Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-12-04
A Letter from the Trunk.

The object we have in publishing the
following petition is to show to what straits
rival aspiran.s for Office in the Republican
party will resort to make room for the
"outs' at the public crib. No sooner is
man snusly in place, than the war cry is
raised and his scalp in danger. a"spcc-
linen brick" of what is written in such
cases we publish the first letter from the
trunk. The gentleman whose legal rcpu-
tation is thus so ruthlcssly assailcd will not
be lowered in public estimation by such
wholesale charges of incompctcncy, for its
author has ovcr-donc the matter, and be-
traycd the object andanimus which prompts
it. While it was no quarrel of ours, we
say this much in vi: di alton of gentle
man who apparently has the hostility of
the "Garfcldc ring" and is therefore en-
titled to our defense:
The undersigned citizens of Washing ton
Territory, most earnestly and sincerely Gc-
prccatc the appointment of -
as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of said Territory and &C oDfcio a presiding
.Jud &c over one of the Judicial Districts,
for the following and other reasons:
|. Ills rant of ability and experience
ii. Want of character and standing ut
the bar, and such is tho opinion enter
tanned that his appointment to the bench
brings juaiciM statiom into ridicx'e and dis,
rePufc, and makesa flrcc of the administra-
ton of /am and p~bhc Justice.
III. In this the Third Judicial district
of which he has hcena resident, and where,
during the past three years he has acquired
all of his rc,y limited legal experience in
the bcggary practice as prosecuting at
torney, he has become extremely unpopu,
lar with our people and his incfliciency
coupled with his ~nlimitcd arrogance would
have defeated his continuance in that Of
fee.
". Outside of his prosecuting our
Territorial cases he has had lille or no
business, and there is general and widc
spread repugnance, among the people to
have him the said - to sit in
judgment on their material interests.
V. Your petitioners would also respect
fully represent, that in this the Third Jr-
dicial District, are adjusted about all of
the ddmirolty cases that come into the
courts of this Territory, and we respectful
ly beg to be saved from the uncertainty of
the administration of justice by Judge of
no experience in such matters and not wish
ing by any such acts of our Territorial
Legislature, to impose him, the said
- upon the First or Scrond Judi
cial District, as one so eminenHy incompe-
tant to sit on the bench in this district is
unfit to preside over the dearest privileges
and interests of others.
vi. Personal objections could, with
7ropriety be urged, but we claim at the
hands of the President protection in our
nearest and dearest privileges and which
can only be guaranteed by the honest ad.
ADMINISTRATION Of the law by a competent Jx-
dietary and We bescccA you to spare us from
the worse than chaotic ocfasion attendant
upon laws administered by a corrupt, pre-
JUDGED and ignorant bench,
Therefore VIC respectfully urge the Pres
ident to ycmorc the said -
from the Judicial bench of Washington
Territory. and your petitioners, as in duty
bound will ever pray. q,