The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-26
ASSAULTED INTEGRITY or KEN
TUCkY BY pARDoNlNC
GoEnEL SUSPECTS.
CASE WAS CLEAR ONE
Declares Henry Watterson in Editor
ial-Laet Pardons Foreshadowed
~ Those of Powers and
Howard.

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his Mid, the cases against forme
IGovcnor w II Taylor and his asst
ciates, charged with the murder G
William Goebel, were oyerwhelmln
land conclusive"
He said that Governor Wilson
campaign document, explaining VIII,
he pardoned Taylor, Charles Finle.
and the other moa under indictmen,
is an assault upon the integrity @
The people and the honor of the judi
fetal system of Kentucky. and withou
Warrant of any kind" In his pape
| Mr. Watterson will say:
The pardons issued by Goyerpo
IWillson to all save the wretch
Youtsey who have been indicted fuI
eomplicity in the murder Of William
Goebel might have been goreshad
Owed By the pardons issued to Powers
land Howard, and may therefore, pro.
| yoke no surprise, but the act Of ey.
Iecutive clomcncy in advance Of trial
Twin meet the approval only OF parti
sars, incapable Of concelving unpala.
table truth, carrying with it the tacit
acceptance Of The unknowing, the un-
thinking and the Indifferent
Overwhelming and Conclusive"
THE case agai-st W. S. Taylor and
his Immediate associates seems to us
overwhelming and conclusive. Who
actually discharged the weapon which
save William Gsebel his death stroke
has never been clearly established.
bat The mountain army assembled at
.Frdukforu hat made assassination
readily possible and apparently safe,
the fatal shot which was fired from
a window Of Powers private office in
The executive building, the Instant en-
velopmeut Ct this building, occupie
by Taylcr and his friends, by com
pany Of their own -trnnps under arms
fer emergency expected for that day
and hour The refusal of Taylor ald
his adhcrcnts to admit the civil Off
GERS or TO afford them any assistance
the state of seige maintained by them
against intrusion for nearly a week
the pardons issued by Taylor to Pow
ers and others, lhe flight of Taylor
Finley and the rest poift unerringly
and with fndeXed finger to guilt
There Is no escape from this conclus
ION for any unprcdiudiced mind
Whether there was reasonable |
hope Of verdict that would hold In
any of the cases. STAGE SO many mis-
trials had followed the several con.
yIctions Of Powers is a question Per
haps not; the passage OF time dulling |
he edge of public interest, joined to |
the interpOsitioH Of party spirit, |
which rarely sleeps aud never dict.
might be urged--and indeed is urged
by Governor Wilson for thus clear
ing the docket, his purpose being, a
be declares, to end the angry strife
of years. That remains for time to
determine We cannot SO see 81. a,
though not less than the Governor
We would be a missionary o fpeaca
mad good VIII
The sincerity of Governor Will
sons declaration that he is absolute
.y sure thar Governor William 8 |
Taylor had no par in. nor thought o
he murder of William Gopbel nee !
not be questioned. II very well Illus
tratcs the old truism tha' party ey, rs |
are blind
ITO us it is equally clear that WI-l
liam GOebcl fell the victim OF q con
spiracy 40 kin and that those i--
dicted therefor and now pardoneI. |
-epresentiug the several dispositions |
Il the conspiracy, are too deeply i'm
3licatcd by the proof, circumstaniial |
and direct, 10 stand acquitted in the |
siimalion of Intelligent peplc adyis !
ad of the facts. nor the least Crimi |
native Cf these being that. from firs. |
10 la-t-includius Noutsey a mere |
lonen.ity, having no original yoiitioa |
a@tii be turned states evilence-thet
Republican party. its leaders and eT-
.lals brought every effort 10 defend |
tie accused and to baale the cour d /
II legal inquiry.
In conclusion, We have only 10 say |
that We regard the campaign docu /
neu.. which the Governor appcnds 20
his pardons. as o. assault upon m |
integrity of the people ana the honor |
# the judicial system of Kentucky I
and without warrant OF any kind: as
3ecially when #e reject upon tho rrl /
ngs of the Democratic Court Cf Au-i
lsa.s. giving Powers. the convict 0 /
# three juries the be-edt of eycrN !
Ii 'iticu-' circumstances tha1, with |
he state government iu the hands af
he republicans. ihere is not the shad
sv,- of a rrsravf f.r hfs atfaek