The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-25
Congressman Greenhalge of Massachusetts
speaking of Judge Carpenters treatment o.
Gen. Butler, SAYS:

Congressman Greenhalge of Massachusetts
speaking of Judge Carpenters treatment of
Gen. Butler, says:
II the report in the newspapers regarding the
expulsion of Gen. Butler by Judge Carpenters
9raer are correct, It was unwarranted. If Gen.
Butler had been present In that court that day
representing client who wished to be brought
before the court on writ OF habeas corpus, it
would be interesting to know how Judge Carpen-
ter would have acted. consider Judge Carpen-
ters action. under the circumstances, the worst
case OF assumption of authority by a court since
the days OF Jeffreys
Perhaps this is putting it little too
strongly, but there can be no doubt that the
Judge let his temper get the better of his
discretion. The proper time to punish the
General was when the latter made his often
sive remark. Had the Judge at that time
compelled him to make an apology or with
draw from the court room he would have
been justified. Lawyers are as much mem.
bers of the court as judges, aud they cannot
be deprived of the right to represent their
clients unless they have forfeited it, either
by professional or moral delinquency. II a
Judge has the power to turn lawyer out of
court because he doesn't like him, or because
he has had personal quarrel with him,
iitigants will have to consult the judges in
advance of theirlE selection of counsel, so as
to avoid getting lawyer who is liable to be
expelled because some time or other he may
have made himself disagreeable to the judge.
The United States government is adver-
Using along the coast that it is in need of
several hundred more seamen for the navy
Already our navy is recruited from foreign
ers rather more than from native Americans,
and even by sweeping in the offscourings of
the whole world 1t is impossible to find sea-
men enough to man the ships of war which
we are building. This difficulty is not
troubling this country alone. England is
even more embarrassed. Within the next
three years England expects to add at least
100 new war vessels to her navy. To man
these about twenty thousand new men will
be required. This requirement is startling
hen 1t is considered that England has not
men enough to arm properly the vessels
which she already has, 1t is said that the
British summer man9uvres of 1889 were
made possible only by making heavy drafts
upon vessels not participating. With Eng
gand In the recruiting field for twenty thous-
and fresh recruits Uncle Sam will have to
look to home for his recruits Unfortunate
VIVA 6hOdb 10 al
lure men away from paying occupations on
shore' Inc pay Of the seamen in the navy
ranges from SIG to $24 a month and "found. /"
ANY man Oh bodily health and strength snf-
fcient to qualify him for the navy can do as
well or better than this on shore. and have
all the advantages Of home life and society
BY paying more Uncle Sam might get mon
who would make his navy the best manned
in the world with sailors who would be true
to the flag in every possible contingency.
But such policy would cost money. and in
these days when Democratic craftsmanship
seems to be in the ascendant the expenditure
of money ton navy has to proceed very
cautiously, out of Difference to those patri
otto Democrats in Indiana and Arkansas who
cannot understand why the coasts should be
defended or the navy manned.