The Grit-advocate., 1904-08-05
In Ditch Cases Delayed.

Judge Armour mas not Yet handed
down decisions in the suits brought
by the people and the town Of Jules
burg against the Petersen Canal and
Reservoir Company. and it is uncertain
when he Will do 50. This delay has
been caused by the failure OF the plain
tifl's attorney, G.. l.. Allen, TO file with
Cases, and NOT because Of any desire
the members of the gang" have TO
postpone the final decision in the
cases, as has been repeatedly intimat-
ed by the Julesburg organ Of dcmOc
racy and discord, the Tidings,
1t will be remembered that these
cases were tried in the district court
OF this county during the last week 10
May. Ora! arguments were submitted
by the attorneys in the cases on June
sth to the court sitting in chambers at
Sterling. these arguments covering on
ly the one case, that of the town
against the ditch company. At this
time it was agreed By the attorneys
and the court that the oral arguments
should be supplemented BY written
arguments, and at the request Of Mr.
Allen, attorney for the town and the
people, he was given until July 1,t 10
file his briefs. The attorney for the
ditch company was given ten days i'll
which to reply, aud the attorney for
the plaintiffs WAS allowed five days in
which to reply to the reply. This
would make July 18th the earliest pos
sible date at which the court could re-
cciye all the papers in the case, and,
presumihg that at least two weeks
would be required by Judge Armour in
which to review the arguments Of
counsel and the evidence in the cases.
The Grit-Advocate stated in its issue
Of July 10 that decision would prUba
bly, not be handed down before the
first Of August.
These are facts which the Julesburg
organ Of democracy and discord could
have known had it wished TO do so.
1t was not necessary for it to be on
the inside, as it accuses The Grit
Advocate OF being, in order to know
them: aud its editor probably did
know the facts in the case, but pre-
ferred to suppress them, being thereby
better enabled. by subsequent mis-
statements and misrepresentation, to
la. Ii,. b,n ri ,f
has for long time existed in the com
munity as result Of the ditch contro-
yersy.
1t now seems that Mr. Allen, attor-
ney for the plaintiffs, has required
more time in which to file his briefs:
at least he had not filed them last Sat
nrday ard had given no iutimation Of
when he would do 50: hence we pre-
sumo that considerable time must yet
elapsc before decision in the cases is
reached by the court.
The Grit-Advocate cares nothing for
the charges Of favori,ism to the ditch
company which have been repeatedly
made against it by the .Julesburg or
gan OF democracy and discord: such
charges are absolutely false, and are
SO known to be by every fair.minded
person in Scdgwick county. We have
never taken the side OF either party in
this controversy. We have realized
from the beginning that there were
two sides to the q teStion, and we have
refused to arrogate to oursclf the
functions Of a court and try the issues
Of the case before they had been
brought before the proper judicial tr-
bunal. For taking this stand we know
that we have been censured by few
individuals, who have allowed their an
imosity to the ditch company to warp
whatever sense Of fairness they ever
had, and we have been both openly
and by innuendo accused Of using our
influence to prevent a speedy decision
IN the cases at Issue.
The per>on> who make these accusa-
tiOnS know them to be false, aud. what
is OF far greater moment to US, the
public generally knows them to be
false.
Upon issues other than political we
have no favorites. Upon political is
sues we take the side Of the republican
party--the party Of Abraham Lincoln.
William Mckinley and Theodore
Rouscvelt--and in doing so we have no
apologies To make to any person, or to
any cOterie of persons, whose official
lnouthpiece is the Julesburg organ Of
democracy and discord.
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