The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-08
GRAVE ISSUE FoRcEp

investigation and dispatches seai by
liable press associations disclose the
impeachment proceedings offered In
the House Of Representatives Of the
Congress- OF the United statea BY s.
p Murphy transcend anything Of like
nature tor many years
Congressman Murphy, according to
lhe slle on his history. Is not a radical
agliator but a man rather inclined to
be modest and whose good name Is at
this time unassallahlo
Eie has made The assault on Judges
Mcpherson and Phillips Of the West.
ern Missouri district Of the United
States court only after being conyInc.
Cd BY thousands Of people who reside
IN his district and throughout the state
Of Missouri az being the only manner
In which Justice may be had.
Without regard ID any personal feel
lng and with an intent 10 aerye all
men fairly every patriotic citizen 0f
The United States trusts Mr.. Murphy
le incorrect In his view OF the mat.
ter now under the limelIght OF public
itg
Because aa an thoughtful men view
The situation. II win ba very severe
blow to good government to ascertain
there has been one. much less two
on the Federal bench 80 far forgetthl
6; ihe great oath taken as TO 1ecide pre-
Judged issues.
on Inc other hand Congressman MUIR
phy has forced an ISSUE permitting no
advance conclusion The judges can
nni wrap themselves IN tho ermine of
the bench and declare they have been
assalled The impeachment Offering
gives 10 them he hraadesi ll0ssble
latitude and ethics allows them great
liberty III making answer to the grave
charges made The rate cases OF the
eighteen railroads nf Missouri sink m
70 n0thlnenass compared With the ques
lion as 70 whether OF not Judges Phil.
Hrs and Mcpherson are guilty az
charged.
Their violation oG sacred Judicial
rights would be the Rrayesl traVesty
on Justice the higher courts Of the
United States or Of the common.
wealths have had TO contend against
for several decades Il Is true there
have been serious decisions wherein
lhe competency and ability OF mflsls
haYa been shown Inadequate. but that
la aa honor compared with the serl
Gus aldgment OF Mr. Murphy In a body
that musl give heed 70 his assertions.
The Judiciary Is the laa, bulwark.
An executive OF member Of the legIs-
latlgq body, being close 10 the people
md anSwerable te his constituents
frequently, will never get wrong with.
out the wrong being rlghted Ia a short
time The bench is different, ESd by
reason Of that Il Is supposed 10 Saalu.
tain g place wholly unnecessary by
other officials To the credit Of an fl
can be said that principle 0f govern
ment has worked well. and The men
who traHsgress against that law are
sinneep and traitors at the same time.
Politics can not enter into the mat.
ter aud no bias should be shown. but
lhe stubborn fact remains that the I'M
known member OF phe Congress who
WAS 50 wantanlY aeaalled the first day
he introduced the resolution Of hives
tlgailon. has. by tho courage Of his
reply placed the two judges where
their club friends nor their past rec.
ords ean be Of the least avail Il Is
nos solemn and strict affair, where.
IN they must make answer 10 all the
people and no iest ur appeal 70 past
performance viii be Of the least use
TO them True enough there can be
brought against them 20 lransgresslon
other than those specified, but they
must await the time and tho explana.
lian after their case has been slEteu to
the very bottom
Willie there Is 6 tendency 10 under
estimate the gravity Of charges made
by the wanton OF The irresponsible.
aad ct times Il does seem that men
temporarily N puwnr seek TO aHsall
whnma0eVer have IDEAS different from
their 0wn. Impeachment offerings are
eH acargq ra diamonds n thf Arctic
soils. and they are Ct a galur0 so nnw-
elfla and iar-reaehne ln theis Imnof.
fauee rs to drive ali levliy of studied
Indifference 10 the Winds
The two Federal Judges are facing
aefiens charges and no amount Of ex.
planning will do away with the idar
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