The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-18
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SUFFERS DESIGNATION
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He contracted most members OF tho
court. and dictated its procedure and
wrote h Judgment. Flo was tho
judge and the jury. tho prosecutor
and the bailiff.
The meetings OF the court were
In secret and behind closed doors. 1t
was a star chamber proceeding where
the enemies of the state could work
FOR my conviction undisturbed.
Libel on law.
They called 1t the high court Of
ipeachment. but history will call II
trial was a human shamble: a libel
on law: a fragrant abuse Of consti-
tutionai rights: a disgrace to our civil
ttzatfon: and the verdict overturned
the safeguards Of liberty and the pre-
cedents Of three centuries. The
Judgment will not stand the test OF
time: The future historian will do
the findings OF the court.
There Is a higher court than MUIR
phy's-the court of public opinion.
| appeal from Murphy's court of
political passion. to the calmer judg-
ment of the future and the sober re-
Election Of public opinion.
when I declined to obey the or
when I refused to call off Hennessy
and prevent further Investigations of
graft: and finally. when l set in mo-
ton the wheels of the machinery OF
the courts to bring The criminals to
justice and to stop the footing of the
state. then, and not until then. did
Mr.. Murphy threaten me with degra-
datton. and with removal from office.
From that day to this all that money;
do to disgrace me. and destroy me.
has been done. 1t Is a long story, but
1t will all come out sooner or later.
Temporary Victory.
Nd Murphy and the special inter-
est. which l antagonized have won q
temporary victory; but the fight for
reform and for honest government
will go on. The. farce Of my. trial
will have a good effect in the end. 1t
has opened the eyes of the people to
the graft of millions Of dollars an
nually and it will hasten the ADOPTION
of the initiative and the referendum:
bring about the recall Of public Off
Gals. including Judges and judicial
decisions. and write upon the statute
books other reforms. especially a d.
e &c primary law, so that the voters,
instead of the bosses. will nominate
as we'll as elect all Of the. public Of
ticials.
The people now know that the
power to nominate public officials is
the power to control those offices. ana
that We cannot have honesty in the
state Of New York. The voters DOM
mate and control all public officials.
AS the governor, I have been hon.
est and faithful to my trust. No in
fluence could control me in the per-
Torrance Of my duty, but the dictates
office, but l have kept my self respect.
I would rather lose the governorship
than lose my soul; and no governor
can serve God and mammon; the
state and the special interests; the
people and the boss; the visible and
the invisible government.
Let us indulge in the hope that
the peoples gain. Misfortunes are
often blessings in disguise. II my
undoing by an arrogant and corrupt
and desperate boss shall be the
humble means of forever destroying
'bossism' in the state of New York,
I shall be content and feel that I
have not struggled in vain for. better
things.
Useless to Present Himself.
When the court determined to ex-
clude the evidence Of Mr.. Hennessy
and thus prevented my establishing
facts which would discredit the tes-
motive for telling an untruth, which
would also disclose what had been
discovered in the way of crime and
corruption in the various departments
OF the state government and which
were largely the inducing causes in
bringing about my impeachment in
order to prevent further disclosures
and prosecutions, l became satisfied
that 1t was useless to present myself
I could make which 1 considered my
best and most efficient means Of
clearing my name would not be per-
mitted to be told by me in court.
Let me say here that / wanted
to take the witness stand in my own
behalf-especially to tell the story
of my troubles with the boss and to
deny the Peck fabrication. the alb
surd story Of Allan Ryan and to ex-
plain the Morganthau testimony. But
was finally persuaded not to do SO
by those who have in view the real
welfare of the state; and because un-
der the rulings of. the court refusing
to accept the testimony Of Mr.. Hem
messy and other witnesses in my. be-
AdiI, IL was apparent. that my story
of the reasons Murphy ordered nv
Impeachment would also be ruled out
as incompetent and inadmissable; and
] was further advised that as no evil
dence against me had been adduced
OF 'wilful and corrupt misconduct in
Office that therefore l had committed
no impeachable ofYense as the gover-
nor of the state: and hence could not.
on the evidence before the court, be
legally or justly removed from Of
flee.
Peck Lied.
Those familiar with the facts. can
testify that Peck lied about me to
save his job: that Morgenthau was
fooled by the clever ruse Of an UNI
scrupulous enemy; and that Allan
Ryan was in Albany several days UNI
der the tutulage of astute counsel to
aid the prosecution at the psycholo-
gical moment in any way desired.
Suffice it to say that Allan Ryan
came to see me-: I did not go to see
him and ] never asked him or any
other man to request Senator Root
or Delany Nicoll to see Mr.. Barnes,
or MI. Murphy or any one else for
that matter. to do aught for me re-
garding the trial. These matters were
after-thoughts of the prosecution to
injure my cause with the public and
prejudice my case with the court.
another thing. every dollar given