The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-27
It's a Fine Day"
Said Coz. Fuller
Continued from Page One)

The test of his humanity came when Mrs. Sacco
and the sister of Vanzetti were ushered in He
listened to them long and politely, but with set
face He catechised them, too, the crime, and
pointed out various facts that had Convinced" him
of the workers guilt.
This was at nine o'clock in the evening The two
women were too sad and nerve-wracked to argue
with the Governor. They repeated ptiful unan-
swerable humiliating words; they asked for mercy.
The Russian Soviets have granted mercy to thou
sands OF White Guardsts who threw bombs who
invaded the country who burned villages and
slaughtered babies and old men. When ones enemy
is no longer dangerous, one must be merciful Revo-
Iutlonsts not sadists revolutioniss do not be-
feve in murder; revoutonists kill only in defense
OF the workers cause; revolutionists have great
faith that some day there will be red dawn on the
world, and in the skies will be written the beautiful
word over all' Reconciliation.
But Governor Fuller family annoyed at the
two women and would not discuss the matter of
mercy 1t is not a word in the legal books; it is
not word in the lexicon of capitalism.
He sent the women out in tears. He said: 81 am
afraid will have to go through with my duty"
There is pious legend among the yoter-boobs of
Massachusetts that Governor Fuller "is a good
man." John Howard Lawson, in his satirical play,
Loud Speaker" strangely previsaged this by hay
ing his Babbitt hero for governor on a platform
with the single slogan: Harry u Collins Is a Good
Man" 1t sounds like joke, but in Massachusetts
it is not joke. Nearly everyone there believes
that Governor Fuller is good man, and that's why
they vote for him.
1t is legend that has been carefully built up.
Plumbers, paupers and policemen of Boston will tell
you with tears in their eyes how Governor Fuller
has accepted cent of his salary since he has
been Governor how kind he is to his wife; how he
loves his children; how genial he is to his workers.
how democratically fond he is of poker and BEER
what firm churchman he is; how much he gives
to charity every year.
But this "good man. has for several wears per-
sisted in his determination that Sacco and Vanzetti
must die. And he has whipped up storm of news
paper prejudice against the men; he has schemed
and plotted and framed careful publicity campaigns
he has followed his murder plan through like an
expert criminal he has slept it month after
month
His mind was made up years ago. His nvestiga-
ton was piece of political sadism He knew he
would find the guilty; but he called in witness
after witness, and tainted them and jeered at them
One woman witness for the defense, it is said left
in tears. The Governor had limited that she was the
paid mistress of one of the lawyers for Sacco and
Vanzetti.
On this last day Fuller enjoyed torturing the des-
perate friends of Sacco and Vanzetti who came be-
fore him. Someone who went to see him said the
Governor radiant; his "mental attitude was that
of a rooster Tapping its wings" He really enjoyed
this last day, when sobbing women came to him and
knelt for mercy
At precisely midnight Francis Fisher Kane for
mer Federal District Attorney in Pennsylvania was
in the Governors office. He was telling the Gov
and its agents provocateurs, a situation he knows
from the inside He begged the Governor to re-
preve Sacco and Vanzetti until this federal angle
of the case had been cleared up and the files show
ing the part the Department Of Justice had played
in the Sacco case examined.
The Governor went listening with his polite
satisfied smile. He pretended to be affected by
these pleas, impressed by Mr. Kane's logic He
promised he would take the matter under advise
ment. humorous murderer he is, Massachusetts
wit, electric chair clown!
For when Mr.. Kane into the street, his
heart beating with wild, last-ninute hopefulness
result of the Governors friendly smile, he was
startled by the shouting of the newsboys.
They shouting
"Sacco Executed at 1919"
The execution had been going on a few miles
away in Charlestown, all during those minutes
when the Governor politely pretending to listen
to Mr.. Kane's appeal The Governor had known all
the time that the juice being released into the
electric chair. The Governor had been batting Mr..
Kapa The Governor that pood man had haor