Show VAN BRANDS SENATOR I PENROSE BRIBER PHILADELPHIA A Au Aug us 24 E. t. E. E A. A Van Valkenberg editor of the tho North ortt I American last ni night bt i issued an open letter Jetter to Senator Penrose in which ho gives his version of tho prosecution for or bribery brou brought ht against him sixteen years a ago o wh which ch was referred to by bythe y the senator in his address to the senate sen sea ate on Wednesday Mr Van says that the prosecution was r tho result of a conspiracy con con- and tells of efforts to get the theca ca ea case o on trial Confronted with the exposure a atrial atrial atrial trial would inevitably have havo caused of the crime cHine and corruption of your friends tho the letter says C your C your state machine ordered the abandonment of time the prosecution and it was abandoned of record bat W was S without my request re re- quest quest- or consent or e even knowledge until it was nas as cou consummated Costs Paid by Machine Tho rho rho costs cost of the ease rase wore paid bv by a man of your jour machine machine-a a member of congress No o 0 penny penn was ever oyer paid b bv by me or with mv nn consent or knowledge knowl knowl- edge co by an any one for mo mc or in my behalf Your friends themselves raised the mooney money necessary to enable them to abandon their charge against mo me and escape the tho consequences of trial This was sixteen sixton years vears a ago o. o On Wednesday last you ou ar arose sein in a the Unit United United ed cd St States tes senate to explain the record evidence of your jour our relations with the Standard Oil company You availed yourself of the opportunity to make maken an n assault upon me mc b by making a f false statement respecting the abandoned criminal charge of sixteen years ago that your friends bought a convicted perjurer to institute The The true facts of ot that conspiracy framed in your behalf I havo have st stated i above Yo Your r falsified version was a amere mere macro subterfuge to divert the tho attention atten atten- tion lion of tho the publIc from your proven senatorial crimes crimes Direct Bribery Charge The stein stain of corruption money is ison on your our hand hands the tho mark of ot corporate bribery is ie on your forehead and your attempt to divert crt the fin finger er of scorn and accusation from you vou by a a. slander of mo me will bo be unsuccessful You have more moro to answer to the nation for than the Standard Oil bribes that passed into your hands handa The foundation of ot your present title to admission to tho the senate is as aa black with moral and I legal sal guilt as Lori Lori- mors morL If an authorized tribunal of the tho senate will bear hear the testimony the North American will produce th the evi evi- den dance dence co that vou von are aro a briber and a R an and anCl that you hold your seat by support bought with money Il It tf you are a man man man-an an ordinary man with rod red blood in your veins you veins you will win ask the senate to inesti investigate ate this direct and unequivocal charge o. o |