The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
IMPEACHMENT.

THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
IMPEACHMENT.
The House Judiciary Com mittes, ,
BY vote Of % to 10, recommend TO
the House, favoraDly, the resolution
introd uced by Mr.. Craig, looking TO
the impeachment Of J Justices Furches
and Douglass. This action is no
surprise to this paper, for We have
oil along entertained the belief that
the ballot stufhng element in the leg
islature, or rather those who prof.
ted by the anarchistic methods OF
the last campaign, would be dispos-
cd TO institute impeachment pro-
oeedings. This action il also in har
mony with the methods that have
been practieed by the Simmons bal
lot-stu ffing machine in the two last >
campaigns. Indeed. the official char
acter OF no man Of opposite party Is
free from the assaults Of this class
OF demsgoguts and politicians, in
short they feed and thrive on such
methods.
The deliberate purpose of begin
ming impeachment proceedings is to
shake public con- dence in the court,
and destroy that high regard they
have always entertained for our
highest tribunal. Whether the House
adopts the report recommended by
the Judiciary Committee or not, is
immaterial; for the recommendation
contained therein is intended to
damage and destroy, not only the
high judicial character and reputa-
ton of Justices Furches and Doug
lass, but also to undermine and be-
smirch their private character. There
is no hint or suspicion Of any cor
ruption on the part Of these distin-
guished gentlemen on the contrary,
even the most partisan Democratic
pnpers are constrained to admit that
their characters are of the highest.
The Statesville Mascot, regretting
the action Of this intensely partisan
Judiciary Committee, says Of Judge
Furches: "No man who knows him
ever doubted his honesty and integ-
rity. He may have made a serious
mistake and transcribed his author
ity, but there is nothing to show
that he did so Intentionally and
knowingly"
The Mascot is published at the
home of Justice Furches, and that
paper has had every opportunity OF
knowing not only his official life, but
his private career, and it testifies te
his honesty.
The High Point Enterprise, a pa
per published in Guilford county, o.
which Justice Douglass is a native
says that she has always borne /,
spotless reputation. This same pape
in speaking of Judge Furches say
that he likewise "has equally as goot
q reputstion in the State. Comment
ing further, the Enterprise says
can accusation sometimes does q
much harm to a mans reputation q
q conviction, and these men viii
probably suffer in reputation, nj
matter what turn the affair ma.
take"
In this light this matter will b
regarded by conservative, fair mind
cd and iustice-loviug citizens of tn
State, even though the House shout
deliberately refuse to recommen
impeachment to the Senate. TIL
matter has gone so far now, tina
even though they should retrac
their steps, they have succeeded, t
some extent, in undermining and de
stroying that public confidence i
the highest court, which is SO essen
tial, but the anarchical element no,
In control OF the State would hes
tate to do nothing to intrench them
selves in power.
Indeed, this brazen and sameles
attempt to destroy the high offici,
character of these judges is no sui
prise when We take into consider,
ton the violent and lawless chara,
ter Of the campaigns that were Ca
ried on by the redshirt Democrac,
II their hypocritical attempt ,
impeachment on the ground, as the
allege, that these judges violate
the Constitution of the State or tral
scended their jurisdiction In Ii
White case, and in view of the ia,
that many of these same men, VIII
are now so active and aggressive
pushing impeachment proceeding
either violated, endorsed, or acqu
esced in the violation of the Const
tuition of North Carolina and Il
United States in the August election
reminds Us Of Satan rebuklng Sil
In all the years past when the Den
ocratic party had control of Il
State it frequently happened tn,
they had men on the bench who We,
GUILTY OF INTEMPERANCE, and y
no attempt was made by the Dem
cratic LEGISLATURES to IMpEAc
THEIR JUDGES.
Populist papers in some instanc
having knowledge that some of Il
judges were guilty of intemperanc
while actually engaged in the di
charge Of their duties, never call,
public attention to this fact, mu,
less to demand their impeachment
the hands Of the Legislature. Viii