The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-26
WANT 70 SEE FAIR PLAY.
LARGE FORCE OF ARMED MEN
REACHES FRANKFORT.
The Men Are Republicans, Who Are
Determined to See That the Re-
suit at the Polls Shall Not he
Changed by Partisan Action.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. "a train
bearing more than 1000 men, carrying
Winchester rifles, arrived in Frankfort
this morning. The men hail from the
counties of Bell, Allen, Knox. Harlan.
Whittier, Metcalf and Edmondson. Frank
fort IL overlooking with visitors, but none
except those arriving today carry arms
Coy. Taylor stated to the Associated
Press representatives that the men were
not soldiers. He disclaimed any knowl-
edge of the identity or purpose OF the WIS.,
itors. The men marched to the state
house, stacked their guns and took up po-
sitions In the grounds about the buildings.
They are all provided with badges bearing
the portrait of Gov. Taylor, which they
pinned on their breasts.
knowledge that the men were coming
Many of the visitors are members OF the
state guard. The total number which
stated stated exactly. The train had seventeen
Ex-secretary of State Finley addressed
house He said the object of the gather
ing was to see justice done. "A COMMITTEES
was appointed to draft resolutions
Stephen Sharp, OF Lexington was chosen
chairman.
Adopt strong Resolutions.
The resolutions committee drafted q
resolution to be presented to the legisla-
I'VE Kentuckians. here assembled, in to-
ken of all the free and equal men OF Ken,
lucky, do reassert the great and essential
principles Of liberty and free government
proclaimed in the bill of rights not as de-
rived to us therefrom, but as inherent
"Our property we may ALLEVIATE from
ourselves and our children. but our lib;
erty is a heritage to us In trust Tor all
Tie''E nor incumber it, We declare
again the prerogatiye right Of freely
communicating our thoughts and opin-
ions and to assemble together In peacedi
the good of our fellow men in Kentucky.
More especially do we declare our
right and authority, conferred on us by
appealing to those invested with the
power Of government. by either petition
or remonstrance. and we represent 10
agents in the legislature convened, that
the government of Kentucky Is founded
on our authority and instituted for our
lection of property-our own and theirs.
as well as that of the stranger within
our gates. We petition them, our prox.
les in the general assembly, to heed that
there is peril lowering over all these
things so dear to us and them, and that
calmness and prudence and wisdom need
be invoked in order that truth and justice
may prevail; and we exercise our right
of Temonstrance' against their suffer-
ing themselves to be led into the tempta-
lions OF partisan Pride IN t me crisis rs wcn
Der that their own just powers were
loaned them by us at the polls, and that
among these was the jurisdiction to de-
eide judiciaIly and by due process of law,
and not otherwise, what was then our
expressed will, not their present political
preference
1--WE implore them that they do not, on
slight or technical pretexts nor fiimsy or
trivial causes, permit the subversion of
that supreme law of the land. the will
of the people.
1--WE beg of them that they receive from
the hands of our messengers and consider
and do not spurn or despise this. our earn
est address. petition and remonstrance. and
that they by their considerate action pro-
tect, preserve and promote the safety and
welfare and, above all, the honor of Ken
lucky committed to their keeping.
CHARLES FINLEY.
''DR. THOMAS w. BERRY.
"A. w. KAZOR.
CLAUDE CIIINN."
Will he Excluded.
The lower house of the legislature met