The evening world., 1913-10-18

no legal evidence was adduced to dis
prove It. lie criticises Senators Of the
Frawley Committee for acting as his
Judges after having acted az his prose-
cutora and says a sense OF decency
should have prompted them to refuse TO
vote. IN which case he would not have
been convicted. He continues In part:
MY trial. from beginning to end. so
far as the Tammanyized part OF the
court Was concerned. was a farce-a
political lynching-the communication OF
a deep-laid political conspiracy to Dust
mo from office. I Am glad It is all over.
! am tired Of being illuminated: tired
Of being hunted and bounded: tired Of
trying to do my duty and being ira.
duced
Mr.. Murphy controlled the Assembly
and ordered the impeachment He
controlled most Of the members OF the
court and dictated It's procedure and
wrote the judgment He was the Judge
and tho jury. the prosecutor and the
bailiff.
They called Il the High Court OF
Impea chment. but history will call II
'Murphy's high court OF infamy.' The
trial was a human shambles: libel on
law: q fragrant abuse OF constitutional
rights; q disgrace to our civilization:
and the verdict overturned the safe
guards Of liberty and the presidents OF
three centuries The judgment will not
stand the test OF time.
1.-THE future historian will do me Jus
tice and posterity will reverse the find.
ings OF the court
There 10 n higher court than Muir.
phys-the court a public opinion.
pIsoRAcEp WHEN NE MADE
WAR ON oRAFTERs.
when declined to obey the orders
Of the boss about patronage: when
refused to call on Hennessy and pre-
vent further Investigations OF graft. and
finally when I set in motion 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 degradation and with removal from
once. From that day to this all that
money. all that power. all that influence
can do to disgrace me and destroy me
has been done.
THE people now know that the power
to nominate public officials II the power
to control :heso public officials, and
that We cannot have honest govern
ment In the State OF Now York until
the voters nominate and control all
public ofIiciais.
Let me say here that I wanted to
take the witness stand in nv own bs-
haif--especlally to tell the story of
my troubles with the Boss" and to
deny the Peck fabrication. tho absurd
story Of Allan Ryan and to explain the
Morgenthau testimony. But was
finally persuaded not to DO SO.
"xhoss familiar With the facts car
testify that Peck lied about me 70 saw
his JOB; that 1Gorgsnthsu was fooled
By the clever Euss Of An interruptions
enemy; snd that Allan 8yan vas In
Albany several days, under the tutsisgs
Of sstuts counsel. 70 aid the prosscu.
tiQn st the Psychological moment 1,
any way desired.
GIVES THE LIE FLAT TO YOUNG
RYAN.
"SufYice II to say that Allan Ryan came
10 sec mo- uiu not 10 10 sec MIN, anu
! never asked him or any other man "a
request Senator Root or DO Lancey
Nicoli to see Mr.. Barnes, or Mr.. Murphy
or any one else for that matter. to dc
auGht for me regarding the trial. These
matters were after thoughts Of thu
prosecution TO injure my cause with ths
public and prejudice my case with th'
court.
} Another thing. Every dollar give'
me. which I deposited to my persona
account. was subsequently, turned owe
! by me to the committee In my ONCE U
to an agent OF Mr. Murphy or tn
state Committee. The truth about thi
ID known. will 20 Into details late
: on.
Much has been said about my hnan
. cial Affairs. I want to tell the publ
i the truth about my financial condition
. so that there will DO no more false
J. hoods about IT,
. Before ! was q candidate for IN
Il Governorship I was In debt about go
l. 900 and had more assets than I hav
st present The truth 10 ! owe bow q
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