The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-31
Declare Gcebsl's Assassination Il
Infamous.
INUNDATED At THE TRAGEDY,
Condemn Kentuclkians for KeeDing
Alive SAVAGE Csstoms Of . Dy-
gone Age-Boasted Chivalry 81
the state Put to shame by the
Shooting Of the Democratic Can-
didats for Governor At Frankfort.

The attempted. and possibly successful.
assassination of State Senator william 4.
Goebcl In Frankfort, KY, yesterday
morning was the talk of the town here.
The first bulletin of the news brought a
shock to the downtown districts. AS the
tragedy grew out OF political complies
lions, political circles here seemed most
interested, but people generally began to
wonder when murder and manslaughter
would cease to stain anew the dark and
bloody ground" where the police power
had hidden its head. and II the boasted
chivalry OF the state OF blue grass and
booze were synonymous with whole
sale homicide The shooting of Goebei,
irrespective OF whatever may be the mer-
its Of the political contest in which he is
one OF the leaders, was generally con-
demned.
The sons of the South who reside in Be-
attic are pretty thoroughly ashamed OF
''old Kaintuck." More than half q dozen
well-known citizens OF Seattle who were
born and raised in Dixie" who were
seen by Post-Inteliigencer reporter. pos
itively declined to be interviewed. pro-
fessional man said: 81 am ashamed and
inundated at these tragedies. and /
haven't a word to say for publication"
That was practically the answer OF most
OF them. A few. however. had some-
thing to say.
Josiah Collins comes from the FIRST
named state Of that part Of the South
where 1.-The governor of North Carolina
said to tho governor Of South Caroiina,"
etc. He was seated before q window OF
his Office, where he could look out over
roofs and buildings and almost see Sc
attic grow" he said. THE men OF Ken
lucky are keeping alive some of the first
elements Oh civilization to the great dis
repute Of the state. The state has been
pretty evenly divided for a long time. and
there has been a warm time down there
1t was 50 during the civil war. I believe
Kentucky furnished about 1900 troops
to the Union. Outside these shootings.
the people are as civilized AZ in any
Northern state. But they are hot-blood-
ed. and they drink whisky. The assassi-
nation Is deplorable."
Gen. J. B. Metcalfe said: IT don't know
enough about Kentucky politics to ex-
press an intelligent opinion. but assassi-
nation under any circumstances is In
famous. 1t partakes of Spanish methods,
and II 1t is to continue in this country 1t
will be a menace to the Republic"
Col. ]. 8. Crockett, "of Virginia, sah,"
characterised the assassination as de-
plorable and humfliating. He thought 1t
high time that something be done to stop
1t. 1 e, eesf
'Tt is deplorable. humiliating and In
famous" said another, but leave me
L
be quoted"
Another said that every person of the
male persuasion in the state ought to be
searched from foot to forehead and his
firearms taken away from him.
County Treasurer Whittlesey sal1: TT
Is most dastardly outrage. Goebel was
following the forms of law prescribed in
Kentucky. as he had a right to do. II the
decision was against him he would have
bowed to the law, the same as his oppo-
nent. II makes no difference whether the
assassins bullet was directed toward Goe-
bel or Taylor, the act remains one of the
most dastardly nature"
w. II. Brinker, ex-United States at
torney: THE shooting of Goebel is to
be deplored. 1t may have extremely
serious results. The worst feature of it
politically is that 1t is likely to give an
impetus to the cause of the organ Demo-
Gratis. Up to this time the Bryanites have
been practically harmless. but this affair
may drive many good gold standard men
into their ranks"