Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-16
MONDAY EVENING, DEC. IS. 1901
EVERY ONE who has given any at
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EVERY ONE who has given any at
tention to President RooseVeits
characteristics during the many years
he has served in official positions, must
have put him down as q man who has
a mind of his own. His short military
career stamped him, II not a seii'oon-
taiued man, certainly IS one OF SELL
reliance, as was shown In the famous
"round robin circular" which he star'ed'
as Lieutenant Colonel of the Rough
Riders at Santiago, Cuba, and which
was criticised by some of his superiors
as being out of place. The President Is
giving daily evidence of this trait, and
If 1t predominstes In all OF bis ludiciai
amendments In the South then can we
hope for vast Improvement on what
We have had. Recently President
Roosevelt made the emphatic state
msnt that when 1t came to judicial sp-
poiptmeuts no influence, senatorial or
otherwise, would be supreme. II will
make the selection myself and will be
respousible for that selection" The
President went on to say that he re-
gsrded these appointments as OF the
greatest Importance, and that 10 all
cases it would be both his policy ana
desire to consult with senators ana
representatives as to suitable men, but
that after everything had been said ne
would be guided by his own analysis o.
q mans fitness and qualifications TO sl'
on a federal bench. How much anguish
and suffering would have been saved
the southern people during recon
structlon times, when federal
Judges gave midnight orders, II
the judges then appointed had
measured up to the standard, thai
President Roosevelt will now require
Virginia has not Jared 80 badly as have
her sister southern States. Robt. W.
Hughes knew his people and his heart
went out to them. II these were mol
life positions, perhaps the President
could find q successor for Judge Emery
w. Speer, vi Georgia, for in that State
at Macon, on December 7, the federal
and State courts came into sharp con
alct over q receivership. Judge Speer
OF the former court, had demanded tina
Receiver T. J. Carling, appointed BY
by Judge FELTON, of the State court
should turn over all property in hiI
hands as such receiver to the United
States marshal. Limit Of time for so do
log was fixed at 10 o'clock that day. Carl
ing's attorney came into court and ask
ed to be heard on petition OF revision
aud review. The attorney was asked Il
CARING had obeyed the courts mandate
The reply was that he had not, where
upon Judge Speer Immediately ordered
Carling's arrest for contempt and furth'
or directed that he be taken and con-
fined In the jail at Savannah. OF course
Csrling's attorneys were thunderstruck
They abandoned further argument and
went into consultation In view OF the
intimated Immediate execution OF the
order. II the judge made breakfast
of hasty padding 1t had good effect
because, like Capt. SCOTS coon, he had
to "come down." for before the attor'
neys had concluded their consultation
Judge Speer ordered that execution be
delayed ten days 10 order that Carline'f
attorneys might have time to go before
the United States Circuit Court OF APP
peals In New Orleans. CARING is Que
of the leading business men In Georgia
and this is the third time 10 ten days
that Judge Speer has overset State laws.
1t will be recalled that Judge Speer Inn
seined at one time that he could ma
honeize Georgia, and Mr.. Alexander Il.
Stephens's advice to him when he said;
ST Won't do Emory-not in Georgia, u
will long be remembered by the people
ofthst State. Judge Speer is not an old
man, and 1t is hoped he will live long
enough to acknowledge that 1t was
good advice given him by Mr.. Steph-
ems, the commooer.