Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-07
1 A Gard from Judge LindIey.

Judge Lindley in a letter to the
press, thus replies to the communica-
ton of Dwinelle on the Code Com
mission grab 80. +" mic
i observe that the Hen.J. w. Owl
nellie has paid his respects to me in a
caloric letter published in the Union.
of February 9th. Icannot believe
that my personal animosity moved
him. have certainly given him no
personal provocation, but on the con-
trary have always entertained. Kind
feelings toward him, and have treated
him tenderly, studiedly when
| speaking in "COde Commentaries of
| the present Commission" - also
| utterly repudiate the idea that he was
| startled by presuming that my card
might operate adversely upon his
claim for compensation; for / had
! justly dealt with him-"the present
COMMISSIONER this point before he
wrote the epistle under comment. /
conclude therefore that this letter was
an outburst of virtuous indignation
against me for what he deemed a
heinous offensc against ''public NOR
aiils. 1zKELS< asfLE. I ~ 1888
4 admit that my card was broader
and sharper pointed thapswas neces-
sary to accomplish my purpose, and
| although it contained an everlasting
truth it would have been in better
taste for some one else to'have told it.
L wrote under an.lmpulse of disgust at
seeing my name coupled in various
papers with the others in the relief
bill. u / had no. interest but belieNed
that my name had been so used as to
make it appear that had. This was
| the point that undertook to set right
before the public. The balance of my
card was surplusage, which possibly
had better not have been written by
me, and certainly would not have been
| if ! had supposed it would have
brought a strange lion from his den to-
become an assailant son his own ac-
count or on account Of "public NOR
ality.p ne has become the charging
party, and l cannot escape answering
his complaint. -.
i said ~ take. the liberty of express
ing the opinion that more corrupt,
shameful, damnable scheme of public
officers than the copyfightihg and pub
| LEGATION of the codes for private use. at
public expense never disglaeed q civ
ilized State.'
Mr.. Dwinelle says such a statement
is contrary ''to public policy and pub
lie moralityn This is the issue. Now
l will in a friendly professional spirit
put Mr.. Dwinelle on the stand, before
the bar and people of the; State, and
make him my witness, and ask him
the following questions:
Did the Commissioners, or two of
them, copyright and annetate pri-
vate edition of the codes when en-
ployed and paid for preparing State
Tyes, 'tihfs enn did they 40 il III ODE
dience to ''public morality and
'spublic policy 2. Was. it right and
honest?
Suppose the Legislature should au-
thorize you to edit the volume of
amendments which you are now pre-
pairing, and give you seven months to
do itin, and pay you thirty-fiye hun
dred dollars for it and furnish you
Different and clerk hire; would you
use this time, money and means in
copyrighting, annotating and editing
private edition of the work, TO be
sold on your own account at double
the price of thesState edition. a
Would you, after using the seven
months time paid for by the State for
your private job, expect relief bill for
subsequent services in editing the
State edition?
How stands your "public policy"
and your .spublic morality" as APP
piled to these Questions and answers?
Such are the, different lights in which
we view thesesniatters@ Perhaps y5ar
light is best. am quite sure it is, in
worldly point ofview. But let me tell
you Mr.. Dwinelle b that acquiescence
in, or silentoractiye approval Of faith
lessDpnddct ~ publ c5nierfby su6lf as
:youfselsis the evil Dfsthe daN n 10 Is
this kind of support that encourages
and gives. aid and comfort. If your
ideas of "public morality as devel-