The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16
Mrs. Sulzer Breaks Down,

Mrs Sulzer Breaks Down.
Mrs. Suffers defense OF her husband. the
governor Of New York State, la the most tragic
mote of the impeachment proceedings. In the
Hast hours of that thrilling battle in the New
York legislature last night, rumor, arising
from mysterious source, spread abroad
IStarting in a small way, 1t grew and grew, and
I'm little while 1t was sensation. At first
mo knew whence 1t came, but before the
might had proceeded far Senator Palmer ap-
Ipeared as Its author An old-tme friend and
deeply interested in the governors cause, raj
mer visited Mrs. Sulzer to discuss other matters
in which she is concerned. AS they talked, the
governors wife broke down. In tears, 1t Is
said she told Palmer that the governor had
known nothing of the Wall Street transactions;
that she alone was responsible and therefore,
entirely to blame for the impeachment pro-
lceedngs. In addition to Palmers contributor
friends of the governor and his wife, so II Is
reported, assert that during the campaign sui
ger gave Mrs Sulzer 5000 for personal ex-
nenses and that this 5000 sent by Mrs Sulzer to
the New York stock market, accounted LOT
payment to Wall Street concern mentioned
in the Frawley committees investigation.
| Statements OF Palmer and friends, coming at
so late an hour. seem to have been designed
| as last card to confuse the impeachment pro
lcess Convinced that developments were driit-
ling against him and that the burden ana no.
ttoriety of impeachment were pressing him close
Nv Sulzer in desperation flung his wife into the
breach and sought with tears and ptifui story
10 turn aside the inevitable verdict.
This Is the way il appears to II Mrs. Sulzer
was responsible for the Wall Street specula-
TONS II Is singular that Mr.. Sulzer houd have
been implicated SO inextricably: that letters
land checks from him should be so much in
evidence. and that Wall Street concerns should
have been fully convinced that it Sulzer
and else with whom they dealing
The appearance of a dummy" is also difficult
to understand.
1t is far from our purpose. however to reach
any conclusion or to condemn the accused prior
to his trial While impeachment carries
with 1t temporary suspension from office and
is therefore in a measure infliction OF SEN
tence. SulZer according to the principles of
American Jurisprudence, is innocent until proven
guilty, great fact stands forth conspicuous
ly-Mrs. Sulzer is woman. In her heart Is
the spirit of the wife and mother OF feminine
impulses that lead to large and endless sacri-
fees With her husband fighting the de-
fensive, with every prospect of going down in
defeat she listened only to the promptings of
her nature Into publicity teeming with shame
she willingly threw herself inviting adverse
comments and bitter criticism-all that she
might stem the tide that crushed the man she
loved. If what Mrs Sulzer has done proves to
have been but the move of desperate official
cornered by his offenses, the world the more
EN- ha tically will condemn that officials con-
duct; but for Mrs. Sulzer. the woman and the
wife, it will have generous pardon.-Roanoke
World News.