Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-09-18
The INTEGRITY OF OUR JUDO
larry.

ruptlble and uncOrruptlble.
Time aud again has the wall gone
up from some diSsruntlet or some in
otter that those in high places, i'll Of
tice and on the he ,ch are full Of cor
ruption and Of fraud, that they are up
on the block, hammer in hand, await
ing the call Of the highest bidder, that
their decisions are always against the
weak to further Cypress them, and
ever in favor OF wealth and power III
order to fur her enrich and overpow-
er them; that it takes wealth, moi
evidence, to win Il case. power not
proofs to secure Il decision.
We do not believe IN any such
proposition us that in the first place
and in the next place We do believe
that the newspaper or the individu
al who so likes our officials. should
be made to prove his assertions, il not
by the party against whom they are
made, then by the tribunal authoriz-
ed to do so. Such statement not on
ly tend to cast disrespect and disre
pute upon the safeguard and protec-
ton of society, law and order but tend
to increase lawlessuess and promote,
disorder. by fixing in the minds OF
men the idea that. I'm 'ess they are
rich and powerful. justice will no. be
shown them, and tempting them to
place faith in the laws provided for
their good but to take the case INTO
their own hands and execute judge
ment through the means known to
law as "selt help"
We believe that no judiciary in the
worll is more elem and more honor
able than our own. We uelieve that
it is ever their purpost. their. intent
and their earne It endeavor to decile
whatever is presented to them III
strict accordance with the law the
evidence and the facts. and we also
believe that they show no favor to
wealth or to power unless wealth
and power have the law, the evidence
and the facts on their side
Case after case has been decided
against power Of which no public
comment was made. Suit upon suit
for damages has been prosecuted and
won against ricLes, against pull,
against everything.
The Carson Appeal says editorially
that the history OF Pacific Coast iti-
gatiCn is one wherein wealth has won,
and not weight of testimony. We
take exception to that stat ement.
Wealth may have won preponder-
ance Of cases tried ON the Pacific
Coast, but that fact does not signify
for anyone who has heard the evi
dence produced or who will read
the reports Of the cases will see that
the decisions are rendered and up
held by the law, the facts and the evil
dence.
The Appeal makes this statement in
view Of the recent decision of Judge
Slack in the Angus. Craven case. We
happen to be personally acquainted
with Judge Slack. He was the Dean
and Professor of Law at the college
we attended and was respected and
honored as man Of high aim and
great atlainments. Furthermore, the
bench and bar and public of San
Francisco cannot breathe one word
of truth to faint the name of Charles
W. Slack. His actions, private and
official, have always been clean and
unb!cmishcd first to last. He com.
mands the respect OF every decent
man by us conduct and by his record
us fearless Judge, who has never
failed to decide case according to
his Judgement of the matter present
cd for decision, without fear Of en-.
envy or favor TO friend or relative,
He could not have rendered INV
other decision upon the case in oues.
ton. Let any man read the evil
dence and say for himself. Blanks