Arizona republican., 1899-07-08
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
Those BeSI Acquainted wifh Man.
 hood Believe GOebeIlSm Doomed.

First among the victims of the new
 partisan machine in Kentucky are the
 democrats Of the state themselves.
 They have the GOebsl election law.
 G0eIbel as the candidate for governor
 and GOebel as the party dictator. Re
 DUib icars can't be counted out and
 GoGDel democrats alone will be count
 ed in. The convention at Louisville il-
 IuStrated the GOebel methods. He
 managed to get hold of the preliminary
 oTganiZd tiOr of the convention. and
 that settled it. though he had but about
 OLe-third of the votes of delegates.
 The Dresidin officer did the rest.
 When the Hardin and Stone forces.
 numbering iwo-thirdS of the conven-
 ton. moved 10 adjourn 10 meet
 month later at Lexington the chair
 man ruled il out of order. When an
 appeal was taken. the chairman re-
 fused to entertain it. and proceeded
 with the iballOting. GOebel had up his
 sleeve seventy votes from Louisville. procured by gang methods. and used
 them at the critical moment. His pro-
 gram was not approved by the con-
 vention but he forced il through by desiDotfc rulings dictated to the chair. The chairman understood that he was selected to nominate Goebel, and he  So the Kentucky democrats get the first taste of the GOdbel 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 feathered. But would if be fair to hurrah for GOebel and make him governor and apply to his subOrdi- nate and tool such an uncomfortablel badge of infany1 The Kentucky leg isLature opened the door to GOebel's | llan for governing American citizens by nullifyin9 their ballots. He is not the first of his type. There are always men to be found who put their ambi- | tionS above every rule of justice. | morality and patriotism. Geobel's bait to the legislature was an election law to give the democrats perpetual as tendency in the state. no matter how | tle original ballots were cast. Demo- cratic county Boards can change the foOtingS. and q democratic state board | change them again. Appeal to the courts is cut off GOebels idea caught the legislature. which became his full accOmplice when it passed his bill. In seiZing the nomination for governor tHH NrU6UpI SCHtU1H Il3S uef6IN been He shipped his nippers on the convention, he'd down and dissi- pated it's true strength by machine trickary. and. much to their surprise. gave Kentucky democrats a taste of the bitter medicine they had helped prepare for republicans.
 Those bes5 acquainted with the man. hood of Kentucky do Tot believe that Goebelism can have q long rum. The state has brains. inte diligence social worth. personal dignity. q strong sense of irdividUIi independence. love of and steadfast support in the past of American institutions When he cause of honest nfoney was assaiI- 7d, thousands of Kentucky democrats allied to it's defense and saved the electoral vote of the state Many thou I 'ards condemn and oppose all tamper- n@ with an honest ballot. But GOebe1 VIII prove a troublesome customer. He las q grip on the election boards. as i vel as on the convention he gagged { nd drove along the road he decreed { [ should travel. Kentuckians would le foolish to tar and feather each other l while crOwEing with laurel the brows ] If their nsw-fOund Caesar. the all )oWerfu. Goebel. the man w'fo has lowned the ballOt4boX in Kentucky.
 md sIIbjugated his own party as the lext step in his imperial career.- I t. Louis Globe Democrat.