The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-03-10

Among the Florida newspapers that
have expressed their views are the fol-
lowing:
Perry Topics: Judge Swayne has
been acquitted Of the charges filed
against him. This was expected, under
the circumstances, and Mr.. Billy Lamar
doubtless feels that lot Of labor has
been lost
Jasper News: Judge Charler S,yayne
has been acquitted by the UnitNd StaSeS
Senate of the impeachment charges
brought against him. Now If he'll get
out Of Florida and stay out, wen try
and forget him.
Monticello News: It is highly signif-
icant that, on the count charging i'm
proper use Of free railroad transporta-
ton, the vote was overwhelming to
13. The Senate is jealous of its privi-
leges. How could Senators, occupying
seats bought for them by the railroads
and other corporations, and with pock-
cts stuffed with franks and passes, do
otherwise than indOrse the polite graft
ing Of Swayne? In this, let us give the
Senate due credit for consistency.
Brookville Southern Argus: Judge
Charles Swayne, just tried In impeach-
ment proceedings, was acquitted on
Monday last Of all charges against him
by q party vote. They were proven
and in the largest numbeE admitted to
be true by the defendant but were not
considered crimes by the Republican
Senate. The Republican party being in
its own opinion higher than the law, its
members cannot violate 1t, 1t seems.
They only set it aside or ignore it.
Partisanship is just the thing not to
have in country.
Jacksonville Sun: Fresh from the
vindication granted him by q PARTISAN
Senate, he will come back to the people
who repudiated him, unpurged of the
charges that were made against him,
which thirty-three good and true men in
the United States Senate said by their
votes were proven, He will perform
his official duties with the knowledge
that he holds his Office against the
wishes Of the people among whom his
duties call him, and that but few re-
spect him. He had better resign and
pass the rest of his days in obscurity,
so that people will forget him and his
vindicatiOn.
Palatka Times Herald: And Judge
Swayne has been acquitted. The Judge
rs Republican, the Senate is Republi-
can by a safe majority, 80 the verdict
occasions no surprise.
DeLand News: When one considers
to what depths politics have sunken in
this country and how the country and
the ordinary citizen is exploited for the
benefit Of railroad, steamboat and other
corporations, he must marvel at what
the country will stand. 1t is able to
this enormous exploitation
only because Of its natural resources,
which are gradually being depleted,
No one who knows anything about pres
ent conditions is at all surprised at the
acquittaI of Swayne by the Senate.
1t is only a continuation of the "sys-
TENS" exploitation. The system is
taking care Of its children.
A political verdict, in every sense,
was the decision of the United States
Senate in the case of Judge Charles
Swayne. The fact that the Judge is a
Republican and that he was appointed
by Republican President outweighed
with the Republican majority Of the
Senate every consideration of guilt or
as developed by the testi-
mony.
Gainesville Star: Standard Oil Rock
Judge Swayne of the charges
made by the House, made such miser-
able failure in their work Of whitewash-
ing, by leaving the black spots on his
judicial ermine as braZen and conspicu-
GUS as ever, that the veriest dauber will
fail to pronounce that body expert
painters.
Ocala Banner: If this had been some
poor devil instead Of a man wearing the
judicial eFmine of the country, there
would be little question about his con-
yiction. It seems impossible for mem
bers Of q political party, notwithstand-
ing the oath they take to rise above
their party affiliations. Andrew John
son, who had offended his party though
he had been guilty Of no offense known
to outlaws, barely escaped conviction
for high crimes and miSdemeanors."
The commission that sat in the cele-
brated Tilden-Hay case composed Of
members Of the supreme court and
members Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives, supposed to be the
most exalted men in the nation, cast
their vote strictly on party lines. No
Of the commission was able TO
vote contrary TO the dictates of his
party. So It Is with the case Of Swayne |
Honor, justice and integrity, all are set |
aside. Partisan politics triumphed.
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