| Show f fI I I Clipped Current Comment t i 1 THE CASE OF GOVERNOR VER OR SULZER L J I L I New York Globe XO co sIDI SIDE demand hr hysterically terl- terl L LITTLE merit attaches to the resign cally put forward rd that Governor Sulzer If the tho should not resign governor Is not guilty ho If It he Is 18 g guilty he ho should not be allowed to resign but bo Impeached and removed I Tho disgrace an and humiliation of oC the tho state would not he be less with a resignation rather than an an- anim impeachment im Im- Im On the contrary the tho dignity of oC the state would be hp upheld by solemnly Inflicting Inflicting- the penalty prescribed bed by tho the constitution What h hat at are aro punishments for Are they not to deter eter others By impeachment and ond removal If IC deserved rather than h by resignation will tho the majesty and the the- good name o of the tho state of or New York bo upheld Let the law take Its course L Lf Let t no secret arrangements arrangements ar ar- made that be entered into and dickers may Involve Lieutenant Governor Glynn If It there therea Is a resignation Let the fullest lI light ht bo be turned on tho the whole matter This Is the best Va way to benefit benefit bene bene- fit the public Let a record bo be made that will stand as ns a t warning through all subsequent time Let there be e no side I Pittsburgh Dispatch t iR n UA I. I OFFENSE NSE TIE fight tight between Tammany and Governor Sulzer Sulzer Sul- Sul T THE zer has haA been going against the latter lat for tor the past low few ow days chiefly by reason reulOn of or the former having hav hav- having ing raised a dust of or cross accusations On subjects subjects sub sub- having no relation to tho the public questions at between Murphy and Sulzer there has been beena a t prima facie faclo showing of or error on tho the part of or the governor Still ono point Is evident These charges have no b bearing on the Issue wh whether ther the administration tion of or tho the state government shall be wantonly hampered because Sulzer refuses to obey Tammany Tam lam Tammany man many orders as to state patronage While It Is la quite possible that tho the governors governor's monetary business business business busi busi- ness ma may reveal roveal that lack of ot precise care which I Is IR s common to politicians no one has an any notion that Tammany would have found In them anything to make a fuss CUffS OV over o T It if Sulzer had been heen obedient to Murphys Murphy's directions Ills offense Is his Inde- Inde pen pend nce o of Murphy not In n these financial r e Tho The public may easily find the real offense of of- a laudable thou though h politically eccentric act net 1 x J 5 I Los Angeles Times h L Ill 1 F C HA I. I AGAINST I A Sl S1 sUI J n. n 0 C are arc the mighty fallen For a pitiful N NOW Tammany turns on Go Gov Bill Dill Sulzer and will sever all relations with him an and will violate the constitution and tho the laws and Impeach him and fire him out of the executive office The Joke of ot It all being that it Is the collection and disbursement disburse disburse- mont ment of oC campaign n contributions and not collecting them and falling failing to disburse them is tite offense with which the lR law attempts to deal Boss Dos Murphy may succeed In making making- tho the governor governor gov gov- the most popular man In the empire state On Once co upon a a. time an Arizona grand Jury In Indicted Indicted Indicted In- In a Tucson lawyer for alleged financial ir Ir- Ir regularities He lie had the Indictment dismissed on both technical and substantial grounds Then he had a COP copy of ot it engrossed on parchment nt carried carried carried car car- ried It up to Seattle and nd used It thero there as a of or good moral character with which to procure procure procure pro pro- cure his admission to tho the bar of or the Washington supreme court Nobody can foretell to what altitudes of or popular popular popular pop pop- ular favor a Tammany Impeachment ma may not elevate elevate ele ele- va vate tc Sulzer I The Denver News I FIGHT G liT T ml might ht bo bowell well to suspend ju Judgment on Governor Gov Gov- Governor IT 11 Sulzer of Now New York until he explains his lido of or the impeachment pr proceedings contemplated against him Sulzer Suber Is tho the storm center or of as vicious and conscienceless a 1 fight tight as was over ever waged aged against an American governor o Not only Is 18 he the target t of or an influential and Ind rather lathor unscrupulous unscrupulous element clement Jn Ju his own party Jart but the bosses o of another arc also alert and actively sympathetic with the movement to besmirch his reputation Tho The bedrock cause of the onslaught ht Is not one to In Inspire Inspire inspire In- In spire tho the general public with either respect or con con- It Is c easy sr to see wh why Sulzer must be destroyed if IC