Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-03
CIVIL WAR IMMINENT.
Clash Between Executive and judiciary
Powers May Cause IA Conflict of Arms.

Powers May Cause "a Conflict of Arms.
frankfort. Ky. Feb. 3.-Thc first
clash between the executive and iu-
dietary powers of the state occurred
yesterday. y still greater clash is
imminent today. and hryond. the pos.
SihilitirS of today lies Il sea with skies
So lowering. and of - stormy an
aspect. that, no politician Of either
party can predict where il will carry
the Kentucky ship of state. There is
a chance that things will. AZ Con.
greSSnan June Gayle expresses il.
Drift around all right" but there are
other chances Also. and if things are
not 10 drift around all right they
must strike a counter current and
strike il soon.
CunHiet In Arms Imminent.
There can no longer be any conceal
mpnt of the fact that affairs in this
state are bordering upon conflict III
arms and the beginning of the crisis
iS ut hand. 1t may be that the politi-
cal difficulties will bc settled 10y the
courts of law. hut the hearts of men
are hot in Kentucky now. and legal
process may provide remedy TOO
dilatOry To please Il few of the more
impatient. and il iS i'll the power of
these To create Il world of Woe 1T al
most any time.
Serves Notice ON Gov. Taylor.
The clash of yesterday came when
an officer Of the circuit court of Fank-
lin county WAS arrested 10y the mill
tIry while attempting To serve notice
of Il legal proceeding upon Governor
Taylor. The clash of today may come
when the officers of that court at
tempt To enforce the rulings of its
presiding judge. Behind this Judge
the Democrats will have today for the
first time. an active executive head in
the person of Acting Governor Beck
ham. and. from the Democratic stand
point. Il regularly appointed adjutant
general whose orders the troops now
cncampCd around the capitol building
are bound to obey. If they decline to
obey the new adiutant general will.
the Democrats claim. have the power
To organize military forces of his own.
and proceed against all people who
defy the authority of his office and
that of the governor of the state whom
he represents.
Republican Attribute.
ON the other hand the Republicans
are fixed in their attitude that there
i an inSurrection jn the state. that
Bcckhan and his actions. his adiutant
St'ItIal anu His oItltt~ NV AhpSF VI
people asking in opposition to law. They
believe that they alone are in the
right. and As there can be but one right
and all else wrong. those who show re-
siStance To the proclamation of Cover
nor TAYLOR are in rebellion against the
commonwealth. They VIII resist any
attempt of any kind to remove them
from their position around the capitol.
meeting force with force. and that
means civil war.
The first clash of yesterday came
when AlonZo Walker. STenographer
employed by the Democratic attorneys,
WAS placed under arrest in the capitol
grounds charged with conduct tending
to incite mutiny ana riot. The conduct
consisted i'm pinning To the door of the
private Office of Governor Taylor Il
notice that tomorrow morning the
Democratic attorneys would appear
before Judge Cantrill. Of Ihe circuit
court and ask for an injunction re
Straiuin- Governor Taylor from all in
reference with the movements or the
legislature. and from his announced
attempt to remove il 10 London in this
state Walker was nj once taken into
custody 10y orders of Colonel Roger
Williams. the commanding officer Of
the forces now gathered around the
capitol
Tomorrow the injunction VIII he
asked. and there is no doubt that il
will be granted. Judge Cantrin has
the reputation Of he 4 man who will
attempt hy all means in his power TO
enforce the rulings handed down from
his bench. He will most certainly
Use all the power III his hands To Sc
cure the onerSrion of his Injunction. II