Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-03
TIE KILLING OF GOEBEL
REFUSAL 10 ExrRADITE TAYLOR
CAUSE or CONTROVERSY.
MI. Crumpacker Defends Indiana
Governor and Denounces the
Juries Of Kentucky.

ucdtH VI "ll1ldm SOcUcl IA SHO DAoS O. 1880
state at the hands of an assassin, spoke on
the subject Of the proposed regulation OF
extraditions between the states. Mr.. James
| bitterly denounced Gov Durbin of Indiana
for his refusal to honor extradition papers
for VIM. s. Taylor, who was indicted for
completely In the murder of Senator Goeoel
Mr.. James went further. He denounced
the President as 1.-THE distinguished Rough
Rider who as governor of the state of New
York violated all presidents by saying to
Taylor, Come to New York and you shall
be immune" Mr.. James quoted from the
Presidents message to Congress urging the
adoption of laws for the extradltion OF per-
sons charged with bribery. He rid1cuieo
must have been submitted in humorous
vein. This led to a Characterization OF the
President by the speaker as this Don
Quixote of extradition.
Ovation From the Democrats.
At the conclusion of Mr.. James address
he was given an ovation by his feHow-dem
ocrats. The applause continued at great
length and then, despite the pounding OF
the presiding officers gavel, the DEM
ocratic members crowded about Mr. James
| and shook him by the hand.
The speech by the gentleman from hep-
lucky precfpitated the liveliest debate OF
the session.
Kentucky Court Denounced.
Representative aCrumpacker arose to de-
fend the governor of Indiana. He de-
nounced the courts of Kentucky as unfair,
and said the juries in the cases growing
out of the assassination of Mr.. Goebel were
packed. Mr. Crumpacker was assailed by
| the democrats, at times being the target
| for half score of questions at once. MI
Crumpacker maintained his equanimity re,
markedly well, but there was sharp and
bitter flash between Representative VIII
| liam Alden, Smith and several democrats
when Mr.. Smith said there were no re-
| spectacle democratic newspapers. Mr.
crime against right and justice If Taylor
| had been yielded up to the Kentucky
mob which sought his destruction.
There was more, feeling displayed between
| the followers of Congress have seen for
many days The, debate was informal and
general. Questions of bitter partisanship
| and even personalities entered into the con-
| troversy. Representative Lacey of Iowa
was in the, chair the House being in COM
| mittee of the whole for the considerati IN
of the diplomatic appropriation bill. He
allowed the greatest latitude and, entering
| into the spirit Of the debate, did not at
tempt to confine the speakers to strict par
| liamentary, practice.
Representative. Smith of Kentucky took
| up the fight when Mr.. James had closed
| anu leu kf6 0bdlOcTdtS III the CTOSS-eXdIu-
| inatiop of Mr.. CEumpac..er.
The Mckinley Assassination.
Mr.. James pictured the state of Ken
lucky in a spirit of retaliation, protecting
from extradition the assassin of Presi-
! dent Mckinley. He declared that If Cool
| gosz had fed to Kentucky and the gov
ernor of that state had been fiagrantly
| lawless as to decline to consider requisi-
! ton papers as was done by the governor
of Indiana in the Taylor case 1t would be
possible for the perpetrator of the helm
GUS crime at Buffalo to be walking the
blue grass and breathing the free air of
| that state.
Turning to the republicans, Mr.. James
dramatically asked If they wanted such
| condition to exist in this country
| Referring to the Presidents message for
| laws reaching bride givers and takers Mr..
James denounced the attitude of the chief
executive for condoning the protection of
Taylor, saying that when Durbin comes to
| town he Is wined and dined at the White
House.
Mr. Crumpacker declared Taylor could
not have had fair trial.
This statement aroused not only the Ken
| lucky delegation, but all the democrats.
| who rushed in to denounce the statement.
| Mr. Smith of Kentucky broadly and DELHI
| erately stated that the facts pointed out
by Mr. Crumpacker were absolutely with
out foundation.
Climax Of the Debate.
The climax of the debate came when
Representative John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi, the democratic leader, arose to
speak. After few minutes of preliminary
talk, becoming thoroughly aroused. Mr..
" illiams. turning to Mr.. Crumpacker.
shouted that his speech had been a dis
grace to American civilization.
The picture in the House at this time was
one long to be remembered. The demo-
Gratis applauded to the echo. the republic
cans sat silent. Mr.. Williams. continuing.
said the people of Indiana and of Kentucky
were Of one blood.
The assumption of their superiority over
the people of the sister state was Infamous
and had not been borne out in battle. poll
tics or in any other way.
Mr.. Crumpacker made his speech under
the greatest difficulties. He was hardly
allowed to speak two minutes consecutively
without interruption. He argued that the
killing Of Goebel had been made a politi-
cal question pure and simple, and could
not be considered with judicial calmness
Mr.. Williams declared in concluding that
If persons were to be assumed to be cor
rupt because of their politics it would be
better to dissolve the republic and give
power to some great and good man who
would manage the country in fatherly
way and keep US all down in child-like
obedience. He predicted disaster to the re-
publican party of Indiana, because he said
no party could live which had sunk so low
as to place the ENDORSEMENT of crime an in
scription on its banner.
Mr. Smith (Ky9 took up the argument
In detail. reviewing the election of 1899 and
the personnel of the election board.
An Amusing Interruption.
An amusing interruption was made by Mr..
Burke Is. p.) which showed that the ten
sion had lesseneds
"Wiu the gentleman state what proper
ton of Kentucky is prohibition asked Mr.
Burke. ,a5,+E<
"Oh! about two-thirds," was the reply
1--WE make whisky down there for the rest
of the country, Maine and Kansas"
On Diplomatic Bill.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was taken up for consideration in
the House on the converting of that body
today. Prior to the debate on the measure
Mr. DaIzeIl (Pa.) secured the passage of
bill extending the time for the construc-
ton Of a bridge across the Monographs
river at Pittsburg by the Eastern Railway
Company.
Mr.. Lacey Qowa) was made chairman of
the committee of the whole for the con-
sideration Of the diplomatic bill