The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-03

Like Ivins, he could not see bribery
| till jackson suggested it; Nebeker
could not see bribery until Law made
his charges. There had to be someone
| there, had to be something happen, be-
| fore ever the Jackson construction
could be placed upon what had oc-
/ Cured.
The remaining charges, gentlemen of
! the committee, are of such a nature
that 1 almost feel like apologizing for
/ trespassing upon your time long
enough to give them mention.
SENATOR WHITNEY MATTER.
| Senator Whitney is brought into the
case by innuendo; and what are the
sins of Mr. McCune respecting Senator
Whitney? Senator Whitney is the au-
thor of the History of Utah. That
history contains biographical sketches
of many of our prominent men-busi-
ness men. educators and professional
men. Mr. Whitney, it seems, was paid
by Mr.. McCune, either before or after
his election, for writing a biographical
sketch AT once it is conceived by this
remarkable prosecution, by means of
this famous Jackson construction,
that there is something wrong and i'm
proper about the conduct of Senator
Whitney; that he has done something
by which he has sold himself, body and
$3.50 for writing a biographical sketch,
which, no doubt, from a literary stand
point, is worth all that was paid for
1t, and perhaps more. But that is not
all. These very men who are stand
ing at the back of this prosecution and
urging it on, and furnishing fuel for
| the fire, are themselves supporters of
senatorial candidates, whom they de-
sire, it seems, by any means, however
foul, to see elected. 1t seems that SEN
ator Cannon, who is still hopeful of
election by this legislature, also had
his biography written by Senator
Whitney, for which he paid the sum
OF 500. 1t seems also that Congress
man King made arrangements with
the senator to write his biography. OF
course, he was either paid for it, or
expects to be paid for it; and where is
there an honest nHa who will dare
stand up and say that any of these
transactions are dishonorable, or in
any manner involve Mr.. McCune, Mr.
Cannon, Mr.. King or Mr.. Whitney? 1t
seems as if judgment had fed to brut-
ish beasts and men had lost their rea-
son.
L shall make nc allusion to the mort
gage incident, by which Senator Whit
ney's good name was attempted to be
smirched. 1t is too shameful a propo-
sition to dwell upon at length. Sena,-
tor Chambers also comes in for a share
of opprobrium. 1t is insinuated by the
evidence in the case that he sold his
honor, his good name, the dearest jewel
in his soul. by a deal with Mr.. McCune
Perhaps it is only necessary to say in
the state of Utah that any charge Of
that kind against Mr.. Chambers will
fall to the ground because of his well
known honesty, integrity and high
standing as a man.
A PILLAR OF STRENGTH.
Mr.. Chambers has done much for the
Democratic party. He has been it's pill
lar of financial strength from the be-
ginning of the division on party lines.
Mr.. McCune, too, has spent vast sums
of money, unselfishly, in the interests
of his party, and that, too, at times
when he had no senatorial aspirations.
Because Mr.. McCune entered into an
agreement with Mr.. Chambers by
which he temporarily relieves Mr..
Chambers of some of the burden he was
bearing for the party, he is condemned.
1t is considered corrupt, not only upon
the part of Mr.. McCune, but upon the
part of Mr.. Chambers himself. Let that
pass.
Representative Cummings was also
brought into the investigation by in
nuendo, but the charge was so utterly
foundationlesS and trivial in it's nature,
we simply refer to it as we pass along
in order that the committee may see
another instance of the extremity to
which this prosecution has been re-
duced in seeking to destroy the reputa-
ton of Mr. McCune and his chances of
election to the United States senate;
but as we came to the closing hours
of this investigation something remark
able indeed happened. Mr.. Belts was
ia - L.
asked if anybody had ever approached
him with a view of improperly infuenc-
ing his vote for senatorial candidate.
His answer was, no. He was then
asked if he knew of any instance of the
kind and he answered, yes We thought
at last we viii have something tangible;
our client viii have something to meet
and we prepared ourselves for the con-
test which was about to begin Mr.
Belts testified that Mr.. Coward told
him that Sydney Pace told Coward
that somebody in Salt Lake City. whom
Mr. Belts did not know, had said that
Mr.. McCune would give $4,000 for the
vote OF Representative Taylor. That
was the case. Upon that point the
prosecution rested.
Is comment necessary, gentlemen of
the committee? Does it need any ar
gument to denounce such shams and
in this case to bolster up this prosecu-
ton? We think not.
REDD'S STORY REVIEWED.
But, gentlemen of the committee,
perhaps the most remarkable evidence
in the whole case is that given by Mr.
Reid. Mr. Redd tells US that he was
approached. That improper influences
were suggested to him as a represent
tative to vote for Mr.. McCune He
gave the name of the man who ap-
preached him. 1t was Senator AuuiIa
Nebeker, president of the senate He
Informed US that Mr.. Nebeser told him,
or gave him to understand, that he
could get $4,000 if he would vote for Mr..
McCune. Mr.. Nebel<er afterwards came
on the stand and admitted saying some
thing of the kind, and admitted fur
thermore, in qualified way, however,
that he did it, that ne had heard it and
gave his authority that he had stated
this to Mr.. Redd to prejudice him
against Mr.. McCune.
Now, gentlemen of the committee. in
conclusion we wish to say this, when
honorable men. men of influence. men
OF power in the community, men whom
the people believe because of their
prominence, their integrity and their
standing, when men like these will
make suggestions of this kind to fell
low members of the legislature, men,
too, who have been and who are op-
poserS of Mr. McCune in his senatorial
aspirations, L say, when we find men
like these circulating propositions of
this kind, is it any wonder that the
atmosphere should be sub-charged with
rumor and that the people of the state
of Utah, from the north to the south,
and from the east to the west, should
be filled with the belief that there is |
something corrupt in the McCune cam
paign, and in the methods used by him
self and his managers?
Gentlemen of the committee, in this |
Investigation one thing has been ac-