The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-10
Sulzer Scathingly
Denounced His Accusers

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$50 with a criminal intent is as cruel
as it is ungenerous."
! The criticism of the board of man
ayers was in relation to their insinu-
atoms in court, that the books of
Harris & Fuller were "doctored' and
that Frederick L. ColweIl and Louis
A. Sarecky were induced to go into
hiding by the governor.
Mr.. Marshall pleaded with the court
| to be guided in it's course only by the
| law.
LAW THE POLAR STAR.
Let the law be the polar star which
now as in the past. points out the
path Of safety" he said. ION your
William Sulzer, but also the happiness
of future generations. Shall ours be
a government of laws or enc of pas
sions and caprice?"
The attorney made only passing
reference to testimony Of Allan A.
Ryan that the governor sought
through him to obtain influence of
Charles z. Murphy and the republican
state chairman, William Barnes. to
stop the trial. Mr.. Marshall said
that Ryan's testimony was introduced
ito create distrust TOT the governor"
and had mot the slightest probative
effect" In establishing the charges.
Mr.. Marshall took up the difficult
charges against the governor and de-
clared that not one of them was sup
ported by fact He said:
THE corrupt practices act does not
make necessary the publication of
campaign funds received, but only
those expended Therefore the gov
ernor in failing to note all of his
receipts violated no law.
mo perjury was committed by him
in swearing to the inaccurate cam
paign expense statement because the
corrupt practices act does not re-
quire an affidavit This action of the
governor was voluntary.
There was no basis for the charges
of grand larceny because the money
used by the governor came into his
hands lawfully and whatever wrong
he did. so far a. relates to money and
checks, was committed after he had
lawfully acquired possession of them.
Larceny does not exist where there
is consent to the taking of property.
THAT Richard Croker, Jr.. Henry
l.. Morgenthau. Jacob Schiff. Daniel
NJ. Brady, DR. John w. Cox, and
others placed limitations on the
use or their contributions
There was a hope. expectation or
desire among the donors that the
moneys be used in connection with
hottest idea that he ever would get
a dollar back.
The charge in relation to Sarecky,
Fululer and Colwel1 in attempting by
bribery or other means to irduce them
re withhold testimony was not
proved"
The testimony of Duncan w. Peck,
superintendent of public works, who
swore that the governor asked him
under oath to deny $500 campaign
contribution was characterized by the
attorney Is an Invention"
I'VE are on the threshold of an
event." continued Attorney Marshall.
of Governor Suffers counsel, which
will make a permanent impression
upon the history of our state, which
will entail consequences far beyond
our ken, which viii determine whether
the reign OF law has ceased and that
Of passion and prejudice has begun.
TT is for this court to decide. to ad
judge, to create precedent which |
will inevitably and irrevocably de- |
clare the policy of this state with re-
gard to the permanency of it's insti- |
buttons and the independence of |
those who make up the sum total of |
it's official life.
AN UNIQUE PICTURE
The picture which is now unfolded |
before the civilized world is almost /
unique in the experience OF mankind t
The governor OF the greatest state in
the union, with a population OF ten
million free people, who was elected
less than one year ago by an I'M
majority, is upon trial on
an impeachment which charged him
with the commission of various acts
which. it is asserted entitle the COM
plainants to a judgment of forfeiture
Of that ONCE and which place an
everlasting stigma upon his name and
upon the honored Office to which he
was thus triumphantly chosen by the
suffrage of his fellow citizens
Mr.. Marshall then sketched the gov
.rnor's political history L
And now William Sulzer, who
all this" continued the at
orney, stands before you on trial
or his very existence, charged with
,eing a common criminal Not be-
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