The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-17
PEACE IN KENTUCKY.


No internal state controversy OF this
kind in our history has been settled per-
manently by federal Intervention, and none
has been settled by the state courts. In all
cases peace has been secured by agree
ment between the contrasting parties. or by
the withdrawal or surrender OF one Of them.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Kentuckians have learned. through bitter
experience the folly of evading or neglect
ing the duties of citizenship, and one result
of the recent strife will undoubtedly be a
strengthened conviction that the safety of
the state depends upon the people. and
| not the politicians Louisville Dispatch.
II the courts could be appealed 20 Ste
cessfully to open the contest on the allie
CATION OF fraud. which should vitiate every
thing II touches. the method OF drawing lots
for the legislative contest committee might
be investigated. and the truth made known
At any rate, full opportunity should he
given by the Legislature for the yindcation
of the Democrats respecting this allegation.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Republicans had a well-founded
grievance In the Goebel partisan election
| law but such laws have been made by all
| parties when in power The way 10 defeat
them Is to appeal to the people As MIR.
Dalzell said about the trusts only "a lit
| tie patience Ia needed. Revolution IL not
| the remedy.-Pittsburg Post
| Adopt the Kentucky compromise. and the
| Hayes compromise will become a precedent
to be pleaded in every county and state,
| whereas now not even those responsible for
| the original national crime against the bal
lot-box dare plead its example for new out
RACES. jacksonville. Fla. Times Union ana
| Citizen.
The Democrats OF Kentucky are in a
| the governorship, but find II awkward to
state the basis OF their claims.-st. Louis
| Globe-Democrat
Something called an adjustment" has
| beer resched by some course called con.
| ference" between representatives OF both
/ sides In Kentucky. II the result OF this he
| the overthrow u majority rule. I. will he
disastrous and disgraceful 10 Kentucky and
10 the ENTHUSIASTICALLY Eagle
| In Kentucky law no member Of the leg
| stature can be installed in another state
| office until he has resigned as a legislator
| Goebel never resigned as state senator
| The courts should decide for the people OF
| Kentucky whether the action of the legis-
lature in declaring him governor. with all
| the attending irregularities. was lawful
| Until that shall have been done Taylor win
| be governor 81 Kentucky, II he chooses TO
| be.-Kansas City Journal
| II therefore It Is necessary 20 execute the
| law which has been the one cause OF all
! the trouble IN order 10 secure it's material
! amendment. by an means Jet that be done.
| and lot Mr.. Beckham become governor al
! though the people IN the exercise Of their
| Suffrage declared for Mr.. Taylor.--w ASH
| ington STAR,
on one point there can he no cayii: the
| people OF Kentucky elected him CTaylor1
| o., -. ehrf~ -4zraru1~ u 81 "a sfav
| down. trickery under the guise OF law viii
| have deprived him Of The hon5r--New York
! Evening sun
Let us hope that the venom ana spite
| OF the late upheaval has burned Itself out
| and that Kentucky VIII soon be her.eif
| again. no matter who is governor Boston
Globe
Suddenly there IS peace IN Kentucky and
1 for thls We shah guess thar Presideu. Nc
| kinney IS entitled 20 more credit than any
body else. Hartford Times
The women Of Kenucky have done a
! very senzble thing. They have decided not
! without strong circumsiantial evidence
| that the practice % carrying concealed
weapons Is responsible for much bio0dshsi
| ana loss 81 life and they have called Tor
| "a MORE active enforcement ~ the .aRA
| prohibiting this practice They als1 d.
| mand 4 law distFAnchis!ng. or AZ least max
ing Ineligible for oatce. any man who mas
killed another not strictly in the line of
| duty.-Baldmore American.
The organization which the women Of
| Kentucky have determined 10 form for the
( purpose OF disrourazing the habit Of car
/ rying deadly weapons and 81 promoting
the cause OF decent politics is one u The
Jew hopeful features Of the situation in
that sta;e.-Nsw York Mail and Express.