The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-02
THE SHOOTING OF ooEBEL.

Tho shooting of Senator William Goebel at
Eranlxfort Kentcky. on Tuesday of this week. was
= n;c;ous v;llainous and inexcusable assassin
alton.
II was conceived and executed by some unoal
anced il not insane political enthusiast OF Person
al enemy under cover of partisan excitement pre-
vailing in that capital. -,
Ever since the election in November las.' IL
fact during the campaign preceding IT, hen1uchy
has been the scene of the keenest political aqua
ton. elimination and recrlmlnauon oi ieoen'
vars Senator Goebe, it will be remembered,
was the nominee of the Democratic party 1or GOV.
erpor of that State 1t was charged by papers OF
both nart;es and on the stump, that his nomination
was forced upon his party by questionable meth
DDS. Many Democrats of high standing In the
party refused him their support in the campaign
and at the polls. AS aresult it appeared upon
committing of the votes that he was defeated py
TAYLOR. the Republican candidate, whose hte 70
the office was sustained by the decision OF the elec
ton boards constituted for that general purpose
majority of whom were Democrats in good stand
ing as Goebel partisans,
A contest was instituted before heLegislature
now in session. and on the day OF the Tragedy ene
committee having the matter in charge had ar
ranged to report favorably to the Goebe tleto the
Office With this excitement rife and OF high ten
sion the shootings while deplorable and WIN
out warrant may be traced to the habit ana dlspo
sition OF the average kentuckian to settle all
questions personal and political by resort 10 Inc
use of deadly weapons. The hip pocket OF nearly
every man in the vicinity of the Kentucky capital
within the last month at least would, II searched,
have disclosed brace or more OF death deallng
weapons. nor is this an unusual situation. With a
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vaiing partisan passion.the wonder is that resort
was not had sooner and more generally by all fac
tons to the ready use of revolver or rifle. Public
journals there and elsewhere have anticipated that
trouble the main doubt being from what source
would come the first sound of explosion. Nor is
that fact now ascertained; for it must be remem
bered that there1are at least three divisions en-
gagged in the political turmoil, neither of which, it
is presumed counseed any such resort to violence
TAetshot doubtless was'fred by some obscure mis-
creant like Guiteau, belonging to neither faction
BIT whose passion foriklling was infamed beyond
control BY the idiotic alksprevalent on all SIDES
.nAtsuch times and places Of all calibres
eeberegate and tarryng at the bowl reason is
aeAroned, give expression to passionate language
whose consequences they fail to properly measure,
hearing which, some more quiet but equally indis-
Greet and more actuaIlylvcious person is moved to
Scts 6ff 6ldodshed and assassination All such are
gsiltSF morally itnot technically,
though no person should undertake to hold any
political party responsible for such acts or conduct
as that undernc0nsid should be deplor
ed and censured. by everybody, and the guilty
asss@aYptpeth0 9d fii8nnshed. In no Other
way the safety IF tbheindiyidual be guaranteed
II every aspect Of The that tragedy deplor
able in the extreme. Violence Of any character is
aSb&fent "a taS aa civilization Of the
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