South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-18

firms. testified 10 before the Frawley
committee. until recently threatened
with exposure and the alleged trans
actions were brought to my attention
by the Frawley committee
All Voted on Questions.
The lmprOpriety or these senators
voting for my conviction, must be ap-
parent and vitiates the Judgment. be-
cause had they refused 10 vote as
sense of decency had induced them to
DO, l would not have been convicted
on any one of the articles of impeach-
ment
My trial, from beginning to end
so far as the Tammanyized part of
the court was concerned-was a
farce-a political lynching-the con-
sumation Of deep laid political con-
spiracy TO Oust me from office. l am
glad ii is all over. 1 am tired of be-
ing illuminated, tired of being hunt
ed and bounded; tired Of trying to do
my duty and being traduced.
The court ruled n everything
against me and ruled out everything
in my favor The well-settled rules
of evidence were thrown TO the winds
\ horse thief in frontier days would
have received a squarer deal.
Murphy I'm Control.
Mr.. Murphy controlled the assem-
bly, and ordered the impeachment.
He controlled most of the members
of the court and dictated it's proceed
ure and wrote the judgment. He was
the judge, the jury, the prosecutor
and the baliff.
The meetings of the court were in
secret and behind closed doors. 1t
was a star chamber proceedings
where the enemies of the state could
work for my conviction undiscovered.
They called il the high court of
impeachment. but history will call il
'Murphy's High Court of Infamy.
The trial was a human shambles;
a libel on law: a fragrant abuse Of
constitutional rights; a disgrace TO
our civilization; and the verdict over
turned the safeguards of liberty and
the precedents of three centuries. The
judgment Will not stand the test OF
time. The future historian Will do me
Justice. and posterity will reverse the
findings OF the court.
\ Higher Court.
There is higher court than Muir
phyS-the Court of Public Opinion.
/ appeal from Murphy's court of po-
litical passion. 10 the calmer judgment
of the future and the sober reflection
OF public opinion.
when L declined TO obey the or
ders of the Boss about patronage;
when / refused TO call off Hennessy
and prevent further Investigations of
graft: and finally when | set in mo-
ton the wheels of the machinery OF
the courts 20 bring the criminals 10
Justice and TO stop the lOoung Of the
state. then. and not until then did Mr..
Murphy threaten me with degradation
and with removal from office. From
that dav TO this all that money, all
that power. all that influence can do
TO disgrace me and destroy me has
been done liz is a long story but IL
will all come out sooner or later
Mr. Murphy and the special inter
ests which l antagonized have won
a temporary victory but the fight for
reform and for honest government
will go on. The farce OF my trial will
have a good effect in the end. 1t has
opened the eyes OF the people 10 the
graft of millions OF dollars annually
and IL will hasten the adoption Of the
! initiative and the referendum; bring
about the recall OF public officials In
I Guiding judges and judicial decisions
and write ON the statute books, other
! reforms. especially "A direct primary
! law. SO that the voters instead OF the
bosses will nominate as well As elect
all officials 10 public office.
For Direct Primaries.
The people now know that the
power 10 nominate public OFFICIALS Is
/ the power to control these public Off
cials. and that We cannot have honest
/ government in the state Of New York
until thc voters nominate aud control
| all public officials.