The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-26
IS
NEEDED IN
THIS CASE
why Did Supreme Court
Change Opinion on Rul-
ins so as to Favor the
Seattle Electric Co.?

...arlation convenea next Mcdnes-
N pr il annual convention, an
ma viii be made BY certain OF
\. more Influential members to
~nsfess further Investigation OF
~ STATE supreme court. and To put
AZ IA on the scandal created by
~ charges preferred against that
,r,haaal BY Attorney DcMolfe OF
fsoeaa-
rhere i inst one way In which
~ association can DO this That
4 IL order aud Conduct At tho
,.uas on unbiased attorneys Of dis
''.etIon and faifuess tattorheya vho
~ nol Ia tho employ Of powerful
,ahllc service corporations or their
ruys,hlsersl a thorough inyssli'
r,,on n the charges, an invcstiEa'
A. which goes into the Influences
tuxn around the selection. pre-
Nus professional employment, and
.rnsathles oi The members u the
ouft With a yiew Of aacefiainlak
~ motives which have inspired
rr,zln judicial decisions.
u No motives 10 the contrary
an csssloped By such an In.
vssslasslon. then and only then
VII. Inc yablle have a RICH; to
t<iisss, IN the absence Of proof
Il esrurslon. that the court has
s<isa Ia good faith In all Of the
m,ssss semplalaed Of.
Attorney pswolic complains that
the supreme court mlsatated the
. ikrts nlnpglled the lpw. and trans
rsss<i he constitution In deciding
a. West Seattle cases A. n re.
nj. 4 these decisions. the little city
4 West Seattle vas driven out oi
u strest railway business. forced
! l1pn<e Of lie street railway. and
r1r<ieally 10 abandon ita corporate
a1<<nfs and liz territory TO the
- railway exploitation Of the
~ Elcctrlc company.
N bar association might
III Inquire. frat. whether
~ eases might. vii hesusl
ugsrd for law. facts ard con
&3Nlen, have been decided BY
~ essrt In favor Of the PEG
~ II West Seattle.
nzflns this. !, might inquire
vlssksf the Seattle Electric CON.
NJ has dAbhled In politics,
vA<t><r Il has sent It's employees
~ ssfnis into political conven.
~ vtefher those employees have
D11i<Irssed In those conventions 10
q selsesion Of supreme judges.
pk&l><f n has exercised an In.
11a1rr upon prominent political
3isn and. through those leaders.
p fnssrnors IN tho appoiuimcn,
4 1dfss.
! might inquire whether repre-
mhiises IN the legislature friend.
10 pebble service corporations
~ Tor or against the bin elm.
mfias supreme judges from the
k'Azfy hv Il might continue the
n>sigy and ascertain whether
N1fu Who are partial 10 corpora
~ are more likely to be nom
Miti 10 a political convention. or
"a primary election participated
~ Al The voters Of the state.
4 little lish, on these things
u,uld greatly assist In rrstor.
NJ popular reverence Tor the
raeisfy, a feeling now being
n<sassd BY the peculiar se-
u'ns n certain politicians In
Ne 's1'sisture and In the state
~ sssoeIaiIor.
hi'ing Investigated the attitude
Ne court towards the Seattle
Hfe company IN the West Sc
t< Eases. the association would
vsn TO inquire Into the motives
saka nay have inspired the cour,
tItfs'ng the rule which gives
<aez'F'aa on a stree, equal right
~ zane With a street car.
~ well known to lawyers that
nf . The formation Of the Sc
~ Electric Company The Wash.
Sun apfsme court laid down the
49, rule that IT Is not eontri.
re'f nesllseneo to fan TO stop
~ and llsien before crossing a
~ az track" This rule is laid
a u Smith Va. Union Trunk
Ne Seattle case.
~ the fIr, time the point
carried to the supreme
20 BY The Seattle Electric
npanY, that tribunal reversed
nylns, WHISTLER a peo.s
s WA = guilty Of een,rlbutory
g'ssnes In turning to cross
eou1's track On which can
u " y epposit. directions with.
.%.. sss'ns or listening to learn
., .,aef street car 10 40.
by 4A''''on 'or the
~ asf association might ten
y nj. raple Of the state whether this
I've WA fao...-. ~ thAH