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| John Wanamaker. |
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| Matthew S. Quay. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, April 22, 1899.
CLEARANCE OF QUAY.
It Is Commented Upon by Two Prominent People.
EXTREME VIEWS ABE EXPRESSED.
John Wanamaker Very Bitter In Denouncing the Whole Proceedings and the Outcome—Senator Boies Penrose Expresses an Entirely Opposite View of the Trial.
PHILADELPHIA, April 22.—John Wanamaker made a statement relative to the acquittal of former Senator Quay and the latter's appointment by the governor as United States senator. Following is the statement in part:
"The acquittal of Senator Quay will be a disappointment to every lover of justice and every friend of good government throughout the United States. It records with emphasis the difficulty of convicting potent political defendants charged with public crime, no matter how clear, convincing and overwhelming the evidence may be. The story of the corrupt use and speculation in public money in Pennsylvania is an old one, and has been a matter of notorious accusation against a long line of state treasurers and political bosses for many years. Mr. Quay himself has been again and again accused of participation in treasury jobbing by the newspapers of this and other states. Heretofore, however, the basis for these accusations largely consisted of oral testimony, and of allegations by political opponents. The case which has just terminated, however, unlike previous accusations, was founded exclusively upon documentary proof in his own handwriting, and that of his friends and confederates.
"From the day the prosecution against him was instituted until the verdict was recorded, he has sought by every device to delay and obstruct the efforts of the commonwealth's officers. The removal of the case from the lower court on the eve of the day when it was first set down for trial by an extraordinary writ issued by the supreme court, which that court subsequently dismissed, was successful in taking the prosecution away from the management of former District Attorney Graham whose ability, zeal and effectiveness as a prosecutor has been demonstrated by 18 years of service. The same efforts to prevent a full exposition of his acts as a public official marked every step in the extraordinary line of defense which his skillful attorneys adopted during his trial in resisting the zealous and able efforts of District Attorney Rothermel.
"The red book, kept by his trusted friend, Mr. Hopkins, was overwhelmingly corroborated and its verity established by the testimony and admission of his friend McKee and by the signature of his friend and co-defendant, B. J. Haywood. Notwithstanding all this proof emanating exclusively from the lips and the pens of himself and his closest friends, and in fact of his own silence and failure to testify to his innocence, he was acquitted.
"The first shout of defiant exultation over his acquittal has proceeded from the governor of the commonwealth, who has promptly appointed him a United States senator without authority and in violation of law and in defiance of the will of the people as expressed by the votes of the legislature. It is fitting in every way that the capstone should have been thus put upon the edifice of boss rule and machine jobbery by the Quay representatives in the governor's chair. The people will thus see more clearly, it is to be hoped, the reckless disregard of right and decency, of public morality and political purity that characterizes the Quay machine now entrenched in office in Pennsylvania. But friends of good government should not despair.
"There are other indictments indisposed of still hanging over Quay, and whatever may be their fate, even though it should be a technical acquittal, the contest will be carried on until justice and right, morality and honesty shall triumph. The friends of good government will re-enlist in this warfare today and must continue unremittingly and unflinchingly the strife against all wrong-doing and wrongdoers in any party and in all parties.
"The verdict settles nothing but the fate of the single bill of indictment upon which Mr. Quay was tried. The facts must be iterated and reiterated and laid bare in all their hideous deformity before the people so that a verdict in accordance with the trust may be reached by that larger jury before whom the special pleadings of attorneys and the stolid silence of the accused will be unavailing."
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| Boies Penrose. |
AN OPPOSITE OPINION.
Senator Boies Penrose Sanctions the Result of the Trial.
PHILADELPHIA, April 22.—United States Senator Boies Penrose said:
"The appointment of Senator Quay by the governor is the logical result of the situation. Mr. Quay's leadership in the Republican party and his candidacy for re-election as senator were made issues in the gubernatorial campaign of last fall by the Democratic party and that faction of the Republican party which on election day generally turned in for the Democratic candidate. The Republican candidate for governor, after a campaign of unparalleled misrepresentation and vilification, was elected by a great plurality, and Mr. Quay's candidacy—this issue having been forced by the opposition—was indirectly sustained by the people of the state.
"In this contest Mr. Quay really won one of the greatest victories of his long political career. The regular Republicans in the legislature representing the stalwart Republican organization of Pennsylvania fought to sustain the principle of majority rule in the party and in that contention were successful. A notable precedent has been created, and it will be many years before a similar attempt is made by a minority to hold up the majority in the election of a senator in this state. Those members of the legislature who stood so steadfastly for principle are entitled to great credit and their course has been and will be vindicated by the Republican sentiment of the state.
"Senator Quay having been the chosen of his party as evidenced at the November election and in the legislative caucus, and his failure to be elected being the result of treason and perfidy to the party by a bolting minority, his appointment naturally followed after acquittal. The excuse made by those who remained out of the caucus, that he was under indictment, had been removed, and the apprehension felt by them that the state might suffer by being only represented in part is allayed.
