Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-01

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has given consent to the change" Th
governor had then telephoned to Nelli
Schultze and she had told him over tn
telephone that she had signed the aft
davit referred to and that if Januar
appeared in said affidavit it should b
June.
With the completion of the recital O
the evidence, Mr.. Ployflar introduced
the impeachment resolution, with TIL
motion that it be recommended fol
passage.
The introduction OF this resolution
opened the debate, and the fight waget
bitter. Homnes of Divide was the frs
member of the house recognized b,
Chairman Hanson of Barnes.
Homes said this was no time for
imprisoned speeches, but rather for
cool and calm judgment; that in order
to acquit themselves with credit in this
matter and do their full duty it would
be necessary for members to face the
question squarely and consider the tes-
timonv carefully. He said there could
be no doubt that when ten or fifteen
reputable men had testified that they
had seen Judge Cowan drunk on the
bench, in the postofhce and elsewhere,
there was truth in the statements. He
called attention to the fact that Cowan
must have violated the law in getting
liquor, and that whenever a judge vlo-
lates the law or conAives with others
for its violation he is not in position
to act fairly and squarely when those
parties come before him III court. he
said the testimony proved to him that
there was probable cause for the con-
clusion that there had been corruption
in Cowan's Office He said the house
did not need to have evidence enough
to convict, and that he believed they
had enough to send the matter to the
senate for a trial. He mentioned the
long list of attorneys who have testi-
fed against Cowan and said either the
house must conclude that these men lied
or that Cowan was guilty. He referred
to the "wave of indignation sweeping
over the state" and argued that the
house to right itself must adopt i'm
parchment resolutions. Referring to
testimony from Cowan's friends that
they had not "seen Cowan drunk, :"
Homnes said, IT could do that" and
argued it was not good testimony. Con-
GLIDING, he said, "Let Cowan come be-
fore the senate and justify himself if he
can. As matters now stand he stands
practically convicted in the eyes of the
people"
Frame said he had voted for the ma
jority report last Friday for the reason
that with no further light on the matter
he thought it wise to support the ma
jority report. He said the house should
pay no attention to popular clamor or
to the demands of the press" but
should weigh the testimony and reach
conclusion in keeping with the weight
of testimony. Reviewing the charges,
he said, 1--WE have charges of habitual
drunkenness, crimes, malfeasance and
misdemeanors in office. Drunkenness
is not crime, but drunkenness in pub
lie places is misdemeanor under the
statute; it is misdemeanor to give !,
sell or barter Intoxicating liquor. Kirk
eide charges Cowan with giving liquor. "
The gentleman from Walsh referred to
the statutory provisions regarding the
issuance~of druggists permits; that per-
mits should only be granted where iii;
the judgnen of the court the party can
be entrusted" with such permit He
argued that when Judge Cowan hai
granted permits to druggists in whose
establishments he had drank liquor con-
trary to law, he knew they we've in an
unlawful business and was therefore
guilty himself.
Streeter of Emnons said he felt just
as he did when he voted for The ma
jority report on Friday and that he was
surprised that the house should con-
slider these charges further He said
he had never seen Cowan but twice
before this case was opened. and that
he believed now as he had when he vot-
ed on the question before that the whole
matter was due only ito political dis
turbance in the judges district" He
called attention to the vote by which
Cowan was elected, said he was salts
fed and that last Friday majority of
the members had been satisfied. He
asked what had changed all this, re-
ferred to the newspaper articles and
took occasion to indulge in lot Of
personal abuse of Editor Gushing OF
the Fargo Courier-News, whom he
characterized as a notorious deadbeat
and rascal. He alleged that there were,
no waves of indignation except ii,
three or four places where they hal
been carefully manufactured for a pur-
pose. He referred to an ovation to
Cowan at Devils Lake on his return
home mo matter: of political expedi-
ency, no question Of somebody's politi-
cal future should operate to change our
decision in matter like this" He also
took occasion to score Default for an
alleged speech at Jamestown, stating
that he had contempt for people who
"fouled their own nest" In closing he
raised point of order that this matter
could not now be reconsidered for the
reason that a motion to reconsider
would not apply where the clincher had
been voted.
Doyle of Foster here discussed the
Schultze affidavit, as hereinbefore men,
toned, and continued on the main sub
ject, saying that he had no personal
feeling in the matter, and that IF
Judge Cowan is innocent, hope to God
he will be acquitted. He referred to a
sentiment among the people that the
laws applied to the poor and lowly,