The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-23
eRAckETr ASSAilS sUlZER u
REPLYING TO COUNSEL.

Former Scator Bracket. on. ~ the
counsel FOR the Board ~ impeachment
managers. vigorously sttach~I Gov.
Suller.
This" he SAIL. ~ no trial FOR dis
gushing manners. nor for lack OF dig
nifty. nor for immea surable bOastinEs
All or these may be offensive to the last
degree, but they are not In the chary
here. nor Improbable. Tho defendant
Is charged with crimes. No the con-
rovsrsy that has ragged round the point
whether crime must he charged against
the offender or II mere violation Of duty
In not here ut all.
Tho defense rests. In large part at
least. upon the proposition that while
crimes are charged against the defend
ant they arc not crimes committed dur
Ing his Official term. nor relating to
the duties Of his office. and. therefore.
he may not he impeachsd because OF
| them.
when the members OF the 2igh
oours Of last sssort slttaAS n, and
. part OF. this august tribunal,
| come 70 the oouxtssiss OF the ssxt
holiday season. must they feel that
they ere elaspiAG hands with per-
5ursr aad . thief. bsoauss the -.
nittsA perjury ana larceny were
| committed fifteen minutes bsfors
~ o'clock .oon Of Je.. I, ASA, saa
therefore he cannot - impssehsA
Tor their eonnissaos, whereas. n
committsd Aftssa miautss sftsr
zoos. ~ 1ight hsS
When at the next regular session Of
the Legislature the senate sends its
committee TO notify the Governor OF the
state that II In convened. mus, the mes.
sage be taken TO criminal or one with
criminal characteristics? And must such
man be permitted TO send 10 the
Houses OF the Legislature his views on
puoiic ahairs. and be allowed 10 approve
Or d!sspprove legislation here passed:
CITES CASE OF CRIMINAL ASK.
ING FOR PARDON.
when II comes to the dread l,su. a..
lie and death must the criminal feel
that he IL applying to u fellow criminal
for rcpriev~ or pardon, and, IL denied.
80 to his doom with the lust feeling
mar ne has been Judged by an unciear
man-s fellow criminal with himself
me questions are their own answer.
None OF these things mus, be nor can.
He who exercises the function -!
this great office must himself he clean
not necessarily free from fault, mol
blamoless Of every yenial oftense that
Afflicts our common humanity, but
Ne must not have committed crime, M,
/. anything In the nature Of crime thai
unsits him for association with tn,
; great mass Of decent and God fear
men and women over whom for a Tim,
n he exercises authority.
Prom the time . psrson 10 NOM
mated for office he comes under
I the directions OF the Law. He 10
Z not yet IN officer. but he 10 seek
I lag to become one, and II order
TO become one, 10 required to Co.'S
form 10 the directions Of the
statute
There has thus been preiiAel 10 IN
onic. what ". may cali an Official Yes
ubule. 30 paced that person enteg.n
into the Office must pass through H. An
Il IS no stretch VI language To say tina
the law practically makes an oftlcer q
q CaIdidat---anl OF an oNcer-e!ect. II
IL certainly subject 90 the direction q
the ,aw from ia. moment he IL nonl
!gatcd,
y The object Of all tbs - patent Ms
J. conduct as candidate oIrrupts pub!
- duty IN office, Welcomes in csnd
u date is ~ surely inherited by the on d.
"a as any hereditary ta.nt by tas emil
from the parent