Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-18

OF decSicy should have inouceu tHeH
to dol would not nave been convicted
on any one o. the articles Of impeach-
ment.
Trial a Farce
MY trial from beginning to end
so IA. as the Tam 1lany!zed part OF the
court was eoncerned--was farce.
po,!.i-a, lyn-hils, the consummation OF
q . y lail pou. .sAi conspiracy to oust
1. from office. | am glad 1t Is all
over. I am tired Of being calumni-
ated. tired OF being hunted and hound
ed: lired of trying to do my duty ana
being traduced.
The court ruled against me In ev-
erything, and ruled out everything IN
my favor. The well-settled rules OF
evi5cnce were thrown 70 the winds. "A
horse thief in frontier days would
have received squarer deal.
"Air Murrhy controlled the assembly
and ordered the impeachment. he
controlled most OF the members OF the
court, and dictated it's procedure and
wrote the Judgment. He was the Judge
ard the jury, the prosecutor and the
bailift
"The meetings OF the court We're In
secret and behind closed doors. 1t was
a star chamber proceeding, where the
enemies of the state could work for my
conviction undiscovered.
"They called 1t the high court or I'M
peachment, but history will call II
'rurphy's high court OF infamy.' Inc
trial was a human shamble. libel on
law, a fragrant abuse OF constitutional
rights. a disgrace TO our ciVilzahon'
and the verdict overturned the safe-
guards OF liberty and the precedents
of three cen uries. The Judgment Will
not stand the test OF time. The future
historian will do me justice. and pos
terity will reverse the findings OF the
court.
Court Of Public Opinion.
'There is q higher court than MUIR
phys, the court Of public opinion. I ap-
peal from Murphy's court Of political
passion to the calmer judgment OF the
future and the sober reflection OF pub
lie opinion.
when I declined to obey the order
of the boss about patronage; when
refused to call OF Hennessy and pre-
vent further invcstig 1tions OF graft ard
finally, when SC: II motion the
wheels Of the machinery OF the courts
to bring the criminals to Justice and
to stop the looting OF the state. then.
and not until then, did Mr.. Murphy
threaten me with degradation and with
removal from Office. From that day
to this all that money. all that power.
all that influence can do to disgrace
me and destroy me has been done. 1t Is
q long story. but 1t 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
60 on. The farce Of my trial will have
q good effect in the end.
To Hasten Reforms.
TT has opened the eyes of the people
nually and It will hasten the adoption
OF the Initiative and referendum;
bring about the recall of public Of
lcials including Judges and judicial
decisions, and write upon the statute
books other reforms. especially a direct
primary law.fso that the voters instead
OF the bosses will nominate as well as
elect all public officials.
1.-THE people now know that the
power to nominate public officials is
the power to control those Offices. and
that we can not have honesty in the
state Of New York until the voters
, nominate and control all public Of
ficials
Loss May Be Peoples Cain.
"As the governor I have been honest
and faithful to my trust. No influence
could control me in the performance
Of my duty but the dictates OF my
conscience. I have lost my office. but
have kept my self-respect. I would
rather lose the governorsEip than lose
nv soul, and no governor can serve
God and mammon, the state and the
srecial interests. the people and the
boss the visible and the invisible gov
ernment.
"Let us indulge the hope that my loss
Of the eovernorship will be the peoples
gain Misfortunes are often blessings
in disguise. II my undoirg by an ar
rorent and corrupt and desperate boss
shall he the humble meal OF forever
DESTROYING 'hossism' in the state o.
| New York 7 sf,ll he content and fee
! that I h,~n not struggled in vain 70,
/ better thin~s"