The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-14
FAIRBANKS
 IS ROASTED Kentucky ;erats Fire
 Hot ,slots. RoosEvEl IS ARRAleNED
Vice P saent Will Bring Greetings
 From Taylor.
Republicans Are Roundiy Scored for Alleged Efforts to Prevent Jus tice Being Meted Out to
 the Guilty.
BY J. R. HoRNADY.

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 13.-(Speciai. )-- The fact that Vice-President Fairbanks Is to come into Kentucky in aid of the Republican State ticket, Is probably re- sponsible for ..hot roast" handed him by the State Democratic Campaign Committee for his alleged friendliness to William S. Taylor, the former Gov ernor of Kentucky, who for seven years has been protected in Indiana from Kentucky officials, who would have brought him back to stand trial for alleged complicity in the assassi- nation of Governor Goebel.
 President Roosevelt Is also brought forward as friend of the accused man. and the Republican party as a whole, is roundly scored for its alleged efforts to prevent justice being meted out to those guilty of a foul crime.
 It Is recited by the Democratic Com mittee that ''The Convention which nominated John W. Yerkes, indorsed Taylor and approved his course, and the convention which nominated Belknap applauded when Taylor's name was mentioned. Theodore Roosevelt, now President of the United States, but then Governor of New York, offered Taylor an asylum and protection in his State; the Republican National Convention in Philadeiphia gave him an ovation. and he has since been protected in the State of Indiana by the Republican Cover nors of that State.
 Perhaps Mir Fairbanks, the Vice. President of the United States, when he comes to Kentucky this fall to speak in behalf of the Republican State ticket will bring to his party in Kentucky some message from the fugitives Tay- Tor and Finley, urging the election of Augustus B. Willson, the nominee of that party, for Governor. It has been urged among Republicans of Kentucky from time to time, that they should support Fairbanks in his ambition to be, President because of friendship he has shown for Taylor since he has been . forced resident of IndiaHa. MT. Fair banks's home"
 The expression that the vice-Presi- dent will rbring massage from the fugitiwes. promises to stick through ont the campaign and it will no doubt interfere materially with the vote get ting powers of Mir. Fairbanks. This, of course, is what the Democrats fig- urged on in framing the accusation.
 Former Governor Bradley, who held the reins during the stormy period of the States history. when the alleged plot to seat Taylor by force and when the State military was called out to carry this plot into execution, also comes in for caustic mention. It is charged that he dictated the nomina- tion of Wilson. the present Republi- can aspirant. and then he is accused of having a knowledge of the fact that a plot existed to kill Governor Goebel and that he failed utterly to warn him of the impending danger.
 Tn substantiation of this grave charge, the committee quotes at length from the court records in. the trial of the case of Garnett Ripley. giving Bradley's own words as uttered upon the witness stand at that time.
 Tn this testimony the former Repub- lican Governor and now chief packer of Wilson for that position. and the man who will doubtless go to the Uni- ted States Senate if Governor Beckham Ia defeated fin the coming election. said that some one came to him while he was standing on the street, talking to Judge Yost, and said: Governor" pointing to a group of men. there are some men out there who are going to kill Senator Goebel when he comes down out of the Senate Chamber. and 1t ought to be stopped" Governor Bradley. continuing his testimony, said that he told the party that -it shall be stopped" Later, he said he received assurances that there was nothing in the report, and that he did not think 1t was of sufficient importance to men tion to Mir. Goebei.
 T relied upon what these gentlemen said, that there was nothing in it. and did not mention the matter to Mir. Goe- bel" he said.
 This arraignment of the Republicans. from President Roosevelt down. is re- Earded as the severest shot fired from the Democratic State headquarters, and 1t makes it clear that the Democrats expect to fight the battle to a finish along these lines
 The first figures on the election have been compiled, the Democrats claiming the State by 17.o00., while the Republi- can figures show a majority of 1l,900 in their favor.