Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-03-23

e..,., and corrupsiou. They do not believe
n hr;herv. and still less do they believe in
- :. cor.n;racy or plot TO destroy aud ruin
,hs cb,rsreer Of a man who never lid his en-
emies harm. in order thas political capital
msv be made out OF il. never saw wal
lace r. White until he came to testify before
this committee had heard Of him as
lawter in good Practice, IS an able man.
yr.iuate from college; aud learn he Is
man beloved and respected in the communi.
~ where he resides. l have never nearu
that he denied the existence OF God IN
whose hands the lives of men and the al
fairs Of nations are held and before whose gaze
.h. secrets of the human heart are laid bare.
never heard of him as being engaged IN
auy business where he was Obliged to resort
to the weak and wicked subterfuge OF ieadins
in mock prayer in order that ne might az
ceire his customer into the purchase Oh ms
wares. l never heard anything against ms
character, and must say, that so far as tnis
testimony goes, so far as his appearance up
on the stand goes,-and l listened to
nan oe his examination.-I was impressed in
favor of the man, and of his innocence.
I think understand the whole business. !
think know why the plot was attempted. !
think see the desperate straits into when
!ne IN, leaue.s u WI. US ~ ,,d;r own rants Who
men .'es "a. .,,n 'm 70 sccord IN us from
Portland and other cities the right of repre-
sentation, deserting from their party, when
they found that they would admit us to this
foor. and that they wereto give as the power
10 break their majority, and thus defeat their
purpose of clecting ! governor AMI State otfi-
GERS, ~ y ~. -, ,b..y heard the
among .lei o"n ,,a, ,.,n,a fran, every
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Ii. ~ ansr;r.n, and nacassarv 10 carry ont
.', Jsn., a;m nIan 7, was ,s necessary for that
nnrnosa ,"v ~ .s s Il was to make the miscount in
the votes in the first instance.
Now sir I do not wish 10 take more of the
attrnt;on of this House. I believe have
tried to listen 10 the arguments. to read the
testimony in this case fairly and to form a
Judgment by which I am willing to conscien-
tionslv stand. And saw to YOU. sir. and to
the members of this House. that l have no
doubt of the innocence of W Wallace R. White.
7 have studied the motives which actuated
tbc.e men.
7 heI;eve that we should do violence 10 our
own consciences if We sbould pronounce
against this majority report. l do not be-
lieve. Mfr. Sneaker. that there is apv call to
sacrifice a man like Mr.. White without good
cause. If this case were before iury who
had the power to decide the question. they
would hesitate before thev CONSIGNED 70 in
famv man AGAINST whose character. 40 far
az can learn nm to this time. there has been
M charge hal;eva that ,b;s verdict will
fall rher.. II shonld fall and tbat when the
nass;ons of this bour shall have nassed away
mon viii, come 10 the deliberate conclusion
that those who have really sinned in this mat
for arc the men who wore the princinal Wit
ncsses in relation to the charge they have
made and that unon their heads the inst con-
demn.tion and indignation of the neople of
this State shonld fall rannlanse
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