The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
Supreme Court Impeachment Prop
OSitiOn Has Fallen Through.
NO LEGISLATIVE SESSION
MEMBERS WERE OPPOSED TC
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.
Dubois and Sweet Have Reached "The
Parting of the Ways'-Sweet Said
to Be Opposed to the Silver Flu
sion-Idaho Lawyers and Courts
Points On Fruit Raising.
(special Corregpondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Boise. Ida, Jan. 29.-Politically speaking,
the gossip in Idaho capital the past week
has been divided between The bold plan of
calling the legislature in extra session for
the purpose of impeaching the members
of the supreme court, and the move
ments of ex-senator Fred T. Dubois in
relation TO the proposed silver union for
/ the next Idaho campaign. So FAR as the
/ Impeachment proposal Is concerned, ABOUT
| the only thing that remains to be done
now is to hold a post mortem on H. II
has fallen through. ana those who would
had the scheme proved successful glauly
have posed sponsors for II, now IN
dusJriouSly decialm ever having enter
I tanned any designs upon the men who
COMPOSE the court of last resort in this
state.
As the matter develops. it can be laid
down, first, that the poll of the legislature
was made; second that the members,
while. as a rule, favoring an extra ses-
. sion to act on other matters, opposed
( such session for the purpose of impeach-
ment; third, that Governor Steunenberg
] knew nothing of the supreme court
scheme though endeavoring to ascertain
the feelings of the members as to an eX-
/ ira session to consider other matters of
great Importance, in view OF the bowling
/ over OF so many of Idaho's laws by the
supreme court; fourth that those who de-
sired an extra session for other matters
in addition to the impeachment plan, were
foiled; and. finally, that Governor Steu-
nenberg mas been placed in a position that
VIII restrain him from again calling the
legislature together. unless the cerdiuOnS
be such that the people rise p en- maSse
and demand 1t. In fact, the 20 nor
would likely refuse now 10 reco iveAe the
legislature to consider matters which
short time ago he may nave considered or
sufficient Importance to have Warranted
such action. The imDeac1 nclt poll fas
settled il, and now the question ~ asEed
/ III n
the idea. entertained sinister motiN es as
against the political ambitions of the gov
ernOr.
PROPOSED SILVER UNION.
Ex-senator dubois has return III &c his
home in Blackfoot. During his St3y here
he thoroughly sized > tie situation as
regards the proposed silver unlCn and
he did not go away tile1 with encourage
ment. However. n. has not ~ good
Ceal given up the ight, nj I've VIII rot
until conditions force i,m 40 Then he
will endeavor - 10 n EsnGs Wi II the
Democrats and make IL three- han lee IN
ldahos next game of POLITICAL solo. The
opposition to the silver union, us stated
in The Herald last week, is Stro 1Ser, per-
haps, in the silver Republican ra-4ks than
in the PoDulist- Many OF the .crmer IN
sist on gong il alone, claiming there VIII
be sufficient additions from those VINO,
sickened by the Mckinley International
silver somersault. will leave the party,
naturally gravtating to the silver Itepub-
lican banner. These accessions, however.
are not numerous, and they are willing to
waive their independence to join those OF
their party who favor going in with the
Democrats.
In this connection. l was told a bit of
inside political gossip which brings out
the strained relations that exist between
Dubois and eX-Congressman Willis Sweet,
who has faithfully followed Mr.. Dubois
and his political fortunes for many years.
1t now seems these leaders. Sweet from
the north and Dubois from the south,
q A
few days ago Mr.. Sweet issued call for
a meeting of the Latah county silver Re
publican central committee, to consider
among other things, the ACCESSIBILITY OF
urging a conference of silver Republic
cans in Boise in the near future. l went
to Mr.. Dubois. and asked him what it
meant, and he promptly answered that he
knew nothing whatever about it; and
other remarks made by him led me to the
belief, since fully confirmed. that what
has been known as the Dubois-Sweet
combination in Idaho is a thing of the
past.
a close friend of Mr. Sweet informed me
the other day that he Sweet would
never consent to the proposed silver union
This gentleman. continuing, said: Mr.
Sweet either wants the silver Republican
party to maintain its Individuality during
the coming campaign or union of the
Republicans and silver Republicans for
that campaign. leaving out all national is
sues. and combining the contest to state
matters"
In Mr. Sweet ex-senator Dubois finds
his most formidable adversary. and it can
be said that the position assumed by his
old-time political associate against silver
union greatly surprises him. To friend,
Mr. Dubois said: I can only view Mr..
Sweets action in the light of a desire on
his part to break into the Republican
party
POPULIST POSITION.
The Populists claim to control the situa-
tion- ana some OF the leaders proclaim
that theDemocrats and Populists will con-
tinue the fusion of the last campaign, eX-
Guiding all other parties. p. H. Blake,
chairman of the Populist state committee.
said yesterday there was no reason why
the Democrats and Populists should agree
to any further division of the state and
county offices.
is that we will retain them. said he. If
the people are not satisfied with the adj
ministration of affairs by the so-called
Demo.-Pop. combine. we shall expect to
be turned down in favor of some other
party or combination of parties. But that
should be done by the people. l do not
should turn itself down. That, in my
humble judgment, is what would result
by the taking in of the silver Republicans.
In politics, as in a great many other
things in this world. selfshness prevails.
Why should the Democrats and Populists
agree to a plan that grants them no adj
vantages; on the contrary, giving to
political adversary a third of the offices
they maintain fusion?"
In local legal circles great interest at
tacheS to the speech of Henry Il. John
son at the annual meeting of the Third
District Bar association. Mr.. Johnson,
among other things, urged the bar to
use its efforts to secure abolition of the
system of justice courts in the state.
1T is no exaggeration," he said. ito
say that the present system is a source
of corruption and prolific breeder of
petty litigation, too often foStered and
nourished by the justices themselves. who,
ostensibly the conservatOrs, are too often
the disturbers of the peace. This system
has also given rise to a class of jackals |
engaged in the malpractice of law. known
in cities as jack-knife lawyers. who ply
the nefarious avocatiOn of manufacturing
wrongs that they may right them.
Mr. johnson asked for the appointment |
of a committee of the association to pre-
pare a bill to remedy the evils he had
pointed out and urge its adoption by the
next legislature. The speaker referred to !
against attorneys and called upon the y
association to clear its skirts of all dis |
reputable attorneys. The disbarment !
knife should fall until all such We're re-
moved from the profession. Mr.. john |
son urged the bar to take steps to con- |
troll the judicial nominations for the next
campaign and advised the election of as /
many LAWYERS as possible to the next /
Legislature. He boldly assailed the theory /
there wers too many lawyers in congress /
and legislatures and maintained lawyers |
were. as a ruis. better qualified for the /
duties of law. making than any other |
class.
The speaker also strongly urged a pro-
vision for the nnblic1fiOp a home of the !