The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-03-13
TRIBUTE PAID
TO VIM. GOEBEL
At UNWILLING
Memory of Kentucky Cover
nor Is Perpetuated in a
Bronze Statue
CEREMONIES ARE
WELL ATTENDED
Prominent Speakers Present
at Exercises in Frankfort
Wednesday

FRANKFORT, KY, March -
| Tributes to the late William Goebel,
of Covingtoin, KY, slain Governor,
were delivered by overnor
Jas. B. McCreary, Congressman A. o.
Stanley and former Governor ]. c. w.
Beckham. The occasion was the I'M
yelling of the statue of Governor Goe-
bel, Wednesday
The work of art is a bronze
statue made from the death mask TAX
en- by Sculptor Barnhorn, of Cincin-
natl. 1t cost $4,000, appropriated by
the Legislature of 1902.
Miss Margaret McChord, of Wash
ington, D. c., and Louisville, daugh-
ter of former State Senator Charles G.
McChord, now member of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, I'M
yelled the statue, pronounced to be an
almost perfect likeness. Standing by
the young woman when she lifted
the white veil from this tribute of
! Kentucky to her distinguished son
were Justus Goebel, brother of the
late Governor, family of Justus Goe-
bel. and members of every department
of the State.
Governor McCreary, former Gov
ernor Beckham, who was Lieutenant
Governor under Mr.. Goebel and sue
ceeded him; Chief-Justice Hobson, OF
the Court of Appeals, and the Judges
of this Court; the members OF the
Legislature and hundreds of citizens
of the State, in whose memory the
name and deeds OF Mr.. Goebel will
last as long as they live, were pres
lent. Mr.. McChord, who could not be
present, in a telegram to Justus Goe-
bel said that only the most urgent
business of national welfare kept him
away.
From Alabama, C. V. Greene wired
Mr.. Gcebel as follows:
"The unwilling of the statue OF your
lamented brother my friend, states
man and patriot, brings inexpresslDle
sadness to my heart. His image, his
: deeds of valor and sacrifice to princi-
: ple are indelibly impressed upon my
memory and will be fondly cherished
, until | follow him to the Great Be
yond.'
While all that words can say and
oratory express from human lips and
. said of Mr. Goebel yet the
: thought that mind can invent were
5 greatest tribute to his memory was
the passage of the Finn railroad bill
l nv the LEGISLATURE almost after the
: ceremonies. This bill contains ma
Y ority of the provisions advocated by
: Mr.. Goebel when he fathered the Nc
: Chord railroad commission bill, Which
3 became a law shortly after his assass'
i nation. The passage of the bill, leg
|, islators say, demonstrates that the
!. shirt of Mr.. Goebel lives, and that
!, monuments erected to him are an In
,. spiration to the living as we'll as
5, tribute to his memory.
y The ceremonies at the statue were
5, very brief The procession was
: formed in the Capitol, and officers OF
the State and members of the Legs
lature marched in twos to the statue
band preceded the procession, play
ing funeral march. Senator u. "
, Speer, of this city, was Grand Mar
shall C the procession. The DIVISION
Marshals were chosen from the mem
r hers of the Program Committee, who
e are members of the Legislature.
Ie Senator Walker Hall, of Covington
3 Chairman of the committee, was tn(
e Master of Ceremonies. Rev. i. 4
Taliaferro, former Chaplain of the
IS Kentucky Reformatory, made th'
n opening prayer when the members as
E. sembled in the House chamber u
Y, hear the addresses. The chamDe
was packed and damned.
~ Governor McCreary, former Govern
10 or Beckham and Lieutenant-Governo
- McDermott followed Senator Hall T.
~ the Speakers rostrum. The fanli.
~ of Justus Goebel, accompanied o.
so Miss McChord and Col. Eph Lillaro
30 Secretary of the Program COMMITTEE
is did not enter the chamber until I'LL
mediately before the speaking began
81 Governor McCreary spoke hrs'
Congressman Stanley did not come II
ry to the chamber until Governor M'
Creary had concluded his address
IS Much of the speech of Governor Mo
Creary was devoted to Governor GOO
ne bers legislative works. He rev1ewe
his efforts to free the oppressed froI
ne the burdens of special privilege. IN
Goebel bill, abolishing tolls on III
in turnpikes in Kenton county; ~
he measure reducing the toll on III
MS bridg spanning the Ohio river 1roi
n. lCovington to Cincinnati the Gowns
re ton Free Library bill andsmany otnel
nd were considered by Governor MI
Creary