The age-herald., 1900-03-23
They Will Preserve Order Dur
 ing the Trials
: -BECKHAM ISSUES AN ADDRESS
He Requests the People To Be Peaceful and Says He Will Rely On Their Common Sense and Integ-
 rity to Obey the Law.

ny, 6I.-Otetle lioopS recognizing democratic Governor Beckham are in possession of the county court house and jail tonight, and will do military duty here under order of Governor Beckham dur ing the examining trials of republican Sec retary of State Caleb Powers, Captain John w. Davis and w. H. Culton which are set for hearing before Judge Moore tomorrow. The militia is also reinforced by seventy five special deputy sheriffs who were sworn in by the civil authorities this evening.
 The Lexington company of seventy men, under Captain Longmeir, arrived here at 6:15 o'clock. The men were drawn up in regular marching order at the station, and marched to the court house. The sidewalks along the way-were well filed with people, and the troops were cheered by Beckham adherents at various points. The line of march did not pass the state house square, where Governor Taylor's soldiers are quar- tered, and the dual militia did not come face to face. Captain Longmeir marched at the head of his company, carrying re- volver, while each of the men carried two guns. It is understood practically the en- tire contents of the Lexington armory were brought here. The indications tonight are that the trial of some one of the defend- ants will be entered upon tomorrow. Coun- ty Attorney Polsgrove said tonight that all of the subpoenas for commonwealth wit nesses had been served and unless some of the most important witnesses fail to come, the trials will be commenced. The com monwealth will demand that the defend- ants be arraigned separately. County Judge Moore this evening issued an order to Sheriff Suter directing him to exclude everybody from the court house tomorrow except attorneys, witnesses and members of the press.
 There has been no confirmat ton here of rumors that armed bodies of citizens from the mountain sections are coming to Frank fort
 Beckham Issues Address
 Democratic Governor Beckham issued the following address tonight, explaining his action in calling out the troops:
 "To the People of Kentucky:
 "In the present crisis which exists in our state l feel 1t my duty to explain to you my position and to outline the policy which l intend to pursue in the earnest effort to restore peace, quiet and order to our com monwealth It was the policy of my dis tnguished and lamented predecessor to conduct this contest, which has so much agitated our people, in a way to commend nlS course 10 all ldW-dDlulllS dHu cOuSefNd- tive people of the state. That policy have, to the best of my ability, also pur- sued, and intend to continue in the same line. In calling out the militia to protect the courts in Frankfort, I wish to say that no one is more averse to military rule than l am. l believe that it should be the last resort that any official should use, and l lament the necessity that requires it at this time. As your chief executive it is my desire and intention always to rely more upon the law than upon the bayonet, and l prefer to be supported more by the strong. common sense of our law-abiding people than any military power whatever.
 Every honest citizen should submit without hesitation to the control of the cons tituted authorities and to the court, the great safeguard of our liberties. Ac- cordlng to law, the civil authorities of Franklin county have presented to me | statement of facts which show that a con- dition of lawlessness is threatened here | with which we are unable to deal, and they | have called upon me for assistance. l have, 1! in compliance with their call, ordered here | certain state troops to place themselves | completely under the authority of the sher- | if of the county, with instructions that | they shall assist him in protecting the | courts of this county from threatened in- l inhalation as well as to protect the pris- | oners who are tried by the court oli to- | morrow. |
 Under Civil Authorities ''These troops shall be strictly under the | control of the civil authorities in preserv- | ing order and protecting the dignity of the. court, that justice may be done to all par l ties. I regret exceedingly the necessity l that requires such action, and that there | should be any who would seek to interfere | with the action of the judicial tribunals in | our state; but the condition exists, and I | must meet It. When the situation is such in your capital city that the judges in your i courts and other officials need personal i protection from bodily harm and threatened Interference with their action, then I deem it my duty as governor of the common wealth to give them such protection as they may need. Such is the situation here now, and I intend that so far as I have thhe p9wsr to groteet ths courts ip my eaarnest efforts to uphold the law and pfo- | tect the constituted tribunals, I call upon F the good and law-abiding people of our commonwealth to aid and assist me, not by physical force, but by moral support We have placed our cause in the hands of the law and we Gntist continue to rely upon the law Let no act of violence or lawlessness be committed anywhere, and let our people, who have shown such pa- tience and conservatism heretofore, con- tinue to show it. My great trust and re-