The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

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egated him to private life?
Now let us see what class of men
it was who impeached him. William
IO'Keefe, man twice elected treasur-
er of Marshall county and the last
time elected he was elected by over
700 majority, the largest majority
ever recorded to a county officer in
Marshall county, and that majority
procured over the opposition of the
opposing party and Clay w. Metsker
A man whose name has been promi-
nently and favorably spoken of bv
his party for Treasurer of the State
of InoIana and also for the opposing
candidate for Congressman from the
18th Congressional district Otto
Weber, City Clerk and deputy Coun-
ty Auditor, John Harris, more hon
orable citizen does not live within
the confines of the city, Peter J.
Kruger, who was for two terms
chairman of the Democratic Cong
ressional committee and therefore a
member of the State Central commit
tee. Alpha Ball, member of the firm
of Ball & Co., one of the oldest mer-
camille firms of the city and a most
estimable citizen.
Now let us see who are named by
these impeaching witnesses as per-
sons whom they have heard say that
Clay w. Metsker was and is untruth,
full. Hoy Singrey, present County
auditor. John r. Jones. present ccun-
| ty clerk, Hon. Daniel Mcdonald, l.
M. Lauer. Metsker's attorney, Moses
Lauer. his brother. Prosper Ball,
brother to Alpha Ball, Harley. A. L.o-
gan, mayor of the city OF Plymouth,
Charles Mclaughlin, proprietor of
The Phoenix Cigar Store, Samuel
Parker, all know Sam; James Hanes.
freight clerk Penn. Co.; Adam f.
Wise, a man who was twice elected
to the legislature by the people of
Marshall county and unlike Metsker,
he returned no richer than when he
was elected, but with that which is
far more valuable than riches, an hon
orable name
Mr. Metsker is in his article gives
the names of the following persons
whom he says would have sustained
~ 10 IL,
impression that he had them all sub
poenaed, p. o. Jones, Theo. Cress-
ner, Senator Parks, Ben NJ Seybold,
u. D. Mccoy, Clarence Slayter, R. c.
Kloepfer, Vim. F. Young. Mayor H.
A. Logan, S. ~ Stevens, Dsvid E.
Snyder, John R. Jones, d. c. Knott
and Councilman Guy Baker.
Why was it that he put none of
them on the stand? The legal pre-
sumption, Judge Hess said in his ar
gument is. that he could ind no one
who would so testify because he iai
the opportunity and did not do so.
Judge Hess made this statement COM
pairing the impeachment of Metsker
to the evidence of Wolford, who had
failed to testify though he had the
opportunity, that he did not play
cards as charged in the affidavit,
claiming in his argument that when
a man failed to prove that which he
had right to prove and which would
have been to his advantage, the pre-
sumption invariably is that he can
make no proof. o.
The facts are that not one of the
men named would have dared to take
the stand and sustain his reputation
for truth, in the face of what they
knew, the facts to be against him.
The facts are that he did not have
either S. ~ Stevens, D. Z, Snyder,
H. A. Logan, Mr.. Guy Baker, J. R.
Jones, d. c. Knott subpoenaed and
not one of them would have sworn
that his reputation for truth was
good. Why H. A. Logan and John
r. Jones are persons by the witness
named, who say his reputation is bad,
and that fact stands undisputed. Even
his own counsel L. M. Lauer did not
dare take the stand and sustain his
reputation. Well he knew the awk-
ward questions he would have to an
swer did he try the experiment He
would have had to explain what the
witness w. c. Hendricks and he were
discussing regarding Metsker's per-
jury at the court house. Did he COM
NIT jerjrry? 1t is very evident that
Mr.. Lauer did not dare take the
stand and say he did not. Oh, it is
an old dodge, to say, | could have
proven it, if had thought it neces-
sary. My God! is mans reputation
for truth and veracity of so little i'm
lportance, that he does not care 20
sustain it, when it is inpugned by al
least a score of the best citizens oi
the city?
/ Well men who go to the Legislature
poor, serve 60 days and retr-n and
purchase expensive property to the
extent of $4,000 can't be expected &c
have very high appreciation of spot
less reputation.
Poor Metsker.