The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-09

that bill killed there would be no need
% . corruption fund.-
TO that think I will reply yes
Senator Allds waa then asked II he
could recall refraining from any act that
did not tend IN promote the bringing To
Albany % . corruption fund.
Tell US" insisted Mr.. Osborne. -of
any art yo'I rsfrainOd from doing which
did not tend to promote the raising Of
GIch1h fund
4 cahno, recall nOu 81 any act Of mine
then which hat any tendency IN that
direction
Then NJ. Osborne got down to just
shat Senator Aids had thought Of his
dignity and honor ~ q member 81 the
Assembly. tie asked him 10 yielding TO
senator P1att's request 10 Kill the ball
uhilS At the same time believing In the
violating his duty and his oath.
AIR l,ittlotou Objected. Mr. Osborne
ooniended that this Vas the whole defence
% Aids that he killed the him for l'iatt.
4 havO a right IT, show insisted
Mr.. Osborne. that ia order to prove that
any man that takes his oath a. an Assesn-
blyman and hsl,eves that that n a defence
must confess that az the time when he
did Il he Vt,I'ated his duty and his oath
a. an Nssemblvman aud that hts word -
not Ht To ne believed. u 10 upon that
ground that ! pres the question ! am
permitted To-.
Mr.. LiI,Ieton replied that the defence
was that tho Coager charges ~ a whole
are -concooted aud fabricated lie. :
and that Aids explanation q u VAS that
be had he'll Inc bill IN the Rules' OInSnittee
because the leader 81 his party requested
him ~ do ~.
10 counsel Is willing To 90 before this
COMMITTEES continued Mr. Iittleton, -Ou
the proposition that no Ss1atoT. either
Rep,lhlican ar democrat. who Yields 60
"A. y
which 10 not q corrupt request bat u q
marty request. ~ worthy ~ belief. then
! challenge him 10 maintain that position
'-efore this or any other Senatorial body
IA this or any other country.
Mr. osborne said hat " was a personal.
not a party measure. with Senator Ptatf.
Mr. Oabor1e then asked Mr. Aids II he
thought u a man would kill . good bill
because some one asked him ia u kept
that man oath intact. Aids said he
believed always that he had KEEP, his
oath.
senator Grady Interrupted TO ask SCH
atoT Aids II he considered iho request at
that time any different than the request
President Taft made upon Congress to
restrict certain tarin schedules. Mr.
Osborne objected. and Chairman Dav,S
saved senator Aids from answering by
sustaining the objection.
Mr. Osborne asked senator Aids II he
constituents sent him Ia Albany Ia sEsr-
oss somebody elss's judgment.
They committed the trust tO the par
sonally- replied the senator.
Then cont inned Mr. Osborne Wilde
Aids was becoming nushed, I ask you u
you do not recognize the fact that the
delegation OF a trustee . conscience. a. a
permanent proposition. To somebody else =
keeping il more dangerous TO society
than the fact ~ taking an occasional
bribeg-
Al this point Mr. IittIeton broke loose
Ne decisTsd the question unoalls-d for.
that Aids had done nothing more for
Platt than . member OF any other party
would hav. done for the leader Of that
Isarty
Finally Mr. Osborne asked senator
Aids 4 he did not think he violated his
oath when he accepted somebOdy's judg-
ment other than HE own.
Mr.. IittletOn objected and decls red Mr.
Osborne was asking not only improper
questions hut insulting questions az well
man can conceive that Senator
Allds u a member Of a party. declared Mr.
t.ttleton There are Democrats who
are members u q party They may
ton 0f the government aud the upbuildinR
oH he oiviIiSA, on ~ the State il to he
achieved rapidly and more brilliantly
and sdectively through the domination
81 a party than IN any other Way. And
they may bslevs that they must Weld
81 tho leaders % the party IN order that
hat psrfectad machine NAV 90 on. whose
Chisi achievement has been the intsrsst
of the State And counsel knows that a.
we'll a. do
-And yet. h~fone this trained body Of
men Interested IN politics themselves
he seeks 20 hurl upon this witness the
insult that because he yielded 20 the
suggestion Of senator Plat. therefore.
he wants him to accept from his own lips
he statement that he violated his oath
aud when the witness 10 not willing to do
n he hurts IL out a. q blistering accusation
aud libel upon the witness upon the stand
that Il was palpabls that ne violated his
oath.
ON behalf 81 nv client I resent IL
aud on behalf Of the dignity Of this tri-
bunAl. ] resent IL. and ! protest thai II
this cross-sNaminAtion il TO he conducted.
let Il he conducted IN . brave. honest
manner and not by insult after insult
aud insinuation after inHinuAtion. and
innuendo after innuendO. which are not
based upon this record
Because Of the attendance % many
legislators az the funeral Of senator Piafi
tomorrow, At OwsgO. the trial was adj
iouTued until II A NJ Thur4dAv