The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-15
HAS BEEN VISITING HAWAII
On the Bench in Territory OF New
MsNico-was Genuine Man OF
shs Hour''-coumsndasion.
So Thnrsaay,s nainl

lAE,2>< &2G Scco-o 2.lSSS6 SchOsS- cas-
Sssn one - tAs uoSt p7Omius2. ms-
IN his country. He wss PLACED s. shs
head C The bench n the Territory ..
New Mexico when \ man o. peculiar
qualification vas needed for he poSc
Tas-e h2d been II that country such !
reasa ~ l2w,ssSasSS tASr coa-,s ws-s
1e6s6 By powerful element In some
counties and towns tAs dsS2s-zdoss
had ne sympathy and often he CO
operation a. the executive Officers 9:
the law In Col Smith. : Virzsnssn.
VAS found man % COPE Wl.h TIE
situation He lad % As u-serly fear
les, Absolutely Impartial. vel Schoossi
/ II me Practice - lSg and o. The r-u-
eSc and hIShssS jlGici2l turn q mind
IN the period % four ysa-S there wzs
made By this appointed Chief Justice
such 7scord IS j. rarely falls % he
sos o. one man 70 make Re cAsnzes
The life o. shs Territory. The cha-sc-
ee- Sad extent o. his remarkable wo-k
Is shown by The following editorial
from me Las Vegas. y. N Optic news
paper, given the morning after : grand
farewell banquet rendered 70 the Jus
tie,
As appears in locals today. Judge
Thomas Smith, rejEiag chief justice
a. New Mexico. VAS rendered last even
ing farewell banquet BY The citizens
.ot Las Vegas
The Optic feels that il would bs de-
Fslic- in duty, did il not take this oc-
c@aSlo1 20 voice the sentiment o. the
entire community. and We believe the
sentiments 81 Tie better elements OF
al New Mexico. N approval Of Judge
Smiths administration as the easss
justice Of this Territory
No man has ever occupied The DO
Sltioa OF judge o. this Judicial distric..
20 whom The people bear q debt OF
deeper gratitude, When he came 70
me be1e1, : little more than four
years ago. there reignei confusion
worse cO1fOuldsi. in all this section
o. New Mexico Life nor property vas
secure Reclaimed perpetrators o.
outrage were banded together in vel |
Known examinations defying law and
te-TorizIug The community. No nan
could call his life his own. and he
ned lis property only so long As some
stronger o. more cunning man did no-
wish 70 take IT, As tashle resistance
70 this IzIs OF affairs an stroeior,s /
nuTcsrsr had been swung % 2 te.a-
graph pole IN the principal street % 4
E-zs( Las Vegas; but TIE general fee
ing was that his death had been ac-
eoDpEshed b. those who feared his
confessions On trial. rather than bvf
an outraged community demanding 2 /
lie for life Fence cutting. barn bum
ing cattle stealing. midnight assassin
a-to1-t5ese were the things which 1
characterized Northeastern New Mex
leo generally. and San MigueI county 4
particularly. OF course. capital With /
drew property vas put upon the mar
kel regardless OF value. visitors ceased
70 arrive, taxes we're not paid. and thel
darkest night % depression settled I'D
On this section known since the occu-
pz1ey % New Mexico BY American do
mi1stioa-
How Is II now Everything has
c-saged- Law and order abound. IN
lawful organizations have besu sba1-
doned- Perpetrators OF outrage sleep
II the grave o. wear the penitentiary
stripe Life and property ara as safe
II this section % New Mexico as in
the mOsr favored portions OF the pou-
1loUs east The tide OF prosperity has
zgaiz SCI our way. Capital IS returning
20 lis accustomed hsulIs No man
fears for his life OF his POSSESSIONS
And all this has been ACCOMPLISHED
within The narrow bounds OF four
consecutive years And nov has this
change been wrought
New Mexico has had q chief Justice
Who. in his official capacity. has known
10 friends and feared no enemies. Who
Knew MS duty and knowing dared per
form who made the Iax q terror 70
Evil doers. Eho required the discharge
Of his whole duty from every county
and court official, from every juror
and eTsrT witness
SUch las bsen Judge Thomas Smith.
70 whom this section OF New Mexico
asst night showed lis appreciation OF a
5oundls=s debt OF gratitude
The tolioTing extract from q Letter
written 70 Judge Smith By q leadingI
o. central SeE Mexico. op-
posed 20 him politically and section
ally, gives voice 70 the sentiment well
nigh universal IN the Territory. and
which has been strengthened and re-
enforced By the utterances % the Bar
n every portion Of the Fourth judicial
district TIE latter gays
Z SEE that the President has named
your successor. and I Oaly hope thst
Il will 80 administer the affairs Of
his Office 20 to b Z worthy succsssor
70 yourself
i think I only voice the best senti-
nsnt Of View Mexico when / say that
believe that you accomplished more
good for lzT and order in New Mexico
during your term % Once than has
ever BEEN accomplished By any one
man in New Mexico. and X the Presl-
dent could only have had the wisdom
TO have continued yOu for four more
Tezrz, am quite cure that the percent