The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-28

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congress in the course of your official
dufies-though no such duty could de-
velve upon the president under our con-
stftution, as you well know should not
have addressed you personally: but as you
Went outside your rights and duties as
chief magistrate and in defiance of every
established principle of law, and even
without hearing or without evidence,
rashly and imDetuously pronounced me
guilty OF these grave crimes, and to these
charges lent the weight of your great
ohfee,s / felt that you should be given
the opportunity to Justify yourself or to
retract.
Accusations Prove False
Your accusations are false and have
been proved false, but I have no further
means OF establishing these except by
too much respect for the high office which
you occupy to do this. My object in writ
ing you was to give you the opportunity
TO do just and manly act and TO vindi-
your vindication. l can face my eternal
judge with entire peace of mind.
Your effort to override the verdict of
court and jury by specious distinction
between the crimes you say You referred
to in your proclamation and conspiracy
to commit those crimes might be less
contemplate if its unfairneSs and it's in
tent were not so obvious and if you did
not know that every act referred to in
the Bristow report was fully before the
jury on the charge of corruption 'tbri-
berry. and misconduct in Office Had
there been any evidence of wrongdoiug
but there was none, and you know it.
In my letter to you of Dec. 2, 1903, pro-
testing against your unwarranted
a scintiIia of evidence. to support Your
accusations, and prayed that my life
might be spared to face these charges;
and now after L have gone to trial and
every act of my private and official life
has been laid bare and not a particle of
evidence has been produced against me
you seek to shield yourself by saying
that was not tried for what you ac-
cused me of, but for something else. That
this is false the records show, and you
know it.
Courts Another Trial
If 1 am guilty of crimes other than
those charged in the indictments found
and tried for them also? And as my life
is still spared me [ am ready now,
groundless and unjust as I know your
charges are. to stand trial. Executive
against me; maybe it can procure others.
No technicalitieS nor pleas of hmita ton
will be interposed to prevent you from
proving your serious charges. I know
din ltlllOCGlIl Uu hllOW l1ctC - ifO
truthful evidence against me. And your
statements ought not to stand.
In my several letters addressed to you
l merely demanded what l conceived to
be my rights as an American citizen.
am asking no favors. I wanted neither
your sympathy nor that of jury; but
as for eighty years of my life 1 tried
to do right unto Others so 1 hoped that
you might do right unto me. If any citi-
zen of our republic can stand convicted
by presidential proclamation then law is
farce and no mans reputation is safe.
You preach "a square deal to every
man." Why not practice it?
tary of June "a, which was not made
public till today. says the records
prove the charges against Mr.. Tyner,
that the president will not withdraw
his language or annul the action.