New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-11


| never been violated hitherto"
In passing reference to some OF the wit
nesses Suffers counsel delivered shot
at Duncan w. Peck. the Superintendent
4 Of Public Works.
! THE meanest criminal is the man who
! turns states evidence" he said, In dis'
cussing Peck as a man who had been
closely associated with Sulzer and had
then turned on him. The charges Of
legislative coercion Herrick dismissed
with a comparison with the federal adj
ministration.
Following President Wilson.
What has been done for the last few
months In Washington" he asked; yet
would any one say that President Wilson
should be impeached because forsooth he
is holding up political appointments in
various states of the Union until he sees
what Senators ana members OF Congress
| will do with his currency and tariff bills
TO carry out the pledges of the party
platform?
Who even thought OF impeachment for
the wielder of the big stick for the In
nuence that he used over members or
Congress when he brought the Senate of
, the United States to his feet and humili-
ated the House OF Representatives by the
exercise OF executive power and infu-
ence?"
Coming then to a discussion Of the cam
paign fund evidence against the Govern
or. Herrick apparently refused TO accept
the responsibility of indorsing Sulzer
conduct. Again he used the Interrogation
form OF argument and asked the court
whether Suzer should have returned con-
trihutions pro rata with whatever amount
OF money was left over after his strict
campaign expenses had been paid
while I am not a defender OF the
ethics of keeping campaign contributions
/ by a candidate" he said, nor a defender
( OF the morality of that thing or the good
! faith. neither am | a defender OF persons
who will consent TO receive campaign con-
| tributions OF any large amount; but all
I those things are a matter OF ethics, a
matter OF good taste and possibly OF good
morals But. II my contention is correct
you cannot impeach and remove puDNc
official because his ethical standards DO
not comply with yours; you cannot I'M
| peach and remove public ifiicial for a
lack Of good taste. nor even for I'M
morality"
Sacrifice for Mrs. sulzer.
Mr. Herrlck offered in response 70 the
prosecutions detailed statements OF SUI
zer's campaign finances statement pre-
pared by the defence. from which he
b 50 mi ged that
no one. not even the Governor himself
could separate the campaign contributors
from the loans and gifts. He said that
Mrs. Sulzer had not appeared as a VIII
ness because the Governor did not want TO
drag her into the situation.
Imagine yourself in his place, SAID
Herrick. There are some things that a
decent. manly man cannot do to save
himself-some things that man even 'l
low ethical standards cannot shield nm
self by"
From the evidence OF Allan Ryan, Her
rick argued that the defence was content
To have brought out the evil OF the sys-
TEN of political leadership there exposed
He congratulated the Republican mem
b,rs Of the court on the stand OF their
organization
Il CONGRATULATE the Republican mem
bers OF this court he said. whose inhu-
ence 1t was thus indirectly sought TO Cd
tain when the information came BACK
that that great organization would not
Interfere one way or another, and that
the accredited leader OF that organization
would not permit any man, high or low
10 even speak 20 him about the case.
wish that Mr.. Ryan had also made IN
curry OF the leaders Of the other parties.
1t would have been extremely inter
estlng to know what the response to mat
inquiry would be. ! trust that It would
have been equally frank. and II any IN
curry has been made / hope the state
ment comes back TO those Senators not
OF the Republican faith that they are not
10 be interfered win. that no instruc-
tons are to be given 10 them, that the
accredited leader OF that party Will not
permit any one, high or low. to speak 10
him in regard to this case. but leave
those who are his followers 10 obey the
dicates OF their on consciences untram-
melled by even suggestion or request
which may involve their political future
II that suggestion or request is not ODE
diently complied with"
Compliment for Sarecky.
Mr.. Herrlck said that. far from being
worthless" as Parker had termed him,
Sarecky, who from a Russian Jew imml-
grant had made himself a man Of educa-
ton. wit and ability. had proved himself
on the stand to be courageous, loyal to
Sulzer. frank and truthful. This man.
Herrick said. had testified as TO the bust
ness habits Of Sulzer and the perfunctory
way I'm which he signed the statement or
campaign receipts His argument was
that the fact that Sarecky had done
much OF the business and the candidate
knew little or nothing about II relieved
him from responsibility for the Incorrect
ness OF the statement
Then he reviewed the career of Sulzer
In public life saying that never before.
even in the old legislative days Of
'huckeberry grab" had any accusation
OF corruption been made against him.
Mr.. Herrick continued:
Now. after over a quarter of a CEN
tury OF public service. he is. for the first
time, charged with being a dishonored
man. charged with stealing money.