Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02
January 2S. 1906.

January 49, 1906,
Dear Governor Pennypacker--I think
II IL TO your courtesy that | owe the
copy OF your inaugural address | had In
tended to write to thank YOU for the
address before | received this copy. 7
am much obliged TO you, as 1t seems
TO me that every man of intelligence
should be, for your admirable and sue.
cessful attempt to check the license Of
the press.
Our vice president, Wilson. once said
to me, | think with tears In his eyes,
that since the Tweed scandal no public
man In America was sure for ten days
that the press of America would not un'
dertake TO break down his character for
ever. Wilson said that since the New
York Times won distinction by exposing
the Tweed scandals, every newspaper
man I'm America thought he could make
himself famous by exposing somebody.
He referred at that time to the habit
OF ascriblng the worst possible motive
To every net of every public man, which
seems to he ingraned now in the man.
agement Of the daily press, That you
have done so much to check this habit
ought to be matter of pride to you.
With great respect. I am yours truly,
EDWARD +. HALE,
Chaplain to the Senate.
March is. 1905.
My Dear Governor--I learn that you
have a most serious duty TO perform
to one OF your profession 1t Is the np'
pointment OF several Judges for Alle-
Eheny County. NV friend, Judge Cohen,
was appointed by Governor Stone, and by
reason of dissension in Republican
ranks the whole Republican ticket,
carrying the good Judge with 1t. much
to the regret of good citizens generally.
was defeated.
All pap ic that N my pnipipp
you would make no mistake IL you re.
appoint him and 7 believe that express
the opinion of the best people of the
Smoky City"
Please present my kindest greetings
to your good wife and receive them for
your good self I have very pleasant men,
ories of you both and hope we are to
meet again.
Always very truly yours,
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Governor Samuel w. Pennypacker,
Harrisburg. Pa.
March 49, 1906.
Dear Governor Pennypacker-Hnving
the pleasure and privilege to know you
personally, ! address these lines to YOU
on behalf of "A German, Trautwin. who
has been sentenced to be hanged on
March 2S. VIII you please treat these
lines as altogether personal and private
Today had letter from Trautwin in
which he says:
81 gave my wife Il good home, but
when | was at work she had sinful in.
tercourse with an Italian. I told my wife
that people were speaking about her, but
she would not listen. At last ! found
her myself at night, at nine o'clock In
company with an Italian with whom she
had had sinful intercourse. ! became so
'nfuriated that | could not speak. I
brew pistol and fired a shot. My wife
fell and the Italian ran away. ] did
not intend to shoot her. You cannot tell
what love will drive a man to do"
The letter of Trautwn gives me the
impression that he Is not bad fellow,
He is absolutely uneducated and perhaps
hardly At TO accurately state his case.
When facing the shame of His wife he
seems to have lost all selfcontrOl and
blazed away.
Knowing that class of Germans SO
well, the rural. among which | was per-
soi'ally raised, ] thought 1t fit to send
you these lines. ] want it to be strictly
Understood that | in no way want to
interfere with the findings of your
courts / simply want to give you my
private and personal opinion about Traut-
win and the act he committed, leav.
ing II absolutely to your judgment
what action you perhaps may deem
fit to take with regard to the man.
Believe me, dear Governor, yours most
sincerely.
ii. STERNBERG. German Ambassador.
Philadelphia, 4-lS--1905:
My Dear Governor-Swing your axe.
Yours ALWAYS,