The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-28

But, gentlemen, there one dlSIlncIloH
that | do not possess. | have never
abused the legislature of 1899 have
heard two distinguished Democrats, two
men who have been honored by that par
ty. stand up here and denounce that
body They have gone further; they have
denounced this proceeding as political, de-
nounced the House for sending 1t here
and are counting upon eleven men on
this floor already asleep, safely LAID away
in the bosom of the Respondents. And
counsel stood up yesterday and almost
boasted that only six Democrats were
needed to vote with the elect to acquit
in this proceeding And the drum corps
has been sounding it up and down the
streets and in the halls of this building
that those six were secured, and naming
them.
Il stand up here and say that the
greatest insult that could have been Of
fered here to those eleven men was the
ntimation that they were already safe
safe before the trial even commnced.
Mr. Watson here paid a high compli-
ment to Mr.. Bynum, and compared his
speech. devoid of politics, to those of
his associates. He added
THE reason that a man who is OH
the other side always goes bow-shot
beyond the other fellow is the fear that
somebody will say he hasn't done his
duty; that somebody standing off yonder
behind a pillar will say he hasn't been
entirely loyal. The deserter always
makes the biggest reputation as a fighter
after he has gone over and turned his
guns upon his own people,
Commenting nthe impeachment of
Judge Barnard in New York, he said:
There you have a case where the
cnlv offense was partiality."
1.-THE House of Representatives in the
case now before you accuse these judges
CT having been partial; charges them
with having rendered political opinions
eliminating in putting their hands int"
the public treasury.
IF / don't prove to you that that court
sat for two years inviting political cases
and receiving political litigants with open
arms, then I'll ask you not to convict.
I'll show you that they sat there with
ready made political opinions on hand.
like fawning greyhounds in the leash, to
be loosed at will.
He said that if he could be turned
aside from the line of duty he would
stop to defend the honorable board of
managers from the attacks made on
however; the people of North Carolina
knew those honorable gentlemen too we'll.
Touching Governor Jarvis criticism of
the judges on the stump, and Captain
Cookies declaration that one must not
be held responsible for what was said in
a campaign, Mr. Watson said:
81 felt the other day like covering my
face from the face of the multitude when
l heard eminent counsel say we did stand
up on the stump and charge this court
with rendering partisan opinions, but
that was in the heat of political cam
paign and we didn't mean it.
1--WE all know that this question was
great issue in the campaign, seriously
discussed before the people We charged
that they did destroy the acts of the
Legislature. They destroyed the best part
CT the winters work, and they did it for
partisan political purposes. Did we mean
it, when we said so? Were we telling
the truth, or were we gross political
slanderers? When the time comes that We
can get up on the stump and attack tR1
court, not believing what we say to be
true, its time we had impeached and
driven cut of the State the politicians
And if a man does it believing 1t to Dc
true, its cowar dly for him to run 10 the
bushes when he's faced with saying It,
The moment the judicial officer dares
to remember party in his decision. that
moment he loses the respect OF the COM
munity: the moment he steps aside to
accomplish partisan ends, that moment
re has committed an impeachabie Of
Tense The very moment they cross the
boundary line marked by the constitution
you've got to call halt. Ana why be
cause a judicial decree is irfeVocapie
it is as binding as the DEGREES OF fate
The decision of the highest court IN the
State becomes first precedent indulge
it, and it stands there as an autiollCy
for ages, by which the rights Q, property
andpe rsons are to be governed.
1.-THE doctrine of White VS.. Auditor
stands yonder as law? How many cases,
by anaiygy are governed by that case?
why there has been knocking at the