The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-08-22
Railroad Resolutions

Railroad Resolutions
Judge Carey, whose jurisdiction, for the time
being, extends over Ferry county, and who has
been profuse for the past several months in feed
ing the readers of the republican newspapers of
Stevens county with literary productions of his
own genius laudatory of his self confessed great
ness, through the medium of the Great Northern
and other railroad attorneys at Republic, on the
10th day of April, 1908, furnished to the States
man-Index the following beautifully written reso-
luton which is here given as it appeared in that
paper:
The following resolution was sent us this week
by Hon Geo. V. Alexander one of the leading
democratic lawyers of Republic, with the request
that we publish it:
Be it resolved by the undersigned, all members
of the Ferry county bar that we take pleasure in
stating that we, as lawyers, men and citizens. en-
tertain the highest respect for the Hon. D. H.
Carey, our presiding superior judge, as lawyer,
Judge, man and citizen; that as judge we have
found him to be able, just and fearless in the ad-
ministraton of the law and patient courteous
and considerate in his treatment of the members
of the bar thus vesting the intercourse between
the bench and the bar with an atmosphere which
is wholesome as it is gracious. AS lawyer he is
exact in learning, aborious in investigation unfal-
tering in courage, of absolute impartiality and
possessed of broad patriotism; that it is with
sincere regret that we contemplate the termina-
nation by Judge Carey of the duties of presiding
judge of the superior court for Ferry county in
January, 1909 by reason of the provisions of said
act of the legislature as aforesaid. That we con-
gratulate the bar and the good people of Stevens
county upon the fact that Judge Carey is resi-
ity is to be congratulated upon having as one of
it's citizens an able lawyer, just and fearless
judge, an honest and upright citizen.
W. T. Beck,
Chester P. Bennett,
James T. Johnson,
G. V. Alexander.
The public was given the opportunity to read
these resolutions at time when politics were not
considered an element in public affairs, and Judge
Carey who evidently sought the adoption of these
resolutions, was anxious to ingratiate himself into
the confdencd of the people while they were off
their guard
It is due to the public that they should know
that Geo. " Alexander is and was then the attor-
ney for the Great Northern railroad company in
Ferry county and he was delighted and ready to
prepare these resolutions in payment of a debt of
gratitude which he believed he owed to Judge
Carey because the Judge, in the trial of number
of railroad lawsuits at Republic, had decided them
in favor of Mr.. Alexander's client. It is also a
notorious fact that Mr.. Beck is railroad attorney
in Republic and was therefore interested. And
the other two attorneys are said to have been
promised gratuities from judicial standpoint
that would amply repay them for their signatures
to the instrument which was intended to be
foisted upon the people of Stevens county.
While the lawyers of Ferry county are conten-
ted to say that Judge Carey as Judge in the dis
charge of his duties over there has been able just
and fearless in his administration of the law, it
is fact that the Stevens county bar would be
glad to sign a set of resolutions declaring that
some of his decisions in cases tried in Stevens
county have been fierce in the superlatve degree
especially since it may be truthfully asserted that
within the four years of the Judges adminstra-
ton here there has not been a judgment entered
against the Great Northern railroad company un-
less by voluntary settlement.
When railroad attorneys take the trouble to
resolve in favor of some judge, ask yourself if
there is not likely some good reason behind it.