The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-10-02

hsue on the 22nd of April, about Mr.
rsylor, nobody will hereafter beliey,
that Mr.. Bradley was much ola pro
phet. He either did not understand
Mr.. Taylor or Mr.. Taylor has not fol.
iowed his advice, and we do not hear
anything now, in view of the subse.
quent Developments, OF Mr.. Bradley
advising Mr.. Taylor to carry out
those views thus set forth in this bonn.
oastic proclamation of Mr.. Brsdl.y
as Mr.. Taylor's counsel.
1t is perfectly apparent now that
Mr.. Taylor never had any idea of
staying in Kentucky If the SUPREME
Court should decide in favor of the
Democratic claimants.
Oh April 7, 1900, Mr.. Taylor him.
self went into the proclamation tu.-
mess, 1t must have been from Is
proclamation that Mr.. BRADLEY 20,
strength and courage and derived The
power to make these declarations on
April %, some two weeks later.
On April 7th Mr.. Taylor gave out
a statement as to what he was going
10 DO, and rec ting the great outrage
that had been perpetrated upon him
by the insipustions OF the newspapers
thst he was not going to stand the
racket and would not face the charg-
es which the law at the proper time
would make against him, said:
Once for all, desire to say, nei
Their directly OF indil ectly had | any |
connection with the assassination of |
Senotcr Goebel. l am citizen of
this State, smeasble to its laws:Iam
not criminal nor shall l ever be q
fugutlve from justice. Whenever in
dcted if such an outrage should be
committed, | shall appear for trial,
conscious OF my innocence an. of the
ultimate triumph of right and Justice"
The sequel, fellow citizens, has
shown how far Mr.. Taylor's pledges
and Mr.. Bradlcy's Profe slons csn be
'elied upon. No sooner was the de-
'ision Of the Supreme Court announce,
'd, when he knew he must face this
before the law of guilty
'nowiege OF and participation in Gov.
ioebel's death, than he hastily deserts
rs Stale, his people and his friends
nd runs away TO another State. I'm
7hich doubtless before he went there
e had the corrupt and unlaw ful prom. :
e Of the Governor to refuse to sur
ender him to answer the demands
an outraged law in the State of
entucky.
AS l started to say few moments
20, had opportunities to observe
r. Beckham's conduct under diff
lit and dangerous circumstances.
In obedience to the request of Sem
or Blackburn, | had been called to =,
'ankfort the evening that Governor NJ
oebel died. For the moment, those -
no had been prominent in these af-
irs at Frankfort, had become, as it
ere, dszed by the great calamity
llch was then overshadowing the
party in the State of Ken j.
'ky, namely, the death of Gov. Goe-
], and it became necessary for some
dy to advise with Mr.. Beckham as Tn
what was his duty under the cir ,
That extraordinary proclamation
burning the Legislature from
ankfort to London, where the DEM XII
attic members could be shot down -
tn greater safety, was still in force
the militia which then had boss.
ion of the State House and oubEo
ces and were using their power in
most flagrant manner, practically
pending the writ of habess corpus N
lifying the writs from the courts II
he State, defying the officers of
law were threatening that if M.
khan attempted to exercise the
'es and duties OF Governor, IN case 10
Mr.. Goebel's death, the CAPITAL
eel would be raided and that Mr.
khan himself would be made
oner.
hese threats were openly and con-
tly. made. Soldiers were station
III around over Frankfort, and
. Collier and his onion-esting SOL T
were carrying things with ,n;,i
ty high hand throughout all Car
lkfort as well as in the Capitol Minis
lndA The whole Capitol grounds thrc
one camp. Two gstling guns II
trained down upon the Guy
and threats were fraoI, D.,