The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-24

would make their interest in the SCATTER simply
one OF form. strange proceeding sndeed. 1t is
also true that at that meeting there were not to
exceed thirty active practitioners ia this county.
ana at that meeting not more than two
or three of them voted against me. Yet
no one was at any time authorized to
use my name there. l do not desire
to discuss the action of that meetsssg, because
believe that the practicng lawyers OF the bar OF
this county are honorable men engaged in one
OF the highest pursuits of lfe and 1 know and
feel that they would not descend to deceitful
practices to Injure me or my reputation, profess
slonally, judicialiy or otherwise. and know
that many Of them felt and still feei as do re-
gar1ing the wisdom of the action taken at that
meeting and when say that in my opinion it
would be unwise and dangerous to establish
precedent such as is sought by THIS meeting,
desire it understood that no reflection is
intended upon the professional honor of
those gentlemen. 1t would he wise and
proper for the legislature of our state to take the
judiciary out of politics by proper Legislation
but 1t should be done By that hody who are
chosen by the people for that purpose. law
providing for such a measure woula be whole
some reform which believe is needed, but any
provision so made would still mage it the duty
OF the people to select their judges Lawyers by
the laws OF our state are simply officers of the
court. and are subject to its rules and rcguia-
tons in their practice, and for that reason alone
II for no other, it would be Inconsistent aud I'M
wise for them to select the judges who preside
over those courts. Judges should rot be placed
in q position to feel that they are subject to
the d;ctation OF any class pf persons,
or that they owe their selection OF official life
to any particular class of persons. 1t 10 the
duty OF judges to administer JUSTICE without
lear or favor, and they should be subjected only
to the laws made for their goveTnmsnt. TO
them 10 left the disposition OF lives. liberty and
property of every person within taeir jurisdic-
ton. aud they, therefore. should owe no al
legiance to any particular class of zpersons, and
should not be made to feel that they do. Every
citizen should be entitled to hare voice in
their selection, az the laws of the land places
each OF them under his care within their juris-
diction. 1t is also untrue that she criminal
calendar OF this country is ia any way
delayed, but, on the contrary. criminals
are always promptly tried and full Justice melted
out to them, a. the records of this court will
verify. If Mr.. Bennett aud the ledger would
take the pains to look I'D the law in relation to
criminal proceedings they would learn that
these cases take precedence over all others, and
do not have to await their numeral number
upon the calendar, a. civil cases 30. The rec
ords OF this court will also disclose for tho ben
eft OF Mr.. Bennett and the Ledger, IL they desire
to tell the truth to the public, THAI when the
system of superior courts was inaagurated in
this state, the civil calendar of this county was
almost 2,O0O cases behind, ana that the
present judges have disposed Of. over 1900
cases within the past year in their various de-
partments, and that there has bee,, fully that
number OF cases commenced in this county
within the past year. These are facts that the
Ledger probably does not want ting public to
understand. 1t will also be noticed that the
Ledger has selected me particularly al a target
for its abuse and falsehood In conclusion
desire to state that have not at any time pub
licty stated that was q candidate, bat will take
this occasion to say that / am a candi-
date for denomination. / Was elected by
the people of this county for four years,
but by the decision OF our supnsme court,
under their construction OF the Constitution,
my term expires in two years, and II the people
of this county desire that another should be Sc.
lected instead of me to fill the Office for
the next four years, I will cheerfully
concur in the will and wish CT the peo-
pie, but ! deserve their verdict in the mat
ter, aud theirs only. and in order to refute
Mr.. Bennett and the Ledger's charge of neglect
in the discharge OF my official duties, desire to
herewith append the following for them to an
swer, and may add that more can be obtained
of the same kind if they desire them. Very re-
specially, F. CAMPBELL
We, the members OF the bar of Pierce county.
who almost daily practice before Judge Camp
bell, one Of the judges Of the superior court,
take pleasure in testifying that he has faithfully
and honestly discharged the duties Of his Office,
and that he has worked hard and constantly in
dispatching business before him. and we do not
believe that any business in his court has been
in any way delayed by any fault or lack of at
tention upon his part N. C. Richards, C. A.
Murray, w. H. Reid, 8. NJ. Pollock, +. A.
Smalley, Henry Ford, Charles Bedfor,3, shank e.
Murray, Thomas Carroll, Ashton d Chapman,
Elwood Evans, Charles S. Fogg, G. w. II. Davis,
W. W. Ikens. Ira A. Town, Crowley q sullivan,
John r. Judson, John A. Parker.