulgar
that it cannot be read in the presence OF
ladies. This article attacked Sandford as no
other man was ever attack ed in Kentucky He
knew when he wrote 1t that it could not stop
there. He knew that when he met Sandford
he would be called TO account, and he did 1t 30
he could rid myself OF his dangerous
political enemy He had a pistol ready under
his coat. and when he saw the first sign OF
Sanfords drawing he shot him dead"
At this point Capt James Is. Clay. grandson
Of Henry Clay. stepped to the side OF Mr.. Owens
and said to him:
Yes and Sandford was dead man when he
fired his pistol at 0oebel."
Mr.. Owens went to show in what his
charges OF lying and stealing consisted. He de-
cared that Goeb ebel lied to Capt. W. ]. Stone. one
OF his opponents before the Louisville Conven-
tion for Governor. when he promised Stone the
nomination and failed to give it to him. and he
stole in taking the Hardin delegates out OF the
hall by having them unseated and seating men
rs his own delegates who had never been
elected MIR. Owens closed by saying:
For this reason am opposing the election
OF Goebel have convicted him as being
murderer. liar and thief. 1t will
be crime against society. against
right aud against Kentucky and the Demo-
cratic party to give him q single vote. The only
way to correct this evil that has come upon the
Democratic party in Kentucky. is to crush
Gosbel and his brazen gang at the polls in
November"
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Aug 31.-Willlam Goebel.
Democratic candidate for Governor OF Ken
tucEy. and John H. Mclean. Democratic can
didate for Governor of Ohio. were denounced
in bitter terms to- night by Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner. candidate for Vice President on the
Palmer and Ruckncr ticket in 1896.
The Democratic party" said he. has no
ticket in the feld IN Kentucky this year. The
National Democracy will not have a printed
ticket and that is the only genuine Democracy.
l expect to vote. but will make my own ticket.
and tho man / name for Governor could be
counted in, were in the position Of Goebel and
capable Of committing deeds OF fraud and out
rage as no has done and will do.
III l thought there was possibility on my
voting for Goebel | would be willing to cut my
hand of and have somebody else cut my head
of While cannot vote for tho ticket headed
by Ex-Gov. John Young Brown. the movement
that eliminate in his nomination represents
the manhood Of Kentucky. 1t representa- the
honor that refuses to countenance fraud. the
honor that says kentuckians shall be FREQ men.
Its policy ia as bad as that OF Goebel. but its
integrity cannot be questioned.
"Goebe is not a Democrat and never was.
class him Populist. He would do anything to
get anything. He is not unlike John r Nc
Lean. Both are opposed to William Jennings
Bryan.
Taylor. the Republican candidate will be
elected. but counted out. Goebel will throw
out the votes that defeat him. The people
who will stand Goebelsm deserve the kind
Of treatment they will get. The right OF suf-
frage no longer exists in Kentucky. II the
people tolerate it. they will tolerate anything.
will not be robbed OF my right. shall write
ticket OF honorable men and vote II. Goebel
will throw 1t out. but l will have done my duty.
l cannot vote the Brown ticket because 1t is
10 to l ticket"