The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-17

of misrepres en- tation. Nevertheless, avoid
ing prolixity, will endeavor to make this
statement specific, and so complete as to be
final. The first assertion concerning my Off
cial acts is that at some time or continually
between the years Of 1879 and 1882 !, alone
or acting with another or others, used mon
eys of the State of Pennsylvania for specu-
lative or private purposes. l denounce the
statement as absolutely false.
''In 1877 the Democratic party of Penn
sylvania elected the State Treasurer and
AuditOr-General the financial officers of the
commonwealth. A year or two later, pend
ing their terms of office, L became engaeed
in stock operations. In some transactions |
was associated and jointly interested with a
gentleman who was at that time cashier of
the State Treasury.
DISASTROUS SPECULATIoNS.
"These transactions proved seriously dis
astrous, and | was compelled 10 pay por-
tion of his losses, well as my own. In
doing this. IL became necessary to supply an
alleged deficiency he had caused in the
Treasury. As portion of the fund for this
purpose, borrowed 100000 from gentle
man who is at present my colleague in the
Senate. gave my judgment note therefor,
the amount of which note l paid to him.
dollar for dollar, years ago.
Not until the beginning of the settle
ment of our losses was L aware that def
cheney existed, and l had every assurance
that my associate was able to carry his share
of the losses.
BORROWED MONEY.
Regarding the charge that again I used
money belonging to the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania to purchase bonds, or stock
of the Chicago Street Railway, | would say
bOTroWe ed the money ! used upon my own
collateral from the Peoples Bank in
Philadelphia. The only negotiable securi-
ties held by the State of PENNSYLVANIA are
registered bonds Of the United States, trans
ferrable only in The books of the National
Treasury, by the Auditor General, Secretary
OF the Commonwealth and the State
Treasurer, acting co-jointy, after having
official character.
The charge that 1 defrauded, or at
tempted to defraud, is absolutely false.
There breathes not upon the earth a man or
woman woman W who can truthfuliy say that ever
defrhuded or attempted to detraud him or
her OF one dollar. Upon this point, charity
to the dead and to the living forbids my
making any personal explanation.
samuel Cuisine Thompson of Phla-
delphia, President of the Young Mems
Democratic Association of that city, is one
of the several who are thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the facts, and can give them to
the public II they think proper"
NOT A PARDON BROKER.
Referring to his action as member of the
Board of Pardons Of Pennsylvania in voting
for the pardon of certain members of the
Legislature and others upon whom sentence
had been passed for bribery. Quay said the
facts were thoroughly discussed before his
electlonaS State Treasurer, and subsequently
to the Senate. lie had no personal interest
in the legislation involved. His vote was in
accordance with the law and with the action
Of his colleagues, and compelled by the fact
thai the sentence imposed by the court was
illegal The Attorney-General filed an
opinion with their decision.
He said the charge that he attempted to
procure the pardon of a man named Lynch,
under sentence for forgery, by threats de-
livered personally to Mr.. Byers of Pitts
burg. is a lie. Equally. false is the story
of his escape from the Pittsburg riot
ers Of 1877, under the tu.elage of Dalzell.
| Quay said he would have TO delve into
ancient history to dispose of the charge of
bribery and corruption as q member of the
ffennsyiyanla ftd legislature. nearly twenty
nVe years ago, i'll connection with his action
tor libel against the then editor Of the Pitts
burg Commercial.
HIS LIBEL SUIT.
With characteristic malignity my assail-
ants have been careful to emphasize the fact
that the case was never pushed for trial.
Ihey TAIL TO state the libel was retracted
and the defendants paid the costs of the case
and the fees of counsel. In the preliminary
hearing an effort was made to show l was n
rich man, the innuendo being that my
wealth was unlawfuily accumulated. / had
been ProthonOtary for Beaver County from
1876 to 1861, when | resigned to go into the
| Union army. l served as private secretary
to Governor Curtin, Military Agent of the
State in this city, Chief of the State Depart
ment of Transportation and Telegraph. and
Tor three terms had been a member of the
pennsylvania Legislature. My recollection
is that the examination disclosed the fact
that after nearly twelve years of industry
ana opportunity my wealth was nearly
| $4,000.
"The accusation thatover twenty years ago
l attempted to bribe Alexander p. Tuition,
then Supervisor of Internal Revenue for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to pre-
vent the seizure of an Illicit distillery, is n
wicked and malicious falSehood. Tuition is
now living at Bowington, Pa, and his re-
ports are on file, presume, in the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
ANOTHER FALSE STATEMENT.
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