The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-31

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itumpHf.sH. hIs arbitrary conduct anil
hi- unjust treatment uf the profession.
io Formulate pui prefer charges against
him and uui him ON trial before the 600.
Is power 90 whom this association rHu
appeal with any hop. NJ sucross.
BLINDED By PASSION
There Is mo- use passing romoustranc's
n wa only o." other day "" had an 'N-
hhtiou Ut how, blinded by passion, be
passed sentence on mon. which sentence
no man can defend what right had he
90 assume jurisdiction OF an offense with
which man was charge when his
feelings were such that he was blinded
10y passion The exhibition he has made
Of himself and his arbitrary conduct
alone warrant vs. In Ming these charges
against him, and Of calling on Judge
Humphreys to answer them. II Is the
same as putting a man on trial We con
denim his course and We appoint u com.
mittco to uraw these charges and W.
back them up in an earnest effort to
sustain the dignity OF our profession ana
to guard our homes and our lives from
the oncroaChmcnts Of this man who has
proved himself unworthy ana unit to b."
Judge Of one of our courts OF record
That Is all that is asked. That these
charges 20 forward and that evidence
be taken That Judge Humphreys pre-
pare his defense and let us see whether
s..I
a philosopher who once said, BE sure
you are right and If right go ahead re-
CARELESS of consequences" That is the
school of philosophy | wish to follow.
MIR. Stewart says that we will be met
by the President of the United States
and such and such will be the consc-
quenCes. We are not looking for conse-
quences. We are investigating the truth
and the right, and invoking the powers
of this association. and investigating the
conduct of this man; We are taking a
stand on the side OF right: let us not
be deferred by any such words The eX-
hibltion and the conduct of this man
calls for immediate action on our part
such action as we hope will result in his
retiring from the position he now dis
graces.
STANLEY SUPPORTS THE RESOLU-
TlON.
w H. Stanley Mr.. President, IL seems
to me there comes a time when a man
should state frankly and publicly what
his position is on any question before a
body / certainly have no personal ami
mus against the Honorable A. S. Hum
phreys. | left the Bench some ten
months ago. and | have left it for good
and all. | have no axe to grind. AS
far as personal animus is concerned, l
have none | am not averse to saying
that on the few occasions when | have
had business before Judge Humphreys
he has treated me courteously, and per
sonally | have nothing of which to com
plain, and if complaint against him was
due solely to his action toward the Bar
the resolution presented by Mr.. Robert
son should not be carried by this asso-
citation.
The resolution proposed by Mr.. Hatch
and the attitude taken by McCants
Stewart absolutely ignores what, in my
opinion, is the strong charge against
Judge Humphreys. We may have our
own opinions as to the attitude of the
Court toward counsel That would be a
trifiinE matter.
THE GRAVEST CHARGE.
In my opinion. the charge that Judge
Humphreys is conducting political cam
paign and using his high judicial office
for political purposes, is far more se-
rious / will not transgress the ten
minute rule OF this association, but
wish to place myself on record as disap-
proving in the strongest manner possible,
of any active participation by a Judge
of one of our courts In the political
arena.
No committee appointed by us will find
out more than is now known, that Judge
Humphreys has used and is using his
judicial office for political purposes.
cannot see any fair explanation that
would do honor to Judge Humphreys In
his granting sixteen licenses to members
of the Legislature while the Legislature
was in session.
Again. ! cannot see any possible excuse
for his appointing as bailiff a man like
Lewis, a man who has been branded in
the public press time and time again. l
cannot see any possible excuse, how
Judge Humphreys, having this mans
record, could make him bailiff under the
Act just passed. As the editor of the
Star put it forcIbly "A man don't use
dirty tools unless there is dirty work TO
be done"
! am not taking any position against
lawyers being in politics. They always
are in politics. In our Bar Associations
we have politicians of various kinds. We
have Republicans and Democrats and In
dependents and Mugwumps, but We GER
tainly challenge the right of judicial
officer TO take active participation on
either side and appoint his political
friends officers of the court.
HATCH SUBSTITUTE USELESS,
MIR President, what object will the
resolution proposed by MIR. Hatch OBJ
tain? What is its purpose? Is It's pur-
pose TO crystalline public opinion? Is its
purpose to let public opinion gain sway
and then let a petition go to Washington
on the ground that the administration
Is un-RepublCHn2 II so, In my opinion
II is not the correct course. As mem
bers OF the Bar Association. let US take
the initiative; let us do more Khan rec
ommend to committee thar on the
ground OF his attitude towards the Bar
we are at loggerheads with him. our
main cry II against political Judges, 1t
seems to me that McCants Stewart has
lost sight OF that. Not word was said
about Judges connected with politics.
A NIT .,