The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
COMMENT AT THE CAPITOL.
Views OF Senators and Representa-
lives ON the Kentucky Situation.

news OF senators and Hepreseu n =
lives ON the Kentucky Situation.
The principal subject Of discussion in
the eloak-roOms and Hobbies at the Capitol
this morning was the political condition
that prevails in Kentucky.
The Senators and Representatives Of
both great parties are intensely interested
in what transpires in the Blue Grass State.
and the telegraph and telephone are fire.
quently used TO keep them well informed.
Il believe that Taylor Is an outlaw. -
said senator. who. with group Of Con-
gressmen and Capitol habitues. was dis
cussing the Kentucky situation today. The
man who made the statements quoted was
known 20 have been an anti-Goebel man.
Continuing he said;
Yes. sir; ! was against Goebel during
the gubernatorial contest and the subse-
quent wTangle. but my sentiments have
changed. This is by no means because my
sympathy has been aroused by the shoot
ing, for II Goebel were guilty Of the Of
fences charged against him, he deserved
10 be shot But / believe now that Tay-
Tor has been the dangerous factor. Judging
by the manner in which ne has recently
acted. it is quite probable that he acted be
fore and during the campaign as the Dem
ocrats charged that he did
"A man who could use a mob OF outlaws
and the soldiers OF the State as ruthless
Iy and as illegally as Taylor has. probably
has acted at other times as the Goebel
men charged. ] thought that Taylor had
j .a~r -
In providing refuge for his mob OF
outlaws. he became responsible for their
acts. think that in the matter Of the
shooting he was accessory before the fact.
and there is no doubt in my mind that he
was accessory after the fact"
Representative Wheeler OF Kentucky
expressed the opinion this morning that
the trouble in Kentucky was now over;
that the swearing IN and the inaugurati ion
Of Goebel as governor would be accepted
by all law-sbiding citizens Of The State.
The Legislature had declared Goebel- the
legally and lawfully elected Governor Of
the state, ana the people win now recog-
nize and respect that decision.
"Of course. Mr. WheeleG said, Taylor.
who can no longer exercise any lawful au-
thority. and his cohorts may refuse TO
obey the law. but II he does he viii be held
responsible. The act Ok Taylor IN ad-
iourning the Legislature and refusing il
entrance 10 the state capitol is without
precedent, and "a gross usurpation OF poweE
as well as a violation Of the safe consti-
tuition. And thai he should order the Leg
islature 10 convene I'm London. a place
which he and his party have declared a
lswless community. where law and order
does not exist, would seem TO Indicate that
Taylor was determined TO have completed
that which the cowsrdly ssssassins. con-
fined in the Executive Msnsion and pro-
tected by the so-caIled Taylor militia. fail
ed to do. But Goebel IS governor nov,
and the legislature viii no, meet in Lon
don, but wiz hold its ses .aon ia Frank
fort"
representative Bhea % Kentucky said:
Tie acts OF Taylor have no warrant in
the -cssJitution or in the law. but are pure
ly usurpation and show him TO b. a danger
Gus enemy to law and order. Gocbel is
dull and coustituuonally declared Cover
nol OF Kentucky. Taylor may escape legal
q s)onsiblity for the assassination Of GOe-
bsl but the calm Judgment of men VIII
ace, Sc him as guilty and s5etting it."