The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-10


paign Of the State, is the most striking
devotion of the people Of State to
great man known in our political history.
The result shows that Nebraska is safe
for 1900.
The Kentucky election was the
most fiercely waged of any of
the doubtful States. Kentucky is
certain Democratic State upon
State of national issues, even if
every gold standard man In the State
votes against the Democratic party. In
1896 when the Republicans and Palmer
ties denied the supporters Of Bryan
a single election officer in Louisville
and stole 10000 votes there and 5000
more in the mountain district, McKin-
ley's majority was only 2SS. In 1898,
can candidate running,th Democrats had
| $4,000 majority. They would have won
easily by that majority or more this
year but for the unfortunate division
in the party. The dissensions that have
cost the party so much strength would
never have occurred if the Louisville
and Nashville political railroad had not
determined at all hazards and at any
cost to dominate the Democratic party
| 1t owns the Republican party, body
soul and breeches-and resolved to con-
|
a State Senator, William Goebel had
helped to secure higher assessment of
| their road for taxation, secured the
passage of a fellow servant law which
| the Republican Governor vetoed, de-
nounced the horde Of l.. and n. lobbyists
that hung around the capitol to direct
legislation, and had in other ways won
the hatred of that powerful company
They demanded his head, and boosted
| that they would make an example of him
| in. order to deter other legislators from
daring TO oppose their legislative
| schemes. 1t was a battle royal, for
| Goebel fights the devil with fire." After
the most stormy convention on record,
| Goebel was nominated and then the t.
and n thought it saw its chance to de-
! feat him. Some good and sincere men
were strongly against him, believing that
the convention which nominated him
had been unfairly conducted. The l..
and y. famed the opposition into a
| flame; bought the straight Demo-
cratic paper the Dispatch, which was in
! Strengthened circumstances, and made ir
violent antagonist of Goebel; furnish
ed the sinews of war to the Brown bolt
| ing Democratic ticket; stood behind the
Republicans and strengthened their
lines; obtained the cooperation of those
| trusts that Goebel had Fought in the
| Senate; and secured the most formula
BILE opposition to Goebel in and out of
his party that any candidate for Gov.
| ernor has had to face. 1t was an OPP
| position before which an ordinary man
would have quailed. If daunted at all,
| Goebel did not show it, He has made
a historic campaign and has deserved
the victory which is even now almost
| denied him. The night of the election
acting upon the usual Republican rule
"Claim everything" the Republicans
claimed both branches of the Legislature
and tile election of Taylor as Governor
by $4,000 majority. They then dropped
to $4,000. then to 10000, then gave up
the Legislature and dropped TO 1000,
and now are claiming 5000 or 1000 ma
iority, and declaring that Goebel is try
| ing to steal the election, and that they
will not submit to it, and giving every
sign of defeated party that has not
the grace to submit when fairly defeat
| ed.
/ For several days it has been appar-
ent that the opponents of Mr.. Goebel
were resolved, in case of his election,
to charge fraud and contest the cleo
| ton. The Republican Governor OF
Kentucky had troops at the polls TO help
| TAYLOR. but the closeness of the vote
and the high character of the election
officers answers the charges of fraud.
/ If, as has been alleged, Mr.. Goebel had
an election law by which he could elect
| himself, how happens it that the election
| is so close? If he could count as he
pleased, does anybody suppose that he
| would have failed to count enough? The