The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-18
Chairman of the Committee.
MIR, MAsoN's STATEMENT IN FULL,

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MIR. MASON'S STATEMENT IN FULL.
Gentlemen-I bring no witnesses to
establish the charge of bribery against
any man. Nor do 1 bring counsel for
my own defense, In both these partic-
ulars l am acting contrary to the adj
vice OF many friends. But, gentlemen.
l am here simply to tell you the truth,
and that am able to do without the
AID OF a lawyer / may miss many ad-
Vantages, of course, which a lawyer
would seize; and advantage may be
taken of me from which lawyer would
protect me. But am not here for a le-
gal wrangle or a bubble over any tech
|ndcaltties. am here simply to tell Won
the truth as 1 see it.
1 am called to explain certain state
ments which 1 publicly made concerning
members Of the Connecticut senate on
the evening of June 2. Not to prove
bribery then, but to substantiate my
statements am I here. l trust that
every ONE concerned has read those
statements most carefully and that he
has not lost sight of my words in the
mass of newspaper comment which has
followed.
The word has gone abroad that T
preached a sermon charging the senate
with accepting brides. In the first nlaca
l preached no sermon (thourb that IL
a matter Of no consequence in this dis
CUSTOM The service was a praise SER
vice, as Senator johnson told Won though
| gathered from his remark that he
failed to catch the spirit of nraise an
that occasion But it was never intend
ed as a service in praise of the Connect
lieut. legislature.
AS an incidental part of that service
l made am address OF about ten minutes
in length. 1t IS on account iof that al
dress that / am here.
That address was made with q mn
pose, as any one who reads If win Main
ly see. And ifs sole purnosa u,as az
arousing of public sentiment which
should make itself felt at Hartford he
fore the name of the state of connecti-
cut should be irretrievabIv disgraced hv
the final passage of the nool hin
should have despised ,nvee1f II in order
to accomplish nv aim had uttered enc
SYLLABLE which was NOT the tr,,+b
should not have chosen that hojr for
such an address had 7 not feared tbat
DELAY of seven DAVIS nfeht ba fataI ~
my purpose. I wanted the f,ood nap,a
of Connecticut sawed NJ T couId do anv-
thing to save il.
Now. as an incidental mart NJ +bo+
address used the words which INV tba
newspapers have heen, tery,,ed cIoroos
against members of the senate cen-
.lemen. will Won read that address again
and tell me If anvwhere in II Won ara
me preferrine chDarges as srcb9 W.,
will find that after q briaf introd,,c+ion
which seems not 70 he a cauea of a.
,ense. proceed to exanoine +bn. or,erd
ID nooI hin which had a1rasd,, ,,assad
he senate and IN anaIvza Ite r,i,,os
Wv exact words wore those. ct, at ne 600 |
what the passage of tba nrorosad |
amendment will mean " Tben T trv |
,onestlv and candid1v n intarnra+ its
meaning m INV cnngreea lion No o,,a
INF MYSELF is resnonsibla for INV 1,ie,,,s
w this question. ana tbe f,,11 res,,aysi
,i1itv for NV views r shan naver sbirl,
T said. II means tbis. ana +bie. ond
his Since the last nara e,,,a nh Woo. ~
ma which has stirred IN foaiine, naa6
ot refer 10 the others THAT nara aob