Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-21
THE JUDGES P
ADA, s. D., Feb. II,

THE JUDGES REPLY.
ADA, S. d., Feb. II, 1890.
EDITOR HERALD: In your last issue
you say; 1--WE did not suppose thatthe
jurisdiction of any citizen would be
questioned when expressing an opin-
ion concerning a matter OF interest to
every tax payer; and to the authori-
ties, it is not customary to cite those
in support of ones individual opinion"
had supposed it was customary"
for Editors, Preachers and Public
Lecturers when seeking to mould
public opinion ito give a reason for the
hope that is in them" At least some
of them do so and even the common
gossip gives as authority they say"
The request fos authorities evidently
meant the evidence OF the facts stated
and the law npon which yoar conciu-
slons Were founded. This and nothing
more. True everyone has IL right to
his own individual opinion; but when
publicly expressing it, it would seem
to be proper to remember the old adage.
"I5e sure you are right, then go ahead
Anyone having formed or expressed
an opinion before hearing the evil
denca and being fully instructed as to
the law is precluded from serving as a
juror. The ease to which you have
alluded may possibly come up again
for trial before a jury. You have, in
your widely circulated paper. expressed
an opinion. All of your readers who
believe in the lnfaiihility Of the Editor
have adopted your opinion; this may
make it difficult to obtain a qualified
jury in the county ard might render
it necessary to change the venue, maxi
Ing more costs. and increasing taxes.
Others besides officers may owe a duty
to the taxpayers.
Your implied censure OF Il public
officer would lead n not otherwise
posted, to suppose that district attor-
ney WAS required by law to attend all
criminal proceedings before u" justice
of the peace, and that nothing, even
sickness or death could excuse him
from that duty.
j have long been q reader OF your
paper and write not for the purpose of
finding fault, but if possible, TO obtain
a clearer view OF the rights of citizens
and of the duties Of public teachers,
editors and preachers who are sup
posed to make and influence public
opinion.
Before replying to this please con-
suit Gf you are not quite familiar with
the following authorities9 lst Epistle
ofPeter, Bird Chap. and Is verse, also
the following sections of the compiled
laws Of Dakota; 67S4, .b785, $500, and
49S. Yours, PRO Bono Publlco."
a. CONVERSE.
it was not our purpose to quarrel
with Judge Converse but we certainly
did think it was the duty ox the dis
trict attorney to attend all criminal
trials that could occur in our county.
except assault and battery, as evidenced
by section 429 of the revised statutes,
Sickness and death are excuses that
must be honored, which are now pre-
sented for the first time. Our authori-
ties were the facts in the ca.se gained
at the trial.
I'VE clip the following from the
Woonsocket News as furnished that
paper by O. j. Marshaii.-ED.
@Jerauld County Farmers Institute.
The followingis the program of the
Farmers Institute, to be held at Wes-
sington Springs, on the first Saturday
in March, 1890:
OPENING soNu.
Paper-Cattle; Care. profits. etc..
Observation-Disclosures. r. Mlllikin.
Paper-Sheep: Care Profits, etc..
northumberland 0 England.
Recitation. +. :. 80. Willie Worral.
Paper-Grain Market .........
John Teasdale.
SONG.
Paper-Nhy Do We Ploway.....
..................N e Williams.
Disqualification for Farmers.
II S Binford.
Select Reading ........W Il Brownell.
Paper-Home Garden. F L Tofiemire.
Recitation. .......M Miss Toflemire.
Paper-Our Mission as a Farmers
Organization -. OF Marshall,
SONG
paper-Railioads ......E i Harmston.
Papervv-Poultry .........H N Harden.
Recitation. -. -. Miss Ora Smith.
Paper-The Dairy 80. u w Thomas.
Committee On Muslc-Mrs. VIM.
Hawthorne Misc. FL. ~. . /,