The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-01-18

tention of union men throughout the
country. If that decision stands no
man is safe. Meyer and Hayward were
abducted from the state of Colorado
and taken to Montana, where the were
indicted on the charge of completely
IN the murder of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg. In order to get Meyer and Hay
ward within the jurisdiction of the
Montana courts they were kidnapped
from Colorado, through connivance
with the Colorado authorities The
supreme court of the United States
all right. With all the horrible facts
before it the honorable court-and
courts are always made up of honor
able men-said:
Looking first at what was alleged
to have occurred in Colorado touching
the arrest of the petitioners and their
deportation from the state, we do not
perceive that anything done there,
however hastily or inconsiderately
done, can be adjudged to be in VIOLA
ton of the constitution of the United
States. EVEN IF 1T BE TRUE THAT
THE ARREST AND DEPORTATION
OF MOYER, HAYWARD AND PET
TIBONE FROM COLORADO WAS BY
FRAUD AND CONNIvANCE, TO
WHICH THE GOVERNOR OF COLO
RADIO WAS A PARTY, THIS DOES
NOT MAKE OUT A CASE OF VIOLA
TION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE AP-
PELLANTS (MOYER, HAYWARD
AND PETTIBONE) UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES
Now let that monstrous decision per-
mapped and deported by violence and
connivance between state officials.
BUT THAT DOES NOT VIOLATE
THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIMS UN-
DER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES!
Is any man safe while that mon
strous decision stands as the law of
the land?
A few years ago William Goebel,
governor-elect of Kentucky, was assas-
sinated as he was walking toward the
state house in Frankfort. Governor
Frank Taylor, who was about to re-
tire from Office and who would be the
political beneficiary by the death of
Goebel before he took the oath of of
fee, was charged with being impi-
Gated in the crime. Taylor fed to In
diana. The governor of Indiana was q
republican, and Taylor was also a re
publican, the first republican elected to
the governorship in Kentucky for
many years The Kentucky authori
ties made a formal demand on the
governor of Indiana for the return OF
Taylor The demand was refused
Taylor went to Pennsylvania, and
again demand was made for his ex
tradition, and again refused. Although
charged with murder, Taylor has been
protected by the republican governors
of Indiana for the past ten years.
Under the decision of the supreme
court in the Moyer-Hayward case, any
many is at liberty to organize sneak
ing posse of Kentuckians and cross
over into Indiana, sandbag Taylor and
drag. him back to Kentucky to face the
charge of murder. The supreme court
says this would not be a violation OF
Taylor's rights under the constitution
of the United States. Or body ot
Hoosiers can kidnap Taylor, take him
to the Ohio river and turn him Ovel
to the Kentucky authorities. The su
preme court of the United States says
this would be perfectly legal an6
proper
The Appeal to Reason, Girard. Kas.
leading organ of the socialist move
ment, offers reward of $1,000 in golt
to the person or persons who will kid
nap Ex-Governor Taylor and return hin
to the state officials of Kentucky, il
which state he is wanted on charge
: of being accessory to the murder o
William Goebel. The Wageworkel
wishes it could add another Thousand
dollars to this offer. 1t can not, bu
it will do all it can, and hereby offer:
to add $25 to the reward offered by the
Appeal to Reason. 1t believes score
) or more of other labor papers in the
f United States will do the same thing
Let some enterprising men kidnal
Taylor, legally under the decision o
the supreme court, and turn him owe
to the Kentucky authorities. Then WI
will see if the supreme court will de