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“| Freely Admit Giving the Dinners, of employing counsel and making use of 
the lobby, but it was to prevent the accomplishment of an infamous purpose which 
was championed by you in violation of your oath.”’ 
EX-GOV. WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, 
DEMOCRAT, 
Condemned the Whitney Methods 
In his speech at Lynn, Oct. 31, 1890, Hon. William E. 
Russell said: 
“In my opinion that measure has great merit. It meets 
the just demand of the community for quicker and_ better 
transit. It is a practical solution by able and responsible me. 
of a difficult problem, and it will promote the convenience of 
the public; but if I had been Governor of this Common- 
wealth, I would, under the circumstances disclosed by the 
investigation, have vetoed that bill as quickly as I could have 
put pen to paper. 
ROR: Ty HOLD THAT -IT IS #FAR@ MORE 
IMPORTANT TO GUARD SACREDLY THE PU- 
RETYm OF LEGISLATION? “ANDY TO-> REBUERE 
THE LOBBY THAN THAT ANY: MEASURE OF 
MERIT SHOULD BE HASTENED IN. ITS PAS- 
SAGE. 1 TOLD SHAT ONE OF Sk BiGHEST 
DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE COM- 
MONWEALTIO IS; T@e “PROTECT. 10S -cFAER 
NAME FROM. LEGISLATIVE SCANDAL AND 
TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE FROM THE IM- 
PROPER CONTROL OF LEGISLATION BY SE- 
CRET INFLUENCES.” 
—Henry M. Whitney in his reply to George Fred Williams. 
The Supreme Court 
OF MASS. 
Condemned the Whitney Methods 
In a ruling of the supreme court (6—Ailen 163) the iaw was laid 
down that: 
“THE PRACTICE OF PROCURING MEMBERS 
OF THE LEGISLATURE TO ACT UNDER THE 
INFLUENCE OF WHAT THEY HAVE EATEN 
AND. DRUNK AT HOUSES OF ENTERTAIN- 
MENT TENDS TO RENDER THOSE OF THEM 
WHO YIELD TO-SUCH INFLUENCES WHOLLY 
UNFIT; TO ACTIN SUCH ’CASES: 
“They are disqualified from acting fairly toward inter- 
ested parties, or toward the public. 
“THE TENDENCY AND OBJECT OF THESE 
INFLUENCES ARE TO OBTAIN BY CORRUPT- 
ION WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED CANNOT Be 
OBTAINED FAIRLY.” 
Will Massachusetts now endorse the man who boldly ve 
mits that he employs these methods? 
The Republican State Committee, Thomas Talbot, Chairman, 
William M. Flanders, Secretary. 
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