The age-herald., 1900-02-09
louisville Agreement Hangs Fire.

Louisville Agreement Hangs rire.
 It is plain that the war with gun Us ended in Kentucky and war with pen and tongue dnauguraited. When the Amer ican pen and American tongue take charge of subject they invariably lead on to result that is at least endurable. This yT.u be the case beyond reasonable doGl3t in Kentucky. The thaggling over terms may consume some time, but the longer the time the less likely an outburst of passion.
 The democrats are of course contending for full possession of the state govern ment and the republicans want above all else repeal of the Goebel law, which is no say tine least an unnecessary law in democratic Kentucky. If the democrats O. that state will pull themselves together they do not need any such law, and its re- peal as a means to peace and democratic supremacy should be conceded, and is con- ceded an the Louisville agreement. but not in terms explicit and definite enough to suit MT. Taylor and his friends who are holding the fort at Frankfort. Neither party to the Louisville agreement can af- ford to be tricky and dishonest. public agreement should be fully and honestly carried out and tihere is no reason to doubt that the Louisville compact would be kept to the letter.
 In the course of the connot-which will doubtless be known dn history as Taylors Rebellion-two 5lunders were made by the state house crowd, namely, the detention of Alonzo Walker, and the removal of the legislature to London. But Walker has been turned loose, and the legislature at London cannot muster quorum. These bsunders have therefore proven harmless, and Taylor is practfcally-a prisoner him. self in the state house. He does not hold much else He is therefore ready to nego- tiate.
 1t will he a relief to American institutions when the dsgrace ceful Kentucky muddle is put out Of sight. The Goebel Jaw is not an ideal measure, and the attempt on the part of Taylor to override and disperse the leg Gslasure was essentially revolutionary in its nature. It was done in the teeth of the constitution of the state, which pro- vides that contested elections for gov ernor and lieutenant governor shall be de- termined by both houses of the general assembly according to such regulations as may be established Joy law" The Goebel law was passed before Taylor became a it, and to accept its operations, taking an appeal to the people at f[le next general election in tine state if any injustice were done under it. This he did not do, and on this account the defacto governor will stand condemned. He attempted a revolu- tion the plea that ''insurrection" ex- isted throughout the state He dispersed the legislature, ordering it to meet in a dis tant 'Teud'' county. He claimed to act under tlis provision of the state consti- tutlon
 ''1ine first general assembly and the members of which snail be elected under the constitution shall meet on the first Tuesday after the f1rSt Monday in January, 1891, and thereafter the general assembly shall meet on the same day every second year, and its sessions siaaa be held at the seat of government, except in case of war, dHsuroct1on or pestilence, when 1t may, by proclama tion Of the governor, assemble for the time being elsewhere"
 This provision mantfestly refers to the organization of the legislature. Once or ganized, as the legislature was, it was itseif the judge as to whether .insurrec- ton" existed or not and a joint resolu- ton instead of a proclamation from the executive house would make the fact known. Taylor imagined himself another Cromwell. and he attempted to disperse the Kentucky parliament without a shadow of right to do so. He has won the unenviable reputation of being the first American Who ever run" legislature out of a state house by force. He became himself an insurrectionist, surrounded by more of the same sort armed with Winchesters.
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