New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-22

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yesterday. don't think that we have
il explained to the jury. A.-Ihe
ftancsie tax bill?
MIR. Ivins-I object to that. The
bill itself is the best evidence. We
have a record here if the counsel for
the other side wants it.
The Court-Can't one of you gentle
men explain to the jury very briefly
what il was?
Mir Ivins-I can't tell the jury per-
fectly what it is.
Mr.. Bowers-Why can't Mr.. Roose-
welt?
Mr.. Ivins-I want to know which one
he is talking about.
/ Mr.. Bowers Both.
Mr.. Ivins-We have got to know
what those two measures were IN terms:
The Court We're they both passed
or one passed?
Both Bills Passed.
Mr.. Ivins-They were both passed.
| The one was in the Governors hands
awaiting his signature when the other
/ one was introduced and finally sent
| back, and the former bill, which was
/ introduced by Senator Ford, then was
allowed TO fail by the Governors sig
nature.
The Courts there any objection to
| letting the witness tell briefly what the
bills were or do you want the Assem-
| lily documents?
/ Mr.. Ivins-We shall have TO have the
/ Assembly documents to show what
/ those two bills were.
/ Q.-By Mr. Bowers show you let
ter dated Albany, y. Y, December 2,
| 1899, and ask you whether you received
that letter at about the date there
specified. Al did.
Mr.. Bowers-I offer the letter in
/ evidence.
Letter marked "Ex. G." no objection
received.
Mr.. Barnes read the letter, ad-
| dressed to the Governor, and dated
: Albany, December %, 1899, as follows:
at is rumored that you contemplate
/ in your message the establishment OF a
state printing house.
81 write you this letter that / pre-
sumo that your message would be
matter discussed between you and our
/ friends tomorrow. II is not my desire
to intrude my personal matters upon
| YOU, but | wish merely to state the
fact that the establishing Of state
printing house here would be a serious
/ if not fatal blow to me financially"
Consulted About Message.
/ Q.-Were you at that time in the
| City of New York? Al believe | was.
Q.-And were you to have any con
ference with your friends concerning
yo~r message? Al believe that there
were a number of the organization
leaders and of men not in the organiza-
I 3: I ahnn+ n moot and
presume that that refers to the meeting
of the organization leaders.
I dHid. D'D ''' ""'"'' ''''''
Q.-Will you let me have the answer?
Mr.. Ivins-I don't object to your
using the copy.
Mr.. Barnes read the answer ad-
dressed to Mr.. Barnes, dated Albany,
December %, 1899:
81 showed your letter Of the 22d
inst to Senator Platt. | would like
to see you about il as soon as possible.
There is perfect consensus Of opinion
that there should be a state printing
Office"
Odd you send in a message
shortly after that to the Legislature
Al did.
Q.-It was your annual message, was
it not? Any annual message.
O. And you made a statement upon
this subject. Al advocated the es-
Z tabishment of a state printing office.
Mr.. Bowers read from the docu-
ments, public papers. of Governor
Roosevelt, 1900, as follows: annual
| Message, State of New York, Executive
Chamber, Albany, January 3, 1900 un-
der the heading, Public Printing:
! at may be well considered by you
whether by the passage of an act es-
tabishing state printing mouse
equipped with every modern device, the
cost of it's printing might not be re-
duced. This item has become large
one in the state expenditure. This
change TO state ownership, If found
70 he economical, | would advise"
Believed What He Wrote.
Now. want to ask you whether, in
Guiding the three articles-the four
pApers are in the hands of his honor
to determine what parts Of them may
be used-you believed the statements
contained therein to be true! Al
did. -,
Q.-Ind relied upon them? Al did.
Q-Now, in writing this article were
you doing it to crafty an. personal
feellnR or were you uOIllB ~ w ""N'
reason? Al was doing II In pursu-
ance of what | regarded as the highest
duty of citizenship, without any per
sonal feeling whatever, without any
malice whatever, or any idea OF getting
any benefit myself from it.
Odd you intend in that article to
make any charge Of corruption against
Mr.. Barnes? A.-No. | intended to
state that there was corruption and
rottenness in the state government and
that it was due to the dominance Of
4 the methods in political life typited
and represented by Mr.. Barnes and Mr.
/ Murphy, and by the way in which the
two machines of which they were the
respective heads worked together at
certain points where their interests
were in common and adverse TO the
public as a whole.
Mr.. Bowers will drop the direct
| examination here. / don't think there
will be anything more With reference
TO these articles, but if there is we will
take it W later.