The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-05-25
PEACE IN KENTUCKY.
The Supreme Court Decides the Con-
test Case Against Taylor.
BeckhHm Issues an Address 10 the
PeOpte-MinOr State OmciaIs VIII
Not BE Governed BY the Deci-
sion in GubernatOriaI Case.

sion in GubernatOriaI Case.
Washington, May 22-The Ken
lucky gOvernorship case was Monday
decided by the United States supreme
court in the interest of Beckham. af-
lirming the decision of the Kentucky
court Of appeals.
The opinion was handed down by
Chief Justice Fuller, and the case
was dismissed for want of iurisdic-
ton. lie said the court should be the
last 10 overstep the bounds limiting
ats own jurisdiction, and that the de-
examinations of cases of this char
acter, contests for state Office. must
necessarily be settled by the political
branch of the government. That
branch had acted in the Kentucky
case when the general assembly took
jurisdiction. There was no appeal
from the assembly's decision. which
was favorable TO GOebel. and Beck
ham. except to the tribunal of the
people, which tribunal the chief JUS
tice said, was always in session. He
also said the case was purely a state
case-that Kentucky was in the full
possession of its faculties as a mem
Der OF the union, and that there was
no emergency &C this time calling
for interference.
The opinion in the Kentucky case
was not unanimous, three of the JUS
tees dissenting.
Justices Brewer, Harlan, Brown and
Mckenna were the dissenting justices
IN the Kentucky case.
Frankfort, Ky, May 22.-The an
nouncement of the supreme courts
decision at Washington IN the gov
ernorship contest was received here
with the widest sort of demonstra-
non on the part of the democrats. At
2 clock in the afternoon the TAYLOR
soldiers, who have been in charge of
the state capitol building and grounds
since January 90, the day Goebel was
assassinated, evacuated and turned
over the state grounds, the Calling
guns and military equipments TO AS
sistant Adjt. Gen. Murray (democratl,
while the democrats of the city were
already jollifying over the decision.
Mr.. Taylor did not return to the
city from Louisville, and there are no
Developments in the prosecutions So
far as he is concerned. \ force of
men are employed at the executive
mansion packing up the private eff
fects of the Taylor family, who will
leave for Louisville, where they will
temporarily reside.
The republican minor state officials
held a conference here last night. Ex-
Gov. ". o. Bradley. chief counsel for
Taylor, says the contests over the
minor Offices viii be carried up to the
supreme court also. These officials
maintain that there are issues in
vOlved in their cases which were not
decided in the gOvernOrshiD case.
Gov. Beckham has given out the fol-
lowing interview: Ell am, of course,
very much gratified at the decision of
the supreme court. never had any
doubt as TO what the decision would
be. because IL seemed that the propo-
sition of law before them was so clear
that no court could take a different
view from that of our court of ap-
peals in this state and the supreme
court. IT has been a great victory.
As the governor of TIE common
wealth I promise TO be not only the
Of a great party, but
the chief executive of a great state.
j shall be as liberal and broad-minded
as possible IN administering the af-
fairs of the state, and my highest am
bition shall be 10 restore a perfect re-
spect for law and order throughout
the bounds Of the state. This decision
also brings US face TO face with an
other great state campaign. and de-
sire 20 say that, while the republican
party has sought TO make its battle
cry a plea for civil liberty on our
side we intend TO make an earnest and
aggressive campaign with our battle
cry as a plea for the protection of
human life and a protest against the
methods of assassination in the af
fairs Of our state government. We
shall make no cutlery about civil lib. |
srty.' but we 60 10 the good people OF |
Kentucky and ask them that they
support us in our efforts 10 establish |
law and order in this state and a due |
respect for the tribunals of Justice"
a touching incident of the day oc. |
Cured during the afternoon, when /
!. 900 people marched TO the cemetery, |
zach person wearing a flower, which |
was cast Upon the grave of the late
William GOebel, making the little |
nouad which marks his resting place
1 vast bank of flowers. There were |
DO ceremonies at the grave except a |
PRAYER by Rev. 7. +. Talliaferro, of |
he Methodist church.
VIII Not Vote.