New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18


appeal from Murphy's court OF political
passion to the catmer judgment OF the
future ard the sober reflection OF pub >
lie opinion. =.
When | declined to obey the ORDERS
Of the "boss" about patronage, wnen
refused TO call off Hennessy and pre-,
vent further investig cations OF graft, ano
finally, when set in motion the wnee's
Of the machinery Of the courts to pr'ns
the criminals 10 justice and to stop
the Jootina of the state, then, and nor
until then, did Mr.. Murphy thresten
m. with degradation and with remoVa,
from office. From that day to THIS a'
that money, all that power all that w
au.nee can do to disgrace me and de-
s.roy me has been done. u IS .ons
story. but il will all come out sooner
or later.
Mr. Murphy and the special interests
which | antagonized have won a tenn
uorary victory, but the fight Tor REFORM
and for honest government will go on
The farce of my trial will have a gooo
effect in the end.
Graft Of Millions a Year.
II has opened the eyes OF the people
~ the graft of millions of dollars an
nually. and 1t will hasten the Adoption
Of the initiative and the referendum
hiring about the recall of public ON
Gals. including judges and judiclai ue-
cisions, and write upon the statute
books other reforms, especially oirect
urinary Law, so that the voters IN
stead Of the bosses, will nominate as
well as elect all officials to public once
The people now know that the power
70 nominate public officials is the pow
er to control these public officials, AND
that we cannot have honest govern
ment IN the State Of New York until
the voters nominate and control all
public officials.
AS the Governor / have been honest
and faithful to my trust. NO influence
could control me in the performance OF
nv duty but the dictates OF my con-
science. ! have lost my Office out l
have kept my self-respect. Wouiu
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 gov
eminent.
Wanted to Go on Stand.
Let us indulge the hope that my loss
~ the Covernorship will be the peoples
gain. Misfortunes are often blessings
N disguise. If my undoing by an ar
rogant and corrupt and desperate
boss" shall be the humble means OF
forever destroying "bossism' in the
State of New York / shall be content
and feel that l have not struggled IN
vain for better things.
When the court determined to ex-
clude the evidence of Mr.. Hennessy
and thus prevented my establishing
facts which would discredit the tesu-
mony of Mr.. Peck and show his motive
for telling an untruth, which would
also disclose what has 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 nv
impeachment in order to prevent fur
Their disclosures and prosecutions, be-
came satisfied that II was useless TO
present myself as a witness, because
the defence that l could make, which l
considered my lest and most efficient
means of clearing my name, would not
be permitted to be told by me in court.
Let me say here that l wanted to
take the witness stand in my own be-
half-especially 20 tell the story OF my
troubles with the boss" and to deny
the Peck fabrication, the absurd story
Of Allan Ryan and to explain the Nor
genthau testimony. But I was finally
persuaded not to do so by those who
have in view the real welfare OF the
state, and because under the rulings OF
the court refusing to accept the testi-
mony Of Mr. Hennessy and other wit
nesses in my behalf. 1t was apparent
that my story of the reasons Murphy
ordered" my impeachment would also
be ruled out as incompetent and mad
Missile; and / was further advised
that as no evidence against me mad
been adduced Of "wilful and corrupt
misconduct in Off )" that therefore I
had committed no improbable offence
as the Governor of the state, and hence
could not, on the evidence before the
court, be legally or justly removed from
Office.
"Peck Lied TO Save His job"
Those familiar with the facts can tes-
tify that Peck lied about me to save his
Job; that Morgenthau was fooled by the
clever ruse of an INSCRIPTIONS enemy,
and that Allan Ryan was in Albany
several days under the tutelage of as
tute counsel TO aid the prosecution at
the psychological moment in any way
desired.
Suffice il to say that Allan Ryan
came to see me; ! did not 90 to SEQ
him, and ! never asked him or any
other man to request Senator Root or
Delaney NieolI to see Mr.. Barnes or
Mr.. Murphy or any one else, for that
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