The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-11-22
DEFEATING THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.

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DEFEATING THE ENDS OF JUSTICE.
Governor Durbin. of Indiana, has
refused to honor a requisition, made
upon him by the Kentucky authori-
ties, for ex Governor Taylor who is
charged with being implicated in the
murder of Governor Goebel, of
Kentucky. The Governor gives his
reasons at length; the sum and sub
stance of them being that the impli-
Gated ex-ofhcial would not receive a
fair and impartial trialin Kentucky.
This is serious charge for the chief
executive of one State to make
against the Judiciary Of a sister
commonwealth, but the force of it is
much lessened when it is considered
that Governor Taylor is prominent
member of the Republican party and
is being shielded from arrest by
another prominent member of the
same body.
Governor Mount. who was Cover
nor Durbin's predecessor, refused to
honor a requisition for this fugitive
from justice on the same grounds as
those given by the present official.
Shortly after this the Republican
National Convention convened in
Philadelphia. The papers reported
that temporary chairman Walcott
recognized Governor Taylor of
Kentucky" and addressing him said
"come to the platform Governor they
want to see you" Mr.. Taylor ac-
cepted the invitation and as the chair
man advanced to meet him the report
said "the convention cheered."
1t will be remembered that this con-
vention nominated a man for presi-
dent who has since fallen by the bullet
of an assassin, and does it not seem
like striking coincidence for that
body at that time to recognize man
charged with participating in the as
sassination of a chief executive ofone
of the states of the Union. While
anarchy is being denounced we should
not forget that among causes which
may lead to the assassination of
presidents 10 the heroizing ofthe man
who 10 charged with the assassina-
ton of a Governor of common
wealth.
Whether or not Governor Tayloris
guilty, 10 a matter of small moment
to the people of this country, as the
indictment found by the grand jury
is of sufficient Importance to raise a
presumption that cannot be over
thrown by the partisan opinion ola
governor Who has apoliticalinterest
in the welfare of the man under &C.
cusation. Governor Taylor claimed
that majority of the votes of the
State elected him the chief official of
Kentucky. If there was a sufficient
majority to elevate him to this high
office he should not fear to trust that
majority in seeing that justice was
dealt out to him in proper form. HE
cowardice in thus fleeing from such
grave accusation creates an opinion
in the public mind that his hand
could not be entirely free from the
grand jury's charges.
While president McKinley's as
sassination could be traced to no
political motive, yet some of the Re-
publican papers were quick to try to
lay the blame indirectly at the door
of the Democrats; some of them even
going so far as to boldly charge the
responsibility upon this party. The
Goebel assassination was purely a
politicalact paticipatedin by Republi-
cans and after an indictment had been
returned against one of the most
prominent of those Republicans the
chairman of the Republican National
Convention invited him to the plat
form, Republican delegates cheered
his appearance and two Republican
Governors have refused to surrender
him for trial.
Ifa Republican cannot be tried in
a Democratic State, does it not follow
that a Democrat cannot be tried in a
Republican State? If the reasons
presented by Governor Durbin are
sound, then it is perfectly safe for a
Republican to kill a Democratic chief
executive and fee to Republican
State and if Democratic Governors
act upon the same principle it is safe
for a Democrat tokili d Republican
official and then Aee to d. Democratic
State. shoaid thu pfeeededts &t BY
these two Republican, eovs4hofs be
sound then a perfect state oflawless.
ness viii exist. If this be tree, is it
not enough to alarm the friends of
law al, order and is not the life ofour
public institutions In a critical posi-.
tions