Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-02
Opening ARGUMENT FOR DEFENSE
Continued from A.

any paper
evidence than they admit themselves having, and
lined signed you
pen? There isn't civilization that wouldn't take
every right thinking man would say
place man. is un-American
He allowed liberty of
republic depends upon who use liberty and not turn it into
license Surprising there ngg
that charged with heous ofnse
which the South they have taken awav the right Of trial by
jury lynching you say trial and
the refused him trial by colorng
editorials asking under such evidence Jury could be iust
fled acquttng and then marked papers
jury What would and abom those then if
and fair.
kncng OF the south has every stage
and platform throughout the northern and central states and by
OF the soueners who live down there Why: Why?
because mere " the ear OF every mar" placed there by the Almighty
that motor which, speaking demands fair play which speaking demands
gentlemen that be he black white yellow be
De ne eh be he strong be he decrep yet when the judge man who
has been honoed by the people Of his district with honor
within their him. trial.
their manhood, submerge ambitions appetite
and try John +. Cowan through the newspapers.
Now, gentlemen. few minutes said l going
briefly from prominent
him Of being pejudccd account of republican politics. We can't
him of being cyncal but admit all
spoke the halls of Congress during the times of Webster and ines
and Greeley he ranks OF the American
men, want to read just few words from him. And what
the occasion of these marks The these
that Judge Swanc had been mpeachd by the House
be mphd the
sitting down. wrote member that he did
should be mpeached will read the letter; of gen.
emen have received letters, you gentle
received kilograms: Listen letter. is a
tame affair 1t is compared Of the stuff
hurled this Judge Pde writes Following upopula,
Judge Swayns district changed largely for the OF
Hhng him. The change OF the district resulted in his being
sslad out of his district He has established residence St.
Augustine and living family consisting wife
and Children changed to
comply with the alleged spirit OF
became necessary for him dispose his Augustine
acquire residence part
this Informed that he declared residence and
domc1c part state followed that TIP with
activity by acquiring things taking
four five understand that nonresdence in the district
changed by law the main ground of his poposed mpeacmn Sec
district in the hereafter provided Every Judge shall
side the district for which he is appointed and for offending against
this provision shall be deemed guilty of high mdmeanor There is
doubt Judge Svayne resided in the district for which he
pointed,
binary hardship Judge hold him very rapid
pance with the alleged of section ISL by removing his residence
when Congress fit matter of punishment to change the limits
of the district for WHICH he appointed Exactly what proof he will
be able make this line fully advised but being salts
hcd that the original motive of the prosecution is based
political grounds and that his district limits changed his preu
against him. That the letter which the object of the remarks of
Burt Cochrane that read to This extended speech
do take the this body by reading all
that Judge Cocne said. has bearing this lie sad
other things MIR President this intrusion OF judge
our proceedings should give us cause Tor IS startling evidence OF
marked decay OF constitutional system Senators. bear those
words for minute appeal listen to that language because
know it is useless appeal who have far to do what
"Suppose conditions
reversed and member of Congress undertook influence the disposition
OF judicial proceeding involving the official conduct senator or rep
enaive by invoking the affiliations of the judge before whom
the pending what Of indignation would invoke
quite recently
for conduct, which, Of his official position charged
to be While pending before
the United
resolution declaring Senator Burton be model of legislative VIRTUE
and transmitted the judges with letter the reversal of his
the that his of vindcve
political hostility how quick
rbuke how the punishment which would follow such
warrantable interfere with judicial functions
Senate, selected
various districts this position Of honor and that
under the constitution form yourselves high Of i'm
peachment what right has by attempt
funce doing other than dictates
Listen! any signed up
lined stated that materd what the would be he
would there punishment prescribed under constitution
would
patriotic for these and file charges those
and place them him Why
don't they do it? What think Of will make charge of
the involving moral uptude crmnay lack of
hood lack of patriotism,
The that murder looked degenerate
unsafe but by the of ethical the
who kills body