, 1878-03-02
4 RING OF FEDElAL OFFICIALS.
War on Coyeraor Brayman, Of Id.h..


Grantism, and is composed of federal Of
hcials, long united to support each other
in Office, and to mutually assist to obtain
money from the government 1t waa
hoped that the Judges and officers Of the
court had not and would not so degrade
the bench and bar as TO pollute the logD;
49,. JUS NC, n-Iu 20 fnvvsErvte tno
court, which should be sacred to Justice,
to the mean intrigues OF petty politicians.
Governor Brayman was appointed after
this ring was formed, and each member
fully instructed as to the part he was to
perform for the furtherahce of its ends.
1t is evident that he must fall into the
ring, and perform bis part III upholding
its members in their places, assist in OBJ
tanning the spoils - Office, and help cover
up any Jobs that tine ring dictated, or he
must be ousted from his position by the
ring influence.
The governor has been watched long
and well by the ring, and not finding him
guilty OF any unworthy action that could
he magniiied into improper conduct, the
members have kept up a system of ridicule
to annoy and degrade him in the eyes Of
the people. This plan Eot having the ef-
feet TO drive him from his post of duty,
and his oti,cial position being such that
his knowledge of rin. matters made him
dangerous if he reported the truth, and
the terms of office of some of the MEN,
bers of the ring being about to expire,
and 4 reappointment desired, Alanson
Smith exhibited III the sppreme conrt of
IDAHO. paper, charging Governor Bray
NAN with having used Language reflect
in. on the integrity of the members Of the
court and bar.
This paper did not purport to state
what LANGUAGE the governor had used, nor
aeains. what member Of the court or bar
ii Was directed, or to whom the language
was uttered, nor at what time or place it
was uttered. For any member to make
such loose, uncertain, indefinite charge
in court, against another member, merIted
rebuke and punishment by the court But
if the court concluded t. entertain such
an indefinite charge, contrary to all pre-
cedent, it ought to have suspended action
until the accused party was notified of the
charge, and had an opportunity of being
| heard hut instead Of this, the court,
&C partc, appointed a committee to investi-
gate the charge, with Alanson Smith (ths
person who made iD chairman.
| Four OF the committee ac.ed on the IN
quest. Two Of them, assuming to act IS
a quorum of the committee, reported
back to TIE court all the evidence they
could find This evidence rroved that
the governor had advised people In Altu-
ras county, where they only lave ORG
term of court year, that they had bet
ter settle their differences Icy arbitration
or miners meetings, than to 20 to the ex-
pense OF long Gttigations i'll the courts
Only this and nothing more. Nj. BruIn-
| back. Of the committee. reported that tins
language of the governor was such as any
member Of the bar or citizen had right
to use, and was not derogatory to the
| Dench or bar
Saith aid Heed reported that the Ian
suage WIS highly censurab.e, and recon-
me.ded that a committee be ap,.a4nted to
| hunt for further testimony.
Governor BIaymah came into eour: and
admitted he had used the language at
tributed TO him he justified the use Ut
| it ard declared he had not intended any
aisrespect toward the bench or bar. HIS
language was mid, not even eensuring
his accuSers, except by moving that Hus-
tons report which characterizes the Ian
guage advising compromise as the ''garu-
lous vaporings Of senile vanity, should
be stricken from the file Of the court, be-
cause the SAME Was not pertinent to the
matter-abusive, and. unit language to
be made part Of the records Of court
Upon this motion, Smith, Heed, and
| Huston, made speeches IN court, consist
ing of violent personal abuse of the gov
ernor, in language sufficiently brutal to
have disgraced the merest pettlfogser IN
Justices court, but never before toler-
ated in court of record, particularly IN
the argument os a point Of law.
As to the report of Brumback, that the
language used by the governor being such
as any citizen had right to use, the court
reminded Mr. Brumback that the remarks
Of Governor Brayman were made while
mitigation was going ON In court. Inc
court refused to eyl.onorate CTyernor
Brayman, or to ssrik- from the hles the
report charging his language as being the
"garulous vapcrings Of senIe vanity,
expressly approved of the whole proceed
ing, including Che vile abuse of Governor
| Braelnan, and commended the committee
for It's performance vf duty. .r,
| The Inalicu of these proceedings Is only
equale1 by its stupidity. They have clear
" proclaim. i that any member OF the bar
who advises compromise instead OF hftlga'
ton, is in danger OF unmeasured aDnse oy
the bar, and the censure OF the court
Reversing The precept of holy WIT BLESS
ed is the peace maker, they heap censure,
abuse and injury upon hiii.
A court by entertaining such an mdeh-
nite and groundless charge without notice
70 the accused, that will tolerate such low
End brutal abuse in its presence, and even
en- its records, and end by approving the
same. and ceEsuring those who strive to
make peace, and Indirectly encourage
those Who stir up strife, must be an object
Of terror to the community
To publish such a proceeding as Judicial
action, has tendency TO create feeling
wh:ch considers opposition to the regular
Administration Of law by the courts VIZ
tue. and tie courts themselves detasts6!e,
and the honorob,e profession Of law q
dangerous nuisance. To arow such prin-
ciuies as la.g Is an insult to every other
court and to every other bar
Ii the courts of Idaho show such dis-
regard to every right principle, and turn
the supreme court into den where raw
eninci political .demagogues may be let
Loose. to tear aid lacerate those who may
stand between them and their prey, they
need not to hope for anythiag bu. hatred
and contempt from their fe.low citizens.
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