The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-04
THE SPEECH OF MIR. YERKES
HE CONTENDS THE GoEBEL LAW IS
THE ISSUE.
The Speaker stated thut the Murder
of Goebel Could Not BE Charged
to the Republican Party.

Bowling Green, KY, September 3.-Hon.
John W. Yerkes, the republican candidate
tor governor, accompanied by George w.
Long, secretary OF the republican State
convention, and Senator Kirk. arriv j
here today. His kinsman. ], Robert
Rhodes, is leading democrat OF this city
The party leave tomorrow for Russallyile.
The next morning Mr.. Yerkes Will begin
q tour OF the mining section OF SouJhsi u
Kentucky making twenty minute speeches
from the rear Of a special, beginning
at Lewisburg. Logan county,
One OF the largest crowds ever in the
city attended today's meeting, Mr.. Yerkes
spoke in Mountain park.
Hon. Frank Peak came in on an early
morning train. He spoke Tor the demo-
c,ajs in the circuit court room at l O'Clock.
Eoth the republican and democratic speak
ers had large crowds.
The Hon, John w. Yerkes, nominee for
governor, said in part:
i grave emergency and crisis IN our
State history is on us today. Marvellous
as 1t msy seem to coming generations,
molstrous as il may seem 10 us IA n 6
land OF boosted liberty, We MEN OF Ken
lucky have for the pust two and a half
years been forced TO make coute.i tor our
political liberty, for the soveraisaly OF
tho people OF this Sta.c By reason u he
enactment of the Goebel election law b.
thu new democracy.
The Goehei law-the ri his destroyed ny
its passage, the wrongs done - IL CO.
ioreement. The crimes cunuit,el IL 10
t,,H ttrtd
people as a voting unIt-leAl up 20 tue
one supreme ISSUE in Kentucky polii
today. the one written on the heirs OF
the people OF civil liberty, political r. ed
ON, the rigtt TO a fair count OF the votes
cast, the right of majorities to control,
and the right OF the majority to say who
shall bear rule over them. This issue
is the States present problem. Its solu-
ton rests upon US all. 1t il too serious "a
stifie. 1t Is too earnest for repose. That
issue was forced upon US by the passage
OF a law that was resisted by a comnina-
nou consisting OF every republican and a
number OF democrats in the general as
| sembly Tho wrongs. outrages and crimes
| against popular sovereignty and represen-
| tative government done by and under the
/ direct provisions OF that law, in an atmos-
/ phere and spirit OF partisan injustice ere
/ hted by It, have Intensified that opposition.
| Every clement Of fairness, every principle
OF self government, every recognition OF
| popular rights is eliminated by this law,
| AS q result, for the first time in the his
tory Of this commonwealth, every State
| office is now occupied by and its duties
! done or les undone. by men defeated al
the polls. The people have been distrsn-
! chised. officials chosen by them at the ball
| lot box uuseatei, counted iout, end Gem
missions issued TO men rejected b. the
voters, but declared elected by 3 demo-
cratic legislature and democratic Stat,
| election board The courts have declined
| 10 grant relief
There may be certain legal limitat ms
affecting the power Of the judiciary 20 ro-
view the acts and andings of a legislative
body, but, remember no court has ad-
Judged that any democratic candidate OIL
the State ticket OF 1899 received a ma Of
i,y OF the votes cast. The count stand:
.oday where II stood when It left the HANDS
OF the li9 democratic county boards, and
was certified BY them TO the democrat (
stats board which issued commissions un.
der thu count to every republican candl-
date. BY that count the republican nom-
lnees we're elected by maiorties ranging
from 1900 20 2400. Our fathers never sQl.
.ered denisl Of their right to elect thos
| who should bear rule over them May o.
children be spared this humiliation and
wiong
Tee murder Of Senator Coebei was .
rItme a hlsckesi hue. Every man worthy
citizenship must earnestly hope 10 Il
assassln and all others. y any, pariie,
70 th's crime and participates In Il mas
'oe brought TO speedy punishment; buI