The sun., 1900-05-23
KENTUCKY'S TANGLE.
Beckham and Taylor on the Supreme
Courts Decision.
TW0VERY DIFFERENTVIEWS
Former Declares II Triumph For
Law and order; Lntter Says He
Has No Criticisms of the
Ruling to Make.

TFdnkIoTt, n.y., May 22.-Alr. Beck
ham has given out the following inter-
view relative to the ruling of the United
States supreme court in the Kentucky
goyernorship case:
u am, Of course, very much gratitied
at the derision Of the supreme court. l
never had any doubt as to what the de-
clsion would he, bccause it seemed that
the proposition of law before them was
50 clear that no court could take differ
cnt view from that of our court of an
pcals in this state and of the supreme
court. 1t has been Il great victory. II is
triumph of law and order over laweSs-
ness and desperation. victory which
Mr.. Gaebcl and myself won in Novem-
Der IT the polls hy il majority OF the legal
votes cast in that election. a victory
which VAS ratified by tho representatives
Of this state in their general assembly
and which was Al last declared legal and
binding bN the highest court in tile land.
We have been patient and long suf5
fcriag but ! believe tile result iustihps
our course II has been my aim through
nut the contest. and Know that il would
have been the policy of my ilustrionS
predecessors to curry on this fight in an
orderly ami legal WHY anl In Il way that
would save our beloved state from blood
shed and strife. We have succeeded, and
hciieye tlGlt the good people throughout
the state, regardless Of party utilization,
viii lndorSe eur conduct.
As the governor Of the commonwealth
promise to be not only the representa-
tive OF a great party, but the chief exec
utive of great state. shall be as lib
cral and as broad minded as possible in
administering the affairs of the state.
ana my highest ambition shall be to re-
store perfect respect for law and or
der throughout the bounds of the state.
This decision also brings us face to face
with another great state campaign, and
desire to say that, while the Republican
party has sought to make its battlecry
plea for civil liberty on our side
we intend to make an earnest and ag-
gresSive campaign, with our battlecry
plea for the protection of human life
and protest against the methods of as
sassination in the affairs of our state
government.
I'VE shall make no outcry about sciyil
liberty but we 90 before the good peo.
pie of Kentucky and ask them that they
support us i'll our efforts to establish law
and order in this state and a due respect
for the tribunals of justice"
MIR. TayIor's Views.
Mr.. Taylor, who is in Indiunapolis.
was shown the statement of Mr.. Beck
ham, and after reading it he said. ac.
cordng to an Indianapolis dispatch:
II have no criticisms To make of the
supreme court. That court does not 90
into the merits Of the controversy. Ii
| does not adiudge that MIR. Goelirl .ot \
majority Of the votes and no lower court
! or tribunal will ever 80 declare. Mr..
beckllam knows lie lid NOT gct Il ulai0rity
| of the votes. and - does every Other
| honest man understand. Tie supreme
| court simply hold. that ii cannot takc
| Jtdisdietion.
w. arhitrary action of the general
| aS@einhlN WIS the ere;ttcst crime evar
committed agaiasi cisil libcfty. The RI
| publican, ANIL liberty luSin4 i3rm0cratS
have been long Suffering aud Submitted
| f. H. tntilest Hslllmlm ever 3erpetiat-
81. I'm faet That thi> wrong, TIN boap
| done under Tic forms II tlic law makes
i hnnc tho lpsS 4 crime. The success Of
| The Democrats in Kentucky is Il triumph
ot force and fraud over the liberty of
kentuckianS.
slf Mr. Bcckham desires to rejoice bp-
cause he and his associatos robbed me Of
an Office and overturned the will of Ken
tuckians by brute force, | shall not envy
him in his delight
Governor Beckham will for the present
retain his office ut the Capitol hotel,
where the rest Of the Democratic officials
are domiciled. While there will he no in.
auguration, it is understood that there
will be a celebration later in which the
Democrats of the state will be invited to
participate.
The demonstrations here were kept up
until late hour. A public meeting at
the courthouse was addressed by Gov
ernor Brekham, Adjutant General Cas-.
teman and Others