Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-30


on every occasion. He backs his ar
gument with the claim that If Rath-
bone had a dishonest hair In his head
he would long ago have been a mil
lionaire.
Rathbone was at the head Of the
postoffice inspectors when the Louisi-
ana lottery was rooted out Of New Or
leans. He did all the work that sent
that organization to Honduras and
made it necessary for it to advertise
under the guise of an ice machine fac
tory.
If, Hanna's argument Is, Rathbone
had any dishonest blood in him he
would have realized on it then and
there. He could have had a million
dollars for letting up. He was le-
morseless. There wasn't enough mon
ey in New Orleans to bribe him. Then
again, says Hanna, Rathbone has been
thieftaker all his life. He knows the
consequences.
This is Hanna's argument for pub
lie consumption. He has gone along
working to get Rathbone out Of jail.
He helped him during the time he was
waiting for trial, thinking, he says,
that Rathbone would be proved inno-
cent. He thinks the trial was a farce
and he has secured from the president
promise to review the evidence,
transcript Of which will soon arrive.
If this does not avail, Senator Hanna
has said he will do what he can to get
a pardon for Rathbone from President
NPalma. He will not cease his efforts
until the last stone has been turned.
! There are certain people in Washing
| ton who remember letter that came
from Havana from Rathbone soon al
ter his arrest for completely IN the
frauds for which Neeley was first ar
rested. In that letter Rathbone pro-
tested his innocence and demanded
help. -,
| "If I am deserted" he wrote, Il Will
pull down the columns of the temple.
What did that mean?
On February 2S, 1899, Senator Chand-
Ter from the committee on privileges
and elections submitted a report, NO.
II. 1859, which, the title ran, was "On the
charges of bribery in the election OF
Hon. M. A. Hanna to the senate ol
the United States.
The report was printed and allowed
to lie on the table. 1t Included re-
port from the committee Of the Ohio
state senate appointed to investigate
the same charges and minority re-
port from the senate committee on
privileges and elections signed by SEN
ators Turley, Pettus and Caffery.
Senator Chambers report said 1t was
not necessary to go on with the inVes'
tieation. The minority report insisted
It was necessary, provided the senate
had a proper regard for its own repu-
tation. The Ohio senate report had
some statements and conclusions thai
are interesting at this time.
| Those conclusions, or, as the onlt
committee called them, 1.-The four main
| faCtS, duuuCeu al tiie N
cation were:
First, that on or about January >
1898 an attempt was made to bribe
John C. Otis, a member Of the house
of representatives of the present gene
raj assembly of the state of Ohio, tc
vote for Marcus A..sHanna for United
States senator.
Second, that Henry H. Boyce was
the principal offender in the commits
sion of that crime.
Third, That Major E. G. Rathbone
and Major Charles F. Dick were
agents of Marcus A. Hanna and pro-
cured. aided and abetted Henry H.
Boyce to commit that crime.
Fourth that H. H. Hollenbeck aid
ed Henry H. Boyce Boyce in commit
ting that crime"
The Major E. G. Rathbone mention
ed in these conclusions is the Major f.
G.. Rathbone for whom Hanna has
put up 100000 in government bonds
The Marcus A. Hanna mentioned IS tne
Senator Hanna who is standing by
Major E. G. Rathbone.
| Washington may be a bit cynclal IN
matters Of this kind, but there are
those who think the threat to pull
down the columns Of the temple had
it's natural effect.