Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-13
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last week. It's terms were even
more unsatisfactory to Democrats
than they were to Taylor His re-
fusal at the lastmoment was a very
fortunate way out OF what might
have been an embarrassing situa-
ton. The agreement is given on
another page and it will be seen
that its adoption would have caus-
ed a storm Of protest from the friends
of Gov. Goebel, tor two or three
reasons.
In the first place the clause pro-
viding for another vote to settle the
contests would have made it possi-
Bile for the Republicans to have
1 taken from the dead Governor his
rightfultitle, by the assassination,of
enough members of the General As
sembly to reduce the Democratic
strength below II votes. AS they
did not hesitate to kill the Governor
himself they would very probably
have turned theirguns on hisfriends
as a last resort. The second
clause promising immunity from
prosecution to those who prepared
the ambuscade from which Gov.
Goebe1's assassins fired, was con-
dition that the criminal courts could
not have carried out Every man
guilty of aiding in the assassination
of Gov. Goebel will be hunted down
and punished and some of those IN
high places should feel a rope tighten
around their necks. 1t would have
been an outrage to have committed
Gov. Beckham in writing to pardon
these scoundrels in advance.
The fourth clause was intended
to control the action of judicial
body, engaged in very important
duty, and that too without having
consulted the men acting as judges.
This to say the least was very in
proper proceeding. Clauses three,
FIVE, and six, relating to the Gener-
alAssembly, also undertookto control /
the action of that body without
consulting the members and there
would certainly have been violent
protests from majority of the leg
islators. The sixth clause espec-
tally would have subjected the con-
ferrees to severe criticism.
1t pledged the Legislature to re-
peal plank inthe Democratic plat
form of last June and to destroy the
browning act of the Legislative
career of VIM. Goebel, before its
author was even buried. BY pro-
posing to replace the Goebel bill
with a fair and nonpartisan cleo
ton law, it called in question the
Of the present law, enacted
or the express purpose of prevent
ng frauds by those who have re-
sorted to every crime from theft to
This pledge to re-
peal the measure for which Gov.
Goebel laid down his life, would not
have been endorsed by the Legisla-
ture, by the Democratic Organiza-
ton of the State, nor by the people
who endorsed it in their platform
last year. Werepeat, thatit is fortu-
nate for every body that Taylor did
not have sense enoughto sign apaper
that would have been promptly re-
pudiated by the Democrats of the
State. No, let the fight be carried
on to a finish without the sacrifice
Of one principle, or one plank in the
platform of the Democratic party.
The Democratic organization Of the
State was not responsible for the
terms of the rejected Protocol. "
When Gov. Goebel lay dying, he
called his physician TO MIN ana
said:
doctor, I only regret leaving be-
cause my work is unfinished, but
many brave men are left and it will
be easier for them to finish it be-
cause of this.
Gov. Goebel is dead, but he still
lives in the hearts of the people.
Ills work of redeeming Kentucky
must be finished as it was begun
and let us hope that any future
conference" held will be partici-
pated in by the attorneys who re-
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