Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-08
URpHY'S RED HOT SHOT
vs. the Big Six of the Probing
Committee
IL. cav Davis Says He Wants an Investigation
yaRut Governor Knows He Lies When He
Sss# Says It

this committee had to refer com
munication sent to them to another
committee. After pause, during
which the gathering storm could be
seen, he thundered:
There is absolutely but one motive
| in the motion to refer this. 1t enan.
| ltes from the same man and the same
! influence that all these other attempts
! to block this investigation have come
! from. 1t is high time for me to get
| cut of here. The majority of This com
! r3ittee do not want to do right. The
| Wo attorneys for the governor on the
committee, backed by four other men,
bers, are not going to let the others
do their plain duty, !, of course, except
Judge Merraman. Mr.. Weaver Mr.
| Fletcher, Mr.. Frank ard Mr.. Crutch
| er. They desire to make fair inVes-
| tigation, but the remainder do not. ap
| parently. The governor stands UP
! here and says he wants one. but he
tells a falsehood and he knows he tells
it when he says SO.
| The Chairman-You must be more
| guarded in your remarks, colonel.
Col. Murphy (vehemently)-I say
| sir that majority Of this committee
sits here boldly and BADLY in defiance
| of right and Justice. 1t is not what
they want and they are preventing
the others from according me the
| rights Of citizen of this state. I re
peat that two attorneys for the gov
/ ernor are here on this committee. and
they are backed by four others to de
feat me. | say that this majority has
the want of manhood to assist me in
my rights shall shake the dust OF
my shoes and get out of here. 1t is
no place for me. | have appeared here
night after night, pleading for my
| rights, and always to be denied by this
majority. Six out of eleven refuse te
do their plain duty You ask me to
bring charges against the governor
and when | have done so refuse to al
Charges Governor Accepted Gifts.
81 announce boldly and with conf
dence that | am ready tonight to
charge and prove the acceptance OF
gifts by the governor I am ready to
charge and prove the acceptance Of a
private, car from the Iron Mountain
railroad by the governor to make a
trip TO New York. am ready tc
charge and prove that car was loaded
with champagne and costly liquors
| am ready to charge and prove The
acceptance of a costly article of fur
ture company, immediately afIer they
had sold lot of inferior goods to the
charities secretary and purchasing
agent. You summon Page, Jacobson
Bourland and Mahoney The big six
won't let you do it. am not coming
here to be mocked any longer. have
too much self-respect. | will no ALLOW
myself longer kept in false position
| have been here absolutely without
power. The charges and specifications
furnished by me against the governor
have been utterly disregarded SO fan
as vote on them could make them"
Col. Murphy Spoke of the "misuse
Of public money in the direct face O.
the plain law and continued:
"These telephone message bills were
enumerated here and were a perfect
farce | was not allowed to produce .
single witness to testify what they
WERE One of them | know advising {
friend how to escape the penalty fol
the infracton of the laws of this state
Now, will you, or will you not, al
10 me to have my witnesses here
If rot. then | am going to leave yOul
presence. You shall not mock me fur
, ther.'