Cañon City record., 1900-10-18

Tenth district ....... Az 49,.
Eleventh district -. -. 16.573
Totals ..........1s.3i7 1892
Taylor's majority ............ 3.6o5
Bryan Endorses 1t All.
This was the conaition. Mr.. Goebei
and his fellow conspirators were NOV
ing heaven and earth to create some
where an opinion that Goebel was
elected and thus Justify the course
necessary to seat him. At this critical
moment came this dispatch from Bry-
an:
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 9.-To the Hon
william Goebel. Frankfort, KY:
have Just learned that the returns are
near enough complete to insure your
election. Accept hearty congratula-
tions. ! am sure your administration
will strengthen the party.
wv. J. BRYAN"
Notwithstanding all these schemes
for fnlsifying the vote and reversing
the count. the state Returning Board
certified to the election of Taylor. is
sued to him his certificate and he was
by the chief justice sworn In as gov
ernor OF Kentucky.
The Gocbei Tragedy Next.
Then the nfth act OF this political
tragedy opened. Mr.. Goebel detcrmin-
cd to force the Democratic members
of the legislature to depose Taylor.
and to Install him. tho defeated can
didate. in his stead.
1t was no light undertaking. Every
citizen of Kentucky knew that In the
face OF desperate frauds and dcspic-
able crimes Taylor had been elected.
His election was not open to question.
The scheme could be carried through
only by extraordinary measures. but
II was determined on by Mr.. Goebei
and his associates that they would
have Mr.. Bryan come to Kentucky In
person and throw his whole influence
in behalf OF this conspiracy. Nothing
was to be left TO chance. and Mr.. Bry-
an came and spoke Mt Frankfort to
banquet. from which all anti-Gocbei
Democrats had been excluded. Mr..
Bryan had a difficult role to play. and
he played It to the satisfaction of his
fellow conspirators against the ballot.
bryan Again In Kentucky.
That the Evening Post may not be
accused OF misrepresentation the gen.
tieman from Nebraska. II publishes
the verbatim report of that portion of
his address. admitting only his tribute
to Mr.. Blackburn.
when the campaign was on and
the people were considering what they
ought to do, l assumed II not only a
duty but a privilege to come to the
state OF Kentucky and tell the Demo-
Gratis OF this state what thought they
ought to do In the gubcrnatorial con-
test. tApplause.)
There Is now contest before tho
legislature. am going to do my duty
now. as did II in the campaign.
| (Creat and continued appinusc.) am
afraid that you have applauded too
soon. When II was persuading n citl-
zen how to vote, I took my position
and did what conceived to be my
duty. You are now engaged In a con-
test that Is to decide not what ought
to have been done. but what was done.
Your legislature ia the court. That
legislature must decide upon the law
and upon the evidence. and every
member OF that court will be better
informed upon the law and the EVIL
dence than I am, and 1t is as much my
duty now not TO Interfere as II was
in the campaign to interfere, and !
shall do my duty aB I see II now. as
I did then.
Bryan to Goebelites.
II neither advised contest, nor ad-
vised against II. took no position
on this subject. would be ashamed
II werc presumptious enough to at
tempt to interfere with the consci-
entious performance Of duty that de-
wolves only upon the members of the
legislature. l want to say this. how
ever, that when men say you cannot
expect Just decision from the legis-
lature because II fs Democratic. I
want to say that every contest In re-
gard to human government must be
settled by human tribunals. and that
whether contest II presented to .
court or to y legislature 1t must be
decided by men. and that those men
must have political opinions. and II
this was a Republican legislature It
would have the same power to decide
that Democratic legislature has.
II am glad 1t is u Democratic legis-
laturc. when questions have to go
before court. am always glad when
It is a Democratic court that they 20
before, and II the Republicans Of this
state feel that they are unfortunate
| in having to submit their Questlaon to