The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14
soEBel FAILS TO STEAL rne STATE.

III tht past WITH
60EBel FAILS TO STEAL rHg STATE.
The Majority tso big for HE Improved
Thi~vins El~estoe Lsw.-Tayior de-
eisred Governor of Kentucky.
The Democratic sTat- .leeti n
board ot Kentucky Ess ~ iaat al
noanced It's decision. lt is seAip Il
Goehel and for Tayior. the Republi-
ran candidate. II set ms thar tn
merdous pressure was brought upon
the Election Board, (aN of whom
were Democra's.) By CO.. bel and his
band o. ballot box suffers 10 perjure
themselves and give the certifiea e
OF election t. q oebel, in spite of the
over VIII Inning election return
against him. This pressure coerced
some of the members Of the election
board. but. be il said II the credi. OF
tie maj nrlty If tba at board. that how
ever mucu they waited Goebel Gov
erf or, nat refused tn cpmmit per
jury and damn their souls in
the face of the voters Of the stale
VIII" had r-pud!ated him.
Our readers will remember tina.
Goeb was II member IF the last
Democratic legisla ture of Kentucky
He was then n prospective candidate
for Governor. He framed aud forced
through the Legislature IN election
law which has grown Infamous and
will ever make GoebePs name in
famous with all honest people. The
law provides for State Election
B ard, Ali to he composed Of Demo
Gratis. TITS election board was to
appoint county election boards. all
TO bs Democrats. This county cleo
ton board was TO appoint township
and orerlpct election boards, sll to
he Democrats. Ample provisions
aud loon coles were put into thu law
10 give these election officers, from
poll-hotders u; to the county and
STATE election boards, an opportunity
10 steal votes ar every turu. Goebel
intended to be candidate fer 6 over
nor, and be Intended to nse this law
IN steal the state and count himself
III. Goebel got himself nominated
for Governor, then appointed men
Of his own choosing for election
ctfic' RS at every precinct in the state,
and then proceeded to work the ma
chine so stuff the ballot boxes and
count the vores IN his favor regard
less of how. the voters cast them.
But it seems that Goobel .taii. d 10
take an account of the fact that the
great masses Of the people of all
parties are honest and believe in fair
play. From their homes they looked
upon Goebel ard his methods and
determined to reb1ke him. Tbous-
ands upon thousands Of Democrats
who had never voted anything but
the Democratic ticket said that they
believed IN every ore of the Ten
Comma dments, and would not tole-
rate n ballot box theft or any other
kipd Of thief in the Governors chair.
q ehai soon realized his da nger.
h sent orders down Tbs llue aud To-
structed the election officers how to
mansga his thti7ing election law so
AS TO save hiia, but the indignation
Of an honest outraged people was
greater than he counted on. So in
spite of al the stealipg that was
done from back country preeincts up
through county rs'urning boards,
when the vote was certified 20 the
Secretary Of State, he was still three
thousand votes behind on the face of
The returns. II Goebel had known
The size If the maj ,rity that would
be rolled Up against him he could no
doubt have managed his election
lsw SO as TO have stolen a few
thousand more votes. Having failed |
to steal enough Votes in the precincts
and counties, then tremendous pres
sure was brought upon the election
board to give the certifca of elec i
tion 10 Goebel IN spite Of the returns |
10 ade by Democratic fficlals; but the
ms ority of the Boald refused to
Pc, jare themselves, and Goebel and
his Infamous methods go down to de.
served defeat and ignomipy.
There is parallel Of this state Of
fffairs now 10 North Carolina.
When the last legislature was in
session, one F. M. Simmons was a
candidate for United
States Senator, He copied G,ebsrs
election law with view to stealing
he state and counting himself IN.
The people Of North Carolina are
act less honest and patriotic than
hey are in Kentucky. They be-
ieve as much in the Ten Command
nents. They would not want to be
represented in the United States
senate by ballot box theft any
more than the people of Kentucky
iesired such character fer Cover
Tor. Next August North Carolina
Will repeat the deserved rebuke to
i'm and his methods tnat, K entucky
las so forcibly given to her Summons.