Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-31

&no meh Marched TO the state House
Grounds and Stacked Arms-Eaoh One
Is Given a Badge Bearing the Portrait
of Governor Taylor = Ex-Seeretary of
State Finley Addresses the Men and
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. GA special
train bearing more than 1000 men
carrying Winchester rifles. arrived in
Frankfort at $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ing. The men hail from the counties
of Bell, Allen, Knox, Harlan, Whittier,
Metcalf and Edmunson. Frankfort 10
overlooking with visitors but none ex-
cept those arriving carry arms. Gov
ernOr Taylor stated to an Associated
Press representative that the men
were not soldiers. He disclaimed any
knowledge of the identity or purpose
Of the armed visitors.
Stacked Arms at State House.
On arriving the men We're supplied
with badges bearing u portrait of Gov
ernor Taylor. They then marched to
the state house, stacked their guns and
took up positions in groups about the
buildings. Adjutant General Collier
states that he had no knowledge that
the men were coming. Many Of the
visitors are members Of the state
guards. The total number arriving on
the special train cannot be stated ex.
actly. The train had seventeen cars.
Ex-Secretary Of State Finley ad.
dressed the visitors from the steps of
the state house. He said the object of
the gathering was to see justice done.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions. Stephen Sharp of Le1ing-
ton was chosen chairman and made an
address.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions committee drafted
the following, which was presented to
the legislature:
1--WE, Kentuckians here assembled,
in token Of all the free and equal men
Of Kentucky, do reassert the great
and essential principles OF liberty and
free government proclaimed in the bill
OF rights, not as derived to us there
from. but as Inherent Our property
we may ALLEVIATE from ourselves and
our children. but our liberty as afherf-
tage in us in trust for all generations,
and we may. neither surrender nor en-
cumber it.
Right and Authority Declared.
1--WE declare again the prerogative
right; of freely communicating our
thoughts and opinions and to assem-
BILE together In q peaceable manner for
our common good and the good Of our
fellowmen OF Kentucky. More I Ell.
pecially do we declare our right and
authority, conferred on us by Almighty
power, and moi, otherwise, Of appealing
to, those Invested with the hOwer Of
government by either petition orire-
monstrance, and we represent to them.
our brethren OF Kentucky, our agents
In the legislature 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 we'll as that of the. stranger
within our gates.
PssiI Hoverias Near.
we petition them. our proxies tn
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 and wis
dom 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. W.
,beseech them to remember that theil
own just powers were .loaned them BY
us at the polls and that among thest
was the Jurisdiction to- decide judicial
ly and by due process of law and MOI
otherwise, what was. then our ex
pressed will, not thair present politlca