The Red Cloud chief., 1897-08-13
ExCORiATED BY GOV EDY
Tart Compl.-.nts for Judge williams
Dcupuurcs "a ,JurIst.

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TorfNA, kin. Aug 1t.-Governor
l"ttiv This morning prepared the fol.
Loving statement regarding United
states Distract Judge Williams and tho
controversy over his injunction in tho
New for,; Mutual Life Insurance
case: Tho press dispatches from Col.
orado quote Judge William, rs fol.
lows: i issued that order ia the dis
charge of my duty AZ an Official be.
cause | believe THAI under the laws of
Kansas this company Is entitled t o
transact its business in that state so
long as IL Is shown to he in n solvent
condition. This is the principal re-
quisitc for securing a license un1c-
the state laws. II the state autho-i-
ties oppose my order the matter will
get into the federal courts for settle.
mcnt, The corporation lawyer, have
been industriously hunting all summer
for the above alleged law and will b,
delighted with the nforccmen.
which has been Suddenly brought
them by the man from Arkansas. Tho
Kansas bar and Judge Foster have
failed To discover any such Kansas
statute, and Judge Foster has persist.
entity declined 10 issue such u man.
date.
District Judge Williams was APP
pointed by Judge Cald welt To assist
Judge Foster, who is in failing health,
when needed The Insurance lawyers
have taken advantage of this act to
obtain by ~indircction this order from
a judge who is less conscientious aud
more pliablc and servile To- the inter
csts of corporations than Judge Eos.
ter. IL would have been just rs easy
to have gone to Minnesota before
Judge Foster as to have gone to Mani
tou before Judge Williams. The man
ncr in which the order II issued shows
that this Judge Williams is as lacking
in the knowledge OF good manners
and official etiquette rs he is ignorant
Of law. With one sweep Of his pen he
ha, nulliicd the criminal cole of Kan.
sas, without giving the slightest no
tico to any representative Of the state
that he intended to discuss the sub.
ject. lie has done this outside Of the
district To which he belon yed and out
side OF the district in which he pre-
tended To act. lie has issued this dc.
,ree without any request from Judge
Foster, when every instinct OF cour.
teey should have told him to say to the
insurance lawyers: Judge Foster is
just as accessible as | am. TO to him;
he Is your Judge. Williams has issued
this imperial ukase from the noun
tains Of Colorado, where he is spend.
ing an idle summer catching trout
with the ambassador of the corpora
ton for whom he acts. In the course
u time | presume he will expect 70
date his DEGREES from London and
Paris and Berlin.
, Previous to Judge Williams advent
on the scene it has been fully held by
all courts that the statutes Of a state
shall bear the construction put upon
IL by it's own supreme court. unless II
, should be In violation OF the constitu
ton, but as Judge Williams did moi
: trouble himself to come into tho con
fines Of the state to make the order
nor give any notice to the attorney
, general Of his intention to do so. IL i
apparent that a little thing like tn
. statutes of q state or the rulings OF tn,
supreme court will not hamper his in
fallibility in the discharge of the func
= tons Of his will. II the federal judg,
: desires to nullify the statutes of
3 state he should at least get on tn,
, bench and perform his acts in tn,
public eye and not sneak off TO the re
. cesses of the mountains; IL he desire.
: to nullify the laws of a state. h,
; should at least serve notice upon IL
officials and give them an opportunit,
to be heard. I notice that he ha'
@ rushed into print with an unofficial in
o tervicw defending his course. l be
q lieve that this Is the first time in his
= tory that a federal judge has found |
= necessary to do this. II Judge Will
!, Jams would hold court in 6 court room
: and try only those whom he has sum
+, moned before him. he wouldn't find !
necessary to rush into the newspaper
, aud defend himself"
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