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

cipitated upon the State capitol could never
have got there except through its agency.
II Is at this moment the backbone OF the
movement 10 transfer the State capitol
from the city Of Frankfort its lawful
abode, to the little village of London in
Laurel county. situated upon one OF It's
branches IN the heart Of the vendetta "a
gons whose turbulence has for years dts
graced the stare. II is believed that tho
withdrawn OF is support from the do
faGto government would stop these danger
Gus and lawless proceedings.
4 Some months ago foreseeIng some
thing in this situation | wrote earnestly
10 Mr.. August Belmont, the financial head
OF the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, 10 protest against its interior
ence in our party affairs. having in vain
sought &c dissuade Mr. Milton II Smith.
its local president, / was then, as | AM
now. and have neen for thirty years. the
friend OF that great corporation. MIR. Bel
mont showed my letter the courtesy OF
submitting it TO his executive board and
did me the honor to send a copy of it's
deliberations embracing the reasons of its
refusal to consider my appesl in the at
frmative.
The sole purpose OF the Louisville and
Nashville was at every cost and hazard ito
defeat the election OF Mr., William Goebel
Goebel WIS a man OF impeached PURITY OF
private life and of conceded professional
ability. During ten years service as a
senator In the State legislature no act OF
his, excepting what Is known as tho Gee-
bal election law had brought the least
reproach upon him nor any unclean dol
lar had ever been changed against min,
although money to corrrp. legislation has
often flowed free as water ut Frankfort.
in nffNa ps-fr Ia hal ,Nf,s r
/ tense to the management OF the Louisville
and Nashville and the management felt
that II must destroy him II has certain
~ done this, but in doing IL II has brought
upon the people OF Kentucky the meal
culaple wrong aud the dire disgrace o,
transactions uneSampled In the history OF
republican government
inefe is not al this moment, nor has
there been al any moment the least dIs
order or menace OF disorder except such
US has emanated from the head of the do
iaSto governor. Taylor The mountains men
were brought TO Frankfort, il not by his
I express command yet by and with his
knowledge and consent. Their presence In
Frankfort could have but one meaning and
purpose, ana as II TO augment both this
meaning and This purpose, some of them
who had been arrested by the local police
7 Tor carrying deadly weapons and for dis
orderly conduct were in advance of trial
pardoned by the de tacto governor. The
shot that killed Mr.. Goebel was fired from
an upper window OF the executive office,
whieh swarmed with the armed adherents
lot the De facto governor, Admission to
! tnls building was at once denied the civil
authorities; Gordon of troops was thrown
/ about IL and there. undST the pretenge nj
i nelhg IN state OF seige. the de facto CO.,
1 efnor has ever since oc-i himself a yonn
isary prisoner though surrounded BY the
state militia. called out by himself. and
issuing thence proelamations disbanding
the general assembly and transferring Inc
seat OF government OF the commonwealth.
Al this while the contestants before tho
legislature were proceeding strictly in 40
cordance with the laws of the contest ms
old as the constitution OF the state, With
out the least threat Of violence or show AZ
disorder.
There was no thought of insurrec.,nn
outside OF the Imagination of The gov
ernor. by his orders the general assem-
| nly Of the commonwealth has been denied
admission 10 its chambers in the sac
capitol, closely guarded by troops: by his
orders It's members have beru chased
tnroush the streets OF Frankfor. from
one place TO another seeking a leg!slat We
abiding place; ana by his orders lbs pro-
cesses OF the courts OF law. including tho
wit OF habeAs corpus. are denisd soryicn
I
oIhcers has been put at defiance willis,
marital law has taken the pace OF civil
law and on these lines an armed conalcl
is invited
This is the exact situation In Ken
lucky, ] give it answer to numerous tele.
grams and letters from all parts OF the
country asking Il. | have no party In.
terest 10 serve, ] am not now and have
not been for years in active feliowship
4 saIt ~.
my cole purpose Is report 20 the soSer
sense and good. feeling OF all psrties
that the condition OF affairs In Kentueky
Is not that OF force against force, jus-
tifyins certain neutrality In pubic
opinion. but that OF military usurpa-
ton upwarranted by law against what
ne law writer's call the peace ana dig.
nifty Of the commonwealth