Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
Federal Judge Does Not Seem
to Fear Movement for His
Impeachment.
MAKES A STATEMENT
Declares His Rulings Were Just and
States That He Believes Movements
of Miners Is to Intmdate Him
Strikers Receive Support.

HSSlluS, w. Nd., july uueoS
John Jay Jackson of the federal court
consented to make a statement rela-
tive to the reported movement to i'm
peach him and remove him from the
bench. He thinks its object is to in
timidate him and frighten him into
changing his position with reference
to the mine workers and to prevent
any further punishment of violators Of
his Injunction for contempt of court.
Il do not know whether the report
is true or not, nor do l care" said
Judge Jackson today. 81 do not fear
any proceedings of that nature, and l
regard the entire matter as perfectly
absurd.
'Impeach me? What for? If all
their claims be true l have made an
error in judgment. nothing more. A
judge cannot be impeached for that
But there has been no error of judg-
ment. My opinion speaks for itself. 1t
is an honest opinion backed up by for
ty-one years of experience on the
bench, and I think it will stand.
"A judge can be impeached only for
incompetency, corruption, or something
of that nature. Their only remedy is
an appeal to higher court, and they
are welcome to that course if they
thing my opinions are unjust and il
legal"
Judge Jackson showed some impa-
tience in talking of the matter. To his
close friends he is reported to have
said that he rendered opinions during
the civil war, when backbone was re.
quired, and that he did not propose to
be diverted from his plain duty in this
instance by threats Of the mine work
ers." He was threatened in a similar
manner before, he said, when his in
functions drove Eugene Debs out of
West Virginia. The talk at that time
resulted in nothing and he thinks nd
action will be taken now.
Eleventh Week.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 2S-The be-
ginning of the eleventh week of the
anthracite miners strike finds appar-
entity no change in the situation, al
though the rumor has been revived
that an effort vii be made this week
by one of the large companies to
start up colliery. The companies
have a sufficient number of coal and
iron policemen enlisted now to pre-.
vent trouble, and all that would be
necessary to get mine in operation
would be a sufficient number of mi
ners. At strike headquarters the be
lief is as strong as ever that the oper
ators cannot resume.
A great many telegraphic messages
have passed between Wilkesbarre, In
dianapolis and the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers in West Vir
ginia, the nature of which Mr.. Mitch
ell would not make public.
President Mitchell has consented to
serve on the board which will arbi
trate the differences between the
Scranton Electric Railroad company
and it's employees.
Miners Give Freely.
indianapolis, July 2S.-The United
Mine Workers. officials today received
many checks and drafts representing
assessments paid by locals Throughout
the country during the week. Secre
tary-Treasurer Wilson reported tina
the entire membership is responding
cheerfully to the assessment, and tha
all the members of the organization
seem to think that the convention act
ed wisely when it decided upon thu
plan in preference to a strike. Evel
the anthracite miners, who at first ia
vored a strike, concede the assess
ment plan to be better.
1--WE have not taken any furthe
steps in the matter OF Judge Jackson
impeachment" said Mr.. Wilson. mo
shall we do SO till the docket is clear
ed of the present cases. We want i
understood that there is no question O
politics in our proposed action, an,
that we are moving in the matter onl,
that we may preserve our rights"
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