Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
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Especial Washington Correspondence OF
The Argus)
To an observer of political conditions
who still retains Il sense of official and
personal honor it would seem that j.
+. Hanly, governor of Indiana. is just
at present in Il position almost as Gis-
creditable as that of former Governor
W. s. Taylor of Kentucky.
Taylor is wanted by the state OF
Kentucky on Il charge of having been
an accessory to the murder of Govern
or Elect Goebel six Years ago. He fled
into Indiana. and despite repeated de-
mands for his eXtradition 10y the au-
thortes of Kentucky the Republican
governors of the HooSier State have re-
fused to give him up.
1t is not necessary now to recount
the details of the Gocbcl assassination.
While attempting to prove his title to
the governorship he was shot in the
back by a marksman concealed in the
building in which Taylor's office WIS
situated. Men rushing 10 search the
building for the assassin We're checked
at the dOorwayS and denied admission
by OtficehOlderS under Taylor. During
the days that GOebcl fingered between
life and death Taylor used the militia
of the state to prevent any meeting Of
the legislature. When power passed
into the hands of the Democratic party
Taylor fled. Two men charged with
completely in the crime We're indicted.
One, mOumtainrcr, shown TO have
been brought to Lexington ut TaylorS
instance, was sent to the pcnitCntiary
for life. The other, one Powers. an Of
ficcholder of the Taylor administration
is now undergoing his fourth trial. The
most telling piece of evidence against
Powers is that when arrested there
was found among his papers Il pardon
signed by Governor W. :. Taylor,
granting him immunity from the crime
of murder. The pardon was dated
several days before GOebel was killed.
As Mr.. Taylor could not be pCr>uad-
cd to return To Kentucky to stand trial
| himself and as succession of RepuO-
| iican governors i'll Indiana thought it
! their partisan duty 10 shield him. the
| authorities of tie former state have
made him Il proposition that seems
| fair.
IF you will return to Kentucky and
| testify il the Powers trial" said they,
1--WE will guarantee you immunity
! from arrest and see that you are re-
| stored again to your Indiana refuge.
| What we want explained is the singu-
| lar circumstance of that pardon. 1t Is
| the most concrete piece of evidence
| against Powers. If it can be explain
ed away he will go free. You are the
| only man who can make the eNplana-
| ton"
! Taylor has refused the proposition.
| lie asserts that he dare not trust the
| Kentucky authorities. though scarcely
any one would believe Il state govern
ment could be guilty of such baSeness
as to break Il promise of this kind. In
refusing Taylor may be condemning
an innocent man to death.
But what OF Governor Uanly? VIII
| he persist in violating the clear let
ter of the law in refusing to extra
| dite one charged with murder on the
mere plea that the man cannot get a
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slain six years ago. and the bitter pas.
sions of that time by now have mod
Grated. if not entirely disappeared
Continuance OF his present course puts
IIanly much in TayIOr'S class.
The photographers Strike.
Whatever the outcome Of the strug.
| gle between the telegrapherS and the
two monopolies by which they are en-
ployed may be. it is sure to produce
one interesting proposition i'll the next
congress. The companies claim they
| cannot pay the increased rate OF
wages. Il per cent. or grant the eight
hour day and still pay dividends OF
| their stock. The men claim-and the
| figures bear them out-that the stocb
| is watered to IN extent that would
abash even the original promoter OF
| the telc@raphS. the eminent Jay Gould
| The Western Union company, for ex
| ample, has outstanding in stocks an(
bonds $13J, $4,000, upon which 5000.
100 was paid in dividends and intercs
in 1906. The Postal Telegraph is en-
plOyinG the faVOrite device of crook CT
| corporations for concealinG their capt
a!iZation-namely. Il holding company
One cannot therefore be exact in stat
ing its capitalization. But the Mackay
company. the holding corporation, il
capitalized ut sol $50. 400, upon whicl
a dividend Of $2.9S5.S14 was paid las
vnnr. III passing it is interesting t,