The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
wARRING KENTUCKY "DEMS."
Those Best Acquainted with Manhood
of State Believe GoebeI Is Doomed.

Those Best Acquainted with Manhood
of State Believe GoebeI Is Doomed.
St. Louis Globe.Democrat: First
among the victims OF the new partisan
machine In Kentucky are the Demo-
Gratis Of the state themselves. They
have the Goebel election law, Goebel as
the candidate for governor. and Goebel
as the party dictator Republicans can
be counted out and Goebel Democrats
alone win be counted in. The conven-
tlon at Louisville illustrated the Goe-
bel methods. He managed to get hold
Of the preliminary organization Of the
convention, and that settled 1t. though
he Ind but about one-third OF the votes
OF delegates. The presiding officer did
the rest. When the Hardin and Stone
forces, numbering two-thirds OF the
convention. moved to adjourn to meet
month later at Lexington, the chair
man ruled It out Of order. When an
appeal was taken, the chairman refus-
ed to entertain It. and proceeded with
the balloting. Goebel had up his sleeve
seventy votes from Louisville. procured
by gang methods and used them at the
critical moment. His programme was
not approved by the convention. but he
forced It through by despotic rulings
dictated to the chair. The chairman
understood that he was selected to
nominate Goebel, and he did 1t accord
tnl IN I'D an kA
lucky Democrats get the first taste OF
the Goebel system OF government by
the suppression Of the popular will.
In one Kentucky town the Democrats
have held an Indignation meeting and
passed resolutions declaring that the
chairman OF the convention should be
tarred and feRthered. But would II be
fair to hurrah for GOebel and make
him governor and apply TO his subordl-
nate and tool such an uncomfortable
badge Of infamy? The Kentucky leg
islature opened the door TO GoebeIs
plan for governing American citizens by
multiplying their ballots. He IS not the
first OF his type. There are always men
TO be found who put their ambitions
above every rule OF justice, morality,
and patriotism. GoebeTs bait to the
legislature was an election law to give
the Democrats perpetual ascendency in
the state. no matter how the original
ballots were cast. Democratic county
boards can change the footIngs. and a
Democratic state board change them
again. Appeal to the courts Is cut of,
Goebel'H iden caught the legislature,
which became his full accomplish
when II passed his bill. In seizlnG the
nomination for governor, the Goebel
scheme has merely been extended. He
slipped his nippers on the convention,
held down and dIssipated its true
strength by machine trickery and,
much to their surprise. gave Kentucky
Democrats n taste OF the bitter medi-
cine they had helped prepare for Re-
publlcans.
Those best acquainted with the man
hood Of Kentucky do not believe that
Goebelsm can have n long run. Tho
state has brains, intelligence, social
worth, personal dignity, "A strong sense
OF individual independence. love OF
country, and steRdfast support in the
past Of American institutions. When
the cause Of honest money was nssail-
ed. thousands OF Kentucky Democrats
rallied TO It's defense and saved the
electoral vote OF the state. Many thou
sands condemn and oppose all tanner.
ing with an honest ballot. But Goebel
viii prove troublesome customer. He
Ind grip on the convention he gagged
md drove along the rond he docreed II
should travel, RcntucklnnB would be
foolish TO tar and feather each other
while browning with laurel the brows
OF their new-found Caesar. the ail-
powerful GOCbel, the man who has
downed the balIot-box in Kentucky.
and HubjuBated his own party "a the
next step In his imperial career.