Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-01-26
FRANKFORT INVADED.
One thousand Armed Men Arrive
There on Special Train.
SUPPORTING TAYLOR
They Go TO the Capitol and Stack Their
Arms on the Grounds Many
Of Them Belong 10 the State
Militia Appeal Made.

NEanAioIt' dhh - A special train
bearing more than 1000 men. carving
Winchesiers arrived Ia Frankfort early
this morning. The men hail from the
counties Of Bell, Allen. Knox. Harlan.
whitley Metcalf aud Edmonson Frank.
fort Is OVERLOOKING with visitors. but
none except the above 1000 carry arms.
Governor Taylor stated to- IN, A.so.
cla'ed Press representative that the men
We're not soldiers. He disclaimed any
knowledge Of the identity or purpose of
the armed visitors.
The men marched TO the .tatehouse
stacked their guns and took up positions
IN groups about the buildings Adm.
tant General Collier state, that he had
no knowledge Of the men coming Many
OF the men are memters Of state guards
ER-Secretary Of State Finley addressed
the visitors from the steps Of the state
house. He said thu obisc, Of tho gath.
ering was TO see justice done.
A committee was appointed TO draft
Resolutions Senator Sharp OF LeGing.
ton was chosen chairman aud will make
m address
The committee drafted the following
which will be- presented to the legisla.
ture
We. kentuckians. here assembled.
In token Of all Tree and equal men Of
Kentucky, do reasseri the great and
essential principles Of liberty and free
government proclaimed In bill of
rights, not as derived TO us therefrom
but "A inherent Our property we
may ALLEVIATE from ourselves and our
children, but our liberty is heritage in
US In trust for all generations. and we
may neither surrender nor cucumber il.
We declare again the prerogative right
OF freely communicating our thoughts
aud opinions and assemble together
In peaceful manner for our common
good and the good Of our fellowmen of
Kentucky. More especially do we do.
clare our right and authority conferred
on us by Almighty power. and not other.
wise of appealing TO those invested with
the power OF government by either peti.
ton or remonstrance. and We represent
to them our brethren Of Kentucky. our
agents Ia the Legislature convened. that
the government of Kentucky. founded
on authority and instituted for our
peace. safety and happiness. and the
protection Of property, our own and
theirs, As well as that Of tue stranger
within our gates We petition them our
proxies IN general assembly to heed that
there Is peril lowering over all those
things. 40 dear 10 rs and them. and that
calmness and prudence and wisdom
need BE- invoked in order that truth and
justice may prevail aud we exercise our
right of 'remUnstrance, against their
suffering themselves to be led into tenn.
tatlon Of Partisan pride IN the crisis
which i on us We ba.eech
them 20 remember that their own
just powers were loaned to them
by Us at the polls, aud that among these
was jurisdiction To decide iudicially aud
by the due process Of law and not 9th.
erwise. what was then our expressed
will and not their present political pref.
erence We implore them that they DO
no, on any slight or technical preieIts.
nor himsy or trivial causes. permit A
suhyersion OF that supreme law Of the
land the will OF the people
We beg them that they receive from
the hands Of our messengers. and con.
slider aud do not spurn or despise. our
earnest address, petition and remon.
STRANGE, and that they by their consid. I
crate action protect preserve and pro. \
mote the safety and welfare. aud above :
all, the honor Of Kentucky committed d
u their keeping I
The petition il signed by Charles Fin.
ley, Thomas w Berry. A. W. Kazer
and Claude Chnn.
The lower house Of the legislature ON |
a motion of Mf Cantrell the Democratic !
leader, adopted resolution excluding y
all but ladies from the chamber aud the .
galleries
A rumor was IN circulation, but per
'i-tertly denied that Judge Cantrel Of
he local circuit court had summoned E,
Nj Democratic deputy sheriff. In the =
tate 20 come 20 Frankfort The com. n
attorney Of Franklin couu.
, says be knows Of no such order. "