The Saint Paul globe., 1900-02-04
MEANS CIVIL WAR.
Persistence of Gov. Taylor in Ig-
noring Courts Order.


Persistence of Gov. Taylor in Is-
,4 noring Courts Order.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb S-Civil and
military authority in Kentucky have come
face to face at last. and unless one OF
the other recedes from the position occu-
pied tonight, there can be. but one out
come, and that t5isacivil war!
Gov. Taylor must. within forty -eignt
hours, surrender to the circuit court OF
Franklin county the person Of Alonzo
Walker now held In custody by him In
the state executive building, or SheriH
Sutter, Of Franklin county, with q power
fuI posse at his back; Will attempt his
release by force, and 1t Is hardly within
the range of possibilities that the attempt
can be made without bloodshed or loss
of life. @
If once blood is shed in an armed con-
fict In the streets of Frankfort, 1t Is pc
.yond the wisdom of any man TO tell no"
far the flame of strife may spread.
Back in the 5mountain counties OF Lau-
rel. Knox. Whttely, Pike and Clay are
thousands of mouptaineers VINO peHeVe
that Gov. Taylor has suffered grieVous
wrongs at the hands of his polticai op-
ponents. and who are ready to lay down
their lives ins his cause. In numerous
other counties of the state are Democfdl-
ic partisans apparently more tEan Willie
to shed their ,bloods that the successor OIL
William Goebel shall hold the chair to
which they believe the dead leader was le-
gally elected. 35.e% Is
Gov. Taylorsdtinis afternoon refused TO
acknowledge the. existence or permit the
service of writ of habeas corpus lssusu
by Judge Moore, Of the county court. lhe
thus actually suspends the writ OF napeaS
cornua in the courts of Franklin county,
something which, under the constitution
Of the state ofiI&entucky, cannot be done
except in casessofirebellion or invasion.
When Sheriff Sutter returned MS VIII
unserved to Judge Moore, the latter on
noi,nced that he would see that the shef-
;ff voc Given power sufficient to ENFORCE
the mandate of his court. In so declar-
ino he used the following words:
SNo attempt will be made to ENFORCE
tho writ until Monday. AT that time an
other demand will be made for 'tne Doay
oe A,onzo walker, and IL 1t is refused, a
sufficient numbersof men VIII De given ~
sheriff Sutter from Franklin county anu
adjoining counties as VIII eIapie l
take possession Of the capitoi srounus
and carry out the purposes oi .iie " "a
The constitution OF the state VI
tucIy provides as follows
Sao,;on IL no power to suspend haoeas
oorn,,s shall be exercised unless oy the
eeneral assembly or its authority. ,ah,a
seIeaa Sntaa, 81 1SNAll, persons shall be baliape
~, oecutglr ,,ssc,ant security unless for capital
when the proof oHege i eydept ef the sat
pseSui,,p, hlos, 1noInus shall not be suspended
,p,ess Oh eaoea IN case Of rebellion or invasion the
nublic safety may require II.
prT,l The Democratic leaders do not entirely
.,,dorse the attitude of Judge Moore, ana
While they assert that his stand Is right
and lust, they. dc. pot consider 1t at tne
nresent time advisable. 1t Is possiole t,so ns
fore the time Set bS Judge Moore Ior lne
service of the writthe may De lilouSeo ,ss - -
~ ,ttit,saezs Unless he does this. or
60, ToyTor acknowledges the service o.
t,' ~. III and recognizes the existence OF
the te state courts an armed conflict IN the
streets stu M Of the capital Of Kentucky Is GER
tain. a ~