The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-30
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LElDEH HAMMERS
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condemn everything. gentlemen
a lawyer. a brilliant lawyer. and I
don't knox as we have taken sxceQ
ton 20 any special act IN the course
of bis judicial life which has been 4
violation Of law. Which has been n |
violation Of law. ] say | have At /
ready remarked that II 7 had exer-
cfsed the judicial discretion that the |
Judge did never would have appoint !
cd a man ike Lewis That is an OK
ercise o. discretion under the Law.
You cannot show he has violated an
law In doing Il Had been the Judge
or II were judge I would not have
my bailif draw the Grand Jury or the
Petit Jury. but. in doing il is there
any Law violated As a member Of
the Bar Association I would seek. 70
stop such practices but, When We
20 To the judicial source the Presi-
dent viii ask Has there been any
violation Of law This bailif act
was q Law passed by Senator Brown
and Representative Robertson, and il
was signed by the Governor. Unless
we can base our action upon some act
% the Judge In violation Of law. some
crime or misdemeanor. we are start
ing on 2 VERY unwise course gentle
men: a course that viii str this town
and the Territory from one end to the
other. and accomplish nothing SUP
posing you 90 TO the appointing pow
er. and say that Judge Humphreys
gave licenses 10 these sixteen mem
hers Of the legislature. There are a
great many things 10. be said with re-
In
In the country 7 have met attorneys
Of the bar at the lower courts, and,
as far as Representative Beckley is
concerned. and so far as Mr.. kanu-
ha is concerned. / may say they both
represent as high an order of intel
ugence as some OF the attorneys at
least that have seen practicing at
the bar Of country places in which |
have been. II the Judge has violated
any law well and good. but you can
not have him removed for an indis-
erection. in failing to exercise good
judgment
Every one who votes for this reso-
lution votes TO pursue line Of policy
that will stir up strife from one end
OF this Territory TO the other. We
have no charge that looks like a
crime or misdemeanOr or like a no
lation OF law. There is not any ques-
ton about IT, Your only complaint
here is one that arises out of Judge
Humphreys temperament At the pres
ent time Judge Humphreys has me
on an appeal in the Supreme Court
and I don't think he was right
may state that have been told in ms
court. in what I considered an IN
gentlemanly stvle. to sit down, or II
go on with the examination. ! sat
down and was quiet for a moment
He has said. Go on. don't you under
stand me?" have said Your Honor
win you please give me time to re
cover
What we should do as Bar Asso
citation. as LAWYERS. is not TO commit
ourselves 70 a policy under which
there Is nothing.
Let me say that judicial officers are
not removed lightly You cannot find
n case OF where judicial officer has
been removed except upon the graves'
Of charges. Now. I say. these charges
upon which so much stress has been
laid that Judge Humphreys con-
trolls the Republican, do not think
that charge il proven would result IN
his removal | do think he should
have no connection with politics. The
sentiment that he himself expressed
on the floor OF the Territorial con
vention. when Judge Smith spoke
should be the gJiding principle of his
life Is Il not true that he had not
been set upon, and he and be and ne,
would there have been any trouble
here. There has been no trouble
with reference to the Judges decisions
No man comes here and charges him
with the violation OF any law. | Ger
tainly differ with him in the exercise
OF judicial discretion. Whether these
sixteen applicants FIR admission 10
practice were admitted without an ex
animation I do not know Even II
the statute required an examination
do not believe il is always done
was admitted to practice law in all the
courts OF the Territory without re
ceiving an examination. can con
eeive that IL Mr. Kellet. a clerk q
this Court. for instance. should come
before me as Judge TO be examined
and receive license to practice
think can say should make no ex
animation. IL IL was a farmer. and
| discerned in him a sufficient degree
OF Intelligence I might admit him with
out an examination. | submit upon
these charges you cannot secure the
removal az judge Humphreys. Those
appointments for license to practice
In the lower courts were not given
until after the passage OF this. bill.
ten DAYS and upwards afterwards
am going 10 saw thisN II | had
been Judge would not have made
such an appointment as that Of Lewis.
would not. II Judge. use my bailiffs
10 draw grand or petit jurors. dc
not believe the licensing OF these az
tornevs. made after the passage of
the bill. had 3 single thing TO do with
IL I think the man who secured the
passage OF that act was Akina. and
know the lawyer who secured his in.
duence to pass il. Governor Dole GER
tainly signed It. do not believe these
licenses were In any way connected
with that act at all. That act was
passed BY reason OF the individual in
huence OF Akins
would pass Mr.. Hatch's resolution
with this amendment that committee
Of FIVE be appointed 10 represent TO
the Judge Of the First Circuit Cours
the feelings OF the bar association. or
in the second place / would follow the
suggestion made by Judge Silliman.
would raw vxkaraaz 4har,e Is sss,-sf,.,s