The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11

Beerburg had been short. His ambition was lofty and he proposed to Ashton to risk all he had on a fight to the fin ish in the circuit court when his case came up for trial. This lawyer was shrewd and by juggling the Code and Constitution thought he saw a rift ana did. indeed, smell the aroma of small
 but delicious rodent.
 Was not the act of the Legislature providing for the election of the Waller
 justice of the peace by the people un-
 constitutional? Could it not be so
 proved. anyway? This was what Han son would try to do and after much
 persistence obtained the consent of Ashton. The project carried with 1t
 some hope in view of the numerous
 other official heads that were being knifed by the force of unconstitutional
 arguments. In truth. so much hope did
 it bring to Ashton that he tossed aside his diving bells, quit the dispensary
 and stepped on dry land once again.
 Colonel Moran grew naughty as he
 heard of the contemplated procedure
 before the circuit court at Beerburg.
 He was aware of the rain of heads in the judicial circuits but could not be-
 lieve that his own scalp Was in dan
 ger.
 Ilt dOuSAly hHlSnlS OI lOCdl War
 fare concentrated in the circuit court
 few days later. The best of Beer
 burg talent was opposed. one to the
 other. The room was crowded to the
 limit. The battle opened and continued
 with unabating acrimony until the al- lotted times for argument were ex-
 hausted. With one of the most positive charges the judge had ever given he
 virtually said. "GentIemen of the iury,
 the act under which the justice of the
 peace who tried this case exists is at
 right angl,s with the Constitution and
 yuU should so find
 Fifteen minutes later the jury filed
 back into the court room and the dig
 nitiod foreman read the fate of Colonel
 Moran in his own ears. Ashton was
 disc larged
 Following up this victory Ashton
 hooded a cheerful assent to Attorney llanson's further tactics in his behalf which would make them assume the offensive in their dealings with Col Moran. That day quo warranto pro- c"t tdlrgS were Instituted against Col Moran. Meanwhile a petition with the very flower Of Beerburg appended had r"achod tho Governor to appoint their comrade and worthy fellow citizen. An
 drew Ashton, to the oftice of justice of | tho peace at Waller which office, it l seems would be vacant before Yule- tid".
 In this way a gun was fixed for flu | tHF' ire at the hautcur of Col Moran. | liter despair was the lot Of the aris- toeratic Colonel. when the thunarrbolt | broke loose from the lur.d clements of | litiEatiNn. It struck straight nt him | with unerring aim. Tfe was down and out. g fallen foe. Ashton hqa at last 'riHmphod. turning the politioa} tables ta a =tartllnglv short while. l'poD the heels of the chancery writ busting him | from office came the unexpected ap- pointment of Ashton to succeed him. Seeing, however, that Col. Moran was game in defeat Ashton's soul which was not cruel at the worse, grew generous. He knew, too, that a better living was in the shoe business for him. So gath erlng his friends and counsel about him on Christmas Eve informed them that
 he had climbed rapidly to the wassail hall of victory and his antagonist had drunk enough of the dregs of defeat. Therefore, he would resign the office
 and make special request to the Gov ernor that Col Moran be appointed fin his stead. Besides, the appointment | had been to him only a temporary tool and he was hardly able to qualify in
 the work. On the other hand, the small l revenue of the office had been the only