The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-06
SHOOTING OF MIR. GoEBEL.

Kentucky holds life at slaughter sale"
values. Ballard News.
Murder has no place in American poll
tics.-white River Journal.
The bullets and ballots got mixed In the
Kentucky election contest, and Goebel was
hit-Rossland, b. c., Record
The question for sensible Kentucksns to
decide is whether their party politics In
worth it.-Lewiston. Idaho. Tribune.
Fortunate. indeed. will it be If his vio-
lent end Is not the cause of bloodshed
among his people.-Yakima Republic.
This is strange commentary indeed
upon the working out of boasted Re-
publican Observation-Disclosures. B. c., Col
onist.
This last lot of high-handed crime
marks the record of "Old Kentucky" more
black than the ace of spades. -Bossburg
Journal
Among those upon whom no small por-
ton of this awful responsibility rests Is
the one stricken down SO brutally.-Coun-
ell Bluffs Nonpareil.
No civilized nation under the sun should
tolerate such murderous wretches as tho
so-called Kentucky gentlemen. Wen
atchee, Wash, Republican.
Nothing could be more depiorabe than
the attempted assassination OF Goebel, the
Democratic contestant for the governor
ship OF Kentucky.--Sumas News.
The war between the savage tribes of
Kentucky promises TO overshadow the
present skirmishes In South Africa and
the Philippines. Bulletin.
1t is a very wretched state OF affairs.
and all law-abiding Kentuckians. particu-
hrly Republicans, deserve the sympathy
of the acknowledgements Post-Standard.
GoebeI Is primarily responsible for
working up the Kentucky fighting spirit.
and in accord with the eternal fitness OF
things falls one of It's first victlms.-To-
ledo Tidings.
The whole affair IA deplorabe from
national standpoint, for IL win bring dis
credit upon the country as nation in the
eyes OF the civilized world.-Sacramento
Record Union.
But what is really needed is a court
with nerve enough to enforce the laws
and juries with nerve enough to disre-
gard family Influence In regarding their
verdicts.--Winlock Pilot.
II ever man marched straight up TO
the muzze OF a loaded gun with his eyes
wide open and challenge TO the man be-
hind the gun 10 shoot. that man was VIII
liam GoebeL-Hartford Times
The base and perfidous shooting down OF
Goebei should provoke an intense reaction
from the proneness TO lynch law and the
shotgun species OF Justice" Of which Ken
lucky has been guilty. Chicago Post.
Kentucky seems to emerge but slowly
from the domination OF the ideas which
ruled the old days. when gentlemen set
lied their little differences BY shooting AT
each other on slght.-Man.toha Free Press.
Il Is the spirit on which william Goebel
himself acted when. with his own hand he
slew a personal enemy some few years
ago Were that spirit II allowed 10 pre-
vail no mans life IL safe.-BHffaio Ex-
press
But the entire matter Is but the logical
result Of the lawiess acts 81 the Guebel-
ites themselves. Kentucky naturally drift
ed into state OF anarchy as tse result OF
nefarious political manipaiauous.-H Helena
Herald.
The operations 10 this end have been
carried on under an act drawn Up by Goe-
bel himself and passed by the legislature
evidently in anticipation 81 such a crisis
as has now arrived. ---Nancouver, H. c.
Province.
II IT, though 70 be earnestly hoped that
the conservative patriotism Of Kentucky
wilt assert Itself and the unhappy aitaa-
tion be adjusted peacefully, lawfully and
for the best interests Il the common.
wealth. --Auzconda STANDARD
there can be no redress by legal or civiI
proceedings before the courts TO protect
the public against the political miseAr-
riAges az such men as Gaebel are Hkely
20 bring about.-corvaliis. or. Union-
Gazette
n both parties win stop where they are
and let the result az the election stand as
the voters declared IL. peace may h@ ra-
stored 20 Kentucky ans This disgracefnl
episode may stand - a warning to nm
scTuplious personal and partisan ambition
Pert Townsend Leader.
How swiftfuily and painfully has the
nation been awakened to the actual state
81 affairs in the dark and bloody
ground" the land ~ ''booze" and pretty
girls. whore lease Moore ig king six
shooters the only law, aud where every
honorable citizen expects 20 die with his
boots on.~Aberdeen Bulletin
There IL not one sota 81 difference be-
tween the Democrats and Republicans OF
Kentucky as a rule. and especially in the
present crisis. and the acts - fraud on
one side and assassination ana Iawless-
ness On the other are a dlsCrsdit and A
disgrace 70 q nation which Processes 70
be called Of God 70 carry civilization and
enlightenment 10 foreign countries by
force OF aTms.-Nillapa H&gbor Pilot.