Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-02-23

death of the said Hon William Goe-
bel the said j. c. w Beckham be-
came and is now the lawfulCoyernor
of the State Of Kentucky, and AS
such has been recognized by this
General Assembly and every de-
I Ipartment of Government and is en-
Itftled to all the rights and privileges
I appertainiug to said Office, and the
said William S. Taylor, notwith-
standing SAID fact, is in possession
of the State house and the Executive
chambers thereof and surrounded
by military force under his orders
and directions and refuses toyacate
said office and refuses to move the
troops surrounding the said build
ings and to allow the General As
sembly Of Kentucky, the Represen-
tatives of the people of the State,
elected by them and who are
desirous Of discharging their duties
under their oath of Office, as pre-
scribed by law; and, whereas, it
has been held by the courts through
out this land that political depart
ments of government have the sole
jurisdiction to determine the legality
Of the government, and that the
government recognized by the po-
litical department must be ac-
cepted as such; and, whereas, Hon.
]. c. w. Beckham has been and
NOW is recognized by the General
Assembly of Kentucky and all the
other departments ofgovernment as
the governor de iure and de facto
of the State of Kentucky, which, ac-
cording to the decisions OF the va
rious courts, fix and establish his
title beyond question, as held by
the Supreme Court of the United
States in the case of Lutuer VS.
Borden { 7 Howard, page L more
than half a century ago, which de-
cision has been approved in nu-
merous cases since said time and
has never been overruled, and
that, therefore, the people are en-
titled to have the services and the
Judgment of their representatives
without molestation; and, wereas,
great costs and expenses have
been incurred and our treasury de-
pleted by the defiance upon the
part of said Taylor to the law OF the
land and his attempt to create in
surrection and cause bloodshed in
this fair State of ours and black
ened her fair name, and, in order to
restore peace and harmony in our
State and have the law of the land
enforced in all departments of gov
ernment, now, therefore be it
Resolved by the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
that we, as the General Assembly
of the State, demand that the said
w. S. Taylor Immediately withdraw
his military troops from and around
the capital and Statehouse of the
State of Kentucky, and that he per-
nit, without molestation or hind
rance, this general Assembly to
meet, according tolaw, in the State
house, in the rooms assigned by
law for the epurpose to them and
transact the lawful business Of the
State and that he vacate the execu-
tive building, which he now occu-
pies without right and contrary to
law, and that the Hon. j. c. W.
Beckham, heing the governor of
Kentucky, be allowed to enter said |
and take possession of |
the archives AID records of the |
State Department and transact the |
business OF the government OF Ken |
lucky that the people Of Kentucky |
are law abiding citizens and do not
desire the shedding of more human
blood and that the rights of the
people, as adjudged by the legal
shall be, and we demand
that they be, respected by the said
W. S. Taylor and his coadiutors;
and be it further
Resolved, That by reason of the
conduct of said w. S. Taylor, the
Court Of Appeals of Kentucky, the
tribunal of this State, has
been denied access to the court
room ia said capitol, and, at the
point Of bayonets, haye been refus-
admission thereto, and have been
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