The semi-weekly miner., 1883-03-03

t0to y PO0 S0O ~0C3o0S OS 00tOtJ0eto
H PARTD PRoo1DDusos.
1.-THE tribunals o( the world wor,
IN the habit VI acting upOn state
nasats upon one side Of = question
oppeesson aud iajustier woul<
sboand. Ex pasts proceeding. ~,
never allowed except ~ preliminar,
stagss that oan have No force In tb>
Aual determination " . ,aatter ID
eootsovessy. In courts ar ourts ap
pjieatsoas srs hearsi ae chsmbers f0,
rsliel that In its mature must i,e tesn
posasy, until , full hearing can Ii
had at term time. This principle I,
% we'll eylablished that no tribunal
anywhere In this age disregards It.
1t any Individual at this c,,unty, ~
any number Of individuals, should
ssprsssnt to the Legislature that the
chairman Of the board of county
eommissiones of lhis county had
been away oil winter, OF that til
county comu,issiouess had allowed
do0blfal bills, the Legislature ol
Montana would make itself ridicu.
lous In the eyes Of Intelligent ,nsn BY
seting upon speh e. l,arts statements.
All the Legislature could do in the
matter would 10 b, allow through
appropriate legislation . full hearing
Of the matter In the courts.
The Legislature does not unite ju-
dicial with Ito Iaw.,naking functions.
It can create an Office, but after the
olnee has been Oiled It cannot Iegis-
late any man out Of olnee. The de-
cisioss Ofcourts are full and explicit
On this noint. It can prescribe the
duties OF IN Official, but Il cannot try
him for any violation Of these duties.
There are. . few hopeIesly feeble
minded members Of the prevent Leg
islature, having such On exalted
opinion Of their law-making powen
that they honestly Lelive they
can legisla1e the officials of Custer
county out Of olace. The Legislature
may pile up statutes upon such .
sucject to . height Of giddy insbecili.
~, and the courts will pronounce ali
Of them ultra rirss. 1t will not at-
Tempt 70 ridiculous = thing, and
upon ex parte evidence. too.
The question Of The culpaLility Of
Custer county officials IL . ihiug with
which neither the Le9islsture nor
Ehs publ'c has anything to do. The
lset that the question h not deter
mined IN the tribunal where It proper
y belongs is an inti,nation to the
'ublie that there II nothing In 1t.
Cssese II no disposition anywhere In
Montana to screen ar apologizs Ior
peculstors. The ser,se Of
'astiee Of the people and their COM
non ideas Of fairness impef tben, Il,
~. however, that thess questions
must l'e taken I'efore The proper tri-
'0nak and l,e determined by pro-
eedinRs that are not sx 1,arte In
heir claIacter. Cuder tue common
~ any citizen wl" may feel agrieved |!
{ the manner IN which tue public
'stnesc is transacted. may beconse . |
slator In y proceeding fos . writ of |
aandamus or In information In the
atHre of Qwo a0arruntO Section
xty, Third Diviaiou VI the Criminal
racliee act, makes f,ll provision for
,e impeachment Of county, district
ID township Officers. II anything
'ose b needed 70 give to citizens Of
|e several counties the fullest pro
ction against dishouest officials, the
legislature should provide the reme-
", and give to the people Of Custer
unity the fullest opportunity to set-
, their local ,s,attem IN . way that
them may seem honest and just.