The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-09-25


the day of the decision of the Suprem'
Court OF the United States, grabbed
his carpet bag and rushed down Il
the ferry running from Louisville Il
Jacksonville. Ind, he knew that Gov
Mount would refuse to surrender hin
and give him in Indiana q haven o
rest for his guilty soul.
So, too, Mr.. Teddy Roosevelt, Gov
ernor of New York, who il one of Mr.
Yerkes' patron saints, took no pain
to read any record in Kentucky bu
received Taylor as q martyr to the
Republican cause and promised him
in advance immunity il he ned tC
New York.
So, too. when Mr. Yerkes and hi;
associate delegates went to Philsdel.
phis to the National Convention, Tsy'
lor was led around by Mr.. Yerkes as
a sort OF street and stage show and
was put on the platform by his Ken.
lucky Godfather to elecit sympathy
aud applause.
Mr.. Yerkes and Mr.. Taylor knew
we'll in advance that 8 Republican
governor would refuse Tsylor's sur
render, although he stood charged by
the law in kentucky with the most
heinous and deliberate murder that
ever darkened the pages of Kentucky
history.
Mr.. Yerkes had no hesitation on the
18th. day of May, 1900, at the Eepub.
licsn convention, IN declaring that Mr..
Taylor was rosolute and patriotic. II
this was so then it is true now, and
how can Mr.. Yerkes, il he is ever
Governor, allow Mr.. Taylor, whom
he has publicly declared ss resolute
and patriotic, to be punished for such
conduct, and which on July l7Ih. be
again declared TO be only sin defense
OF the rights OF the people,"
He would with these beliefs and
declarations be both cowaldly and
dishonest il be did not pardon Tay-
lor, Powers and Finley, and there is
no other course open to him as an up
right man, and his squeSmishness
about answering questions concern
ing The pardon is not worthy Of him
and while he is sincere in the state
ment that he will at the proper Time
and in the proper way, &C. in the mat
ter, yet il shows that Mr.. Yerkes eau
hide behind very slight barrioadcs.
Mr.. Yerkes' party believes in Tsy-
lor. They have approved and ratified
his acts. To-day they lsud his effirt--
They justify him in ali ne di5. Tie
refuse his surrender 10
kentucky authorities. aud the people
who nominated Mr.. Yerkes and who
will elect him Governor ii ne is cleo
iei would pui such pressure on him
even ii his conscience rebelIsd as
would force him 10 restore this fugG-
i've 10 kentucky freedom.
Every sensible man in this grssi
country knows that a. soon a. he Esis
nio the executive office, Mr. Ysrk=s
will pardon TSylor, Powers, Flalsg
lud their associate Ass4ssius.
Mr.. Yerkes endorsed Tayl1r. Wira
lis own hand. it Is said. he Er0ss ias
'eso.a;ion Of she Republican ConFsz-
ion 81 Louisville Nav lSth, Eh5r1
aid:
I'VE endorse without reserve tie
esolu,e and patriotic course q Cor
.rnor Taylor, etc
This WAS only three dz5. baf1Es fhs
esoiute and patriotic Govzraor EAs
o Zee secretly and hurrie5lF from
hat STATE be Lad done more 20 d.,
.onor and disgrace than sli.he other
men who lad ever lived 10 Il
Asserting his innocence AID 6efying
rs trA5ueers, A. lie called them, aud /
My = few hours before declaring
hist be VIZ "a eiiiz.n OF this S;Gfs 4
to it, laws. I Am rot =
riminAl, neither shall ever be f1,, /
.iuve from justice" and YET The I ssh /
yer the wires had hardly told the
esu,t in the Supreme Cou-t before
Alise in hand he had suesk-- ~
kentucky and made him.elfA tug
I've, taken up his abode in Indiana
eserted his honor. his home. MS par.
Y and his friends.
This is the man into whose
hoes Mr.. Yerkes has lifted him
elf, and whose resOlute vnd patri- 4
tic course his party so unhesitat-
ngly and unreservedly endorsed
My fo-;y-eight hours before.
Mr.. Yerkes was one Of the lead 4
rs of his party in the election in
500. Doubtless he helped collect
he mOney-at least he helped 10