The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-07-24
GOV. BECKHAM
Replies TO and Defies his Critics
in Assassination Matters.
CONTINUED from last week. }

Continued from last week.
"Now, lot us turn our attention
for a while to those people who ex-
ulted In the death OF William Goe-
Bile, and who today would rejoice
to see every citizen Of Breathitt
county murdered and every house
burned II it would make for them
some political capital against me
and against the Democratic party.
"1here was a report that when
the unfortunate Marcum lay dy-
ing on the spot where he had been
shot, Curtis Jett In little while
afterward came around, stood over
the dying man, with an assumed
air Of gravity, and said; "rhis is
an awful thing" So there are to-
day sume Republican papers and
leaders In Kentucky who look at
Breatbitt and say: "This is an
awful thing.p
"Certain newspapers and men
who applauded the assassination
of Kentu:ky's Governor and a
reign OF terror in the State capital
now pretend to be wonderfully
shocked and disturbed over the
condition OF affairs In Breathltt,
"As a Democrat, am proud OF
the fact that the Democratic press
and the Democratic people OF the
State denounce crime and lawloss-
ness, regardless OF politics, and
have been unanimous in their con-
demnation OF the assassination OF
Mr.. Marcunl, even though he hap
pcned to be Republican leader
WONDERFUL CONTRAST.
"The Democratic party In Ken.
tucky has no sympathy with
crime, no matter who may be the
criminal. No Democratic paper
and no Democratic person has YET
sought to take up subscriptions tc
defend the assasins OF Marcum
On the contrary, they have thrown
their whole influence to the effor,
to have those assassins punished
What u wonderful contrast have
they shown with the conduct oI
the Republican press when GoeblC
was murdered and the entire Com
monwealth seemed to be on the
verge OF revolution and anarchy
Had the Republican party shown
the same eagerness to punish his
assassins as the Democrats have
shown In there desire to see Mar
GUMS assassins punished, ther
that atrocious crime OF over three
ysars ago would now be avenged
although II would have cost thu
Republican party the loss OF som'
OF it's most distinguished leaders
Did they shed a tear or show tn,
least sympathy for him after b,
had fallen from the assassin's bul
let? Every citizen OF Kentuck.
knows that they did not; and that
on the contrary, when poor Geobl
lay suffering with the awful agon
les OF death from his wound, tn
Republican officials sent a lot o
their militia and stationed then
} i'm mediately under his window
that with their boisterous conduc
and noisy demonstrations the.
might disturb and harass the las
hours OF the fallen leader whom
they could not defeat except by as
sassination.
"All honor to the Democrat
press and the Democratic people
Kentucky because they have nc
! recognized any politics In thi
$ Breathitt county matter, but hav
: with unanlmity demanded that tn
Q the guilty be punished, regardles
u OF all such questions.
THEIR DENUNcIATIoN is PRAIsEI
"The effort OF certain Republ
cans to make a POLITICAL issue
v this is so miserable and so desplci
Y BILE that II Is hardly worthy OF M
tlce, for they must first wash the
hands OF blood before they attemI
n to pose ms the apostles Of law an
q order. 1t Is from such as thes
that ! have received the most bi
ter attacks and the most willfl
Misrepresentation about my of
: : clal conduct. 1t has been done M
q because Of any just criticism OF m
, administration as Governor, bl
70 because of the fact that ! am II
h. Democratic nominee for that ofilc
IS. and about to enter a campaign Il
re- -olection.
is "Jlm Howard, the thrice convic
cd murderer OF William Goebt
: who, when he could not assassina
! a man for hire, would shoot one {,
pastime, is the petted beneflcial
OF their liberal donations, and
lauded with slavish adulation, h
cell decorated with flowers and h
savage face the object Of admir-
tIon by those who love him !
cause they believe ho murdered
cold blood the man whom 4
Democrats Of Kentucky had ele,
ed to be their Governor. The
censure OF mo Is encomlum, the
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