The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-05-10
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SOME STUBBORN FACTS.
From Marietta Critic.

week from man VINO Sald that ne was
not going to leave his Office is quite an
evolution. And what do you think of
man who will write and publish such
stuff about himself and pay for every
line ct it? Did you ever in all your
born days read such egotisticsl rot :?
Great spoons, what has this modern
Goliah fed upon that he has grown so
great? He must have digested whale?
Just think of it, $4,000 people in the
Blue Ridge circuit and only one man
in all that number qualified to be judge
of their courts? My, my, what would
become of the people if this Goliah
should be taken off? What pity that
all the wisdom, learning and virtues
of people should be concentrated and
consolidated into one man. But when
there are stacks Of people who do not
know or believe it.
But if this Goliah is such model of
perfection as he tells us he is on three
different pages of the Journal this
week, there are some things we would
like to know. Why is it the Supreme
Court reverses so many of his cases
and sends them back for new trial?
Why since this campaign began the
Supreme Court reversed four out of
or cases tried by sGoliah. Are we to
understand from him that the Supreme
Court is wrong and he is right and that
the only reason he ever had for want
ing to go to the Supreme Court was to
keep it straight?
And then if Goliah is such justice
loving piece of judicial perfection as he
pays the Journal to tell us, why is it
that it became necessary for the legis-
lature of Georgia to pass law
requiring him to decide cases
under penalty of impeachment?
We are dealing with history and
facts, and they speak volumes when
put beside the egotistical advertise
ments of Goliah. Hon. N. A. Morris
was a member of the last House of
Representatives and he introduced into
that body bill requiring the judges to
decide all cases argued before them
within thirty days. Opposition was
made to the bill by other members on
the ground that there was no necessity
for such law and it was a reflection
on the Judiciary of the state. The
Hon. Mr.. Morris rose in his place and
made one of his energetic speeches in
favor of his bill. He told the House
that he did not.know what the condition
was in other circuits, but that the bill
was an absolute necessity in the Blue
Ridge Circuit. He was loaded with
facts and cases where the judge of this
circuit had heard cases and then pig
eon-holed the papers for months and
months without decision. And cases
right here in this county. We can give
you the names if they are desired.
Why only the other day the Supreme
Court ordered new trial in a case this
Judge had tried some foureor five years
ago. He had held up the motion for a
new trial for months and months and
when the Morris law went into effect,
he had to dispose of it, and now the
Supreme Court says the case has not
been properly tried.
Justice delayed four or five years
Could anybody do worse than that ?
And then sometimes this Goliah would
hold the papers year or two and then
grant q new trial and the Supreme
Court would say that he ought not to
have done so. And there are other
cases about which much might be said.
These cases are not to be hunted, their
names will be furnished on request and
the names of parties and attorneys will
shed light on the situation. Mr.. Morris
made such a strong plea for his bill that
the legislature agreed with him that it
was needed in the Blue Ridge circuit
and it became a law and stands on the
books today. 1t should be known as
the Gober bill.
Let's be candid with the Judge and
say what everyone knows who has been
about his court, that he is not a model
Judge. The trouble with him is that
he is not fair. He is so stepped in his
prejudices, his likes and dislikes, that
it is utterly impossible for him to be
just and impartial. Why it used to be
proverbial that he could never carry
county out Of his circuit where he had
held a court. He held court in Rome
years ago, and has never been able to
carry the county Ignorance on the
bench is blessing compared with pre-
JUDGE. "a fair man is always open to
conviction, but the MONDAY sun can't
change the color of things to man
who looks through green goggles. We
| know lawyers here in the city of Mari
eta who would make far better judges
than the present incumbent, and yet
Wp wOuld not tbiuE IF Sa1aot;yr, tbar,