The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-02-06
Resolutions BY Morgan County
Democrats.

Democrats.
At meeting of the citizens Of
Morgan county, held in the Court
house in the town Of West Liberty,
KY, Thursday, February l, 1000.
County Chairman w. M. Kendall
called the meeting to order, and on
motion of J. A. Lacy said w. M.
Kendall was made Permanent
Chairman and Henry M. Cox was
elected Secretary Of said meeting.
On motion the Chair appointed
the following Committee on Reso-
lutions, 30 Wit: W W. B. bykins, j.
W. Perry, G. W. Goad, S. W. Cecil,
M. T. Womack and ]. M. Kendall,
and said Committee reported a.
follows, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we, the citizens
of Morgan county, in mass meeting
assembled, do express our unquali-
fed sorrow at the attempted 1ssas-
sination of our distinguished SenA-
tor and Governor-elect, william
Goebel. We are glad to learn he is
yet alive. Should he die, in him
the State would lose one of her
most honored sons and statesmen,
and the common people of Ken
lucky one of their truest friends
and blest champion.
Resolved, That we deeply deplors
the disgrace and humiliation Of our
State at containing within her con-
fines any person or persons so ut
terly oblivious Of all her fairest
and noblest traditions as to commit
or sanction so inhuman a murder.
Resolved, That we call upon all
good citizens Of Kentucky, regard
less Of political afIiliation, to lend
their best endeavors to the detee-
ton, apprehension and punishment
Of the cowarly assassin, as well az
of any accomplices that he may
have had, who fired upon Senator
Goebel.
Resolved, That we commend the
conservative conduct that has char
acterized the Democratic party,
and particularly it's leaders,
throughout the vicissitudes of the.
late campaign and pending contee
and we point to the fact that there
has been no act or threat OF vio-
lence or bloodshed on their part.
We urge Democrats throughout
the State to continue their peaceful
department, without abating, how
ever, in the least, their legal strug
gle for the maintenance OF their
rights, or their endeavors to punish
the perpetrators of the awful crime
that now casts its shadow over the
State and indicates a tendency tow
ard anarchy and is a stab at civil
liberty.
Resolved, That we disapprove
and condemn the mobilization of
armed forces in and about the Capt
toll of the State for the purpose of
intimidating the representatives of
the people in the discharge of their
duties, and we believe this opinion
is shared by all unprejudiced and
law abiding Kentuckians, without
reference to political preferences.
Resolved, That the Democrats Of
Morgan county have had from the
beginning perfect and mistaken
confidence in the integrity and
ability of the present Legislature
to decide the contest now before it
according to law and evidence, and
so feeling and knowing, said con
test has at all times had our unan-
imous endorsement.
Resolved, That the Morgan Coun-
ty Messenger and all Democratic
papers in the State of Kentucky be
requested to publish these proceed
ings, and a copy thereof furnished
to our Senator and Representative.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
W. M. KENDALL, Chm.
HENRY M. Cox, Sec'y