The Nome nugget., 1901-11-06
TIE WEAK SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE.

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 The general slopovcrness of and news papers is sad commentary upon the stability of human character. We don't like to see a man or newspaper commend today and denounce tomorrow denounce today and change their tunes with the next passing wind. It is manifestation of weak ness and lack of moral courage and sensibty that, to our mind, is not edifying. It of the mere time-server the desire to be in the "band wagon" 1" The king is dead long live the king" These huzzas are typical of the evcrchangefui crowd One monarch dies and the bell is tolled perhaps some genuine and sincere mourners go about the streets. A avorite of the powers that be is hurled from au- thority, and those that fawned upon him-who meta phorcally licked the dust at his feet-are among the very first to attempt to aud and gain favor with his successor.
 These remarks are suggested by recent events that have transpired in Nome. A number of good and worthy people have asked the department of justice that Judge James Wickersham be retained judge of this judicial division. Among these men who have Thus petitioned who openly and Consistently opposed Judge Arthur H. Moves while he the bench, and also among them men whoopenly boastcd that citizens and attorneys might protest against Judge Moves until doomsday, but that he would be "vndicated" and would return It
 
 by some. Wo hope so. But the face of it, it looks if it only desire their part to join in the popular applause of the multitude. To us there is nothing nauseatng the act of beslob- lbering with adulation any man, be he public official private citizen. There is nothing quite so con- temptible forsaking friend in diversity, for self sgain the hope of favors to come or for any other reason.
 We have consistently, honestly and openly op- 2posed Judge Moves and his judicial course as being
 nmieal to the best interests of this district We sneyer pretended friendship when we felt none fought from ambush but always in the open. Scores of other people did the same in manly, straight forward and courageous manner While some men joined secretly i'll the warfare against Moves, many others scorned to "curry favor" with the existing powers by dissembling: They fought with the Knowledge of the righteousness of their
 But. now that the star of Moves seems to be for setting some who always negative or, per- chance, were warm partisans of Judge Moves are among the first to join in request for his perpetual punishment from the district over which he once presided.
 Poor Moves! It seems to case of being "slain in the house of his friends" While there was yet some hope that he might return Nome they lent deaf ear tothe protests made against him they even s denounced as forcby as they dare those who had openly espousod the of the people of North western Alaska Bat now, it seems none are so poor as to do him reverence Alas and alack- -a-day that such ingratitude should exist even in Alaska
 While we welcome the change in the judiciary of this division; while it's whoesomeness is SO plain and apparent that wayfaring man. though q fool, cannot fall to discern it, confess to feeling thing akin to disgust at the tne-servng qualities of some human kind
 There is no shibboletl too hard for some people 10 pronounce.