Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-02

iume orgaa, iruII uti,.uc c%clichent.
Il hiiIall!y UaurE, the power 81 die
.atol. Some oi t." madni:n i'll our
l>y!umo are sane on every subject
bat that which has placed thoa under
restraint, and although >h,ig !cmcn-
tia may not have ni;"ct i the Com
batve or Dcs'ruc i've organs 50 as
endanocr life and plorcriy, there Is
no way for obtaining assurance that
the public safety may no: be placed !
i'll jeopardy by an enjoyment OF the
natural hight Of personal freedom.
SJma local excitement may at any
:ialc b:tik down he f.9ii barrier,
ans. make the thurman tlame an FL !
g.ne OF destruction, controlled SOM ,
times by Il method winch indicates |
The use Of some OF the higher ajtrI- |
b.tes OF brain power b"t under alb
,oluto control of the master passion.
knowledge of this fact doubtless |
gave expression TO tho thouGh'--
Frenzy and reason are near allied.
And :. harrow part ton their honI> Iii
vide
Since our article appeared we have
been informed that Jui5e Greene
WAS, himself, the author OF the fam
Gus pastoral letter signed Jesus
CLris:,' which caused the Christian
people Of Olympia to raise their
hands in holy horror, AMI ,he clergy
to issue a card f censurc for ;he TN
warrantable Introduction Of u name
to them too sacred for such IL flip
pant use, and tia, !!r. Ludlow vas
only the SEA; cSoat who was made 20
bear the responsibility. However
this may be, the sacri.cSioas act Was
known to have hid t.e sanction If
Judge Greene, whether the idea
! originated with hM or not.
/ One of the latest ucts OF this para.
Son judge OF human and divine law
has been to exercise censorship
over the columns OF the Seattle
Chr"',cie, for ptcsuminT to expire SIS
IN opinion OF the tons;i;utionlity
Of The Sunday law. II is true the
Chr'oniclr waa in the hands OF re
c9iyer, but this does not lessen hi
cuIpabiil'y i'll abridsiny ore OF the
rights guaranteed by fundamental
law. This ac. is an index 10 his true
character, and shows tina; the crimes
of the pas. perpetra'el IN the nfme
of religion might b. renewed, if the
delicate cquipose Of the Judges
train became disturbed by popular
ciamor.
Thirty YEAS ago. the Judiciary WAS
regarded as the buiwaik uf safety ( l.
free government 1t VAS thea
thought that whatever :ai.ht happen
to the coordinate branches OF our
Government, the dispensers OF law
would stand AS IL Gordon of fire
against Tie caprice oil panty AMI The
reckicsSnass of fanatciHn. THIS
was why the tenure q office ui
Judges Of the Supreme Court was
made lifelong, and the grounds
upon which Circuit ana District
Judges claimed immunity from The
political change to which all Other
civil officers were subject. But alas
that time has passed. The ouprcmc
Court of the United States has re
peatedly been made the medium Of
the most infamous pa. tisan outrage:
ever perpetratcd in the name Of free
government. Tho Judicial err,int
has been bedraagled in tie " filthy
pool until it has become as foul Il.
the garments of the political harlo
| whose only ambition is success a
any cost ard by whatever means
Can we expect any better from til,
r minor judicial officers? Can tn,
, stream rise higher than It's source?
What we want is to have the yacc
, of history turned back for a new be
ginning. Let the effor; BE- made (,
. free the Judiciary from partisan bias
THIS Is one great MS ion for tn
party soon to assume the re;ns O
power; this one OF the grandest Oh
Jects it may hope to accomplish
| The first step will be to supplant til,
; present partisan judges by men o
! breadth OF thought, men Of abili,
and character, capable OF admins
terins "equal and exact justice t,
all men"