, 1879-01-03
postpone tbts resolution TO future dsy might
be voted down, and that tho resolution might
he adOpted,


Cf{AHLE9 ii. REED.
Charley Reed, irnm his standing position In
The rear Of the room, lifted up his voice and
proceeded to say that II the gentlemen who
were seeking to sr,peach Judge Btodacts had
seen 1t TO give the Association the evldencs
upon which they founded their charges, thcn
the resolution, In his opinion, would b very
proper. But they had seen 1T to decline. andh he
thought the resolution ouRht To be postponed.
From Ills experience OF twelve years AZ Etatg'6
Attorney, ho could sAy that prtrn4 facie
cases, :msde Ia tho Grand Jury room, often
proved to be malicious aud damuablo
charges when exposed 10 the sunlight
OF = full Investigation. II these guAc.
men who wero sceknx to amireh the fair
ilanlo Of this honorable man refused 10 cxpoac
Whit they had to the Association, TO tho pcuuIc
OF thls city, to tho men who lived here, It looked
he ao ca Of IL fsna 1apy
room In cascs where persons sneaked In and,
from malicious motives, Maho eou,p!Afuts
against parties, which complaints would not
ncaa the aa sa1s, q H. nvs'oq " I,e en-
rhaErcs to this Association, tut they had been
teie7rnphcd to 6t. Louia aud then ttlcxrapheti
back TO Chicago and repubItshcsi In THH THtB-
Ss .poas S. Nd Eou e 81 h.% I'll. e e ssG @
time ever knew that Chicago vas tributary to
Il. i4outt.n iLauRhter.1 Mi. Keed went OH 10
ask II the Association should. betausc some one
.ar fit to make affidavit, take the matter up.
msn. Ha (Mr. Hccd) Gould get tho affidavit OF
man 20 swear that even tho Chairman, afs.
King, WAS bad n'an..get it tn un hour.
IN Chairman, with great ychetnenec-So
Mr.. ilecd-1 knew you would resent such su
assertion, and ! made IL to show you that II
might 70 to that extreme.
Mr.. .Barnum-1 want 70 say that Brother Reed
a 11fr.AA frhfr
Tho Chslrman:-Well, you can't fnd anybody
corrupt enough, for that. [tsepewed lau0,ltcr.1
Mr.. Rsed recovered himself, and, this lttlo
itcved 10 tbs spirit uf the resolution, but he td
not tllfnk that the Association ought to appear
In any sense a. n prosecutor Without knowing
what the evidence wss. It should frat know
might he. A newspaper attack on s1utge blntl-
gett Was like Ru attack OIL tho CHASTITY uf a
woman. NJ. Reed said he believed Judge ljtol1-
uett would be Ia favor Of tile most thorough t,-
integrity II there vera anything seriously
alleged against him. tic bad no doubt Judge
BloiKet would sny. In moment. that. II any
evidence could be fnrnlshed that he bad acted
thorough and full Investigation, and, II
from lis ullire hut ite did npt believe any such
charges could be sustained. II WAS very easy
himself, had often tried Inwsuits and Gono out
ot the Court feeling cross aud ll,.i,atureti TO-
wards Jiidxc becnusc he d!u not take bis rul-
tnRs very we'll. Hut, after sleeping over 1t, hu
lad con,e to tho conclusion tl.at purl,ap. attgr
all, the Judge was right anu be was wrong, bt-
cause he (slf. Rccd} was paid fec and bis fepl-
inRs might be aotnewhat warped. lie thought
that this resolution had bcst ~ pastpuncd until
the Association knew what actto1, waa to br
taken hereafter. II this re,Itlou wns
presented t0 Congress Il would take
charge OF It, md Congress ought to bo left
u net unsrninmelctl. lie should say, let Tho
COMMITTEES On Judiciary lake charge or 1t. and
LIT 1t b. entirely untrninmaetl, make full o,M
thornuGh investigation, and he Ind no .lu,ibt
Judge Blu1xCtt would cone nut OF It l,nstainc.l
and ~ puru a. tho sunlight that shouc At no0n-
day.