Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-09
IMPEACHMENT COURT LISTENING
TO FINAL ARGUMENTS IN
GOVERNORS CASE.
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
SCORES HIS AccUsERs
Argues That Unusual Spectacle of Man
on Trial for Official offenses Com
mittsd Before Assumption OF Office
is Eresanted-Acts OF Governor Be-
yond Reproach.

Albany, N. Y. Oct "a general de-
NAL OF all the charges against Gov
| ernor Sulzer. u bitter attack on the
testimony Of Duncan w. Peck, charge
| that unfair tactics were used by coun-
sci for the board Of managers, and a
picture of the governor as man of in
tegrity but poor business ability,
marked the first Of the final arguments
in the Sulzer impeachment trial deliv-
cred today by Louis A. Marshall.
Attorneys for each side were al
lotted five hours. virtually a full days
session. for making UP their summing
up addresses. 1t was believed court
would adjourn Friday night until Mon
day. Then voting on the constitutional
objections to the impeachment articles
brought by attorneys for the defense
| and the Impeachment articles them
selves. will begin.
The voting on the objections to the
mony will be done in executive ses-
sion. The final voting will be done on
the articles separately.
MarshaII's Defense.
I'VE are on the threshold of an
event." began Attorney Marshall. Of
Governor Sulzers counsel, (which will
! make permanent impression upon the
history of our state, which will deter
| ceased and that Of passion and pref
udice has begun.
1T Is for this court to decide, to ad-
judge, to create a precedent which will
inevitably and irrevocibly declare the
policy of this state with regard to the
permanency of its institutions.
"The picture which Is now unfolded
before the civilized world is unique in
| the experience Of mankind. The gov
| ernor of the greatest state in the un-
| ion, who was elected less than one year
ago by an unprecedented majority. Is
on trial on an Impeachment which
| charges him with 4s.e commission OF
various acts. which. It is asserted, en-
! title the complaintants to a Judgment
of the forfeiture Of that office and
! which place an everlasting stigma on
his name."
Official Conduct Above Reproach.
Mr.. Marshall then sketched the
governors political history.
And now William Sulzer who
| wrought all this" continued the attor-
ney, Stands before you on trial for
his very existance charged with being
a common criminal. Not because
while an incumbent OF office. he has
been found guilty of official corrup-
ton, not because he has taken one dol
lar Of the peoples money. nor has en-
riched himself at their expense or has
received a bribe. or has done ought to
injure the public veal: not because
he has been guilty Of treason. of vio-
lation Of the constitution, nor of the
oath of his office: not because he has
neglected the performance OF his off,
cial office nor has absented himself
from the seat of government, nor in
dicated to the slightest degree a lack
of zeal for the public welfare. The
achievements of his administration abb
solve him from all suspicion Of guilt
| integral to any of the offenses con
tanned in the category of the usual
form of official conduct.
offenses Preceded Taking Office.
when we analyze the collection of
offenses which the members Of the as
sembly could not possibly have read
or considered we can not fail to be
impressed by the fact that three fun
damental charges relate to matters
which occurred and We're completed be-
fore the respondent entered upon the
performance of his duties as governor
and took his constitutional oath OF
office The court has reserved deter
mination upon the question as to
whether these transactions constitute
| grounds for impeachment. That uues
ton must now be decided. VIII i'm
parchment lie in this state for an act
| which does not constitute wilful and
corrupt misconduct in Officer
Mr.. Marshall dwelt for nearly an
hour. on this subject. quoting legal
precedents at length and then took ur