The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-25

OF riissbnrg. ] cAEals at this asy Tensfs-
Der ihe faa,s OF tia pendsncy Of the case.
but lhe charge is lie, for which there new
G, was tie shadow of foundation Eqnal'
II false in the w5ndrous lyric OF tag escape
from the Pitisburg rioters Of 1877 under the
tutelage Of Mr.. DAlzell.
NEBrpoUs cHARcEs OF BRIBERY AND COR
RrTrIoS REvrEwED.
It's necessary 10 pass TO history some
what ancient in order TO dispose Of the neb-
ulous charge Of bribery and corruption as a
member Of the Pennsylvania legislature
nearly twenty We years ago, in connection
with an action for lible against the then edi-
tor of the P'ttsbigg Commercial. With
characteristic malignity my assaiiants have
been careful 70 emphasize the fact that the
case was never pushed for trial They iaii
to state that the libel was retracted, and the
defendants pleaded nolo coa;esisTe, paying
the costs Of the case and the fees Of the
counsel ] may mention, in passing, that IN
the preliminary hearing an effort was made
10 show that was q rich man, the innuendo
being that my wealth was unlawfully ac-
ouired. I bad been Prothonotsry of Beaver
county from 1856 to 1861, when | resigned
to 10 into the Union army; had served as
Private Secretary to Governor Curtin, as
Military Agent Of the state in this city. as
chiefof the State Department of Transporta-
ton and Telegraph, and for three terms had
been a member of the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture.
Ny recollection is that the examination
disclosed the fact that, after nearly l. years
of industry and opportunity, my fortune
was about 5000.
It is proper also to dispose Of some state
ments upon which less stress has been laid.
One accusation is that over % years ago |
attempted to bribe Alexander P. Tuition,
then Supervisor of Internal Reyenae for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to prevent
the seizure of an illicit disiillery. This is
wicked and malicious falsehood, without ex-
case for its utterance or evidence for its sup
port Mr. Tuition Is now living at Down
ington, Pa, and his reports are on file,
presume in the Internal Revenue Bureau.
\ statement hes been made that when the
present high license statute OF Pennsylvania
was pending in the Legislature Of that state,
LIQUOR dealers in Philadelphia and Pittsburg
raised sum, specified as $4,000, and gave
il to me and 10 a federal officer in Philadel-
pbia. who is not named foF the purpose of
securing an amendment 70 that legislation
in their interest. This also I denoauce as an
absolute falsehood. Mr. William J. Friday,
who Is stated to have paid the money, is
reputable merchant, now living in the city
Of Pittsburgh. Finally reach charge that
in some mysterious way brought about the
defeat of the proposed amendment of the
/ constitution OF Pennsylvania, prohibiting
the sale Of intoxicating liquors in that State,
! which was submitted to a vote of the people
in 1889 Others. understand, have already
exploded the silly ialsehood the publica-
ton from which the charge arose and ]
specifically denied it at the time it appeared
Ry nv vote alone Gid affect the verdict of
the people upon the prohibitory amend
ment. Nor had ever in any contest any
corrupt or unlawful concern WIN the liquor
or any other interest concerned in legisie-
ton, constitutional or otherwise, in the State
of Pennsylvania or elsewhere.
CHARGES DENIED sERIATIN AND II TOTO.
have endeavored to make this utterance
complete, even at the cost Of the time Of the
Senate and the weariness Of the Senators.
have endeavored to answer every specific
charge Of misfeasance or maniisasance that
could be extracted from careful pernsal OF
the mass Of direct falsehood, confused state
ments, innuendo, insinuaiions and cunning
implication, that with an industry worthy
Of a better cause, has been gathered together
for my destruction. ] deny them seriattm
and IN toto. They are false and foul to the
core.