The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-22

torney Rothermel to introduce all the
inculpating evidence in possession OF the
commonwealth.
by technical objection he excluded
the evidence offered To show that during
his term as state treasurer he was paid
interest on state deposits and also the
receipt OF interest by subsequent treas
urers charge. in the bill Of Indictment
as beiEg cc-tcrEr rirators with him Ia
crime ard finally failed to take the stand
ia his own defense and submit himself
10 cross-eXaEir@tlon upon the charges
made. TIE red book kept by his
trusted friend. Ar. Hopkins, and which
set OFT the story of treasury corrup-
tions was Overwhelmingly corroborated
ana its vei itv-r ~.-grfi-i1eu by the ttsti-
mcay and admiGs'on Of his friend Nc
Kee and by the signature OF his friend
and co-defeudant. Is. J. Haywood.
Notwithstanding al this proof. eman-
ating exclusively ffom the lips ard the
peEs OF himself ard his closest friends
and In face OF his own silence and failure
20 testify to his innocence, he was ac-
quilted.
This is a new chapter of shame for
Pennsylvania. nov record OF failure
do much To encourage corruptionists
and public plunderers generally through
ont the country The first shout OF
defiant eXultation over his acquittal has
proceeded from the governor OF the
commonwealth. who has promptly ap-
pointed him United States senator,
without authority and in violation of law
and in defiance OF the will Of the people
lature. II is fitting I'm every way that
the carstone should have been thus put
upon the edifice of boss rule and ma
chine jobbery by the Quay representa-
tive in the governors chair The peo-
pie will thus sec more clearly, ii is 10 be
hoped the reckless disregard OF right
and decency. Of public morality and po-
ltical purity that characterizes the
Quay machine. now intrenched i'm office
In Pennsylvania.
But friends OF good government
should not despair. There are other
indictments undisposed OF still hanging
over Quay, and whatever may be their
fate. even though II should be "A tech
nical accuittal. the contest against the
degrading forces, practices and prin-
ciples which Quay and his machine rep
resent. viii be carried on until justice
and right, morality and honesty shall
triumph. The friends of good govern
ment will re-enlist in this warfare to
day. and must continue unremitting.S
and unfiinchingly the strife against "a
wrong -doings and wrong doers In any
party and In all parties, regardless Of
temporary setbacks or defeats, until
treasury jobbers shall be driven from
official power In the commonwealth. To.
days verdict settles nothing but the fate
OF the single bill of indictment upon
which Mr.. Quey was tried. The facts
of the treasury speculation and jobbery
elected in his trial, and wholly unan-
swered by him or any other witness,
cannot be effaced by the surprising ver-
dict Of today. They must be iterated
and reiterated and laid bare In all their
bideous deformlty before the people, SO
that a verdict In accordance with the
truth may be reached by that larger
jury. before whom the special pleading
OF attorneys ana the stolid silence of the
accused will be unavailing. Quay has
got his technical verdict. but the trial
OF corruptionists and public plunderers
will still go on,'