Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-18

Straightforward bushes transaction and had no
connection IN any way with shy pubic fund
or public interest. The charge that securi-
ties belonging 10 the State OF Pennsylvania
were used in this transaction is false
and impossible OF truth. The only Re
gotiab.e securities held by tie State OF Penn
sylvania are tho registered bonds Of the United
States, transferable only on tee books Of the
National Treasury by the Auditor General,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth aud State
Treasurer. acting CO Jointly after having filed
. certificate with the Governor In their official
character
Collateral 70 this last accusation Is charge
that defraudcd. or attempted 10 deiraud the
widow OF deceased friend This Is also abso
Iutely false There breaths rot upon earth man
or NOE an who can truthfully say that ever
defrauded or attempted 10 defrsud. him or her
Of dollar. Upon this poin; charity TO the
dead and 70 the living fornids my making any
personal explanation Samuel Gustin Thomp-
SON a member Of the Philadelphia bar and
president o; The Young Mems Democratic Asso-
citation of that city. Is one OF several thoroughly
eonversant vita the facts. who can give them
TO TIE public II they proper.
Il come now TO what might be c-ilsd the
fourth ground OF criticism of my public con
duct This was my action a. q member OF the
Board Of Psrdoas % Pennsylvania in vot
ing for the pardon Of certain members
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature and
others upon whom sentence had been
passed for bribery. Ny conduct in tha, m after
has been bitterly asssilcd. and IL IL proper to
say that the facts were patent and b. the PEG
pie Of tho state we're thoroughly discussed he
fore nv election 20 the Office % State Treasurer
and subsequently, to q scat in this ehAssSsr.
had no personal interest In the legislation
Involved. Ny vote az q member ~ TIE Board
OF Par9cns vas n accordance with the las and
With The action q my colleagues. and vas com
pelsd BY the fact that the sentence imposed oT
the court upon the persons ardoned vss Illegal
upea this point the Attorney General az the
state died his written opinion vita our decision.
am frank 20 say that have no resrets for
that vote and would repeat i under The same
circumstances Even had not the sentenc.
been unlawful IL IL my opinion that the
srds of ust'c- hsd hesn fslly served
~ the corvietson 81 the dsfsnisnts
One 81 the gentlemen invo3ved mas
vitnin ne last few weeks received the un2nt
nous thanks ~ ths PsnssTlVan.a Secls-
Iasure foF iuspoftaat services rsadereS Ea-
n.sustv ant tae SAFE Incidentally ire state
raerf has been msde. in sons inspected
msnnsr. Tat PREF AIRED. or attempted % Pre-
cure ne rer3on q mar names iTreh-
under sentence fu- forgery. ~ i&rsats
delivered personally 10 Ar Eg.rs. e Pitts
hurah. Z esn rot At tnis day remember the
facts ca tie feode1cF q tle case nst ne
charge "a a IL fcr -afeh tners rsvsv ~ss tie
sssto~ e a faunszs.ou-
~Faaasly Ease - ne ws1dr1us Uric ~ rv
escape frur- - Pitt<h1rzh rioters C ISL
wafer ne trtelsr< e Mr. Ds7esA
srt 70 accessory - pass haeterv scn..wsas
sncfent IN srdrr % disrose - th1 asenisus
charge 81 bribery snd eorrsptioa a. ns~rs e>-
81 ne P-cssyfvsnis Lezss ssars, sssrly twenty
Ave years szo. n connection vita sn action feT
rn@i szssn<t ths fs<1 esisoT - re Pffrsss-ah
Co-uuseressl WIN characteristics ns4liznfsr n >
a<<.sf.s.E Nsvs o>~n cs~efai - srnpaaSize fh-
fsct tsss ~ ,ss. go never pssset fer tr1s1
Tn>v fsr % sxy ne hs~i ~ss r-trsss~d ard
ssss rN~ tsfertants pleaded scste cnuTesSs-.
r.yinx ne ss<ss - the eas- ssa Ne ices 81 ss-
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tae 5rei5nsaayv hesrinx a. .rert ~ss ras.
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