Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-22
wANAMAKER's STATEMENT.
"A NEW CHAPTER OF SHAME FOR
PENNSYLVANIA.
tBy Telegraph to vircinian-PIloO

tBy Telegraph to virGinian- PllotJ
Philadelphia, Pa, April 2l.-Jom
Wanamaker tonight made statement
relative TO the acQuittal of Ex-senator
Quay and the latter's appointment rs
Senator by the Governor Among other
things, he said:
The acquittal of Senator Quay will
be Il disappointment 10 every lover Of
justice and every friend OF good govern
mont throughout the United states. 1t
records with emphasis the difficulty of
conNicting potent political defendants
charged with public crime, no matter
how clear. convincing and oVcrwhem-
Ing the evidence may be. MIR. Quay
has been again ana again accused of
participation in treasury iObhny by the
neWSDaDers of this and other States
WITH circumstantial detail. Heretofore
however. the basis for these acCusatto ions
largely consisted of oral Testimony and
allegations by political opponents the
case which terminated to-day. how
ever. unlike previous accusations was
founded exclusively upon documentary
proof in his own handwriting and that
of his friends and confederatcs The
evidence of his guilt did not depend
upon the veraCity of any man or men,
but was supported exclusively by his
own letter and by written entries and
statements recorded by his trusted
friends and supporters
JUSTICE DELAYED
From the day the prosecution against
him was instituted until the verdict
was recorded he has sought by every
ocVice to delay and obstruct the cf-
forts of the commemorative officers to
produce the written evidence of his
misdoing and 10 bring him to trial for
his oifences. The same efforts to pre-
Vent full exposition of his acts as n
public official and his connection with
the private use Of the public money.
marked every step in the extraordinary
line of defence which his skillrul attor-
neys adopted during his trial in re-
sisting the jealous and able efforts of
District Attorney Rothermel To intro
duce all the inculpating evidence i'm
possession of the Commonwealth Ry
technical objection he excluded the evil
dence offered to show that during his
term as State Treasurer he was paid
interest on the State deposits ana also
the receipts of interest by subsequent
treasurerS charged in the bill of indict-
nent as being co-conspirn;ors with him
in crime, and finally failed to take the
stand in his own defense and submit
himself to cross-cXaminat;on upon the
charges made.
1.-THE red book kept by his trusted
friend MIR. Hopkins, and which set out
the story of treasury corruptions. was
overwhelmingly corrobora ted. and It's
Veracity established by the testimony
and admission Of his friend Mexico.
and by the signature of his friend and
co-defendant, B. j. Haywood Notwith-
standing all this proof, emanating eN-
clusively from the lips and the pens of
himself and his closest friends, and in
the face of his own silence and failure
to testify 10 his innocence, he was ac-
quilted.
NEW CHAPTER OF SHAME
This is new chapter for Pcnnsyl-
Nania new record of failure in the
administration of justice that will do
much to encourage cOrruptionlsts and
public plundcrers generally throughout
the country.
The first shout of defiant exultation
over his acQuittal has proceeded from
the Governor of the Commonwealth.
who has promptly appointed Quay a
United states Senator without authority
and III violation and in defiance Of the
VIII of the people as expressed by the
votes of the Legislature. But friends
OF good government should not despair
There are other Indictments undisnosed
oil sun hanging over Quay, and what
ever may be their fate. even though il
should be IL technical accuittal tho
contest against the degrading forces
practices and principles which QUAY
ana his machine represent. will he car
rled on until justice and right morality
and honesty shall triumph
quay has got his technical verdict
put the trial OF corruptionists and pub
lie plundercrs will still go on"