Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-04-22
officers TO. produce the

commonwealth's officers TO produce the
bring him to trial for his offenses
THE removal of the case from the lower
court on the eve of the day when It was
first set down for trial by an extraordinary
writ issued by the supreme court, wn,en
successful In taking the prosecution away
from the management of Former Distrlct
Attorney Graham. whose ability, zeai anu
effectiveness as prosecutor had been dem, @
onstrated by eighteen years Of service. The
same efforts 10 prevent full exposition
of his acts as n public official and MS con-
nection with the private use OF the Pubic
money. marked every step IN the extTn9rI ,9I,,
binary line of defense which his skiiltul
attorneys adopted during his trial In re-
sisting the jealous and able efforts of Dis
trict Attorney Rothermel to introduce all
the inculpating evidence in possession OF
the commonwealth. BY technical objection,
that during his term as state treasurer he
was paid interest on state deposits, ana
also the receipt of interest by subsequent
treasrrers charged In me Dill OF r, ihaicho n
crime, and finally failed to take the stand
in his own defense and submit himself TO
cross-examnation upon the charges maue.
"The red book kept by his trusted
friend. MIR. Hopkins. and which set out
the story of treasury aoTruptions. was over
whelmingly corrohorated and its verify es-
tablished by the testimony and admission
of his friend Mckee and by the signature
of his friend and co-defendant, Il. j. Hay
wood. Notwithstanding all this proof, en-
anating exclusively from the lips. and pens
of himself and his closest friends. and in
the face of his own silence and failure to
| testify to his innocence, he was acquitted.
'This Is a new chapter of shame Tor
PENNSYLVANIA. a new record of failure in
| the administration of Justice that VIII do
much to encourage the corruptionists and
| public plunderers generally throughout the
| country The first shout of defiant eXulta-
| tion over his acquittal has proceeded from
the governor of the commonwealth, who
| promptly appointed him a United States
senator without authority. and in violation
of law. and in defiance of the will of the
people as expressed by the votes of the leg
| islature. 1t is fitting, in every way that
| the capstone should have thus been put
upon the edifice of boss rule and machine
| iObbery by the Quay representative in the
I've viii thus see more clearly. it is to
| be hoped. the reckless disregard of righ,
and decency, of public morality and po,
litical purity, that characterizes the Quay
| machine now intrenched in office in Penn
"But friends of good government Should
not despair. There are other indictments
undisposed of stiIl hanging over Quay, ant
whatever may be their fate, even though il
should be TECHNICAL acquttal, the contes
principles which Quay and his machine rep
resent will be carried on until Justice and
eight, morality and honesty shall triumph
enlist in this warfare to-day, and must con
tinue unremittingly and unfinchingly thu
strife against all wrong doing and wront
doers in any party and in all parties. re
gardless of temporary setbaeks or defeats
until the treasury jobbers shall be driver
from official power in the commonwealth,
''To-day's verdict settles nothing but th
fate of the single bill of Indictment upoi
which Mr.. Quay was tried, The facts O
the treasury speculation and jobbery elic
tied in his trial and wholly unanswered b.
him or any other witness. cannot be eff
faced by the surprising verdict of to-day
They must be iterated and reiterated an
fore the people SO that verdict in accord
ance with the trust may be reached b
pleadings of attorneys ard the stolid 81
lence of the accused will be, unavailine
Quay has got his technical verdict, bu
the trial of corruptionists and public plum
derers will still go on