f machine rule in is to predominate and tho the bosses continue In their established calling of selling legand legislation leg- leg and peddling the legislative e conscience to the tho Highest bidder I New York Tribune J I OF oo GOVERNOR I O OX tho the evidence produced b by the leg l fj- fj l e In its Investigation of ot Goy Gov error Sulzer's campaign contributions there Is la just lust Just Juston e eone on one thing thing- to be done lone A prima facie case of ot peg t jur Jury and of or misuse of or funds has haA been made out ut i i against William Sulzer The Tho committee must J I report re re- I port these thes facts to the legislature and the aa assem aasem m bly having received such a 1 report cannot and I. I t should not do less than adopt a n resolution lm- lm j i the governor Ko The court of oC Impeachment i will be up made of or the thc senate and a majority of 0 the the court court of ot app appeals presided over O by the chief I Judge o of the court of app appeals It has been evi- evi evident evl- evl dent on various occasions that a majority of ot th the senate was Inimical to the governor Yet not even eD Governor Sulzer himself might say sar with shadow ot of j plausibility that the senate as a a. part of or the Courtot court of ot Impeachment can be bo swayed by partisan mo mo- tit tives es I Before Beton this thin court Governor Sulzer Suber will have the fullest and fairest possible opportunity to defend i hi his per personal Integrity and hl his official honor Th The I state of or New e York will have o an nn equal opportunity to redeem Itself from the tha disgrace Into which as II the record stands Its highest official has plunged It It Impeachment offers the th speediest tal fairest fairer and most simple and dignified wa way of trying th rei sue Rue so 80 regrettably thrust upon the people of oC th mate ate And for the salce sake of all concerned thero well ell It were done quickly I Philadelphia Public Ledger jf r TAMMANY SHOULD BE UE SPURRED T I is to be hoped that the Frawley committee IT Ir and the Tammany If legislature of oC New cw York can bo be persuaded d to Impeach Governor Sulzer or to it The empire state should have hae a house cleanIng cleaning clean- clean Ing and such an Impeachment trial with Its turmoil turmoil turmoil tur tur- I moil Its It bitter blUer contests and anti its incidental revelations revelations reve reve- lations of oC Tammany Iniquity might put the finishing finish finish- finishing ing touches upon that criminal and corrupt band masquerading as aJ a no political organization Mr Ir Sulzer might have hac gambled ambled on the stock tock market to his hearts heart's content an and never nC a word I tiro i id cat f would Vo Kati nuva 1 o been uc u heart 11 1111 11 U OL UL of 1110 nc IL H ne lie Its had permitted Tammany to take over o the goY government of oC New York lie defied that insolent machine and then thon the machinery ml to ruin him hint was as set in motion Tho The method belongs to the ot of tho the middle ages There was a a. silly chargo charge of or perjury perjur perjury per per- jur jury in a a. V Vermont court It was a a. fable Then came the breach of promise case and now It is 11 the charge made by the Fr Frawley committee If It every ch charge r e brought against Sulzer shall be proved true the Inspiring fact will remain that William refused to surrender the governorship governorship governorship governor governor- ship of or New York to Tammany I Los Angeles Examiner I INO a NO REASON TO JUDE HIDE THE TIlE TRUTH S ATTORNEY GENERAL CARMODY of ot NewYork New Nei NewYork AS A York Tork points out in the opinion requested by br Governor Sulzer there can cnn be no proper propel reason for refusing a 3 legislative committee the whole truth concerning the campaign contributions to candidates in the last lost e election The governor go himself him him- sel self apparently tiT realized the necessity ec of ot bringing out tho tiro about contributions when he r recommended recommended om- om mended mende in a a. message to the legislature that failure allure to do so be mado made a n felony Unquestionably the governors governor's O refusal thus far farto farto farto to give the give the committee tho Information I It desired delred was due to doubt as to its authority Now that this doubt Is removed b by the attorney general hs he will of oC course remove the thc muzzle le from his confidential confidential con con- secretary and J nd allow th the whole VIhola stor story to bo be told This is Ls the best W way When hon the governor go denies Information to a a. legislative committee however constituted ho he is denying denying- such Information to the people of tho whole state He lIe can have hae nothing of oC consequence to conceal Wh Vh Why then give gl even oen the tha slightest basis ba for suspicion by further blocking of oC the Investigation I |
