Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-18
HE HAS SPOKEN.
Senate. Quay Breaks Silence Is I.
Charges Against HIN.
ne TsSss rhsm Up IA Detail and Pro-
aosness Al CT a False ana Ma
Hgn2at Character.


WAssrsGToS, Feb senator QUAY
pa exhsered IN ths senate cham t.er
Monday afternoon q reply - the AZ
naerous and persistent charges made
against hla u personal and political
dishonesty and OF bri De taking aud gen
era corruption while holding oeaee ia
Pennsy ivan.a Il was denial IN en-
platte aRd anmistakable language Of
every charge that has been msde against
his character since be became prom.
nsnt IL the Republican party. The
senator said.
Never. probably. slaee Alexander Hzmilton
S&s haased - as tsath, has one u puelis life
been Pars1ed - psFslstestly ana u aligasntiy.
Tue nela - tas naalisA effort has esen shs ca
TIE tnl0a The assaults ssFs Of character
81 m0asuoas A. largely % carry vita them
tssiF osa rsfgsataon- Were u otherwise could
nos reGsia aor could ny constituents peEInit
uae 10 remsio, en- Der % tnls senate.
Partly 10 iadlaeFeace 10 SANDER q seapon
saish has neseF = place IN my political
Arsenal Ant partly oy the advice OF friends
Who urged me 10 treat ths ass4ssiRs OF r-puta-
too 81 uHdssersiss OF open controversy.
1 have Permitted without comment tho
passing Of .as nood OF falsehood
lis mslodoroQs waters chance az this
tine 10 Dc Qaiescent aRd nov whsa 10 heated
poli'ical eonnict Il raging. when neither hope
nor fear can De deemed the Inspiration OF nay
utterance. choose briefly 10 confront accuse
tion with truth. would not allude 10 this
subject In this presence had not members
Of the other house maze IL . matter OF debate
there.
Locking 20 The future and knowing that the
records OF this Congress VIII remain for ether
geneTatiocs 10 read when most Of Is composlng
II will De forgotten. ! choose for the truth II
history and FOR that which Is d-arer 70 all men
tasn riches 20 dispel the mist Of falsehood
with the clear light Of iact.
"a Is not aay purpose 10 weary the Senate
by q rehearsal OF each detail OF the mass Of
ris-epresent.tion. Nevertheless. avoiding
pTohxity, l viii enseayor TO make this state.
nent specific snd 50 complete Is 20 be nnal. II
any ;5r-ad IN the fabric Of falsehocd remains
answered /. viii Dc because this tissue OF lies
is 20 complex. Is 50 RIVE ed with contradiction
aad c.oaded with insinua,ion. ina. some in
sigairesa, portion has escaped my attention
Tia nrsi assertion concerning nay oficial
acts Is that al some t.rno or continuously be-
tween the years OF 1879 ana iss2 alone, or act
Ing WITH another or others. used the moneys Of
tie State OF Pennsylvania for speculative or
private purposes oenoonce this state
mont Absolutely fslse. In 1917 the
Democratic party Of Pennsylvania elected
= State Treasurer and al Auditor
General. the nnazeial. orneers OF the
commonwealth. year or two later, pending
their terms OF orce, I became engaged in
stock operations. In some transactions was
associated snd ,ointly interested with the gen
tlcrnan who was NJ that time cashier OF the
state treasury. These transactions proved
seriously disastrous, aud / Was compelled 10
pas portion Of his losses as well as my own
In doing this il became necessary TO
supply Al alleged deficiency he had caused
IL the trc- ri. AS n portion of the
fund for this purpose borrowed 10000 from
the gentleman who is a. present my colleague
IN the Senate. / gave him my judgment note
Therefor, with the amount OF which note paid
10 him dollar for dollar years ago. Not until
the beginning Of the settlement OF our losses
was aware that deficiency existed and had
every Assurance that my associate was able
TO carry bis ssare OF the losses. M conuec
ton thereafter was simply with the aid u
friends 10 raise the necessary funds 70 supply
toe deficit
1T IS charged that again used moneys be-
longing 10 tie commonwealth of Pennsvvanta