Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-17

| Misrspesssntsd Fsetes
Representative Wichman called Az
tsntion 10 Governor HArdinG's state
| ment before the legislature ana on the
! witness stand to the efrect "that
man guilty OF rape should be sentenced
| to life imprisonment"
The speaker then cited three cases
! during the past two years In whcn
| Governor Harding had commutateu
the sentences OF three men In Iowa
convicted OF rape and said:
And yet the governor says man
convicted of rape should be sentenced
for life. .
The governor has been guilty OF a
gross abuse OF his pardoning power. 1
don't care whether he got any money
or not,
~ do say he was guilty OF mal-ad-
ministration in office" Representative
Wichman said.
Anderson in Speech.
Representative Joe Anderson ="
wiunebago county made an eloqueN
appeal against impeachment Of the
governor.
During his appeal he said that ne
did not sanction the actions or the
governor but that he did not THINK
the mistake made by the governor
warranted impeachment.
Representative Anderson lauded the
war record" OF the governor. His aa-
dress was effective.
Scott Favors impeachment.
Representative Scott. OF Marshall
county said:
Il would rather Governor Harding
had stated an untruth than that ne
should have read the abstract OF tae
case as fled in the supreme court ana
then granted the pardon. on that
point ! must part company with some
OF you gentlemen
Governor Harding did not want 10
find out the merits OF this case. he
was more interested in finding out
whether ne could evade the provision
made for him by Law. If he had desired
10 get at the merits OF the case why
did he not go over 1t with Judge With
crow OF the board Of parole when ne
INQUIRED of the latter whether or not
the pardon could be granted without
violation OF law and as II finally was
granted"
Representative Scott referred, as
previous speakers, had to the fact ina.
Governor Harding testified before the
grand Jury al Ida Grove that he had
been deceived and then came before
the general assembly and did not ad-
nit that he had been deceived but as
sumed defiant attitude"
Alderman in Denuneiation.
The most scathine denunciation OF
the governor was made by Represen-
tative Alderman Of story county. This
speaker al but banded the chief exc
cutlve moral pervert. charged him
with believing that rape could not be
committed
Burt johnson said to Governor
Harding al Carroll. You've either
got the Rathbun money in your pocket
or you've been deceived. Which is IL!
And the governor right there admitted
that he had been deceived. And ne
went before the Ida county grand jury
and testified that ne had been deceived
and he came down here before US al
terwaTd AMI assuming defiant att
tude tried to justify his action and
did not tell US he had been deceived
the speaker said.
He holds womanhood the cheapest
thing on earth" Representative AID
erman declared. u appeal TO YOU
save Iowa and her wonanhood and let
the governor take the consequences.
Ton, Griffin. representative from
Woodbury. county, made an abe ao-
dress in defense of the governor.
There IS no evidence that the Cover
nor received money" Nj Griffin saio'
And when his enemies say thal thes
could not find evidence TO support lAiS
theory they -ried 20 see Il they conIu
not get something else.
ut seems that the majority report
takes for truth all statements ana
evidence detrimental to the governor
and brands as false all else Repre-
sentative Griffin said.
You say the governor psrdoned
e7ril.y man. OF course he did, you
can not pardon an innocent man, can
youo" Mr., Griffin asked.
..Tbere must be evidence that the
governor acted wilfully in this case
before he can be found guilty, MI
Griffin said.
Williams Answers S'oerf"dh
Representative Alde-man's stale
ments were declared by Representa-
tive Williams of Pottawattamie coun :
~ not to be relevant TO the suo,ecr
Judge Hutchinson OF the court "hlch
tried Rathbun made mistake IN
signing the letter which Clark drew up
recommending clemency for the raplsN
Representative Williams said.
R.D1aseatat!re Edison Of Rpena VS.
IA county spoke against the governor
combining his remarks entire!y 10 inc
abstract which was filed in the su-
n,ene court and which the governor
claimed tn have read before granting
the pardon. ,u,h
N condemn the man who acted OF u
in granting a pardon Representative
Edison said. r,,,,-
penresentative Wo-m!ey Of Ply
mouth county made an admirable az
dress in defense of the governor.
p.rerrinp to former stattefneh'
mad. nv one Of the speakers that GER
tain Of the facts were "a small MAJ
ter" Representative Alderman sald.
| .Is /. a small matter that two husKy
| br,tes can rape daughter in Iowa
| IS il a small matter Tor the Cove az.
| NJ .he state to say that one OF lheii.
"a, go free without sufficient cause.
Gentlemen 1 challenge that state
ment.'' at,
",rh. Governor was mistaken in this
40 or he ia an ape" Representative
| Alderman shouted. Il hate to thlnK II
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