The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-10-20
ION, cRITTENDEN COUNTY, KY, OCTOBER 20, 1905

as follows:
THE ignorance of the writer for
the Record is so apparent that we
are forced to say il needs no reply
when he suggests Mr.. James could
have gotten the court 10 have kept
the grand jury from indcting Judge
Towery. What man in this country
out of the lunatic asylum even
heard Of circuit judge directing
his grand jury how TO act upon evi-
dence they had heard, or not TO act
upon il Such ignorance is so
transparent that intelligent people
just laugh when they read II"
OF course, we do not know for GER
tain that this is the article referred to
by Judge Towery as James answer but
Il is the production Of some demented
person who is ready for an insane or
feeble minded institute. 1t is impossi-
bic for a lawyer to have been the
author Of such piece Of ignorance.
He does not answer the question which
was asked and feels his guilt and
therefore uses subterfuges for answers.
II is as much the duty Of courts,
commonwealth attorneys and grand
Juries 10 see 10 IL that they are not TO
be used for the purpose Of prosecuting
innocent persons as IL is their duty to
see To II that the guilty are punished.
Every one knows this unless il is the
ignorant writer Of that article. OF
course, no honest court will lend itself
or its grand juries to such outrages
and thereby incur heavy expense upon
the state. Every intelligent person al
well as good citizen knows that Of ali
the duties that an individual owes to
his state, his first is TO inform the
court and grand juries Of all such
wicked and diabolical schemes TO in
jure an innocent individual, and any
honorable person would willingly dis
charge such a duty. The article can
not be attributed TO some powerful
lawyer but is a stupid production Of an
ignoramus. He asks the question,
what is Goebelism?" And says that
there may be some parts Of Republi-
canism that he does not understand
and that he has inquired Of some old
members Of the party and they have
failed 10 give satisfactory answers 10
him. We are satisfedihat he does not
understand Republicanism. IL his recent
history is any criterion TO 90 by, and
the old member Of the party To whom
he refers had hard job before him. II
is with hesitation that we attempt 10
give a faint idea what Goebelism Is.
To start with, We will say that Goebel-
ism is what you have often accused
o. NJ. James and some Of your Demo
cratic associates Of. You can quaf
this down and mediate for a moment.
You also ask II it applies to Demo
cratic and Republican primaries. We
will say. yes, II in such there is any
effort made toward stealing or rascality
or any other wrong doing. II means
everything except what is good. right
or just. IL means the overthrow Of
good government by dishonest men and
the depriving Of the people Of their
equitable and legal rights.
IL means that u one cannot win fairly
that he will do so unfairly, as you re
member Gocbel did when he stole his
nomination. and then smarting under
defeat after the election. moved up
another notch and stole the governor.
ship Of the state. II means that when
one cannot rule he will ruin. Il means
Ncroism and Ahabism. II Is the
essence Of corruption. II also applies
in a case In which a candidate is fairly
defeated and smarting under his defeat,
goes aruond among his neighbors mis-
representing and maligning his oppo-
nent. My dear Judge, Il is no part Of
Republicanism. never was, nor never
can be.
II we have failed 10 give you a
glimpse Of the true meaning Of Goebcl-
ism we are very sorry indeed and will
be compelled to refer you 10 some of
your new associates who are familiar
In detail with all the elements Of this
great crime against humanity Gocbcl.
ism. But we would have thought that
after your experience with Democratic
courts and grand juries you would have
had some idea Of Goebelism. Il means
persecution Of every one who does not
bow 10 ia Dictatorship. We will tell
you how you may know t. When you
are looking at it In brOad daylight Il
locks like the Caleb Powers case. and
you know that every school boy and
girl In the state Ia familiar with the
record Of Il Ia this case. Il subordi.
mates and eorupts courts, juries, JuRN
COMMISSIONERS. witnesses, and In fact
poisons everything Il touches. Il even
includes Campbellism with all Ia infa.
my. Your other questions have been
answered heretofore.
II you win tell THE REooRD who DIR.
Is in your next article you can have his
name Il there is such person.
I The abatement made In the same