The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-03
His Representative
Is Here To-day

Mr.. James H, Moore. Of Neyport.
Kentucky, who was private secretary
10 Caleb Powers while he was Score
tary Of the State, is In Eairmont to-
day soliciting funds to help get this
Innocent man out of the elutches Of
political foes. For six long, weary
years Caleb Powers has langulsled In
prison on the flmsy. trumpet up
charge of accessory before the fact
lin the murder Of Senator Goebel, Of
Kentucky.
Mr.. Moore but. recently entered
west Virginia in the interest Of MI.
Powers. He showed US a letter from
Mr.. Powers today written to him a
few days ago while in Charleston. The
Latter is full Of interest and Mr.. Moore
Kindly consented to have it published.
We feel that it win be CT interest to
all our readers. Mr.. Moore is a pleas;
ant young man, who has stood by his
friend Powers through all his troubles.
caleb Powers isayoung man, also, be
ing only thirtyfye years of age. Be
low is given theletter Of Mr. Powers,
nnblfshed now for the first time;
Mr. Powers Letter.
NEWPORT, KY, Feb. elst, i9p6.
To Lovers Of Justice:
MY representative. Mr. james H.
Moore, who is now in Charleston, urg-
es me to write letter to the lovers
Of fair.play in that city and the State
Of west Virginia, setting forth my
financial needs.
hesitate to do this. That Young
man. both anxious and willing to take
his part in the affairs oRlife should be
forced to the straights of bcggar, is
10 me both painful and humiiI'ting.
Still, such is my condition:
For six long years now, I have Ian,
uiished behind prison bars without a
days liberation, and for no other rea-
son than that am Republican; was
elected to the Office of Secretary Of
State for Kentucky in the campalgr Of
as: was robbed of that office. and then
charged with completely in the murder
ot senator Goebel. TO the end that
those who had filched from ue my
ONCE might take from themselves the
odium Of the theft of 1t. After the
robbery Of the State Offices, their de-
tonse was: "The Republicans are a
rang of assasslns and murderen and
should not be permitted 10 hold any
ONCE. whether elected 10 it or not"
1t can readily be seen that u be
came political necessity to establish
the charge Of murder against me.
Such it has ever been. And trcnding
close upon the heels Of such necessity
followed the appropriation Of 100000
bv a Democratic Legislature, with
which to prosecute me. Then follow
ed the so:called trials in my case that
have been a disgrace to American fur
Iisprudence-a dark blot upon the
breast Of humanity.
Prejudice, partisanshlp. political
necessity, perjury. packed turIet and
the prostitution OF courts OF 3psIlce to
political ends, tell the tale. Ont Of
over 1.7OO men summoned for The pur
pose of doing jury service in the trials
OF those charged with complclty In
the Goebel murder. there has never
been but one Republican, encalled
who ever sat upon any of the in!ies
although the county from which my
last jury was drawn gave PicsIdent
Mckinley over 400 majority over Mr.
Byran in 80.
/ was a poor man, and my relatives
were poor, atthe inception of my trou
bles. Ny limited means soon vanish
ed. MY father during his lifetime
mortgagel the valuable part Of his
farm to help me. 1t had to 80 Ms
friends in Kentucky have been taxed
time and time again not onlyio hell
me in my long and unequal struggle
but have contributed generously j
the trials ofothers accused
/ am face To face with a fourth
trial, either IN the State or Fedora
Court. depending upon the lorI'len q
Ithe Supreme Court Of the tinitet
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