Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-26
ARMED MEN
Are FIocking to the Capitol
at Frankfort, Kentucky.
Propose to See Justice Done--Warn-
ing to the Goebe| Gang.
Not Unlikely that Today Msy See a Whole
Peck oi Trouble"

500 to 1000 men armed with rifles might
have tcrrorizcd a community less inur-
ed to unusual and sensational happen
ings. but by nightfall the excitement
caused by the appearance of the war
like visitors had subsidized The train
that bore the armed men was made up
of IA coaches. Apparently but few
here knew that it was expected.
The men left the coaches in front of
the Louisville 4 Nashville station and
forming into companies. marched to
the State House. where their arms
were deposited promiscuSusly and the
men scattered about the buildings.
Luncheon was served to them at I'll"
rear Of the State House. Most Of the
visitors wore badges of white ribbon.
adorned with picture of Gov. Taylor.
While il was believed that many of
the men We're soldiers. no persons Of
authority would stand sponsors for thn
statement. while Gov. Taylor ana Ad-
iutant General Collier disclaimed any
connection with them. Tha men hailed
from various sections Of the state
shortly after their arrival the visi-
tors gathered in front of the main
state building where ex-Srcretary of
State Finley addressed them afterward
introducing Stephen Sharp Of Lexing-
ton. former judge Of Fayettc county
and treasurer Of state by appoint
ment. succeeding the absconding
treasurer Of state ]. w. Tate Judge
Sharp spoke briefly and put himself
at the service of the men. \ commit
tee was appointed to draft resolutions
which indicated the purpose of their
mission. Tho resolutions as adopted
Will be prt scented to both houses Of the
Legislature. tomorrow. The rcsolu-
tionS:
We Kcntuckians here assembled in
token Of all the free and equal men
Of Kentucky do rcassert ''th" great ana
essential principles Of liberty ana free
government proclaimed in the bill Of
rights not as derived to us there from
but as inherent"
our property We may ALLEVIATE from
ourselves and our children. but our
liberty is Il heritage to us in trust for
all generations and we may neither
surrender nor cucumhcr it. We declare
again the preroGativo right of freely
communicating our thoughts ana opin-
ions and to assemble together in
pcaceahl" manner for our common
good and the good Of our fellow men
If Kentucky. More especially 10 we
declare our right and authority con
ferred on us by Almighty Power ana
not otherwise of appealing to those in
vested with the power of government
by either petition Or remonstranre and
We represent to them, our brethren Of
Kentucky, our agents i'll the Legisla
tur convened. that the government Of
Kentucky is founded on our authority
aud instituted for our peace. safety
and happiness and the protection Of
propnrty-Our own and the eirS-aS well
as that of the stranger within our
gates.
We petition them. our proxies in the
General Assembly. to heed that thcr"
is peril towering over all things 50
dear To us and them and that calm
nrss and prudence and wisdom need
u" invoked in order that truth and
just co may prevail and We "Xcrcis"
our right Of ''rcmOnStranCr' against
their suffering themselves to be led in
to the temptations of partisan pride in
the crisis which is on us. We bcsecch
them to remember that their own just
powers We're loaned them by us ut tn"
polls and that among these was the
jurisdiction to decide judicially and by
due process of law ana not otherwise.
what was then our expressed will. not
their present political preference.
We implorc them that they may not.
on slight or technical prcteXts. nor
fimsy or trivial causes. permit the sub
version Of that supreme law IF I'll"
land. the will Of the people. We beg
OF them that they receive from the
hands Of our messengers and consider
and do not spurn or despise this. our
earnest address. petition and remon-
strance. and that they by their CON
siderate action protect. preserve ana
promote the safety and welfare and
above all the honor of Kentucky com
mitted to their keeping.
tSigneD Charles Finley. a. w. Kai-
ser. DR.. Thomas w. Berry. Claud
Chlnn.
The armed men. contrary to cXpecta-
tfonS on the advice of the Republican
here, left Frankfort, at
o'clock. tonight. The consensus Of
opinion here is that the visitors mis-
took this for the day on which the
contest boards were to make their re
port.
The mon were an hour getting
aboard their train and amused them
selves during the delay by discharging
their guns The people of the city
gave them a wide berth. They are eX-
pacted 10 return whom the contest ends
Ex-Gov. Bradley, attorney for the