The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-10-12

Mr. WHITE makes response In last
weeks Tribune, to our structures of the
week previous on his course. This is
not fit matter for controversy and We
have no intention of treating it as such.
MIR. White is mistaken in speaking of
the article as ''venomous. 1t simply
gave expression to feeling of just
indignation, which until quite recently
we thought he was as capable of under
the circumstances IS any man living.
It is but natural that Justice White
should attempt to palliate his action;
that he should attempt to defend it is
indeed sNprise. When the body of
friendless woman may be dragged from
wretched howell, the abode of weeping
children made orphans by the murderous
hand of father, left by the roadside
until dray could be procured to
remove it to justice Office, where an
autopsy to determine whether death
resulted from blows on the skull which
was cleft SO deep that the brains oozed
out, should make necessary an incision
in the abdomen, an examination of the
womb to see whether it contained
foetus and thus settle any possible
question that may arise as to pregnancy,
when all this may be done with i'm
punity and any person who may dare
to protest, be told glibly by the officiating
justice, that the person thus protesting
does but "show his ignorance and lack
of common sense by charging that it
Was an outrage upon decency and I'M
necessary" then may Justice White with
justice to the Office he holds and to the
people who elected him, contend that
he Is right and earn the approval of all
who now denounce him. We offer no
defunse for Judge Smart but think that
the justice who anticipated death in his
issuance of precept for an inquest,
can with very poor grace reprimand
fellow justice for the unseemly haste
which would not give due observance
to the ''Sabbath." Whatever impression
Mr.. White may seek to give the public,
he knows that it is not personal hostility
to him, but just resentment at his
outrageous procedure that led to animad-
version on his course on our part. He
knows, besides, that he was apprized on
Sunday night that an inquest had been
begun and partially prosecuted. 1t was
not for him to determine the jurisdiction
of the county judge. Any other justice
might with equal propriety question the
jurisdiction of Justice White and pro-
coed to hold another inquest and 80
ad anfnituna. 1t is a species of low
demagoguery considerably practiced of
late, to attempt to take the edge off
resentment or to build up partisans by
an appeal to nationality. Mr.. White
tries the dodge and makes it appear he
is prosecuted because he is Clutch
Justice" We venture to question
whether a Clutch Justice" could be
found to play the part enacted by Mr..
White. Having done something of
which he ought to be if he is not,
ashamed, he should bear the odium and
not try to shoulder it off on any nation
ality. The whole proceeding is very
much unlike White, man known to be
headstrong and tenacious, but strongly
disposed to denounce such acts as that
for which he now bears public reprehen-
sion. 1t is equally unlike him to appeal
to national prejudice. In doing so he
but follows the lead of man who never
led in an honorable dir ection.