Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-04
Bradley SHIFTS BLAME |:
Kentucky Governor Says the Truth
Has Not Been Told About
Taylor Feud.
Affair Has Been Exaggerated and
the Governor Expected to Take
Unwarranted Action.
Gov. Roosevelt Addresses Theolog.
ical School-Says Mckinley
Must Be Sustained.

Must Be Sustained.
Frankfort. KY. Aug. 4.-Governor
Bradley has issued a statement regard
ing the Clay county troubles in which
he lays the blame on the local civil au-
thorities who have failed to do their
duty. He says:
The trouble in Clay county, while
bad enough, has been magnified by
newspaper correspondents.
"Burch Stores, Wills Howard, George
Baker. Will White. John Baker. Frank
Clark and Tom Baker, seven in num-
Der, have been killed in period of
something more than a year. The slay-
ers of all these men have been indicted
except those of John Baker, Frank
Clark and Tom Baker. James Howard.
who killed George Baker, obtained
change of Venue to Laurel, where he
was convicted and subsequently thever-
dict was set aside. Tom Baker, on q
change of Venue. was convicted of kill
ing White: the court of appeals re-
versed the Judgment, and he was sub
sequently bailed out on order of the
judge of the Lincoln circuit court. The
slayers of Burch Stores and Wills How
ard We're indicted and obtained a
change of venue to Knox county, where
the cases are now pending. except that
against Tom Baker, who was killed
shortly after the order of the change of
venue was made. So that all these
eases have been acted on except the
three named, and every step taken that
can be by law.
The suggestion that l declare mar
|tial Jaw is ridiculous. The constitution
of Kentucky does not allow any law
suspended except by the general assem-
bly, or under its authority.
AS to the suggestion that the gov
ernor arrest. try and convict those men.
the wiseacres have probably forgotten
chat the powers of the governor are
merely executive, and that he can not
TRY or pass sentence on criminals.
1T has been suggested. however, that
the governor should appoint circuit
| judge and commemorative attorney,
who should look after these cases. Tn
fortunately for these critics. the gov
lernor has no such power.
4 And, Notwithstanding the constitu-
tion and Laws do not allow the gov
lernor to do these things. he is con-
denned and denounced for not doing
them. 1t is suggested that the gov
arnor has failed 10 do anything since
the sending of troops at the time Tom
Baker was killed 1t may be said. il
lresponse, the troops We're then present
land their presence availed nothing
either in preserving Bakers life or ar
Il reSttrlpr his 11f.rfltsrers might sem
1 soldiers today to preserve the peace
/ |but owing 10 the character of the war
flare there INDUCED in it would be mex
a Ito impossible for them to do anything
4 There are not enough members of tn,
Estate guard in kentucky to partol tina.
lrountry.
4 Had the soldiers been in Manchestel
i 1T The time the Grifiins and Philpot.
mad their more recent conflict the,
would not have prevented it, becaus,
the scene of the difficulty was abou
4 ten miles from Manchester 1t is con
blended by some that the governo
should interfere on account of the re
cent Philpot controversy. The surviv
: ors of the Thilpot-Griffi fight have al
been arrested, one side acquitted, tn
i other awaiting the healing of woun
t for trial. In this instance the Off
GERS of the law promptly arrested tn
: lsitarties. Soldiers We're not needed t
make the arrest, and l could not hav
1 interfeTed. The Philpot trouble s6in n
| Wise connected with the White Bake
/ feud.
. ,'But it is said that I might orde
verybody- disarned in Clay count,
d rhe constitution guarantees to the Cit
0 zen the right to bear arms openly an
: such persons could not lawfully be dis
b armed unless engaged in some act mar
I. ifesting disposition to break tn
: peace.
Il know nothing personally concern
]: ing the position occupied by the peae
/" officers of Clay county towards IL
o Whites and Bakers; but do know thu
# lin no instance has one of them Gale
IL on me for aid and naturally conclut
h that matters should continue as the
are and have been for some time.
1t The whole fault in Clay county is
n yitiated public sentiment and a failu
j. Of the civil authorities to do their dut
h The laws are insufficient to enable ii
all governor to apply a remedy. SUE
If feuds have been in progress, more
less. for years and no governor of Il
l. state has ever been able to quel them
= MUST SUPPORT M'KINLEY