Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-16
Done in Obedience to Solemn
Demand Of Right Thinking
People Of New York.
so SAYS SENATOR BRACKET.
Asserts There is Lack Of Conf.
dence in Senator Caused by
Recent Disclosures.
Charged With Having Been KnowingI,
Prominent Figure in and Toll
orator of "a System OF Loot"

Albany, n. Y, Jan. l6.--The state sen.
ate today defeated by vote of "a to
Senator Brackett's resolution request
ing the resignation of United States
Senator Depcw. The Democrats were
excused from voting Senator Bracket
alone supported the resolution. This
action followed a long debate, opened
by Senator Bruckett IN a speech OF an
hour and quarter as he scathipgly at
tackled Senator Depew with an occa-
sional denunciation of Senator Plate.
Senators Malthy, Cassidy, Raines.
Coggshall and others defended Mr.. De-
pew.
Albany, y. v. Jan 1.-THE debate
on Senator Brackets resolution de-
handing the resignation of L. $. SEN
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew was begun in
the state senate today In the presence
OF a crowded chamber. The resolution
came up as special order early in the
session. After IT was read Mr.. Grady.
the minority leader, explained the atti-
tude OF the Democratic Senators. He
said they were In no wise responsible
for sending Mr.. Depew TO the United
states senate and the responsibility OF
recalling Mr.. Depew must be on the
party that sent him there. The DEM
ocrats would remain passive and lis
ten to the debate and any Individual
member may then be influenced one
| way or another. This course, Senator
| Grady said, was pursued after due de.
liberation and would add to the quiet
| OF the day.
Senator Brackett declared In opening
the debate, that he had introduced the
| resolution In obedience 10 what he be-
| lieved 10 be the solemn demand of
| the right thinking people of the state"
| lie denied thar he had the slightest
| wish 10 humlliate Senator Depew
| more than was necessarily implied In
| any possible resolution Of the kind"
He asserted that there was a lack OF
| confidence in the senator named which
| had been caused by recent disclosures.
He denied the assertion that It was not
within the province OF the senate 10
pass resolution on a subject In refer
ence TO which il had no authority to
enforce action and cited resolutions
adopted on the Venezuelan question
and the coal strike several years ago.
Il want 10 say 10 you and to the
people OF the state continued Sen
ator Bracket, that until more
righteous conception of public duty
shall prevail. We are without hope for
the future; that unless the great virin
manhood of the state shall stand II
the proposition, that he who offendy
IN the performance OF his particular
duty must suffer the punishment for
his offense, we can expect little OF re-
spect for law. little OF regard for pub
lie honor and virtue and have taken
the first long step toward condonlng
crimes OF whatever kind
Senator Bracket declared that al
though he had voted for Senator De-
pew, he had been opposed TO his re-
election To- the senate because he had
believed him unfit for the office and
represented unwholesome forces. Any
senator present. he said, ought 10 blush
for shame az the representation OF his
state In the United States senate by
either of the present senators. He
disclaimed the slightest responsibilities
for Senator Platt's reelection and said
he would support any other senator
resolution requesting him 20 resign.
Senator Bracket insisted that no
service performed by Senator Depew
for the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety during the 20 years of his Sg0.-
900 retainer" had been other than what
ne owed as a director OF the society
The claim that this enormous sum
was paid for legal services excited on
~ laughter and contempt,
Referring to the so-called yellow
dog" funds OF certain insurance CONF
pany, he said
"0ut OF this fund there were paid
thousands OF dollars IN one campaign
toward the expenses OF one OF the po-
ltical parties, TO save the honor or
the nation
,'The honor Of the nation--the honor
Of the nationl or which honor these
men were so solicitous that they for-
yot their own; 20 solctous OF the ma"
f,onal honor that they vera ready 10
and ara give away thousands OF dol
Iars OF your money and mine-of ms
ynoney OF poor men, OF widows, or CT
nhens. but not a cent OF their own.
,T OF Ms have done with this shains
and nretanse OF having used the FUNDS
for honorable or necessary purposes
II ia no answer 10 the statement mat
the money stolen was we'll spent But
there Is not given this excuse mere 10
was spent in a way that II WIS thousht
would greatly aggrandize the men VINO
dlrected the spending ana oiu.
was speut 20 keep the Depews In the
upper house " the Congress OF tbs
United Statss FOR selfish purposes and
II did
Again charge the truth TO be that
the chief argument n year ago advanced
for the recollection of this very senator
we are now discussing was that he had
been instrumental in raising large
sums of money from these very insur-
ance corporations for use in the cleo
ton then Just ovsr, and it was broadly
intimated In more than one conference
on the subject, Il, indeed not actually
stated and argued that such contribu-
tlons were made up on the express un-
derstandns that he was 70 he returned
10 the senate, where he could continue
10 protect IN their places these men
who thus gave away your money and
mine.
III there X here on the floor any
timid soul among the majority who
thinks that this recital VIII hurt his
party, / want TO say TO him and 10
everyone Of my party associates. to say
Il kindly but hrmly. that II we DO noe
expose and rid ourselves OF and our
party OF transao lions Of that kind thero
VIII presently be no party to be injured.
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