The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-12
MASS MEETING.
1--WE Hundred Indignant Citizens Ex-
press DIsapprObaiIon OF Repre-
sentatiye-s Action.

vas held at the city hall SATURDAY. fer
ms purpose of hearing the report of the
4 deisgation sent to Frankfort to fight the
haFgroye bill "a the senate. 1t was a
representative meeting, about two hun
|ara beng present, Judge Naylor was
|fsiscted chairman.
|f when the meeting had been organ.
Psed, County Attorney Remley, in
Speech that was pointed in the extreme.
tod OF the manner in which the Hick.
enan delegation had been treated by our
representative and senator how they
had endeayored to excuse their nefari.
nas work by saying that Hon. r. T.
+ Tyler. Attorney b, T. Davis and other
iprominent citizens had stated (or writ
Hen that there would be no opposition
70 the bill. and how. by misrepresenta-
son. thew hoodwinked the senate com.
pnittee. He accused Henry George. TO
nyhom tae-delegation appealed, of pur
Iposely mlsrepresenting the facts 10 the
|fcommittee, surreptitiously misquotipg
lnnuential citizens and wilfully lying TO
Them. He said that the senator pledged
his word that the bill should not come
before the body of which he (Georee)
was member, until Hargrove should
tcome to Fulton county and ascertain
ehe will Oh the majority of the voters
lot the county upon the question; that
Ilf Il was called he would not allow il to
come 10 vote that upon this guaran-
tee two Of our delegaIion had left to at
lend TO some business matters else
X where; and that they had not beer gone
n from the presence of the senate an hour
when the bill was called. After read
ing the bill, an amendment wassintro-
lduced TO the effect that the corporation
lof Fulton furnish fire proof vaults for
the preservation of the records; that il
fptoyide suitable quarters for the hold
ilag Of said branch circuit court, and
THAT it pay all expenses incident tc the
lsame. The amendment was sent back
ID . the house. put ON its passage imme
fdiately. adopted as amended, brought
tsgain 70 the senate, voted on and passed
<ss<2 vote OF - 70 9, nj IN Che space OF
flsseen minutes. It was a job, a rail
reading job. a well-laid plot to rob the
county seat OF this county, wherein the
sehemers stopped at nothing to gain the
desired end. "And that" said the
speaker with much indignation, sis
what your delegation was up against A"
He denounced IN strong terms every
I man who had anything to do with the
nIquitous and undetermined proceeding
/ -dire citing his maledictions toward
Senator George, Representative Har-
grove. Mott Ayres, Henry Oliver, Her
bert Carr, and II T. Smith. and said it
vas the duty of all good citizens to re- |
mem Der these men as being enemies to
Western Fulton county, AMI the county
seat in particular. He branded the two
first named as being traitors TO the trust
rposed in them by our people. and ex.
pressed the wish that the voters might
have an opportunity of showing their
disapprobation of such nefarious work
al the polls. and forever exile them
from the realm of politics.
Mr.. Remley spoke for fully halt an
hour. and his speech was received with
yociferous outbreaks of applause. AT
its conclusion, the Hon. X. T. Tyler was
called upon, and from his seat in the
audience he arose and delivered a short
address.
He deplored the passage of the bill
and denounced the methods employed
TO secure favorable consideration He
said that the statement 10 tho effect
that ne favored the bill, made by mem
bers of the Fulton delegation. was as
base and Infamous a lie as had ever
been concocted, and that they who
made the statement knew they were
lying when they made it, He said that
he knew nothing Of the matter until he
received the telegram in Washington,
sent him by the committee. requesting
his immediate presence at Frankfort
that it was impossible for him to pro-
coed thence at once; and that he
thought he would have plenty of time
to return home and then get to the cap
ital before the bill left the committee
room and use what influence he had to |
defeat the measure. He denounced the !
senator and representative in harsh !
terms, said that the only thing TO he
done now was to take the matter into |
the courts and allow them to pass upon |
its constitutionality. and closed with a
denunciation of Hickman newspaper, |
which, he stated, was being run in
conjunction with the Fulton Leader,
knew all about the bill and remained 1
quiet" Mr.. Tyler was roundly ap-
plauded as he took his seat. and b. L |
Davis was then called for.
Mr.. DAVIS said that there was not one
particle of truth in the statement that
he had ever said, or written, to anyone