The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-02-20


800, for the purpose OF taking actiDn
on he assassination Of Governor Will
liam Goebtl, Judge John f. Cooper
in few brief remarks stated the oh
ct of me meeting, and on motion he
was elected permanent Chairman,
W. b. O'Connell, Secretary, and b.
w. Trimble, of the ADVOCATE, Assist
ant Secretary.
On motion the Chair appointed the
following gentlemen a Committee on
Resolutions: M. N. Cassid,, Roberi
Marshall, J. B Tsulbec, Newton r
Bright, II. r. Prrwitt aud w. 4.
Tibb4, whichicommiiiee reported the
following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
We, thelDemocrsls of Montgomery
County, oeeming It incumbent on
every law-sbiding citizen to speak for
our civil insliiutions in this di.tress-
ing exigency, do resolve and declare
1si.-rhel Democratic Party, the
Party of JeGerson and Jackson, of
Tildep, Bry All ana Goebel, has always
stood tor constitutional government
and the supremacy of the law as IN
t'rpreted ,snot by partisan press or a
partisan mob hut by the courts OF
law. When. in other years some OF
u, and our fathers, were driven from
the polls by hostile bayonets, hunted
frOm our homes, aud imprisoned b.,
Republican. usurpers solely for at
tempting tosvote, the Democratic tick
ct, we learned patience and hope by
the things that.we suffered, and no
a-ssssins. were sheltered in our ranks.
Agsinst.the arrogant lawltssness Ct
our political enemies who were sup
ported by Federal ayohets, reinforced
by negro suffrage, the prudence, pa
thence aud courage of the De mocralic
party restored free ballot and the
supremacy of civil law. The recl u
d'scence. in Ibe.opposing party, Of the
same fragrant. contempt of civil insti-
tutions and the same recourse to mill
iary force and violence in DE- fiance OF
courts and their Ulcers, sets before
the Democratic Party a second time
the duty of restoring the civil order.
To this sscred task we solemuly COM
init ourselves aud invite the co-opera-
ton of all good citizens until this es-
seulisl end is reached.
2nd.-We join the whole civilized
world in. denunciation of the atrocious
crime, that deprived Kentucky Of her
Chief Executive and most iiiustriOus
CT zen.
3d.-We stigmatize the methods and
the men.lhat comprised the savage
assassination of our beloved cLiei
that rebufIed, for dsys, with violence
OF arms. the, civil officers and the de-
tectives from the ambush provided in
the Exc, ulive building, and safely
covered lhe.Ietreat or The bloody vii.
lains, by the bayonets of suborned
and partisan sodiery; that punished
with imprisonment the first messen-
yer OF court OF justice that succeeded
in penetrating their military lines
that with Sinking contempt, resisted
the Sherif's process and dishonored
the sacred writ OF habeas corpus, aud
has sought necessarily to derive emol-
ument IRON the flAgitious work OF
The assassins.
4ib.-We heartily endorse the
Efforts, now being made, to erect an
appropriate monument to perpeiuate
the memory OF Gov. William Goebel,
and request ell ci.izens 10 contribute
10 the fund, who love the cause for
which he died, "The Great Common
People,"
5th.-We favor an amendment to
the Constitution abolishiDg the secret
ballot and restoring the open viva
vOce voting Of the fathers, with a pub
ic record Of each mans vote preserV-
ed and accessible to the public.
6lb.-We petition our Senator and
Representative TO labor for the imme-
diate enactment of universal regis
ration, restricting suffrage to those
who shall have registered at least
lhree months prior to the day of cleo
lion, making clear poll tax record
and receipt prerequisite to registrs.
lion; providing the penalty OF dis
reimbursement, fine and imprisonment
Tor false registration or illegal voting (;
making all election officers liable to
the same penalties in higher degree
tor any violation OF the election law.
7lh.-Our counsel is for Cancellation
and patient waiting for the omnipot-