The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-18

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various cases under my regime. Ev'
ery lawyer and my opponent espec
Tally should know that the Judge OF
the District Court Is required to dis
miss cases when they are not prompt.
.ly brought to trial by the states at
torney, and that except in cases
! where there is such delay in the pros.
ecution, the court has power to dis
miss only upon a showing Of the facts
which satisfy the court that convic'
ton cannot be had. Whatever crimi
nal cases have been dismissed In
Williams county or elsewhere, have
been dismissed because there was
lack Of evidence to convict, or be-
cause the defendants were fugitives
from Justice in other words, had es.
capped from jail. It will be observed
from the clerks certificate that elev.
en- escapes from the Williams county
jail have occurred. In one of the cas-.
es dismissal was granted because OF
the death If the defendant. In some
of the cases dismissal was mad lie.
cause Of the conviction 81 the dc-
PENDANT upon another charge Of the
same ofense. It would AFFORD me
pleasure If the people who have read
the circular Let US have the Trnth.,
VIII take that circular and compara
u carefully with the certificate ~
the clerk of the district court ~ VII.
llams county, which I have given Won ;.
Judge Goss was asked with res,pct
tions."
= nave made no combinations for
polltlcal purposes in this CAMPAIGN
NO man, or set of men are sunno .4in.
me because Of any promise or inti,na.
.lon that ! should support or favor
them In consideration Of their s,,nnort
IN my candidacy. If Mr.. sorensoa ~
any others, are supporting me in this
campaign, they are doing so of their
own 1ree will, and certainly do not
1eel that I am entitled to criticism
because of their support. i wish -
cal attention to another misrepre-
sentatlon which has come to nv M.
nee from various quarters. and that
is, that Mr.. Palda and his friond,
nave given out the word, that 7 to
setner with different candidates for
onlce' would be present and sneak
az certain public halls and school
houses at certain times. / have novor
autnorized anyone to give anv notice
20 that effect; I have never intended
10 make. and have not made anv
speeches; nor have authorized any.
one to do so for me. Thesa renor+s
nave not been circulated by INV
friends or supporters, and are MIRO
laDr1cations on the part Of my oppon.
|ent and his followers. I have xiven
you In these words. the actual facts
: regard to these several, matters.
trust the public viii receive them =
= sonicient answer to the accusation.
mat have been made. and = ar.re.
Spouse to the oppositions., plea IN
tne name Of Truth. They have
asked for it. and the records Of nv
court nave been furnished to give
them the truth with rexarh "a -.
transaction Of the public businees
N an article published in your paper
some days ago. you were given the
isces with respect to the great in.
crease In the public business IN this
district, and of what disposition had
been made by the court of that bust.
ness during my term of Office. AS I
said then say now, that II this rec
ord satisfies the people, I shall he
pleased to have their approval signi-
ned at the primary election. II they
feel that someone else can improve
upon that record it will be their dutv
to select that other person fos the
Office"
We feel that the foregoing state
ments by Judge Goss should clear the
minds of all doubters as to the rec
titude of his conduct and the eff
cheney OF his service. The manner
in which he has conducted this cam
palgn, remaining steadily at home, and
furthering his campaign by means
OF correspondence and through the eff
forts of those who have voluntarily
given him their services, contrasts
forcibly with the scurrilous campaign
OF Mr. Palda. 1t is tadaed too bad
that the high office. OF district judge
should be degraded to the extent Of
having men seek it and endeavor to
attain it through the cheap meth
DDS adopted by Judge Goss' oppon-
emit The spectacle OF a prominent
attorney going from house to house
throughout the district, travelling up
on the railroad trains and by automo-
bile across the country for the pur.
pose OF personally distributing circu.
lars disappearing facts and disred.
ting the man who holds the Office
as the gift Of the people, Is the one
which should cause sober and fair.