The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-11-15
Echo Aims Attack at Caleb
Powers.

Under the heading "Our Skirts
Clear" the Mountain Echo. published
at London, KY, and one of the most
powerful and influential Republican
papers in the Eleventh district, pub
lished sensational editorial attacking
Cable Powers and protesting against
him taking his seat in the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress, on the ground that he
has never been cleared of the charges
Of completely in the assassination of
Governor William Goebel. The Echo's
editorial is as follows:
Whatever may be said in the. fu-
ture of the Eleventh district; what
ever of contumely and reproach may
be heaped upon its fair name, the
Echo's skirts are clear, and it alone
of all the papers in the district can
boast of the proud distinction of hav.
ing made fight for honor, for de-
cency, for morality in social and DC
litical affairs, for prestige at home
and abroad, during the past year.
When Caleb Powers announced for
office. the Echo took up the fight
against him, and used the weapons
which it thought best to awaken the
people to the danger of sending this
man to Congress. Without again ira
versing the ground, We may say that
our admonitions were not needed, and
Powers was nominated by great ma
jority.
being consistent supporter of
Republican faith and principles. we at
once placed his name at the head of
the column as the Republican nomi-
nee. But or heart was not in the
work of supporting Caleb Powers. So
far as he knows, the editor of the
Echo has never condoned the commits
sion CT crime, and hopes he never
shall. Being possessed of at least or
binary intelligence, and possessing a
conscience, we could not follow the
various trails of this man without
feeling morally certain of his guilt.
We believe that he was guilty of con-
spiracy in the fculest, most damnable,
| most heinOus, most diabolical crime
that ever darkened Kentucky's his
tory. and, therefore, if we understand
the letter of the law. gully of MUIR
der, and worthy to be executed for
the commission Of the dastardly
crime.
1.-The evidences of guilt were too
strong. Four trials were had, in
three of which the juries were unani-
nous in their verdict OF guilty. In
the fourth trial ten voted yes as to
the guilt of the accused. Ii is incon-
ceivable to believe that forty-six
men, no matter how partisan in their
views, would violate their oaths to
give the accused fair ard imparti
trial according to the law and the evil
dence. and perjure themselves into
eternity by rendering verdict not in
accord with the evidence In all the
State, We do not think they could be
found who would do :: this horrible
thing, and We do not believe that any
one else can think that such would be
the case. We have too much faith in
the human race, and in the honor and
integrity OF Kentuckians to ever be-
lieve such rot.
The Echo, to its everlasting shame
he it said, declared that Powers was
greatly maligned and should be freed,
while at the same time we believed
that he was guilty. Orr only excuse
foe doing this is that we were fighting
for the party. and not for the crimi-
nal. 1t was sad day for the party
when Caleb Powers. was placed upor
the State ticket; it was q sad fday for
Senator Goebel. and it was sad day
for this beloved district, wherein re-
sidessthe best people. the world affords,
andiwho do not deserve the repI0ach
placed upon them.
Caleb Powers hos been ele. ted to
represent this proud district in Con-
gross, but by majority so small that
it requires no stretch of the imaRina-
ti0n to declare unequivocally that the
most enlightened people in the district
do not approve of the verdict at the
polls on Tuesday. In a district nor
mally Republican by $4,000, Powers
has won by less than 5000. Laurel
county showed by her vote that her
I! good citizens never will condone crime
in any form. They are for citizenship
above party. for good name above
political prestige. for the preservation
and sancity of their homes and fire.
sides regardless of party utilization.
By her action on Tuesday. her name
will be emblazoned high on the scroll
of fame in after years.
we suppose fOWerS Will go TO Con-
gress and yet he should not. A man
who has been three times convicted of
dastardly crime and never acquitted
therefor, is mot fit to represent the
splendid citizenship of the mountains
in any capacity. The little innocent
children should not have this stigma
placed upon them; they should not be
made to look back when they have
reached maturity and be made to
blush for having such representa-
tive. The young men, bright, Intelli-
gent and ambitious, should not have
t1is milestone placed about their
necks, to hold them back in the on
ward march to success in business and
in social affairs of the community the
yeung and virtuous womanhood3of the
district should not be crushed By their
fevs in Ot her sections of tho Sto+o