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Show I vjrovcrnor Who ! Criticises Taft Jamos Ha-wlcy, Governor of Idaho. RAM RAPS TAFT ON ROBNETT PAH! Governor Indignant When Convicted Banker Is Freed Day Following Sentence. AN INJURY TO IDAHO Special Assistants to Attorney General Scored by the ( Executive.. WASHINGTON. Nov II. President Taft todaT" pardoned Clarence WT"nob nott, former bookkcupcr and clerk in the Lewlfiton National bank of Lcwiston, Idaho, Ida-ho, couvIcteVrof embezzling the bank's funds and senlunced to ton years imprisonment. im-prisonment. He has not served any of thc sentence. Through Itobnctl's voluntary volun-tary confession the government was enabled, en-abled, It is said, to convict William F. Kettonbach, former president and George H. Keslcr. former cashier of the bank. Thc prosecuting attorney recommended Hobnott's pardon. W Issues Statement. ' BOISE. Ida., Nov. It. Governor James II. llawlcy tonight gave out thc following signed statement: To the people of Idalio: T feel that tho pardon of Robnett Is a lit ting sequel to the proceedings in thc United States court during tho last four years, while the special assistants as-sistants to tho United States attor- . ncy genoral have been usurping the functions of the United Slates attorney, attor-ney, and- his assistants, and havo been running thc cases In which the United Stales has been interested with a high hand, regardless of Justice Jus-tice or decency. I am not surprised at this pardon. In fact. I have been satlslled for some time that It had been promised and would be granted. No act ever done In connection with tlic courts of Idaho lias so brought Justice Into disrepute and weakened the courts In tho estimation es-timation of our people. But it Is what we would have a, right to expect, howovcr. when we remember that for more than' four years, in every important scase In which the United States was Interested, Inter-ested, thc ' regular prosecuting officers offi-cers have been retired, and those special spe-cial assistants to tho "attorney general gen-eral have been given full control. Has Injured the State. 1 have' always considered this course nrtf. only an lnsult.to thc able gentleman, who -have tilled thc position posi-tion of United States attorney, and their assistants, but to ' tho court Itself, and to the people of 'this whole state. Without thc slightest interest In our state, caring nothing for our poople. simply desirous of establishing a reputation rep-utation in thc department of Justice, Jus-tice, these special prosecutors have done more to Injure Idaho and re-turd re-turd its development since the fall of 1207 than all other causes com- The malicious, uncalled for and indefensible in-defensible prosecution of Senator Bomb and former Attorney Gononil Frank Martin and others in the fail of 1?07 was thc llrst experience Idaho hnd with these special prosecutor. -This was followed by Indictments against tho loading officers of the Barbor Lumber company, accompanied accompa-nied by a Mood of civil ulU In large amounts against that company also. Taft Not Blamed Directly. A number of other cflea of flagrant Injustice, resulting in great and Irreparable Ir-reparable Imrm to Idaho, have been Instituted and carried on by .these special prosecutors. The Lowlutoii bank care, howovcr, Is the most (lagrnnt. the most outrageous out-rageous example of rank InJiiFtU-e. (Continued on Pago Thirty on.) HAWLEY RAPS TAFT ON R01ETT PARDON i I Governor Indignant When Convicted Banker Is Freed Day Following Sentence. VtJontinuad from Pasc One) Mobnelt. the trusted employee of th IAttubcha in tho, nuniNS3inut of their bank. stob. a I umlerUnd I;, 'of the tmnk's funds nearly 31 16.000. and still, "lu. their delre to convict certain men. the special proaecutors have deliberately niod the evidence of thU contemptible' eroHtur. although the mon charged, ami against whom he testified. were only technically guilty of Infractions, of law. Rohuelt did IiIh work twwevor. under hln agreirtitt. ami today receive re-ceive the rrwsird of a full rwrdon before be-fore the Ink Is dry on a ten-year sentence passed on him yesterday. I greatly regret this Incident- As a stickler for the law. and Us strict enforcement. 1 demure any Incident hi our courts that lends to bring the law and its administration Into disrepute. dis-repute. A Rank Injustice The Injustice of Ibis net of President Tuft. Inspired without doubt by tho speclsil pioHeeutors. will long rankle In the minds of our citl-7.eiiK citl-7.eiiK and will Insplro thtnn with a wholesome contempt for such disgraceful dis-graceful methods. It Is probably unfair to severely blnme President Taft directly for this unspeakable action, as he undoubtedly undoubted-ly acted sit the request of Attorney General Wlckershani. who evidently had been In collusion with his assistants assist-ants In charge of the proseruTion. It Is to be hoped thnt during in coining session of congress there will be a general house cleaning in the department at Washington, sind I trust that our delegation will see to It that the action of tho department of Justice In the Robnett caso Is fully Investigated and carefully Jiupilrcd Into. Personally, I will use every endeavor - to hnve this' done, and I think it is the duty of nil our citizens citi-zens Interested in Ibis matter to urge upon 'our congressional delegation tlie necessity for a full sind early investigation inves-tigation of this affair, no matter bow high up It may go or who It may hit. if the department of justice, through Its special prosecutors. Is deliberately purchasing the testimony of seilf-confcssed thieves and bank wreckers, on promises of Immunity, and with the full expectation of re-hearslhg re-hearslhg the fsirce of inntence by a court of Justice alid the Immediate pardon by tho president of such dangerous dan-gerous criminals, the people should know it, ami. what la more, they arc going to know it. ' (Signed) JAMES II. II AW LEY. Governor of Idaho. |