The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-07-20
WOEFULLY
UNFIT.

In support of the stand taken by the
DISPATCH regarding Judge Mack's in
ompetency for the position he now
holds, and aspircs TO hold again, we
| printed the record (which is better than
outside talk A record of the cases tried
before Judge Mack and appealed to the
Supreme Court during his one term of
lncumbency of such office; showing
that not one-hali of the decisions rem
dered by him have stood the test of the
higher tribunal; showing his incompe-
tency; showing the peryersion OF justice
thereby; showing how the poor litigant
is overburiened proving the utter
failure OF G.. K. Mack us a jurist. The
record is unprecedented in Nevada, is
trict Judge could make it, but the proof
is yeritication by reference TO the Jour
nal of the Supreme Court, and any lay
man can obtain it without the assist
ance of an attorney. As Mr.. Chartz
continues tc assert he has not under
taken a political fight in favor OF Judge
Mack we refer him to the bulldozing
and intimidating article written by
Quelquefois and directed against the peo-
pie OF Douglas County as Whole. We
characterize it as a shameful thing to do
and one for which the author should
blush, particularly SO because OF the
author being practieing attorney be-
fore Judge Mack. Threatening the
home and the honor of the innocent.
virtually with the intent to rob them of
suffrage, endeavorlng TO inculcate fear.
SO as to prostitute their rights as freemen,
with the impure and unholy motives OF
a political trickster, is corruption
enough to cause halfway decent people
TO vomit, and 10 our mind is convincing
evidence in itself OF an AK 10 grind. As
20 the Kirman estate matter Judge
Mack ls OF record. Talk was very com
mon, what foundation in fact there was
for ii We ,lo not know. that be rontein-
plated resigning ms judge to act as after
ney for the estate. He is OF record as
attorney in that matter and we offer in
disputable proof, to wit; the official
record. "rhe record is better han ont
side taik.' In the matter OF HE Bullion
and Exchange Bank case, referred to by
US, We again offer The record, together
with the objectionable blunder made
by Judge Mack in the case. A very
prominent lawyer i'll Reno was asked
about it and he said il was vicious, ut
terly vicious" Judge Cheney said in
Court mot only voidable but void"
There are also other nearly identical
cases. We will call attention to the
cases when we have space. hen we
published Judge Mack's unexcelled
record for reversals, showing he
was sustained l3 times and drew the
deduction that ii the 300 cases he tried
were appealed he would have been re-
yersed l50 tiles-26 Is 800: l50-we
rere unfair as MIR. Chariz says-but un-
fair to the Mack constituents. Judge
Mack has gone on adding blazes of glory
to his record-ior reversals. 1t now
stands that he would have been reversed
166 times-29, cases appealed, is to Is,
cases reversed, as 300, cases tried, is 20
that 1866. However, if Judge Mack
keeps on he is sure OF the Is sustained,
but the 2S7 may be reversals. At least
he holds the leather medal in the his
tory of this State. Ii the minister OF
the law lacks proper knowledge Of the
law, the law is then good for nothing,
plainly abortiye and the litigani suffers.
Dereliction OF duty is dereliction OF duty
whether it arise through stupidity. ignor
ance or incompentency. After placing
men in charge of the various parts of
the machinery of the judiciary it was
inter,itd that the parts lee kept clean;
unntended negligence to the contrary
Notwithstanding. negligence without in
tent being iueNcusalie as showing Il
woeiul lack Of fitness for charge OF
such vast i'm portahce. Ours is govern
nent OF the people. The people seek
equality before the law. The enforce
ment OF tile law, the melting out Of JUS
| Ire and equality in accordance With the
| law, are delegated to officials chosen bv
| the people. The official has his duties
and takes oath 10 perform these duties.
II he does not perform them through
| ieumance and ircomretcucy, the spirit