The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-13
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most degraded in the scale of moral
ity could be guilty of, let alone one
occupying the position of honor and
responsibility of the man against
whom they were made. It was then
that he betook himself to flight and
showed the full extent of his moral and
physical cowardice, instead of permit;
ting his manhood to assert itself in
defense of his assaulted honor. While
as a rule the public regards with sus.
picion the testimony of professional
detectives employed to shadow a man
and has still less regard for the testi.
mony of false friends, yet their state.
ments, if allowed to go unchallenged,
must stand as true, regardless of the
prejudice against their authors.
After the judge and his paramour
have fled from the scene of their In
fanny warrants are issued for the ar
rest of the two detectives making the
charges in the last Of the af1idavits
filed. But those warrants are not is
sued at the intsance of either of the
aggrieved parties. A man, according
to the newspapers published in the
city where the disgraceful events have
occurred, unknown to anybody is the
one who files the information on which
the warrants are handed down. The
officer intrusted with their service is
unable to find them. But if the de-
tectiyes are really wanted, say those
who eem to possess a fair degree of
knowledge concerning the matter, all
that is necessary is for Judge Harvey
and the woman to return and the men
now sought will be forthcoming. But
so far nothing has transpired indicat-
ing any intention of either to do SO.
While The Gazette has no interest
whatever in the litigation between the
two ~contending companies and does
not care which may eventually prove
successful, it does deplore the exist
ence of such a condition of affairs as
seem to obtain in Butte and feels the
shame and disgrace which by reaso
of their existence attach to the name
of the entire state. When open charges
against the integrity and honesty of
the bench are made and the actions of
the accused are such as to warrant
disbelief in the compatibility of those
occupying seats on that exalted trib-
unal, the people may we'll grow suspic-
ious and wander whom they may
trust. What protection have the mass
es when the guage of a mans fitness
for the bench is the readiness with
which he may be relied upon to lend
himself to the schemes and machin-
ations of wealthy corporations having
cases that may be brought before him
for a%judication? Why seek to elect
lawyers at all, when it seems that
only knowledge on the part of some
rich and powerful combination of men
that a certain man will serve their
purposes is all that is to be considered
in the selection of some one for the
exalted position of judge, and that
unless he is known to incline their
way, no matter how worthy and de-
serving he may not aspire to the posi-
ton?
While all judges of the Montana
bench are not Harneys, it takes only
a few of the latter to bring the entire
judiciary of the state into %disrepute
and cause it to be regarded with sus-
picion. For their own preservation
and for the good that will follow such
action on their part, it is to be hoped
chat the other judges of the. state may
see their way clear to take some action
in the premises and by the application
of drastic remedies remove the stain
which now attaches to the judiciar?
OF the state and causes it. to be regard
ed with contempt and d%istrust abroad.
COIN HARvEY'S LATEST SCHOOL.
Omaha Bee: Coin Harvey, who
played such a CONSPICUOUS part in the
is to 1 campaign of 1896 as the John
the Baptist of free silver, has modified
his views on the paramount issue.
When asked what, in his Judgment,
was to be the future of silver, he is
quoted as saying:
Il see little or no prospect for silver
regaining its old position. When the