The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-05

In the face of all The facts Of the case
the republican organ in this city has,
in Its issue OF yesterday. the hardihooj
10 say:
The republicans Of Kentucky should
hold their ground. They are in no wise re-
sponsible for the assassination OF sena or
Goebcl The impuiaiion OF he democratic
newspapers OF the Statc--notably the
Times aud she Courier Jonrnal--that
Governor Taylor ara other republican
leaders had foreknowitdse of that traz-
ely Is calumny too vile for classhca-
ton. II can not yet be said thai the
assassin was concerned at all over the
political situation OF even that he was a
mailman whose Authorization had grown
ont OF the existing political strife. There
is exactly as much reason for saying
that he was yindictive personal enemy
OF the dying senator and that he took
advantage OF the desperate situation at
Frankfort to settle his grudge against
him as for saying that he was a hired muir
derer serving the republican officers in
hower at the State capital There Is no real
foundation for either statement, and the
man who makes either of them is will
ful defamer."
Sits the wind in that quarter? Would
that this awful tragedy might be dis
missed SO lightly. But the reverse Is
only TOO true and too obvious Many a
man has been hanged upon less evidence
than that which connects Mr.. Taylor
with the attempted assassination OF Mr.,
now governor. Coebel
This Taylor, by the money and grace
OF tho Louisville and Nashville Railway
company and the intmidatel concurrence
Of the officers of election in the recent
court OF yotes--to say nothing about the
law-apding acquiescenco of the democratic
legislature ana the democratic MASSES OF
the State--this Taylor. acting as do
facto governor of Kentucky, no sooner
found himself clothed with the little brief
authority thus vested in him than he be-
gan to organize for tho forcible retention
OF his de facto appointment
Whether the scheme OF the Louisville
aud Nashville management to buy,
through Whallen, enough members Of the
senate to defeat the democratic CONTESTANTS.
without any resort to violence, succeeded
or failed Mr.. Taylor thought 10 make
himself doubly assured by providing an
army in advance Everything was to be-
hoped from corruption. but nothing was
TO be left to chance II the plan to buy
out succeeded, we'll and good. but if fl
failed this mighty man Of war had no
thought Of surrenderins the place he
Professionally held.
The frst thing to be done was 10 pro-
coed with The reorganization Of the militia
on republican basis. begun by his pre-
decessor. The next thing was to bring
/ TO The state capital host OF wild moan
tain men, reckless OF human life used TO
the handling Of firearms and trained %
covert and safe assassination.
! To justify these proceedings the organs
aud the orators were loaded with incen-
diary appeals to the most degrading pas
sions Of our species They were cooked
and prlmed TO prepare the way for pre-
cisely what has happened and what was
adrotly and exactly planned 70 happen.
On the 18th OF January the Courier
Journal printed the following in the
body OF an editorial article;
There seems 10 be no longer any
room for conjecture or reason to doubt
what is the republican programme IN
Kentucky The reorganization OF the
militia on a republican basis. begun by
Governor Bradley and carried forward by
Governor Taylor since his advent to of.
1cc taken 10 connection with the blood.
.curli'ng speeches OF the republican ora.
tors % Frankfort. clearly indicates tina
fin rseg ~ an adverse Judgment in thu
CONTEXT trials pending before the lesisls
ture the republican lneumhents VIII re
fuse 10 surrender their PLACES. viii en-
ploN the forces at their command Il
maintain them in their revolt against con,
situted authority, will precipitate con
ditlon of civil war in and about the Stat,