The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-25
KEMBLE'S POLITICAL CREED.
nor HE INFLUENCED OFFTCIiL ACTION
ON IIfE NOR BILL.
Lon Rolling Above CnnstitutIons-" IL IL what
Regard ns Higher than NIL Constitutions
that One Good Turn Deserves AHother."

that Onc Good Turn Deserves Another"
UARRrspuRG. May "a The following are |
ho salient points in W II. Kcmblc's testimony
bcr3fo the Riot Bribery Committee:
By Mr. Wolfe - What is your occupation ?
Al am President of q bank and a railroad
company
@ Have you directly or indirectly offered.
given. or promised any money. or thing Of
value. testimonial. privilege or personal adj
vantage to any member 90 influence HE official
action on the Riot Loss till7 Al would like
you 90 divide that question IN two. if you please.
would like To divide tho question. because |
should probably ausWcr " no" to part OF II and
YES" TO pntt OF it.
Q.-Weli. that is tho language Of tho Constitu
tiou? Al know the Constitution has n lot OF
elun in IT that none of YOU live up to. and am
no better than other people
Tho question was repeated. and Kcmhlc said:
No. sir unless you interpret the common aid
that one man gives to another in legislation as
personal advantage"
Own YOU please state what you mean by
th- common aid which one man gives to an
OthcrY Al mean this. that II YOU mean TO
ass mo whether ever promised to help A."
In legislation in return for A." helping me in
lcsisaiion. without any money consideration
or tlin-. OF value. | can't say that never have;
hut ID it is n money consideration. or anything
Of the kind which tho world regards as bribery.
say no. mean that have never offered any
man bribr. But the language Of the Constitu-
ton goes far hcyond what any man that ever
came to Harrisburg ever lived up to. or ever
will live Nv to.
k-mblc said he was only log rolling and de-
fined il thus: q" II IL what I regard as higher
than en constitutions TINT one good turn de-
serves anoih"r-thnt IL all there IL Of Tin pass
WI WaI, YIN aw4y rom IiaPrs6nrr" He testined
lint h' tri'd to loSaroli with everybody.
or eN-H"urs"utative Salter. who Is accused
by neltly % dozen members with having pro-
:. sod corrupt terms to them. Kemhe said he
WE not working uuicr his (kcmbc'sl instruc-
tons. although he intended to pay him for his
services. h" denied having used corrupt
means to- unss the Riot bill. but said he tried 10
make bargains with men against the oil tax and
those favorable To- the payment by the state II
lhr s2tOdUOO rrbel raid claims, promising to
he'pilnm in their legislation IN cons idcraton
OF votes for the Riot bin. H. siudiously avoided
his pres u zee unless some member OF the Com
nuoo ind Gated irat he knew Of conversations
bad with them. Then he uniformly answered
tuntthe negotiations were not corrupt. He said
H. pad an int'ryiew with Representative Gran
Of Armstrong county ~ which h. urged the
b. consideration that oil should not be- taxed.
i '1"y hat talked on corrupt subject public
room would not have becn selected. Those
klni 90 thlnEs are done IN the dark. aud not IN
broad daylight. SAID hrmhie ldraits tcst-
gulruutrl him 81 OOo. and that kemhle said he
would rMiiy any arrangements made 10y Salter.
an that. although the cOuVcrsuti on took place
IN the Office OF the Secretary 81 state. in which
were several persons besides thcm. the CONVEX
cation could not be understood 10y any except
l,.pr. scntntivc Rumherger Of Armstrong
having. ~. eriing to Representative Silver.
thorn = Erie said that he had been offered
$3.50 from kcmhle. witness said TINT he had
meyer agreed TO pay him anything. neither had
By Mr.. Woli'.-Wncn Mr.. Rumherger intro
durrd Mr.. Slverll, RIA 10 you did he hand you
anythlng A.-1cs sir.
Q.-What dil he hon1 YOU? Ale handed
me memorandum. | do NOT remember what
It was. unless IL wis something about-t prob
ably intimatcd 10 mo what this mans weak spot
WAS. ! cannot state. but think IL was Ike
enough. think he did DO something Of that
Gle handed you something? Ayes sir;
Q.-Mhai did he hand you? Ale handed
me nothing NJ All he handed me nothing.
Q.-pid he hand you piece ~ paper? Al
think he ddbutI cannot remember what it wns.
member what was on nit It. there was nothing on
y that was anyways wrong. Just threw 1t
.Q-Werc not the figures $50 on it? A.-No.
sir-nn, sir.,no; sir q.
A-No. Mr. Rumbrrger loft M there.
Q.-Aitcr MIR. EuWherger left. did YOU prom
IS Sir. Siivcrthorn anv money or valuable CON
s'd"rgtion q he would SUPPORT ne mn A.-No,
slr. Mr. Shvcrhorn never intimatcd such q
thing. nor me- To- him.
OLD you or ala you not say to Mr.. Silver
thorn. " Whatever amount Mr. Rumbergcr
agreed to give you Will seo 1t padF' A.-No.
Ono language to TINT effect? A.-Nothing
Of tho KIND. nor ga Mr. siYerthorn converse
upnh any SUN ou'aHct a, Ait MT olNEettloIn
TAXED TO me ABOUT the OIL laA ana hueh lhlhEs
a. thHI; .t..,,t p,,,.,...o- t.,,,.,, 49,,
-lot Snl' ll.N hr' hullp rIEer hallueu you
aW"cyoi poterf ,A;-N9s did not f9iy 81
~ l9u stll thht mere IL sud lhlh \
he 90 nut do not r"iprmoer what W :, On n
~ vas aN't} 'oihIH"h '"lhE '"l puop'u 10 manu-
me pieces OF paperi n,,,.
.tQ.lhl.llih,hE WulHt -Ilsces oi pnp.r IN. IN
u4NtinE NhW Mr. NiN'I'Yn..ln = VIE 80, VIZ
ne h9nIHHd r. one. hul thlhk II k' enough
re az, 4 Sr hu,nN.Iser Maa nEa'nsl tle o.,
IN "; MI hdHiDel.rt n Etra. r.oiS Mas 10 oe"'
tH,' "i1' nud ~ NJ lits 10 ~ IT, . Li
~ now qua slI, nun ust-'r c4u'o 10 hn an
VIZ pirce oi palHI 10 ~ lhg WI "I"t nl'
slNcrth9rh WsHk epui was A'-"eii can
h9t sAX tnht ne dil nnha re one; rut, =.
,O-bul you salu mat ne ala Al hlhk IL
NE enough ,,....... 49,. ......,i. -. A..
49, am hshlhg you we question now MI.
NuWN.iEeI chluc ~ hnnl YOU n pitce ol pAIoI
lhdleatng whht Mr olf'rlh9rh weak spot
was a. nave nol snld ne ga not; -
Q-lQu said you thoughtl ikeiyt A. can.
nol tell now ne came L, 10 tnlng that 10 nor
know that ne dll 40 cahhot tell you now no
came 10 40 thlng Mhtn cannon tl, you
Mh'iher ne ala 90 H. l nave MOI the sllEhtnrt
IecoHrcton OF ms ever handlnS me one Out l
am mol going TO deny thht ne dd
10Y ,sall mat II was IKE enough A.