The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-31

attorney in this city who sometimes prac-
tees before congress and congressional
committees was given $4,000 TO stop tina
investigation. That resolution never got
out of that committee. 1t is also known
that Carter was engaged to marry the
daughter, being now a widower, of the
late Frank Thompson, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad. 1t is also known
that his pull with this administration was
all wool and yard wide. John r. Gaynor
one OF the conspirators, is a New Yorl
democratic politician and is treasurer oil
the democratic State committee. He was
accused by Senator Murphy and other dem
ocrats in New York last fallfof Throwing
the election to Platt's man, Roosevelt The
county in which Gaynor lives is normally
democratic by safe majority and he is the
boss. That county gave Roosevelt over
700 majority.
That compelled Platt's efforts to be re-
doubled to save Carter and incidentally
Greene and Gaynor. There are other SEN
ators Interested in this matter and they
have exercised their pull for all it was
worth. And now it Is up to MCKINLEY
to tell the causes Of all this delay and
the extraordinary efforts he has made to
get some excuse to pardon this thief. The
proceedings OF court martial were never
before sent to the attorney general for
review Ihat is duty lodged by the stat
utes in the judge advocate general of the
army. 1t was regularly performed by him
IN this Carter case. The rule has always
been In civil as well as military cases.
When reference is made to the attorney
general, that questions of fact or of law.
whlen nave been clearly and specifically
stated, only are so submitted.
III this instance the entire record Of
the proceedings of the court, together with
It's findings and sentence, are sent for re-
view TO the attorney general who has
heard oral and written argument, and who
II the counsel for the accused can have
lheir way, VIII even take testimony to
establish the innocence OF their client. who
has been regularly and legally convicteS
and sentenced by tribunal composed of
high officers OF the army and constituted
according to all the forms of law.
There are no intricacies in the Carter
case requiring extraordinary and uuprece-
dented action. The testimony is clear and
convincing and the guilt OF the accused
Is established beyond all possibility Of
doubt. Everybody who has been called
upon to take any official action in this
S"se ~ nrniy convinced of Carriers guilt
and OF the righteousness OF the Judgment
OF the court martial, except Mckinley.
~
Whether or not he entertains any doubt.
OF the guilt Of Carter. there can be no
justification for the extraordinary course
he has pursued in this case. To practical.
ly assail the record before him. handed
down by the court martial, aud invite fpr.
Their argument and introducing additions,
testimony is not only to do an unpreca-
denied thing, but to impeach the integritv
OF the court, This Is what 1t means a.
the army officers here are doing some verv
iusty swearing just now.
why has not Carter at least beep die.
missed from the army? Why has he hser
allowed to wear captains uniform ~,
ne has disgraced, and draw cant.,nss
pay for one year or more? These hs nara
Questions. and they will come IN with sra-
quency In the next campaign. II looL.
now like they will hand down deeis,on a..
lhis case as soon as Wayne MacVsash
returns from Europe and makes ano,har
elaborate argument before the attornsv
general II also looks as though car,a,
WIZ get on with simple dismissal from