The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12

cial he has granted a pardon 70 each Of the
persons for whom warrants have been a.
sued charging them with being accessor-
les TO the assassination of Gov. Goebel IN
GLIDING Secretary Of state Ca,eb Powers
and ex-secretary Finley. In his statement
Coy. Taylor recites the conditions under
which he claims to have been elected and
charges the Democratic contestants for
state offices with conspiracy 10 secure con
troll Of the government
He continues.
Notwithstanding these conapirators were
defeated al the polls, to state offices.
they succeeded IN securing a majority IN
serhly and IN retaining In power the state
canvassing and counting machine
win of People Set Aside.
While many Democratic members were
honestly elected, yet others were electe1
by the manipulation Of dishonest precinct
officers and county cangassing boards. ~
fore and during the election and then, AFTER
the election. by system Of counting IN
and counting out until the majority aiore-
said Yves obtained AZ thus constituted the
general assembly and canyassing board
have declared that the viii Of the people,
as expressed az the polls, shall be set ASIDE
u In needless TO say that suen z cons .li
acy as this almost inevitably produce rev
olution, because q free people VIII mol
willingly be deprived of their right OF sur.
frage or consent that the minority instead
81 the majority shall rule.
Conspiracy WINS Formal.
Hon William Goehei. the contestant for me
Office ~ governor was assas mated by
some person whose identity is unknown
Thcrofipnn conspiracy WAS formed 70
fastcn this heinaus crime upon all 0r some
of the state officers elected By the people.
the purpose being 70 obscure ana cove.
destroy all opposition. In order 70 carry
out this foul conspiracy they REQUIRED en-
act appropriatine 10000. ostenshiy for the
purpose Of detecting the criminals ana en-
-. rsst.n In n
inai practice IN Cincinnati was 80 odious
az 10 cause a riot resulting In the destruc
iion OF the courthouse and the loss OF over
forty lives.
Arrest without BAIL.
.TnioUfng this. an emplcve 81 the Cin-
cirnafi Enquirer has rue te affidavits clarg
Ing that Hon Caleb Powers, secretary Of
state, HIS brother. John Powers. captatl
- a company OF state n,ilitfa w y C,u.-
ton, a clerk IN the auditors office; Hon.
Charles Finley, ex-secretnry OF state. and
CAPT John w. Davis. policeman Of the
rtatehnuse grounds. consplred. aided and
assisted IN said assassination. Warrants
were issued and said w II. Coulton was,
during the night Of March o taken from
his home. where hts wife and child were
sick and inrarcerated In the county TALL,
without bail or being given an opportunity
20 secure bail On the day OF said asaas-
einaffon Hoiiend Whitaker. whose resi-
dcnce Il in Butler county. Kentucky, was
arrested and charged with said crime and
assassinafion and was placed In Jail and
kept confined. without trial. for over one
month. IN defiance OF the provisions OF
law requiring a speedy examining trial and
that a person charged with crime shall he
brtnght our every two days.
SAYS Courts Are Partisan.
Upon the trial he was held over wish
cut bnii Notwithstanding there was abs,-
luteiv no evidence introduced showing hts
guilt For some cause nr without ranss
oIr courts, composed almost entirely Of
nemncratic JUDGES. have become ~ MR.
tisnn that II Il practically n not absolutely
impossible for any man not Of their nersua-
sion to obtain n fair trial. Az organizAd
tho courts are courts OF conviction instead
~ courts Of trial.
why He Issued Psrdons.
Under this state Of affairs believing
that each one OF said persons IL Innocent
~ any completely In said crime and further
believing that the enormous reward will
secure the conviction Of these men. how
ever Innocent | deemed II my solemn duty
70 issue nsrdons TO them In order thet
those political conspirators might not be
enabled to deprive them Of heir liberty tr
hfe The guilty men should be punished
but designing men controlling the courts
should not be enahleA 20 shed the blood OF
innocent men, and " II Is N my mower 10
preveN n ! pledge myself IN the name
~ Gel and humanity. that II shall not be
done /"