New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
GOV. TAYLOR AND KENTUCKY JUSTICE.
St Louis Man Reviews G0sbsl Case and Tells
OF Alleged Persecution.
70 he Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF the Tribune.
SD Let justice be done. though tha heaveas
Ia4' Is indeed. motto to couiure Win O-a
argument for another world than this is thar Is
Cce may there triumph and truth reien az az tines
seems impossible IN the ordering OF human ar.sl-s-
But in our strenuous life men are concerned not 50
much with the ethical the practical In ar
nouncins that the United states Supreme Cs-s--
could not az present exercise Jurisdiction IN the cas
or Caleb Powers Justice Harlan. in Commenting o-
his and other trials in Kentucky. said. 'sThsv
form an exhibit OF misconduct which nav wen
shock lovers OF Justice" He showed how the cass
might be brought before the court on a writ a,
error, and. aluding the pardon issued 20 the de-
fendant by Governor " s Taylor. showed hops
the latter had been recognized as the state exsc-
tive AZ Cabinet meeting by President Mckinley.
the Attorney General and the Posrmasser Generals
also by the Postmaster Louisville; the question
being II any rights guaranteed under The Conseisr
ton by the pardon denied Many believe thls
70 be approval OF Governor TaylOr's course IN
issuing the pardon II certainly tustides his Vis-
dom in denOuncing the Kentucky course unfEi-s
which is just what the highest tribunal n TO
land finds IL 20 be
Every one knows that Kentucky is usually Dsra0-
cratic The entire Republican ticket was chosen n
1885 the Attorney General W S. Taylor. having beer
County Clerk and County Judge and never having
been beaten in any previous election AR Croeoe.
the opposing candidate for Governor IN lsle va@.s
having friend. had many en>7i-s 4
his party. owing chiefly % his shooting ot Colonial
9 4
Mason and an honored member Or one o. t1e %
families II was generally believed at the tina tnal
one OF his friends. a feUdist killed Alr- Goeoe-s
though three persons OF uublenl-SaeG re7u-a1-o1
soemnly svore that they saw one Of the -colon-As
Who usually accompanied him IRE thu s1OtA cGe
design being understood not 20 KIN but % r.
aict a slight wound. that the conees. before tAs
Legislature might be decided n his favor IN etra--
case Senator GOebers slayer was probably o- -
own party.
With the machinery IN the hands of oue PARTY &
was claimed and not denied that at least ten ro--
sand votes were stolen But stiu Taylor had aor--
twenty-five hundred majority th1 1Rcs q t-s rs-
turns received the csrChcata Os else-io1 sro, r1e
Goebel returning board. and. as bis hono-.d p-es-e
cessors had been. was. BY the Chi-> Jus-iso q rs
Court OF Appeals. IN the languas1 O- t1e O--ao-
cratic counsel before the United SEs1-s S11-r-c-s
Court, lawfully tndueted into the of1c. q Gov
ernor OF Kentucky The theft Ot th. o--se y TO
LEGISLATURE was not scquiesced IN oy A--l>lc-A-'
Democrats there or slssWhera sa1er-Iys - AZ
lants (Csa-) Journal owned BY &lr. Cl-7>A>cs 9
Secretary OF the Interior Boks Smith. saying No
ora inside or outside of kentucky toJsts out vrar
TAYLOR was honestly elected" AFTER leaving -
state the same paper testified % his Ugr1sr La
and the vytcksdness OF the movement against h----
- ,1o-l,, his in5ictu1sut for an irupossL1ls crime.
which is the more apparent. as william J. Brya-.
said that the GoebeI shooting had nothing % c.
with politics.
Among the prominent Democratic supporters g
ner and Brown. the latter actnsess counsel xor
Caleb Powers. having saved him from death a- the
hands OF a courthouse mob. A further tdea o, chs
Justice that Governor Taylor has fed ron Ce1o
OF US would uot0 may be ssen in this s1afe1lels
nv the very Judge CantrfL whose Unfarnsss caused
him % he forced OF the case OF Caleb Powers By
the Court OF Appeals I would noS 5-1---,s S- =
sheep-kihng dog 70 trial 1nder eonoi'loHs q nv
Nfors perocrafic testimony might be given. not
Ss but Of the pollution OF the founsain 0f jgssss
thrSush s q IsIS SEsergB BorS }STS no % IN the eivzsd @
SSIrsr and over has it been charged that u tl-ef
s7s know o1cn Sag Ts 3ussies ~ not b-ingi-s E
trial. and It has also not @ 9esn o1 @ s. v11Ii i1s-
Ssr VSitb tbe often expressed 10 hang Tay-
Fo 4bs fnherent sacredness Of al human life. the
following from SoutasTn .7 4IIslI 45sI,sI r-,S-
have been pretty unanimous IN planning TO kili
% 1ToVsrnor TAYLOR did really more toward soving
The mystery OF the murder in ofIering ns eISo.,at
Kentucky Lessl5l1 y, EN- 15,, - the s1ieavor 10
Fba 6ighesr court OF the land decided against him
r. never pronounced against his election, ana 81
would not reverse itself r. Caleo EoNefs n1..ls 5
was no federal question it could not exercise 1uris-
President Mckinley said that Governor Taylor
vas the most prosecuted man n the SALsS1
SSat Of a political carnpaign told them n Ken
lucky at the risk OF his life that tnsy haa sIqle
What once seemed 70 be mistakes on Governor
TavIor's part. as the issuing the pardon 90 PcH-
arS have been shown not Go Be such az All ne
veil knew the letter Of the law having been con-
rade5 fhe best Attorney General kentucky ever
had having saved her thousands Of dollars n lsl-
E1fion The sum OF 5000 IL Is reported has been
srhsrrihed FOR the defence q Caleb Powers Y
shouId be 100000 equal 70 the blood money o1ersd
hv the Kentucky legislature cevoCLng V1at y
IoFS over 70 the promotion OF honesty N eleetors
Could there be a more righteous cause ror rne Re
rrbfcan marty 70 champion in this IT'S 1U11lee year
sS the parrv OF freedom and progreSSe
THE<O- A WAIEsS~A-AeS-
ST. Louis. July 25.