Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1903-09-14

party that party dehed the people their will
The Democratic decided the contested election in
advance 1t unseaed enough OF the duly chosen Repre-
sentatves OF the people to give the Democratic caucus
majority in the Legislature Though by the Legislature
was declared that election had been held in Louis
ve the so-called Democratic Representatives from the
city OF Louisville seated in the Legislature because
their essential to the OF this conspiracy
against the people.
These the facts that should be carried always in
mind by every lover Of free institutions. The crime
against civil liberty thus committed in the name OF the
party be condoned by Democrat who loves hi;
state or who has pride in the history Of his party
II will not do to say that the action OF the Democratic
party was vndicated by the Cours it has been vim
dicated by the Courts Not Court from first to last
has justified the pretended action Of the Legislature. The
Courts have simply declared that the Constitution Of Ken
lucky gave to the Legislature OF Kentucky exclusive uris
dction the contested election for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor They have, therefore, declined to
behind Legislative records
There is only Court that go behind those re-
cords that is the sovereign Court Of the people There
is not anywhere any man familiar with the political his
tory of Kentucky during 1899 and 1900 who believes that
Mr. Goebe was elected Governor OF this state The ticket
named by fraud at the Music Hall Convention sup
ported by fraud the election but beaten by up
rising OF the people OF the The truth declared
by Judge Pryor and Captain Ellis. The Legislature un.
dertook dsiranchise the city OF Louisville. 1t boldly
declared that election had been held in the city,
usurped power not conferred by the Constitution. 1t sci
aside enough Republican counties give Mr. Goebe the
office TO which the people had elected Governor Taylor
All OF this done in contempt OF the law and in
tempt OF the people. Mr.. Justice Harlan himself cit
zen OF Kentucky and recognized by all men hon.
ored and upright Judge dissented from the opinion
Ga Al.
effect that for the great wrong pepetaed against this
state there remedy, and in his dissent declares:
1.-THE evidence renders clear that the declaration that
Mr. Goebel had received the number of legal
was in total disregard OF the facts The declaration
is extravsgant one adudging that white black
and black white, but such declaration made by the
body to which the Board OF Contest reported should
surprise anyone when is remembered that from
those who did not have before them OF the proof taken
in the case and willing to act without proof Those
who composed that body to have shut their eyes
against the proof for fear would compel them respect
the popular WILL expressed at the polls. Indignant
naturally they and should have been the assass-
nation Of their leader they proceeded in defiance of all
the forms OF law and in contempt OF the principles
which free government res to avenge that terrible crime
by committing another crime, namely the destruction
by arbitrary methods Of the right OF the people to choose
their chief magistrate The former crime il the offender
be discovered, can be punished directed by law The
latter should not be rewarded by declaration OF the in
ability OF the judiciary TO protect public and private rights
and thereby the rights OF voters against the wlfu
brary action of legislative tribunal which must
from the record deliberately acted upon contested
election CASE involving the rights Of the people and OF
their chosen representative in the Office of Governor
without looking into the evidence upon which alone any
lawful determination OF the case could be made
"The assassination OF individual demands the
punishment which it is competent for human
laws in free land to prescribe But the overturning of
the public WILL expressed at the ballobox without
evidence against evidence, in order to accomplish
partisan ends is crime against free government, and
deserves the execration OF all lovers of liberty"
The duty of condemning such usurpaton Of power,
such reputation OF Democratic institutions, still rests
upon the people Of Kentucky The usurpation of that
power has not been justified in the of that power.
The condition of affairs in Kentucky is than when
that conspiracy overthrow free institutions formed
and will grow until the people make plain that
they not indifferent to their rights quietly to
submit to gross outrage.
We believe that the great majority OF the people OF
Kentucky today longing for the restoration Of the
law to its od-tme supremacy. They beginning to
realize how act of lawlessness leads another.
They begin to that the law may not be violated
election day the election BOOTH and enforced
where and at other times.