The sun., 1901-03-21
/. H. rs LETTER.
Judge Maxwell Stevenson Will Shake
the Dry Bones---As to MIR. Roose-
yelt---The Philadelphia Postmas-
tership.

Philadelphia, March, 20. q
Judge Maxwell Stevenson, who was re
emily appointed to the new court, has
reated a profound sensation i'll legal
md political circles by announcing MS
to turn his particular attention
mon the dusty, web-covered pigeon holes
N the office of the District Attorney,
where there is an accumulation of hun
lreds of untried criminal cases. Ihe no.
tice of the Judges intention came ike
to,na,lo from clear sky. Everybody
around the public buildings knows that
the office of the District Attorney Is
filled TO the brim with constantly accu-
initiating business, but there are Few
outside who have any idea how indif-
ferentIy affairs are handled there The
new .uuge will inspire something ike
energy in this slow office. lie VIII re-
main in court until six oclocl each
evening until these untried cases are dis,
uosed of to the satisfaction of his asso-
ciates.
The wide awake judge intends to nIoi.
;sh laziness and instill into the minds OF
lawyers. IL possible, that witnesses are
entitled 10 resi- ect and respectful treat
ment unuer All cohSiuSi"'i"t'S ' -
times. .
This announcement will lie hailed with
delight, and if enforced will do much 10
popularize tile new court.
| From present indications the Judge Is
very much in earnest. The positive man
ner in which he has asserted himself
and given the public and pompous law
ycrs to understand that he will II / post
lpone trial unless some s'lDstahlial
legal reason can be given, may MAKE MS
court the most respected III TINS ciS'
And with this high estimation viii van
ish the thought that an additional court
was unnecessary.
From tangible evidence there are eases
hidden beneath the dust of years. thal
will be brought before the bar of justice
with tirmness that will not only sur
prise those directly interested, but amazt
the District Attorney himself. There art
linen out on bail, possibly straw bail III
thar. who. under the Judges ruling vii
br compelled to face the judicial music
, | in spite Of their influence and the har
mcnious indifference of the District At
torney.
: What shaking of bones there will h
/ among the skeletons of illeness.
Judge Stevenson means business an
when once he gets the machinery thor
ouynl, oiled and goipg at full speed II
!, will give Philadelphia and her defamer
: something to ponder upon for many day
i o ONE.
All hats off to Judge Maxwell Stcvei
son. even though the yellow Journals d
not take to him kindly. and look upo
e him with that incxpressible apprehensio
4 which SO often sugst SITS fear.
The new court about which there hi
: been such an uproar is starting rlsh
o and il is the very element of right witt
i in it and about it that eXcites the admire
: ton of those who love justice i'll it's sin
: pie form.
A court that commands the respect I
|. the people is bound to make law-breaker
II straw bondsmen, Indifferent and insolei
II attorneys much more respectful and lay
abiding than they are at present.
: thousands OF cntfiusiastic frfends, ~ Y
ginning to cause those admirers som
thing akin to real trouble. 1t is know
from Maine to Oregon that Mr.. Roos
welt has Presidential aspirations, al
that he anticipates following in the wal
of President Mckinley four years late
This knowledge is not confined to &
leaders of the Republican party; il
general everywhere, and for that reas'
the close friends of MIR. Roosevelt, W
have been studying the sentiment of t
people, fear something may happen dl
ing the next four years to frustrate t
Vice Presidents plans and crush
absorbing ambitions. The very strenuo
quality which prcdomnates III Rooscv
is in Il measure responsible for Il
change of sentiment. There is altogetl
on too much positiveness about the man
suit the masses, but this inheXble natu
Of his may soften as he proceeds alo
oi the road toward the goal he so anxious
desires to reach. Roosevelt is anster,
'n' anstcre," said gentleman this mnrni
I'm during discussion touching upon matte
al politics, ''and for that reason |
u not expect to see him nominated for t
Presidency in 1904.
His nature is repellant rather til
attractive, and the magnetism in
makeup attracts for moment and tn
let's CO." Mckinley, as evcrybo
knows has genial nature, is eXtrem,
tr' courteous, and is invariably thought
Of those around him and deeply app
slowed upon him, whether by an
quaintance or a stranger
Not long since the gentleman who "a
utterance to these words wrote sevel
oi letters to Roosevelt, showing him VIII,
" and how he had repeatedly served h
=, previous to the campaign and during
progress. The letters in question WI
~ Of such character that the writer net
" once supposed they would pass unnotic,
~ Missivcs of less Importance had be
ef transmitted to the President and t
rs President i'll that courteous, kindly m,
~ ncr Of his, took pleasure III replyi
~ promptly
M No tayors We're asked of Roosevelt i
~ were any wanted, but as a matter
IN courtesy the gentleman, who is prol
" nent, insists that the Vice Preside
de should have sent an acknowledgment.
IFS Proof of the gentleman's indifferel
lM regarding political matters was Civ
DO in the epistles; proof, also, was
Vh duced as to his Republicanisin. but il
by the same the letters remain unanswer,
mi and the writer in question is grea
chngrined. Thus it will be seen that [
strenuous man may sometimes be enti
ly too strenuous for his own good.
little less rigidity and Il trie more fit
Utility would have made life long fric
IT. for the Nicc President; whereas ne il
ie- made an enemy OF one quite his co,
lSt in mental calibre and one equally
ce strong. in principle and Republicanism
YET Perhaps. after all. the strenuousness
n Roosevelt may ultimately defeat
Is, cherished ambitions, as it is anticipat