The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-05
ATTERSON BLAMES TAYLORFOR GOEBEL SDEATH



capitol and will rely upon a republican
president and a republican majority IN
The two houses OF congress to uphold
them In their lawless proceeding
They have no further need for gov
ernor John Young Brown and his handful
OF followers. Those shortsighted and hot
headed democrats whom during the re-
cent canvass the republicans put betwi1t
themselves and the regular democrats.nad
who despite the faciional fury TO which
they were melted. may yet retain some
grains OF democracy and some scruples Of
conscience, are scornfully dismissed from
further service. They are thrown aside
like WORKOUT glove.
The republican leaders-true to the
instincts and traditions OF their party
throw off all disguise aud appear upon
the scene clad in the arnior of the Fed
eral power and bearing aloft the colors
Of the mailed hand They forget that
we do not live in days Of reconstruction.
They still believe in centralized despohsm.
Holding to the notion that possession
is nine points OF the law, and relying
upon the force OF party spirit on the one
hand and of organized Misrepresentation
on the other hand to see them through,
they confidently look by the aid Of their
partisan militia. to intrench themselves at
Frankfort until the government at
Washington car find Il preteXt and see It's
way to some act Of nterpositinn which,
while assuring republican rule in Ken
lucky. will not prove dangerous 10 re
publican interests over the country at
large
This was vehemently denied by that
very republican organ which now not only
justihes its execution to the letter. hut
actually seeks to saddle upon us respon-
sibillty for acts we have protested against
in vain. Read by the light OF today our
forecast as given in the above quotation
from our own columns was seant and
tame. 1t far understated the trath
But we digress. Let us go on, with the
horrible story. Mr. Taylor gathered about
him his republican militia officers. He
arranged to have tho peoples armament,
including Governor Bradley's gatliug
guns that did such good work on cleo
tion day so disposed as to be ready for
emergency.
The disgraceful Harrel business bring
ing things to crisis. he called down
his murderous mountain men. As was
inevitable. some of them proceeded to
n,ako nfobt hidaous ,,por that, arri,,,I L.,
Frankfort, and, being arrested by the
local police. they were-though taken red
handed-promptly pardoned in advance of
tral and babe to go free-a public notice
that they and their comrades, brought
to the State capital for a specific purpose
might do their worst, sure of executive
clemency.
That this could only end in bloodshed
went without saying That it was designed
to promote bloodshed showed upon the
face of it, It was in effect to put pre-
MUM on murder.
No one. however, could have contem-
plated that the de facto governor would
go TO the length he has gone condoning
murder after promoting It, and in shield
ing murderers after setting them on
Mr., Goehe was shot down from an am
bush provided by the de facto Governor
Taylor. Instantly all effort to arrest his
assassin was blocked by Taylor's orders.
Two days have passed and not word Is
said by this mock governor, so ready
with his reasonable proclamations and so
prompt with his lawless use of troops to
dispense legislative bodies and to terror
ise courts Of law, 10 pursue the perpe-
traitors OF the horrible deed. done under
his own official roof almost in his pres
cnce and by men brought TO frankie; /
by his orders,
II this be not a public acknowledgment
of completely then there is no signih
canoe in human conduct. Even Louis
vile and Nashville railroad attorney
would characterize 1t as at the very least
"contrbutory negligence
Truly whom tho Gods would destroy
they first make mad.