Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-26

Humphreys, and offered bright new
halos all around for Thurston, Hart
was outspoken; 1t was matter Of
daily record in the Advertiser.
But what does the Attorney General
say?
Members of the Bar as on.
GERS OF the court should be loyal to the
court"
Thurston. Hartwell. Kinney. Ballou
and an odd number of meek and lowly
followers are members of the Bar.
Have they been loyal to the court?
Their despicable record speaks for it.
self.
Second-"When there is fair rea-
son for believing the judge is acting
improperly. It is the duty of the Bar
to declare IL openly, but a member Of
the Bar is faithless to HIS HIGH
CALLING when he assails Judge and
impeaches his integrity upon NO
FACTS even remotely justifying the
attack, but upon VAGUE SUSPICION
AND UNFAIR INNUENDO."
Thurston. Hartwell Kinney, Ballou.
Attorney General f. p. Dole, nephew
OF the Governor, High Sheriff Brown
and various other members Of the Bar
and Dole appointed officers who framed
and signed the vile libel against Judge
Humphreys stand before the Ameri-
can public and their fellow citizens
charged with being what! Agents for
good government? No! Loyal citi-
zens? No! Men thoughtfully guarding
the integrity OF an American court
No! Tney are charged by the head OF
the Department Of Justice of the Unit
ed States of America with being
"FAlTHLESS" to their HIGH CALL.
ING" He has sized the gang up per-
fectly. For the Attorney General by
his unhesitating, clea- cut. enthusiasts.
tic vindication OF Judge Humphreys
plainly conveys to he President and to
the people not his belief but firm, well
established conviction, gained after
careful perusal. that the charges
against Humphreys are based on
vague suspicion and unfair innuendo."
But the Attorney General does not stop
at an arraignment. by inference, of
these men Thurston, Hartwell. Kinney
and the rest Of the legal anarchists. He
goes on to say, That these and many
OF the charges against Judge Humph-
reys to which allusion has been made
were preferred by members Of his own
court, CLEARLY SHOWS THE DIFF
FlCCLTIES OF HIS POSITION AND
THE SEVERITY OF THE ORDEAL
THROUGH WHICH HE HAS PASS
ED"
Having FULLY CONSIDER
ED the complaints against Judge Hum
phreys and his answers thereto. ! AM
ENTIRELY SATISFIED that not only
has the Judeg done NOTHING which
would justify his removal. but that he
has met heavy responsibilities with
GREAT cot RAGE AND uNQUES.
TONED INTEGRITY"
II in any detail of the Attorney Cen
erals report there Is a thought or sug-
gestiOn serving to humble" Judge
Humphreys It has yet to be discover
ed. There is not critical line or word
for Humphreys in the Attorney Cen
erals conclusion.
He does not criticise Thurston, Hart
we'll. Kinney, Ballou.
No indeed.
He excoriates them.
1ya fhant u.int h., ,,h 10, q
lash.
He strips them Of their assumed
robes OF piety and drives them in their
naked cowardice and disloyalty before
the people Of the United States and
brands them with their true colors-
"FAlTHLESS TO THEIR HIGH
CALLING. " And being faithless to
their selected calling on what standard
Of citizenship are they to be placed,
these men who have assumed to rep
resent all that is good in this Terri
tory? The question answers itself.
The bubble OF consistent hypocrisy for
which Thurston and his followers
stand creator and sponsor has been
pricked. The methods Of these de-
famers in their campaign against
Humphreys is characteristic Of all their
political activity. They know OF no
methods too mean or too low to accom-
plish their ends. Their oaths even. as
viewed by the conclusions OF the At
torney General are Of no force or effect
because based on vague suspicion and
unfair innuendo."
Judge Humphreys has scored a mag
nifisent victory for the advancement
OF truth, justice and honest Ameri-
canism inthis Territory. Not by es-
tablishing his own integrity; that was
never matter Of doubt. But by his
exposure Of the motives prompting the
slanderous acts Of ring that has
sought to control affairs In Hawaii.
These motives are malicisious. The
product is disgrace to American citi-
zenship.
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