Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-12-26
Judge Greene.

{ Ir6 ot Cuiel Justice. III the uaillc
ol Justice, We protest. There Is not
IA man OH the Coast whose head Is
more urevenly balanced. 1t is 50
lopsidei that it is continually run
,;"G out of geai. This is manifested
,yiv plainly when the Judge lays
aside the judicial erinine for the sac
erdotal robes. Then he is the prince
of fanatics. His conduct IL the
church and out of it Is ANYTHING but
the actions of Il sane lmrn. \ few
anecdotes, current in this conmun-
ity, might be related i'll proc! of this,
but it is unnecessary. ,he mele
mention of his name recalls them, as
well as the notorious pa. rsi latter
written by his man Friday, the clerk
of his Cour; and the owner of the
gospel ship Erang"l which refuses
to turn wheel except at the COM
mand uf Mummon. This letter VAS
written In Tie tilst person, singular,
ana signed Jesus Christ. The
sacrilaSe was SO tlagrart, that the
preachers of the city held Il meeting
and adopted resolutions Of censuic.
But Ludlow is not Il whit worse
than his master, who, despite such
evidences of either alteration of III
tellect or unblushins bigotIy, in APP
pointing him clerk of the Court, de-
clared him to be "perfect man
The issues of life and property are
too important to be entrusted to
such a crank. Our people ali know
that indubitable proof is not want
ing to support this protest. The
fr-tree scaflold has blossomed un.
der his nose. and it was a natural
sequence of his administration Of
law. The intent of statutory enact
ments, under civilized government,
to protect the weak, to encourage
the right and restrain what is wrong,
has not infrequently been lost i'll the
absurd construction which he has
placed upon the text of the law.
His rulings have often verified the
observation of the cynic that "The
proper use of language is TO conceal
ideas"
The women, who have been SO
lately entrusted with voice in sup
port of law, a rule which lies at the
foundation of the social fabric,
! should reflect upon this matter be-
fore they implicitly entrust man
whose official recognition of their
rights has been attended by acts, to
say the least, OF very doubtful pro-
priety. The people have had enough
of Judge Greene. The lawyers may
wish his retention in office, for by
his aid a coach,and-four may be
driven through almost any section of
the civil and criminal code. This
makes the law one thing for the rich
and another for the poor. Immun-
ity from punishment for misdeeds,
depends on the length OF the purse
of the malefactor and the amount he
is willing to place in the hands of
some pettifoggins attorney.
There is, however, little prospect
of the success of this cheeky propo-
sition to retain strict partisan in
the chief Office of the Territory.
Whatever doub: may exist of the
authority OF the President to remove
Federal JUICES, under the Organic
Act, was settled, SO far as Territorial
precedent is concerned, when Judge
Hewitt succ 3eded Judge McFadden,
twen'y-thres years ago. The ques-
ton was then raised, and after full
consideratica by the bar, it was de-
cided that tie appointment was au-
thorized by The statute and the Dem
ocratic Judge stepped down and
out" This will be the result III
1885, but will be Republican judges
who make their exit, for the time has
passed when the robes of the judi
cial station command respect. The
electoral commission outrage and
che legal tender decisions, show
how the fountain-head may be pol
luted by the dregs of partisan rancor,
and there is no reason for hope,
judging by the record of the past
decade, that district judges are whit
more pure or less liable to be inhu-
enced by passion and prejudice than
other people. GA clean sweep" is
the demand Of the times, and we
predict that it will be made, despite
ring influence.
The present storm has extended
all over the Coast. In California it
appeared in the shape of heavy rains.
all over the State and snow in the
mountains. The precipitation dur
ing the five days preceding the 2lst,
was three and four fifths inches. In
Oregon snow began falling on the
18th accompanied by severe storm
of wind. The snow covered the
ground to the depth of foot, and
the temperature fell to IL degrees.