Mountain advocate., 1910-04-22
WHY POWERS SHOULD GO TO
CONGRESS-.

duty that loyal principle honor and that
such action should not be done.
Lee and patriots They upon the sublime
heights of manhood and duty Their judgments not warped
Their devotion duty could be ae ted by the appeals of
paans The prosperity and the welfare of country de-
pended noble and God like action their No partcu
lar section of the Union please but country And
gentlemen believe that you will climb the sublime heights Of
duty this with of to please bat country
to serve"
Well said it's that the man, home and mother,
cannot be unahfu to eowman. Hear, then, Caleb Powers
final appea-none touching in the angmgeto the jury
Georgetown appeal that will yet find honored place in the
school books of Kentucky:
Il my poor mother now who unable, by
physical nrma attend this trial She sitting her
distant home with face aow wrned and caeworn from the
responsibilities of life and the and troubles caused by the
unjust prosecution her fral trembling
back the white hair She
her waiting toward the of this trial and
pleads with though far her the burdens
further trials and dshonor She pleads with you justice
She begs not to be frightened from plain duty
the cruel nvectves heaped his head by these gentlemen
in the heat of argument She mpoe not to blot the
good she has earned for her chden backen the
of he home and family by verdict guilty bring
srepue and dshon9r the dead
spring not hold up in shame and blight the fond est hopes
scanaze the evening by throwing
her the commission of ofense
when he could be guilty Of deed
She be led your consideration in
this by the ampght of duty and not be tempted
yourselves and the innocent by political bias partisan feeling
party advantage She beg take her early
in and dhonOr cut her down in the days of
youth exnguish the dearest not
every hope of happiness for her and for him.
down her mourning into Of despair
which than life itself put upon her more
than she bear She asks not to reward liars the
adge responsibility upo the brow of peurer by your
dict feed the greed of men the ebood
the vas OF commemorative TO walk rutessly
upon broken homes and bodies poison kill peace
blight and ruin her confidence murder
your souls and sme your conscience.
This is the speech mother makes YOU My are
and weak her message but done
best and by interest in this to Stop
Speak Let have this Let the of Justice
begin for it has long been delayed Stop that may right
wrong Speak but opportunity to tear
the shacke your limbs the pao dungeon from
cheeks and restore to health and send home
mothers fresde.'"
Speech delivered Kentucky produced rounder
impression. From the of the Hon Young E. Allison of
gifted writer's, the time of the
Louisville Herald it drewa remarkable tribute Mr. Allison rank
speech in edefence with Robert Emmett
the celebrated young Irish patriot put to DEATH 1903
free his from bondage, bloody and brutal
Without the slightest dispaagement Edwards NAV
be said uthuly that he has had training
has had Mr. Powers with any such gifts nau
raj acquired, those eminenty fitting Caleb for
Congress Safe, predicting for Mr. Powers high
the outset, Washington. will there NAV
honored part He will Kentucky and the
Nation could other that the Eleventh District might
send Congress. He will rank high debater he will
distinction Legislators he will add strength to the
parv which, sending him to Congress- will do lasting
credit
He weakens, faters. He whom years of
prison repression ana not overcome shall not lose head or heart
early youth mans side in Kentucky politics. shall
in National become tool minon
privilege. H who lost courage adversely shall
lack loyalty in He who has gored
the People shall never bow knee to Plumber.
Mr. Powers will in word make ideal Congressman
whose personality perspcacity and of expression
place the party, whose firm foundations
that other gallant of Kentucky, the iustous Abraham
coin. Like Lincoln, Mr. Powers loses
unknd and unjust he loses belief
man. drops trust in the just judge:
1t is not s. forever
The desert blooms at last
The roses scent is
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