Rock Island Argus., 1913-10-18
SULZER DECLARES PUBLIC OPINION
WILL REVERSE IMPEACHMENT VERDICT

Albany, y. Y, Oct. 1s.-William Sui
ger, removed from the governorship
last night issued the following state
ment regarding the fight made upor
him:
in response TO requests from friends
throughout the state for some expires
zion from me, l can only say at this
time that ! am glad that my trial ID
ever.
by virtue Of power beyond the
present control OF our electorate l nov
hand back to the people the commits
sion they gave me. and hand 1t bacl
10 othem-untarnished and unsullied.
MY lips have been sealed for weeks
during which time ! have patientl!
submitted in silence 70 abuse and VII
lification.
However, after stating my case Il
my counsel. and by their advice, OF
Aug. II ! made the following state
ment
! deny that ! used campaign
contributions for personal use.
deny that / speculated in Wall
street or used money contributed
1s for campaign purposes TO buy
stocks either in my own name or
otherwise.
I never had an account with
Fuller & Gray or Boyer & Girls
void. never heard Of these
firms: do not know the members,
and knew nothing about the trans
actions with these firms testified
70 before the Frawley committee
until recently threatened with ex-
posure and the alleged transac-
tions were brought to my atten-
ton by the Frawley committee.
The stock matter with Harris &
Fuller was not speculative ac-
count, but a loan account made
upon stocks as collateral. which
stocks had been acquired and paid
for years before my nomination
for the Office of governor and from
other sources than Harris & Full
Ter.
Certain checks given to me dur
ing the campaign were deposited
to my personal account. aad there
fore | paid the amount OF said
checks to the campaign commit
tees.
I'm filing my statement Of receipts
and disbursements with the sec
retary of state. relied upon infor-
maticn furnished me by the per
sons in immediate charge Of my
campaign and in whom had, and
still have the most implicit con
ldence, and | believed the state
ments furnished by them TO me at
the time to be accurate and true.
~. NO legal evidence was adduced o
the trial which disproved that stat
ment
Subsequently, on Sept. "A. l gay
opt another statement. as follows:
The stories that am going 10
resign are false and malicious.
Tho purpose in circulating them
must be evident TO any one. am
not going TO resign. am going to
stand trial
! have said some hard things
about some of the senators. and
they have said some hard things
about me. bu, this is trial. not
political fight ,
They are both judges and jurors,
and / believe most OF them are
large enough and honest enough
to rise above any personal feel
ing they may entertain toward me
because Of what have said about
them. and do me justice.
Those are the only statements
Interviews I have made or given o
since the assembly by the orders
the boss passed the resolution Of II
parchment.
"Of course. when / issued the la
statement on Sept. IL l did not thil
Senator Wagner. Senator Frawle
Senator Ramsperger. Senator Same
Senator Brown. Senator Blanvelt Al
Senator Thompson would act as n
Jurors and Judges, as they were eth
Interested personally in the outcon
of my trial or had acted as my pros
cutors and condemned me before trii
or on account OF personal grieyan
had expressed an opinion as to 4
guilt.
The improperly OF the senate
voting for my conviction must be z
parent. and lnvalidates the judgmel
because had they refused 10 vote
as q sense OF decency should ha