The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
Entire Legal Fabric Of the State Gov
crnment Threatened by Their
Attempts at UsurpatiOn.
THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
1T is INVOKED BY REPUBLICANS IN
TAYLOR'S BEHALF.
Republican Convention Building In
spected by Chairman Hanna-His
View Of the Campaign Issues.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 13-The Repub-
iican State committee, through its officers,
and the organization formed by dissat.s-
fled Democrats during the recent cam
raign, have issued statements giving their
views of the political situation in this
State and calling upon their constituents
for their support. The appeal issued by
the honest Democrats" says: 1.-The men
who in June deprived third of the Demo-
Gratis Of Kentucky Of representation At
the Democratic convention, are in January
preparing to reverse by the action Of the
Legislature the decision of the people at the
polls. The General Assembly Of the SOW
eign State Of Kentucky is subject to the
mere whim and caprice Of one man, whose
orders are issued to your representatives
through a caucus intimidated by force
and debased by treachery. All the rules of
evidence that prevail in civilized commu-
mites have been repealed; every principle
Of justice has been repudiated in advance.
The candidate who was defeated by de-
cisive vote, by the subserviency of certain
of your representatives and by the subjec-
tion of others, through promise Of official
spoils, has been made the master Of the
legislative department of Kentucky. The
Democratic party has been put in The ro-
sition of an enemy to public peace and a
menace to popular institutions. with a rec
cord Of unparalleled outrages during the
past year. We are about to enter upon a
national campaign, and the probable lead
er in this campaign has made himself the
associate and the supporter of the men
fad OF Ia to IN
return next week to Kentucky to aid the
conspirators in driving from office the men
who have been elected. The success of the
schemes already developed at Frankfort
would bury the Democratic party for
decade in ignominy and popular con-
tempt The success of these schemes would
be a temporary surrender of 4 Republican
form of government. The future is dark
with threatened danger of the gravest
character.
eff the people of Kentucky will speak di-
rectly to their representatives in command
ing tones they may yet save the State and
party from irretrievable disaster and unex-
ampled disgrace. We appeal to you. there
fore, to read in the record Of the past
twelve months the darker record of defeat
and disaster that may follow during the
twelve months to come. If you are still
loyal to the platform of 1886 and desire this
year to give to your candidate for Presi-
dent the electoral vote Of Kentucky, you
must not permit the political desperadoes
in control Of the Democrat caucus at
Frankfort to make the party responsible
for the action of the reckless and desperate
leaders now In control of the Legislature"
REPUBLICAN MANIFESTO.
The Republican manifesto follows about
the same lines. 1t contains the following:
1.-TWO months after a general election, a
defeated minority is defying the law, vio-
lating the Constitution and seeking by rev.
olutionary means to establish usurpers in
public positions already filled by men you
have chosen to conduct your affairs. A po-
| litical conspiracy against representative
government approaches a climax. Every
right guaranteed by your Constitution is
violated ruthlessly. alike In party conven-
tion, by election commissioners, by officers
OF the judiciary department and by repre-
sentatives In the Legislature Unless you
Will act so as to instruct your representa-
tives In the Legislature to execute your
will, the enemies of representative govern
ment may yet triumph. or, in their vain
efforts to triumph, may provoke bloodshed.
Since the assembling Of your Legislature
we have seen one act of usurpation and
cutlawry tread upon anOther's heels, SO
fast they follow. The provisions that con-
testing committees shall be chosen by lot
has been recklessly set aside by disgrace
full piece Of jugglery, and packed commit
tees are to hear contests for the two high
est offices in the State. Your members
have been intimidated by false charges of
bribery, made in advance of the meeting of
the Legislature, and the vote of senator
who openly confesses that he has accepted
bribe is necessary for the consummation
of all these acts Of usurpation. In short a
revolution in every department of your gov
ernment proceeds unchecked. Your rights
are denied you and you are deprived of the
privileges of selecting your own officers by
acts and pretended acts which have about
them no shadow of right or reason. The
character of your institutions is being
changed and without due process of law
men are deprived of Office and other men
are deprived of dearer rights than the
rights of Office holding.
I'm justice TO ourselves and in Justice to
you, impeiled by our regard for the Con-
stitution and the laws and by our devotion
to the people of representative govern
ment. we make these representations to
you and we beseech you so to act as TO re-
iieve your representatives from fear or in
timidation, and to secure from them and
through them full obedience to your will
as expressed at the polls"