Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-18

power to nominate public officials Is
the power to control these public Off
eials. and that we cannot have honest
government in the State of New York
until the voters nominate and control
all public officials.
81 Have Been Honest and Faithful
"As the Governor have been honest
and faithful to my trust. No intiu-
ence could control me in the perform
anee of my duty but the dictates of
my conscience. have lost my office.
but / have kept my self-respeet.
would rather lose the Goyernorship
than lose my soul, and no Governor
State and the special interests. the
people and the boss, the visible and
| the invisible government.
Let us indulge the hope that my
loss of the Goyernorship will be the
peoples gain. Misfortunes are often
blessings in disguise. If my undoing
\ by an arrogant and corrupt and des-
perate boss shall be the humble
means of forever destroying 'bossism'
in the State of New York ! shall be
content and feel that l have not
struggled In vain for better things.
when the court determined TO ex-
clude the evidence of Mr.. Hennessy
and thus prevented my establishing
facts which would discredit the tes-
timony of DR.. Peck and show his
motive for telling an untruth, which
would also disclose what has been
discovered in the way of crime and
corruption in the various depart
ments of the State government, and
which were. largely the inducing
causes in bringing about my inn
parchment in order to prevent fur
Their disclosures and prosecutions, l
became satisfied that it was useless
to present myself as a witness be-
cause the defense that l could make,
which l considered my best and most
efficient means of clearing my name,
would not be permitted to be told by
me in court.
Obeyed Counsel in Not Testifying.
Let me saS aere that I wanted to
take the witness stand IN my own be-
half-especially to tell the story of
my trouble with the 'Doss' and to deny
the Peck fabrication; the absurd
story of Allan Ryan and to explain
the Morgenthau testimony.
But l was finally persuaded not to
do so by those who have in view the
real welfare of the State, and be-
cause under the rulings of the court
refusing to accept the testimony of
Mr.. Hennessy and other witnesses in
my behalf it was apparent that my
story of the reasons Murphy ordered
my impeachment would also be ruled
out as incompetent and inadmissible;
and / was further advised that as
no evidence had been adduced of will
full and corrupt misconduct of office
that therefore l had committed no
impeachable offense as the Governor
Of the State and hence could not be
on the evidence before the court be
legally or justly removed from Of
flee.
"Those familiar with the facts can
testify that Peck lied about me to
save his job; that Merganthau was
fooled by the clever ruse of an I'M
scrupulous enemy, and that Allan
Ryan was in Albany several days,
under the tutelage of astute counsel,
to aid the prosecution at the psyche
logical moment in any way desired.
Suffice it to say that Allan Ryan
came to see me; / didn't go to see
him: and never asked him, or any
other man, to request Senator Root or
Delaney Nicoll to see Mr.. Barnes or
Mr.. Murphy, or any one else, for that
natter to do aught for me regarding
the trial. These matters were after
thoughts of the prosecution to injure
my cause with the public and preju-
dice my case with the court.
Gave Every Dollar to Committee.
Another thing. Every dollar given
me, which I deposited to my personal
account, was subsequently turned
over by me to the committee in my
office, or to an agent of Mr.. Muir
ply, or the State committee. The
truth about this is known. 1 will go
into details later on.
1T is now apparent that the stories
put in circulation regarding moneysai
given to me when l was a candidate
for Governor were grossly exagger-
ated, industriously circulated and
prominently printed, for the purpose
of prejudicing my case before tho
people. But never mind about that
now. AS Kipling said, That's an
other story
Much has been said about my
financial affairs. | want to tell the |
public the truth about my financial |
condition, so that there will be no |
more falsehoods about it.
Before l was a candidate for the |
Governorship l was in debt about |
$4,000 and had more assets than l
have at present.
THE truth is | owe now as follows;
L. NJ. Josephthal, $4,000; Hugh J. |
Reilly, s26, 800; e. P. Meany, 10000;
A. r. Spriggs, $500; Ogilvie & Co, |
5000: smaller creditors about $1,000, |
making a total of $76,600. besides the |
cost of my trial.
81 own no real estate, no mort |
cages. no stocks or bonds, and no |
other assets save an equity in some |
stock in two small mining companies. |
This mining stock has no market |
~ lTf AZ a
matters. and. in so far as ] |
could. got out of them last year.
81 had on deposit in the Farmers |
Loan and Trust Company before my |
over $1,000 l have on
deposit there now not much more, |
and that is all the money possess. |
Take it all in all, 1 am poorer today |
than was. before the fight for the |
began last fall
Had l wanted to make money out |
Of my campaign for Governor 1 GER
tainly would not have rejected, as |
did, offers of donations from several |
citizens of upwards of 100000. and |
borrowed the money ] did from Reilly |
Sc Meany, and several others. The |
court ruled out all testimony con- |
corning these large sums of money |
offered 10 me by Judge Beardsley and |
others, and which 1 declined, at the |
time, to accept for good and suffi- |
cient reasons.
Thanks Judge Cullen and Others.
81 want to thank Judge Cullen and |
the members of the court who voted |
for my vindication, the able lawyers |
who stood by me ana gave me wise |
and the friends of good gov
throughout the State whose |
telief in my honesty, and whose faith |
In the rectitude of my intentions |
never waVered.