Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-10
Has No Intention Of Hiding or
Running Away.
DOES NOT SHIFT THE BLAME
He Alone is Responsible for His
Recent Actions.
SAYS FORMER RECORD is GOOD
HATS There is n Limit TO saeri-
ficinE Self and that He May BE
Forced 60 Tell What He
Knows of others.

Former Councilman Charles NJ. Davis
on Saturday afternoon gave to The Bes
the first statement he has made since
the breaking Of the sensation involving
him in questionable practices as an OFF,
eIal and ending in his resignation frsm
the council.
Mr.. Davis began his statement by say
Ing that for the present he intends To
retire from the limelight and devote hini-
self to the comforting Of his wife.
They might have painted me as black
as they pleased" he said. land / would
have no complaint TO make. under the
circumstances. But 10 pillory an inno-
cent woman. not the slightest degree at
fault. by printing her picture In the pa
per az the wife OF man who had fallen
from grace. that consider more wicked
than words can express. Her welfars
must be my first care now. for she has
worried herself into a frightful state"
He said the same was true Of his
mother and sisters.
"yoted Right"
After asserting that on everything OF
real moment 10 the city as q whole he
had voted right" Mr.. Davis instanced
the occupation tax. city-owned stree.
lights. the forcing Of railroads to pay
for street and alley vacations and some
other things. Then he continued:
1T Is not my intention to run away
when l say am going TO get out Of ths
iimellsht Neither am going to seek
permanent hiding place. or any hiding
place for that matter. But IN my present
state Just can't be pestered and
bounded. win arrange to be at call
OF the authorities II they want me, when
the public excitement cools off.
so many things affecting my conduct
as a public official have been twisted or
exaggerated that the general public can
not now get a fair idea OF the truth.
Many lnferences OF the very worst
character have been drawn, AZ learn
from friends, and until the public mind
Is in better state think It IL only just
to whatever future I may have to keep
in the background for 3 while.
Doe. Not shift Blame.
Make II as strong as you like that 10
Is not my desire to shirk or shin the
blame for my actions. Some Of them
cannot account for on any other ground
than that my worry over debts and other
matters that were bothering me desper-
ately drove me TO such an extreme {
was more crazy than otherwise. You
must remember, and want to empha-
size II, there was nothing In my home
training or in my previous life as q
worker to make a groundwork for such .
result as this"
Here the young man broke down IN
pitiable fashion and II was some tina
before he could control himself. Then
he became vehement
LET anybody investigate my record
With the street railroad company for the
years / was an employe. You will not
find black mark against me as q con-
ductor handling money every day. and
while practically keeping my mother and
five sisters was honest and worked
hard and faithfully. My salary was
never very large. but we made II do.
/ got into a bad atmosphere
when elected to the council. but to do
crooked things was no part Of my nature.
circumstances I don't cara
10 touch on now changed my natural dis
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