The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-29
HIS RESPECTS TO BUSIEL.
Senator GalIik'ger Gets After Tx.
Gov ern0r.
REPLIES TO ACCA STATIONS MADE
AGAINST HIMSELF.

Accuses BusieI of Using n@'Ae'Ao
Strengthen His Causs Polk ''0Al'
He Has Ambitions For a seat III lns
sena and is Trying to DisrA pit "epo"-
1ican Party in New Hsmpshi< =
Concord. N. H., Ootobsr 28.-1 oe nfso
Republican rally Of the campaign 'n''
s.ction of New Hampshirs was hel 30
night and much interest attached III els-
with on the understanding that 'os
differences between Senator Calling
and former Gov. Busisl would BE- aired.
Congressman Gillet of Massachusetts,
spoke upon national affairs and Naval
officer James o. Lyford on local issues.
1t was during the address Of Ssnator
Gallinger that he made references to the
charges against him, filed with the civil
service commission at Washington, by
Charles A. Busiel Of Laconia. Senator
Galiinger said he had decided to brfeny
reply to the accusations made against him
and in doing 40 said II have come IN
and gone out before the people Of Concord
for four years. ! have been with ycu IN
homes, your churches and your nails.
have been connected with the hepupHoan
party since tho days of Abraham Lincoln.
have cbeyed tho laws Of the CITY, OF the
state and Of the nation. Now for the nIs'
time in my life face . criminal acousa-
tion brought against me BY / kno" noe
whom. am charged with . serioas criHla
and it Is asserted that more nsslns
place for rue tonight than this piatioI IL.
would be the prison cell. Mn.s Is sr.n nie
charge? That l have accepted the unani-
nous call Of the Republicans OF new
Hampshire to the Craftsmanship of tnelf
state COMMITTEES and have to the best OF
my ability discharged the duties OF saas
office. Who is the man that makes tnis
charge? What is his record? How clean
are his handsf Ostensibly this charge
comes from Charles A. Busiel Of Lsconta,
recently Governor of New Hampshire.
How did he become Governor Will NOT
accuse him. lie accused himself % ta0
last Republican state convention when ne
said boldly chat he had issued thousands
of railroad passes to influence pontlcai
actions. He admitted that he had vloiaeoa
the laws; and now hs br inEs himself for
ward as a reformer. never saw bsfore 10
humiliating a spectacle as that man
standing before the assembled fnteilec.
and integrity Of the state and boldly exc
ciaring that he had violated les laws
| That is the man who attacks my integn-
| ty. will not weary you In detailing tne
INGENIOUS ub6u W utlBU AAA0AA AIS DS~S~-
Governor and in attempting to supplant
| me in my seat in tbs United States Sen.
ate. I will not weary you with telling OF
the thousand Of passes he issued and the
hundreds of dollars be spent In that VAIN
attempt
Senator Galiingsr quoted the passage In
the scripture which commands the man
who had taken aught wrongfully to re-.
store in fourfold. Senator GalHnger read
from the Manchester Union the letter OF
Mr., Busiel TO the civil service comInis-
sion, accompanying it with running tire
of sarcastic comments. "Here stands the
man." continued the Senator, ION the
hand his fealty to the Republican party.
| There he stands struggling with himself.
Finally conscience prevails and he writes
| this letter TO the civil service cemmfseiou
! I neither fear that man nov do respect
him. Elsewhere In this paper appears an
interview with another gentleman who is
greatly distressed at what have been do
| ing. l will simply remind that gentle
man that in 1894 bhere were just as many
Republican office holders as there are to-
day, and / will simply refer him to the
books of the treasurer OF the state COM
mittee at that time. / will say TO these
| gentlemen that it will not do to play
| HUriah Heap in this campaign. The
people want a fair fight; they want moth
ing of towards. will say this am 60
ing to stay out Of prison until We carry
the election of November in this state.
| am going to stay out Of prison until we
re-eleot William Mckinley President OF
the United States. am ready to answer
any charges brought against me at any
time, before any proper tribunal. dc
not consider this matter o I inF ortanee
personally. But it Is q matter Of great
| Importance to the Republican party.
Every Democrat in this state knows that
Republican victory this fall IL assured.
| This blow Is struck at the Republican or
ganization of two years hence at which
| time these gentlemen propose to ally
themselves with the Democratic party
and to attempt to gain for 1t the as
tendency in this state. This conspiracy
will not succeed. We will keep New
| Hampshire firmly moored in the line Of
Republican states.