The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-25
1000 ARMED men
Come to Kentucky's Capital on
Special Train.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. ga special
train bearing more than 1000 men
carrying Winchester rifles arrived in
Frankfort at $50 O'Clock this morning.
The men hail from the counties of Bell.
Allen, Knox, Harlan, whittier, Metcalf,
and Edmundson. Frankfort is over
flowing with visitors, but none except
those arriving today carry arms. Gov.
Taylor stated to an Associated Press
reporter that the men were not soldiers.
He disclaimed any knowledge of the
identity or purpose of the armed visit
ors
The men marched to the state house,
stacked their guns and took up posi-
tions in groups about the buildings.
Adjutant General Collier states that
he had no knowledge that the men were
coming. Many of the visitors are mem
bers of the state guards
WEAR TAYLOR BADGES.
Cincinnati, Jan. 25.-The Tlmes-Star's
Frankfort. KY, special says: About
500 men armed with Winchester rifles,
reached the city today. Upon arrival
the men were all provided with badges
bearing the portrait of Gov. Taylor,
which they pinned on their breasts
They stacked arms in the yard of the
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fast.
Special dispatches from Barbours-
vile, Ky. and Mount Vernon. KY,
speak of the departure of large num-
bers of men last flight for Frankfort.
The Mount Vernon dispatch says: The
company of state guards mustered in
last week was to go and be uniformed
and equipped after reaching Frankfort
The dispatch adds that the men did
not know how long they would be re-
Quired to stay in Frankfort.
The total number arriving on the
special train cannot be stated exactly.
The train had Is cars. Ex-Secretary of
State Finley addressed the visitors from
the steps of the state house. He said
the object of the gathering was to see
justice done. A committee was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions. Stephen
Sharp of Lexington was chosen chair
man.
The resolutions committee drafted the
following which will be presented to the
legislature today:
I'VE Kentuckians here assembled in
token of all the free and equal men OF
kentucky do reaSSert the great and eS
Sential principles of liberty and free
government proclaimed in the bill of
rights, not as derived to US therefrom,
but as inherent.
Our property we may ALLEVIATE from
ourselves and our children, but our lib
erty is a heritage to US in trust for all
generations and we may neither sur
l.
again the prerogative right of freely
communicating our thoughts and Opin-
ions and to assemble together in a
peaceable manner for our common good
and the good of our fellow men of Ken
lucky. More especially do we declare.
our right and authority conferred on US
by Almighty power and not otherwise.
of appealing to those invested with the
power of government by either petition
or remonstrance and we represent to
them, our brethren of Kentucky our
agents in Iegisla ture convened, that the
government of Kentucky is founded on
our authority and instituted for our
peace. safety and happiness and the
protection of property-our own and
thelrS-aS well as that of the stranger
within our gates. We petition them our
proxies in the general assembly, to heed
that there is peril lowering over all
those things so dear to us and them.
and that calmnesS and prudence ard
wisdom need be invoked in order that
truth. and justice may prevail; and we
exercise our right of remonstrance
against their suffering themselves to be
led into the temptations of partisan
pride in the crisis which is on us We
beseech them to remember that their
own just powers were loaned them by
us at the polls and that among these
was the jurisdiction to decide judicial
ly and by due process of law and not
otherwise what was then our express
will, not their present political prefer
ence
we implore them that they do not on
slight orf technical pretexts, nor flimsy
or trivial causes permit the supervision
of that supreme law of the 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
remonstrance and that they by their
considerate action protect, preserve and
promote the safety and welfare. and
above all the honor of Kentucky COM
mitted to their keeping" (Signed)
CHARLES FINLEY
DIR. THOS. w. BERRY
A. w. KASOR
CLAUDE CHINN
The lower house of the legislature met
at II o'clock and on motion of Mr. Can
trell, Democratic leader, a resolution
was adopted excluding all but ladies
from the chamber and galleries. A ru-
NOR is in circulation but persistently
denied. that Judge Cantrill, of the local
circuit court, has summoned all Dem
ocratic deputy sheriffs of the state to
come to Frankfort. The common
wealth's attorney, Franklin, says he
knows of no such order.
AIN UyTE ONNsnV1rN mn D.,r,