The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-02-12

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A motion was then made aud carried
to appoint committee TO draw Up suit.
able denunciatory resolutions condemn.
ing Representative Hargroye and. Sen
ator George for the parts they played in
the Introduction and passage ofihe Har-
grove bill. Hon, TaTylers r. p.
Davis and H F. BENTLEY we're named as
such committee. and the iolloYips are
the preamble and resolutions a. draws
AID adopted;
PEEAMRLE AND RESOLUTIONS OF MASS
MEETING or TsR VOTERS or FULTON
COUNTY, KENT6ckg
AT mass meeting of a large nsmber
OF the voters Of Fulton county. KY,
held 10 the city haH at Hickman. Ky,
on February 8. 1904. at which meeting
Hon. Joshiia NRylor was unanimously
chosen as chairman. the undersigned
men were appointec'a committss to set
forth the cause, object and purpose Of
said meeting by a suitable preamble and
resolutions, who reported the following.
which was unanimously adopted by the
meeting. to-wIt:
Whereas. Through the instrumental
itv of Luby Hargrove. representative.
and Henry George, senator. there was
introduced and passed through the low
or house of the Legislature, on Feb. /,
1904 bill purporting tocreate branch
circuit court of Fulton county, TO be
held in the city ofFLlton, BY, without
any knowledge on the part of a large
majority Of the voters of Fulton>county
OF their object and purpose to introduce
and pass SAID bill or without any pub
LEGATION whatever Of same in any news
paper; and,
Whereas, A large wlmber of the vot-
ers of the county first learned of any
intention to introduceor pass said bill
by reading notice of its passages through
the lower house in che Louisville daily
papers on February ?, 1904; aud the
next day thereafter. February 3. met 10
mass meeting at the county seat in
Hickman. Ky. and protested against
the passage OF said bill, and hmm ediately
sent committee to Frankfort, com
posed of Joshua Naylor. ex-connty Judge
and ex-representative of said county !:
q. l.. Carpenter, sheriff; and II. f.
Remley. county attorney; 10 present a
petition TO the senate signed by large
number of voters of Fulton county,
from various portions OF said county,
protesting against the passage of said
bill; aud, =,
" her cas- Whea the oomaittee hset
and presented the petition TO Luby Har
grove, he promised that If the bill could
be amended and returned to the house
that be would see that the same was
throttled; and,
Whereas, Senator George agreed and
promised said committee that said bill
should not come before the senate nntl
after Hargroye had come TO Cayce and
Hickman and consulted with his peo-
pie concerning the bill and learn the
will Of majority of the people of this
county; and,
Whereas, 10 less than one hour after
making said promises, and after two of
the committee. relying upon said prom
Uses, had lett for their homes, the SAID
Henry George and Luby Hargrove did
aid and assist In having said bill report.
ed to the senate, amended and passed
and referred To the house and passed
and became law without consulting
the people, by whose will they were
chosen TO represent, and were TO be eff
fected by the same, as they had prom
iseo and
Whereas. They and the few promo
tiers of said measure resOrted to all kin Is
Of tricks and false representations
to carry said bill-Oue of which was
that two of this committee, and many
other citizens of this vicinity, were in
favor of the passage of said bill there
fore, be il
First-That owing TO the
facts which were well known to SAID
two representatives lso calledi of the
people, that the town of Fulton is stu
ated in the eastern corner of the county
immediately on the south boundary
and in a mile and a half from its eastern
boundary that the county has lust com
pleted and paid for new court house
at a cost of about $25. 900 to its taxpay-
ers; that the passage of said bill was
contrary to the wishes of large major
ity of the voters of this county and en-
tirely unjust and uncalled for an addi-
tlonal burden upon the taxpayers and
is opposed t0 public policy.
Second-That in view of the above
facts both Henry George and Luby Har-
grove, we'll knowing that majority of
the voters of Fulton county would be
opposed TO the passage OF said bill, by
their acts in securing its passage have
shown themselves as wholly unfit and
unworthy 10 represent any people
Third-That the statements CT any
one to the effect that b. L. Davis, K. Il.
Tyler or any other representative citizen
of this vicinity favored said measure,
or had so stated by letter or by word, Is
wholly and absolutely false and untrue.
Fourth-That the speedy violation by
said George and Hargrove of their prom
Use and pledge, made to the people
through the above mentioned commit
tee, have proven themselves unworthy
of public or private confidence or es
TEEN, and repdered them odious, in the
opinion of the people OF this vicinity.
Fifth-That the voters composing
this meeting. believing that said George
and Hargrove have wantonly violated
the trust repOsed in them and disregard
ed their pledge made to the committee.
therefore pledge themselves never again
to give either Of them their votes or in
huence for any position, public OF pri-
vate.
Sixth-That all newspapers in the
state, which will. be requested to pub
liah these rpsolutions and that coDia-