The Portland daily press., 1900-01-26
Men Left Last Evening
Suddenly.
Believed That They Gathered by
Mistake i'm Dates.

Frankfort, KY, January 25.-The ar
ijsal In frankfort this morning of from
500 to lO0) men armed with rifles might
have terrorized community less Injured
to unusal and sensational happenings.
but by night fall the excitement caused
by the appearance of the war-like visit
ors had subsidized. The train that bore
the armed men was made up Of IA
coaches, apparently but few here knew
that 1t was expsoted. The men lett the
coaches in front of the Louisville and
Nashville station and forming into
companies, marched to the state house
where their arms were deposited promls-
cuously and the men scattered about the
buildings Luncheon was ssrvsd to
them at the rear OF the State house
Most of the visitors wore badges Of whit 3
ribbon, adorned with piotJrs Of Gov.
Taylor.
Willie 1t was generally believed that
many Of the men were soldiers, no person
In authority would stand sponsor for the
statement. while Gov. Taylor and Adju-
tant General Collier disclaimsd any con-
neet!on with them. The msn haiisd
from various sections of the state.
Shortly after their arrival, the visitors
gathered In front of the main stats build
ing wh9rs ex-Seoretary OF State FiElsy
ad Iessed them. afterwards introducing
stephen Sharp of Lexington, former
judge OF Fayette county and treasurer OF
the state by appointment, succeeding ths
1f T.Sa
Jldse Sharp spoke briefly and put him
s,lf at tbs service of ths men. A commit-
tee WAS appointed to draft resolutions
which Indicated the purpose OF their mis-
zion. The resolutions as adopted will be
presented to both houses of the legisla-
ture tomorrow.
We ksntuokisns here assembled in
token of all the free and Equal" men
OF kentucky do re-sssert "the great and
essential principles Of liberty and free
government" proclaimed in the bill Of
rights, not as derived to us therefrom but
as "inhersnt." Our property We may
ALLEVIATE from ourselves and our chill
dr9n, but our liberty Is a heritage to us
in trust for ell generations and we may
n itter surrender DOR encounter 1t, We
dec lsrs again the preFogatiye right
fresly communicating orr thoughts and
opinions, and to assemble together in a
peaceful manner for our common good
and the good of our fellow men of Ken
lucky. More especially do we declare our
right and authority conferred on US by
Almighty power and not otherwise OF
appealing TO those invested with this pow.
or of government by either petition III
remonstranoe, and We represent to them
our brethren Of Kentucky oul agents in
the Legislature convened that the govern
ment of Kentucky Is founded on our au-
thority and instit uted for our peace. safe
ty and happiness and the protection Of
property--our own and their's-as well as
that of the stranger within our gates.
We petition them our proxies In the
general assembly to hesd that there Is
peril bovsring over all those things 50
d,ar to Us and them. aud that oalmness
and ptudeucs and wisdom need 10 in
yoksd In order that truth and justice may
prevail and We exercise our right of
"rsmonstrxncs' against their suffering
themselves to be led into the temptation
Of partisan pride In the crisis which Is
on Us. We besesch them to remember
that their own juss powers were loaned
them by US at the polls and that among
these was the jurisdiction to decide
JudiciAlly and by due process Of law and
not otherwise, what was thsn our ex-
pressed will, mot their pressnt political
preference.
We imrlors them tnat they may not, on
slight OF technical pretexts nor himsy or
trivial causea parmit the subversion Of
that supreme law Of the land, tbs will of
the people We beg Of them that they
REQ eivs from ths hands of our messengers
and consider and do not spurn or despise
this, our earnest address. petition and
rsmenstranes. and that they by their
o,nsldsrste acsion protect, preserve and
. on oss the safety and welfare and above