"As to the power of the governor to appoint, there has been some question raised. The governor would not have made the appointment had he not been convinced of his authority by law and precedent. The precedents on this point in the senate have been somewhat conflicting. The earlier precedents are all in favor of this power, while a few of the later precedents have apparently been against it. In the senate some of the ablest lawyers in the body are divided on the question. As a matter of fact the senate, not being a judicial body, is avowedly not bound by its precedents. Cases of this character in the past have been decided largely on personal grounds and in compliance the wishes and exigencies of the party in the majority. Mr. Quay has remarkable personal strength with senators in both parties, and the senate is Republican by a considerable majority. The Democrats in the senate are grateful to Mr. Quay for his aid in defeating the force bill, while the Republicans will be glad to strengthen their majority in the body. Under these circumstances, I have no doubt that his credentials will be accepted at the meeting of congress next fall."
Sale or Negroes Illegal.
RICHMOND, Ky., April 22—The Kentucky law, under which so many negroes in the last 20 years have been sold on the block for a term of years in punishment for vagrancy, has been at last declared unconstitutional. The decision was made by Judge Scott in the case of Ben Burton.
Industrial School For Colored Orphans.
ALBANY, April 22.—The assembly passed Mr. Ball's bill, appropriating $20,000 for the erection and establishment of a state industrial school for colored orphan children to be maintained in part by the state under the management and control of the Brooklyn Howard Colored orphan asylum of the borough of Brooklyn.
Sheriff Killed by Moonshiners.
KNOXVILLF, Tenn., April 22.—Sheriff Dawson of Cook county was killed from ambush during the night while on a revenue raid in the mountains of Cook county, near Walkerville, N. C. There is said to be a strong party of moonshiners near the locality and reinforcements will be sent at once.
SHOT HIS WIFE.
A MARATHON ITALIAN ENGAGES IN A ROW.
Wife Was Drunk and Wouldn't Let Him Into the House— Quarrel and Shooting Followed—A Neighbor Tries to Act the Peacemaker With a Pitchfork.
Henry Green, a naturalized Italian, who has lived in Marathon since the waterworks were put in at that place, gave himself up to the officers in that village last night at about 11 o'clock and acknowledged that he had shot his wife and he didn't know whether or not the wound was fatal.
According to his story he went home at about 10 o'clock. He lives in the Alonzo Lynch house on east hill. His wife had locked the door and wouldn't let him into the house and it made him mad. The wife is a native of the Emerald isle and has a weakness for beer, of which fluid she had yesterday made use of quite a quantity. He tore around the house for a while and finally got in. A quarrel ensued and a general rough and tumble was the sequel to the quarrel. In the midst of their difficulties George Potts and his wife who live in the other side of the double house came in and interfered. Potts had a pitchfork. In some way one tine came in contact with Green's hand and drew blood. Green got furious at this and produced a revolver with which he intended to drive Potts out of the house. He didn't think he meant to shoot any one, but in some way the revolver went off and Mrs. Green was hit in the elbow.
As soon as he found what he had done Green left the house and started down town to give himself up. When he got about fifteen rods from the house he says Potts came out from his own side of the house with a shotgun and fired one shot after him, but didn't hit him.
Dr. Field went up to the house to care for the wounded woman. Last night he could not find the ball. This morning he probed for two inches and still could not find it. He thinks the ball is very near the bone in the upper arm, and does not anticipate serious results.
Green was this morning arraigned on the charge of assault before Justice Burgess and pleaded not guilty. His bail bond was fixed at $150 for his appearance before the justice for examination next Wednesday, April 26. It was thought he would secure the bail before night. H. E. Wilson appeared for the prosecution and A. M. Mathewson for the defendant.
ANOTHER DELAY.
Light Question Again Put Over Till Tuesday Night.
Representatives of the Cortland & Homer Traction Co. and Cortland & Homer Electric Co. did not appear before the board of village trustees last night as expected, to reply to the proposition made by the board Monday night relative to lighting the streets and the payment of the paving assessment claimed against the Traction Co. Instead Edwin Duffey, attorney for the company, asked for another delay, this time until next Tuesday night. C. D. Simpson, one of the principal owners in the company, was in New York on very important business which he could not possibly leave to get to Cortland last night, but if the board would grant a little more indulgence, Mr. Duffey said he would pledge his word of honor that Mr. Simpson would be in Cortland to meet the board on Tuesday night. He felt, he said, quite embarrassed at making this request, having made three previous similar requests. He thought that favorable results could be attained Tuesday night.
Later in the evening the board, when the matter was discussed, seemed to be of the unanimous opinion that while it might be policy to delay the matter as requested, the board would not be in duty bound to keep open the proposition made Monday night. All the trustees felt that they had already waited long enough for the Traction Co., and proceeded at once with negotiations with other companies desiring to light the streets. Thomas O'Connell of the Union Electric Co. which is now lighting Marathon and Whitney Point, and is about to close a contract at Cazenovia, was asked to make propositions for doing the work. He said informally that his company would furnish eighty lights of 2,000 candle power 253 nights per year till 1 o'clock A. M. on a five-year contract for $6,000 the first year and $5,000 each year thereafter. This is less than 30 cents per light per night for the first year, and a little over 24 cents the next four years. The village has been paying 30 cents per light per night up to midnight only. Mr. O'Connel could get the streets lighted in sixty days after the signing of the contract.
