The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-23
CALEB POWERS
Will Be ELECTED
At Last Kentucky has Shown to the
WOrld that She is for Justice and
Right.

The West, in particular, rejoices to
hear the glad news that the Republi-
cans of the Eleventh District OF Ken
aucky have nominated for congress
of this great nation the man who was
so wrongfully and maliciously thrown
into prison on March 10, 1900, and
there kept for seven long years, charg-
ed with completely in the killing of
William Goebel, the defeated candi-
date for governor of Kentucky, but
was afterward by some manipulation
of the political machinery, seated.
The writer refers to the Hon. Caleb
Powers, who held the high office of
Secretary of State under Gov. Taylor
Mr. Powers has been nominated by
lyer 5000 majority to succeed d. c,
edwards. the present representative
rom that district, and that he will
re elected by an overwhelming ma
ority is beyond any doubt.
1 HIT lllt SObu pCOplC VI NChtuChy
will in November see to it that this
vronged statesman is partly reward
ed for the injustice done him is only a
small part. There is nothing that hui
man hands or money can do that will
recompense for the injustice done
nim
Read what the Louisville (Ky) Her
nd said of Mr.. Powers when he was
convicted 1t is as follows:
Powers was as cool and calm as
over. Verify, the prisoner must be a
man of iron. The stuff of which he
roes are made is in us all. In emer-
gencies we-all prove it. 1t is a great
thing to have a clear conscience, to be
patient and serene when wrongfully
accused, and to have your feet so
firmly planted on the foundation of
truth that you can meet calumny with
silence, and Islander with a SMILE"
And what did the Courier-Journal,
the leading Democratic organ of Ken
lucky, say? 1t was this: ut was
apparent from Powers expression
i that he had no fear of conviction and
was perfectly cool and deliberate"
Let me here state that the legisla-
ture of the great commonwealth of
\ Kentucky, in the excitement of the
hour, appropriated one hundred thous-
and dollars Of the peoples money with
which to prosecute Mr.. Powers, TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollars of which sun
was set aside for the investigation Of
clues In other words, that amount
was to be paid to detectives to furnish
the needed proof. In addition to that
large sum was offered and hung
up as a tempting morsel for his con,
viction, right or wrong.
!, The Tribune would like to publish
Mr.. Powers charge to the jury in hit
t third trial in full, but space will no
permit. We, however, quote from
same Mr.. Powers closing words
which we feel sure will be read witt
interest by the readers of the Tri
bune and touch the heart of everyone
= They are in part as follows:
: Gentlemen of the Jury: You know
} | have suffered; l have been in pris
on nearly four years. You, gentlemen
have been engaged in this trial no
quite four weeks. You have been il
kind of prison since this trial be
gan. You have, in a measure, bee
robbed of your liberty. You hav
: been left together and had am office
over you; have been forced to sta
together and eat at the same table a
he same time and to sleep in tn
same room. | know that the day
have hung heavily on your hands, an
that the nights have been long an
been eager to get back to your homes
been anxious to be with your wive
and children. They, too, have bee
linking the time long and are keel
nS eager eyes to see you approach
hey will meet you with open arm
md tender caresses.
It has been long time to the1
since they saw you; it has been
ong time to you since you saw them
but how short a time compared wit
over three years, with twelve lon
months in the year, and each mont
having thirty long days and thirt
long and weary nights, in a priso
, ell, with the trash of the earth fC
u Your daily companions, and with iro
oars and steel walls to mock you
very existence. There, in a lonesom
9 cell, filled with foul air and creepin
VSrmin. and separated from famil
and friends, hunted up and stared I
j., by every vulgar curiosity-seeker
/ the land; claSsed and freafed 40