The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-20
TALK OF IMPEACnING
JUDGE DON PARDEE
FOR WRITING LETTER ADVISING
AGAINST ACTION BY CONGRESS
IN THE CASE or JUDGE
sWAYNE.

The Atlanta Constitution Of yester.
day contained the following from its
special correspondent in Washington,
Jas. Oil:
The letter of Judge Pardee to Gen
eral Grosvener again figured promi.
nently in the debates in the house to
day.
General Grosvenor has been much
criticised by many republicans for
having made public the letter of Judge
Pardee on the ground that this action
was most unjust to Judge Pardee.
General Grosyenor claims that under
the authority given him by Judge Par
dee to use his own discretion in the
matter. he had fully the right to read
the letter.
The action of Judge Pardee in
writing the letter was severely scored
by Judge De Almond, of Missouri, who
said it was with sorrow and shame
that he had Witnessed the exhibition
made by the Pardee letter. It was, he
said. the first tine in the history OF
the country that it had been furnished
with the spectacle of a judge attempt
ing to influence by political considera-
tons the action of the house acting in
its present judicial capacity, as Judge
Pardee does in his letter. in which he
says: I do not think that a repubIi-
can house should vote impeachment
against him
Judge De Almond sad he had al
ways understood Judge Pardee to be
an upright judge, and he regretted to
see him in this way place stain upon
himself, which could not be eradicat-
ed by an hundred years Of usefulness.
He likened this act to that of man
who would write a similar letter to a
juror in Judge Pardee's court and pic
tured the righteous indignation over
any such act, even on the part of the
most ignorant man who might be pre-
sumed to know better.
Referring to the date Of the letter
which was written in March last,
Judge De Almond said, employing that
sarcasm for which he is famous, that
IL it were not for the date, it might
have been suspected that the sletter
was written by some of those other
judges who, according TO recent dis
closures, have been reported in the
habit of charging the maximum ex'
pense accounts; but, of course, he
would make no such insinuation
against Judge Pardee.
The letter has been widely discuss
ed and a good many men have sug-
gested il as in itself warrant for the
Impeachment of Judge Pardee. OF
course. so fer this is only talk, and it
is doubtful il anything more will be
heard from it on that line. A good
many men seem to think there is rea
sonable grounds for doubling the
/ friendship of General Grosvenor fol-
! Judge Pardee, in view of his action in
making public this letter.
DE Almond (Missouri) declared that
1 if Judge Swayne was not impeached
ii will be because Of the blindness OF
partisanship, hate and zeal
Mr. De Almond (MisSourD said
NnEEG udQ UGH Oil CAEOll W oHOcE
/ of this case not on It's merits, but by
drawing a line down the center aisle
| Of the house. If he continued, we
knew that he Judge PaTdee) was one
CT those like Judge Swayne, who has
been setting aside the law regarding
g his expense allowance for the purpose
OF drawing from the treasury money
/ which does not belong to him, we
4 could find q reason for that letter
where no reason now can be found tC
exist. unless it should be the narrow
/ Fartisanship.'
Mr.. De Almond expressed surprise
that inasmuch as these charges had
been made against Judge Swayne
there should be objection to having
him placed on trial before the senate
that his guilt or innocence might be
ascertained.
Mr.. De Almond reviewed the diff
ferent counts against Judge SYeyne
finding cause for impeachment in all.
and said the record of the case wodld
be an impeachment of Judge Swayne
as long as time shall last and memory
shall endure -