The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-26

! by The appointment Of y Judge to take his
| placs, and continue the term until the busi
ness shall be disposed OF.
Tho sOma provision might be made T. sp-
ply TO the case, in which the Judge was dis
! qualified after he had disposed Of all tAoso
in which he was not disqualified, Tho ffa
queHt chang OF judges b. he election Of
| lawyers who have numerous cases or the
docket of their district, have made Il ntcss-
sary to make frequent appointments Of
| special judges to go on and linish tho busi
inesS Of the court, when tho regular Judge
had to leave, or was absent from any other
cause. lis hereby necessary for mo 70 add
word IS TO the necessity of remsdying tho
delaJG of the law, as far as practicable,
In tSs execution Of the criminal laws,
the first great necessity is the procurement
of able and efficient prosecuting attorneys
to represent the state They have TO meet
usually tho best lawyers at the bar,
often without aid oil any sort, while their
opponents may have all the aid from friends
Of tho accused that they need Judges
ought not to help district attorneys in prose.
culions, and ought not 10 be tempted to do
it from absence of justice aroused by wit.
Messing the weakness Of tbs prosecution II
elect young lawyers TO these offices TO rive
them start in their profession. that II van,S
now perhaps, under tho present system no
regarded as sn unfit intrusion Tor a Ia vyor 20 20
experience and sbility TO offer his servicos TO
the state as prosecuting officer. Yet, Ger
tsinly the state should have able prosecutors,
equal vt least to the judges Of the district
beuch. Persons charged with crime muat
| be allowed to make their defense by em-
ployiug able lawyers, if they can do 20, and
If they are too poor to employ LAWYERS, tho
court Ought, rs it often does, sppoipt able
lawyers to defend them,
II has got to be the casa that thu worse Che
oliens9 is, the greater tho means and cG1rfs
sre To clear The prisonor and the Greater m.
merit ind fame awgrdgd to the lawyer FOR do.
ing it,
Theinexporienccd representation Of the stale
is overwhelmed by tine superior ability NJ his
| experienced Antagonist or c,tcumvested nv
bis adroit management, nod tho criminal
| Coca unpuni3hod, and the laws Aro outraged
simply bscsUso DO or hs friends have mopoy
enough 60 employ an able LAWYER. sud thu
| state Rtapoys sn INEXPERIENCED one. yhose
ability 10 not practically malurej however
| sprightly or talented he may b. | most ~.
| specttuly submit that This thing has ao-a
on long enough Ability ,aust be mel nv
ability at the bar and the state il certainly
D5 able TO pav for It W individuals arc
ihoreis no urqto withhold tho truth. tbst IA
our criminal courts are now carried ON osn.
orally, with an occasional execution The
Hblc.t and most experienced LAWYERS era
seen standing within The court 10 dere,
crminsIs, end apparently to keep tho laws
from being carried out lopunish Them. Tbiq
can only be obyiatod by the state employjnr
able and efficient counsel on ia side. III
therefore, respectfully recommend sbsg mo
vision be made for the appointment sni rs.
moysl of district attorneys I'm every dis.r;cl
in the state and that they shall bo1ajd br -.
salary, the same So the district iudae. and
SLOWED no fees except commis,jorg
in i1heiturea md other colienrors
TO be regulated by law m
do net believe that district qtto-p.g
should be Interested even in tho amount ocI
ths fees now allowed to secure "A nonyirti,p
but rather hs should in criminal matte. D.,
placed Just as Judge is, on the bieb rrau,3
of impsrtis)ity between tho slate and ibaoa.
cusei, in the enforcement of the Iaw Far Nm.
heneAt of the stats, and not To mako No..
out OF il for himself Under such c,rsrp.
s'Snces his prosecutions might le eYnsnlsa
b be more effective for the stale ard r,ra
Just TO the accused. A. able And c,ns-;.
eucad lawyer would accept The nositigt Sci
rendered 70 him. Hi being sppntoi,s
would also tend to prpduce ma
sams results, and would mako b5o
independent Of any local influences ny