The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-18

1Da-eo tost OF the members OF the
wrote the Judgment He was the juds.
and the jury. the prosecutor and the
secret and behind closed doors. II was
enemies the sSss eosa cl
.r,. nth as,,.t CG :, - q Isfsay;-
MurPhy's high court Of infamy' tn.
on law: a fragrant abuse OF cons;itS-
tional rights, disgrace TO our ctvilixa-
i safeguards OF liberty and the preesdents
OF three centuries. The Judgment win
( not stand the test OF time. The future
historian will do me Justice and poster.
I ity will reverse the findings OF the court.
There is n higher court than Muir
appeal from Murphy's court OF political
I passion. TO the calmer Judgment OF tine
future and the sober rejection OF public
When 1 declined to obey the orders
I OF the boss about patronage. when
/ further Investigations or graft. anu
finally. when 1 set In motion the wheels
the criminals TO justice and TO stop the
looting OF the state. then. and not until
hen. did Mr.. Murphy threaten me with
office. From that day to this all that
money: all that power: all that In
( fuence can do to disgrace me. and de-
stroy me. has been done. IL is a long
story: but it will all come out sooner
/ A Temporary Victory.
/ Mr.. Murphy and the special interests.
: which 1 antagonized have won a tenn
and for honest government viii 20 on.
The farce OF my trial will have "A good
effect in the end IL has opened the
lions OF dollars annually and Il will
D hasten the adoption OF the Initiative and
the referendum bring about the recall
I ~ nell
I judicial decisions. and write upon tho
statute books other reforms. especially
direct primary law so that the voters.
instead of the bosses. will nominate as
well as elect all officers to public offisc.
The people know that the power TO
nominate public officials Is the power
/ TO control these public officials: and
that we cannot have honest public Off
Gals in New York state until the voters
nominate and control public officers.
! As governor l have been honest and
faithful 20 my trust No Influence could
control me In the performance OF my
duty but the dictates OF my conscience.
have lost my office. but have kept
my sef-respect would rather lose
the governorship than lose my soul: and
no governor can serve God and man.
mon. the state and the special interests:
the people and the boss; the visible and
the invisible government
/ Let us indulge the hope that my loss
I Of the governorship will be the peoples
disguise. II my undoing by an arrogant
and corrupt and desperate boss shall be
the humble means OF forever destroying
! 'bosstsm' In the state OF New York. i
shall be content and feel that have not
struggled in vain for better things.
Useless TO Take stand.
| when the court determined TO eN-
clude the evidence Of MIR. Hennessy and
thus prevent my establishing facts
Mr.. Peck and show his motive for telling
an untruth. which would also disclose
what has been discovered in the way 10
crime and corruption In the various de-
partments OF the state government and
which were largely the inducing clauses
| in bringing about my Impeachment In
/ order to prevent further disclosures and
! prosecutions. ! became satisfied that 10
was useless TO present myself as a Wit
make which I considered my best and
most efficient means OF clearing my
name. would not be permitted To be told
! Let me say here that I wanted 20
! take the witness stand In my own be
! half-especi ally TO tell the story OF my
/ troubles with the boss and TO deny the
/ Peck fabrication. the absurd story or
I Allan Ryan. md to explain the Morgen-
| than testimony. But 1 was finally per-
suaded not 10 do so by those who nave
| la view the real welfare OF the state;
| and because. under the rulings Of the
/ court. refusing 10 accept the tcStiihuilg
| Of AR Hennessy and other witnesses N
my behalf. IL was apparent that my
story OF the reasons Murphy 'ordered my
/ impeachment would also be ruled out
| as Incompetent and inadmissahle. ana l
no evidence against me OF .wilfui ana
ror-upt conduct IN odice,' that therefore
| I had committed no Improbable offense.
as governor OF the state; and hence
! could not. on the evidence before the
court. be legally or Justly removed from
Lied to Save Job.
| '"rh ose familiar with the facts can
| testify that Peck lied about me to save
his job; that Morgenthau was fooled by
| the clever ruse Of an INSCRIPTIONS enc
my; and that Allan Ryan was In Albany
| tute counsel TO aid the prosecution at
the psychological moment in any way
"Sufice It 20 say that Allan Ryan
| came 60 see me. 7 did not go TO see him,
1 and l never asked him. or any 'o,ner,1
] man. To- rcuucst Senator Root or De-
/ lanccy Nicoll 20 see Mr. Barnes or Mr..
| Mummy. or anyone else. for mat matter,
Z These matters were after-thoughts Of
/ the prosecution TO iniure my cause with
/ the public and prejudice my case with
| Another thing: Every dollar giver
me, which 7 deposited 90 my persona
/ account. was subsequently, turned owe,
/ by me 20 the committee in my office. OF
! 10 an agent Of Mr. Murphy. or 60 rnt
( state committee. The truth about thi.
IL known. / Will 20 into details later
TT is now apparent that the s;oriei
| put In circulation rega riding moneys xiv.
| en- 90 me when I was a candidate for
/ governor were grossly eNaEgerated. in
I dustriously circulated. and promin cntly
| printed. for the purpose OF preiucicing
my case before the people. But never
/ mind about that now. As kiplinE said
] that's another story
Financial Condition
| Much has been said about my imam.
cla1 AFFAIRS. 7 want 20 tell the public
| the truth about my financial condition.
| go that there will be no more falschoods
| about &c.
"Hcfore was candidate FOR tho gov
/ eruorship ! was in debt about so. 900
| and had more assets than ! have at
] present.
! The truth is. 7 owe now az follows:
] 81. " IOscpnthai. f2T 900.
| Hugh j. Reilly s2e. 500.
| 'E. =. Neany. 10000.
I "a. D. Spriggs. $500.
] "beilivc a Co. $4,000.
] smaller creditors. about 81 900
Making "a total OF gT6.6uU. besides
| the cost Of my trial
u own no real estate. no MORTGAGES:
] mo- stcNEs or bonds. and uo other assets
] save au equity Zoo SOME stock IN two
] small mining companies. This mining
] stock has mo- market value I have been
! unfortunate 900 mining matters. and. fn
| eu Ear as 7 could. got out Of them last
I year.
/ 20 had on deposit FIJI the Farmers
] and Loan Trust Company before my
] nomination over $4,000. q have on de-
] rneif there now NOT much more. and
/ that o. 100 the money D possess Take
] Do ull ir al Z am poorer today than L
] was before the nunt for the governor