The Portland daily press., 1900-03-12
PARDONED BY TAYLOR.

Republican Governor Makes Statement
Regarding Men Arrested for Murder.
Louisville, KY, March 11.-AocordiDg
to r statement made by Gov. W. S. Tay-
lor tonight to a representative OF the
Commercial, he has granted a pardon to
each of the persons for w1om warrants
have been issued, charging them with
being access0ri.s to the assassination Of
Gov. Goebel. Including Secretary Of
State Caleb Powers and ex-Secretary OF
States Charlts Finlay. In his statement,
Gov. Taylor reoit@s the conditions under
Mich he claims to have been elected and
charges the Democratic Contestants for
state offices with conspiracy to sec urs
control Of the goyeEnment. he oontin-
ues.
we're defeated at tbs polls as to the state
offices they succeeded In securing a ma
jorlty In each of the two houses OF th
general asPmbly and in retaining In
power the state oanvassing and counting
machine.
"WhIIs many Democratic members
were honestly elected, yet others were
elected by the manipulation Of dishonest
precinct officers and county cAnvassing
boards before and during the election
ana then after the election by system
OF counting in and counting out until
the majority aforesaid was obtained.
AS thus constituted, the general assem-
bly, and canvassing board have deoid,
that the will of the people as expressed
at the polls shall be set aEide. 1t is
needless to say that such corspiracies CO
this almost Inevitably producs revolu.
tion, because free people will not WILL
inply bs deprived OF thsir right OF
suffrage or consent that the minority in
stead OF the majority shall rule. Pending
the unfortunate strugRl le, the Hon. William
Goetsl, the contestant Of the Office OF gov.
ernor, was assassinatsd by some person
who're identity is unknown. Thereupon
a conspiracy was formed to fasten this
heinous crime upon all or some OF the
state officers elected by the people, the
purpose being to obscure and cover the
political robbery and terrorize In the
assembly all opposition. In order to carry
out this foul conspiracy, they procured an
act appropriating 100000 ostensibly for
the purpose OF detecting the criminals
and have employed law ser whose
course In the criminal proct edinRs was
so odious to cause q riot resulting in the
destruction of the court house and the
loss of over 40 lives.
"Following this an employe of the Gin
ciRnati Enquirer has made affdavits
charging that Hon. Caleb Powers, sscre-
tay OF state; his brother, John Powers,
captain of a company sof state militia
W. n. Cuiton, a clerk In the auditors
office; Hon. Charles Einlay, ex-secretary
OF state, and Capt. John w. Davis, police
man of the State House grounds, oon-
spired, aided and assisted in said asssssi-
nation. Warrants were Issued and said
w. II. Culton was, during the night of
March Q, taken from his home where
his wife and child were sick, and inoar-
osrated in the county jail without bail or
given an opportunity to secure bail.
On the day Of said assassination, Holland
Whitaker, whose residence iR in ButlaI
country, Ky., was arrested and charged
with raid Grim and assassination, and
WEs placed In jail and kept confined
without trial for over one month In dsh-
ance Of the provisions Of the law reduiT
ing sPe dy ex9mIning trial and that
person ehsrg with crime shall be
brought out every two days. Upon this
trial he 50 held over Without bail not
Withstanding there was absolutely no
evidence introduced showing his guilt
For some cause OF without cause, our
courts, oompUSsd almost entirely of d m
ocratie Judges, have bscGms so parsisan
that Is practically if not absolutely iua-
possible for any man not of their per-
suasion to obtain feir tIiil, As orga-
ni7ed, the courts are courts Of con nViCtion
instead OF courts Of trial.
"UnCer this state OF affairs, believing
that each one of said persons are inno-
and further, believing that the enormous
reward viii secure the conviction Of these
men, however innocent, deem it my
sclsmn duty to Issue psrdons to them in
oIdsr that these political oonspirators