Mr. C. D. Herring, representing the Welsbach Street Lighting Co. of America was present. He had made an informal proposition Monday night. Both gentlemen were asked to make formal propositions next Tuesday night on lights for 264 nights in a year both till 1 o'clock A. M. and all night, also an all night lighting every night.
On motion of Trustee Wood, seconded by Trustee Thompson, the clerk was instructed to notify the Jamestown Construction Co. to make needed repairs on the Railroad-st. pavement, especially at Church and Greenbush-sts. A number of new sidewalks and repairs were ordered, and the police justice was authorized to procure a new book for keeping the records of the police department. Criticism was offered by some of the trustees as to some of the men hired by the street commissioner, it being claimed that some who are nearly invalids are employed—men who are totally unable to, and do not earn $1.50 per day. It was stated that the village could support these men cheaper in some way other than by paying them $ 1.50 per day.
Trustees Thompson and Sprague, the special committee on drafting a bicycle ordinance made their report, which was read and discussed somewhat. Trustee Wood moved its adoption and Trustee Thompson seconded it. President Holden was about to put the question when Trustee White raised the point that the proposed ordinance was illegal as there are several other bicycle ordinances on the village books and they should be rescinded before adopting another. Trustee Thompson promptly moved that all previous ordinances on the question be rescinded and the motion was seconded by Trustee Wood. Trustee White called for an aye and nay vote which showed Trustees Thompson and Wood voting in the affirmative and Trustees White and Sprague in the negative. President Holden voted in the affirmative and declared the motion carried.
The motion to adopt the ordinances proposed was then put and on Trustee White's request an aye and nay vote was ordered. All voted in the affirmative except Trustee White, and the motion prevailed. The legal publication of the ordinance was ordered. It is in full as follows:
Section I—It shall be unlawful for any person to ride upon any sidewalk any bicycle, tricycle or velocipede upon any street of the village of Cortland or part thereof which is paved, or shall be hereafter paved.
Section II—No person or persons shall propel or cause to be propelled, any bicycle or vehicle along any street within the village of Cortland at a greater rate of speed than eight miles an hour; nor around street corners, over crosswalks or on sidewalks when passing pedestrians at a greater rate of speed than four miles an hour.
Section III—All vehicles or horsemen shall, while traveling, keep to the right of the center of the street, except when necessary to cross the street for the purpose of stopping for the transaction of business.
Section IV—The rider of every bicycle or motor wagon or such vehicle of propulsion used upon the streets of the village shall be required to carry an alarm bell or gong not less than 1 1/2 inches nor more than 3 inches in diameter which bell or gong shall be placed on the handle bars or forks in plain sight, and shall be sounded when turning corners, when passing another vehicle or equestrians from behind and to give timely warning to avoid contact with pedestrians, equestrians or vehicles.
Section V—Neither cyclists nor equestrians shall ride more than two abreast on any of the streets of the village.
Section VI—Coasting on the streets of the village, riding with both hands off the handlebars, and all fancy or trick riding on the same is hereby prohibited.
Section VII— The rider of every bicycle, tricycle or motor wagon or such vehicles of propulsion used upon the streets of the village from one hour after sundown to one hour before sunrise shall be required to carry a lighted lamp, which shall be placed upon the head or forks of the same.
Section VIII—Any person violating this ordinance or any part thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten days or by a fine of not more than $10.
During the discussion on the proposed ordinances, the subject of rates of speed was spoken of by various ones present and some expressed the opinion that brakes should be required on all wheels. Trustee Thompson suggested that all riders of Keating wheels in particular be compelled to use brakes so that their easy running qualities would not carry them above the speed limit. He explained that this was not intended as an advertisement for Keating wheels, but a measure of public safety.
BREVITIES.
—New display advertisements to-day are—C. F. Brown, Painting, page 4; Mrs. J. T. Davern & Co., Sailors, page 6.
—The Syracuse university law school baseball team arrived in Cortland at 9:27 this morning and is playing the Normal team at the fair grounds this afternoon.
—Mrs. Orville M. Call died this afternoon at 1:45 at her home, 42 Arthur-ave. Funeral will be held at the house Tuesday at 10:30 A. M. Burial at West Homer.
—"If your father gave your mother $7 to-day and $8 to-morrow, what would she have?" said a teacher in a neighboring town. And a small boy over in the corner replied, "She would have a fit."
—The members of Vesta lodge and John L. Lewis lodge, I. O. O. F., are requested to meet in their respective lodgerooms to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock to attend divine services at the Homer-ave. M. E. church and listen to the annual sermon by the pastor. Rev. J. C. B. Moyer. All other Odd Fellows are invited to attend with either lodge.
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