Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-04-21

hburn Lead 81: The senators
are still IA session over the CoWan i'm.
parchment case. The people In. gen
eral throug hout the state have no
doubt made their decision 81 the senas
tors they follow the examples set
them by the Lorimer case.
s " low City Eagl IL It would be in.3
5teresting to have the grey mat III
the skull 81 Senator Simpson analysed
and then the puss In the heads Of his
stool pigeon lust to find out just
how This one man sways the state
senate to suit himse II.
M Omemee Herald The report comes
from Washing ton that senato r-elect
iLorimer Of Illinois, may yet. lose his
seat, as new evidence has been secur-
sed to prove; that he obtained his seat
by the use Of money. How wouldxit
be for Lorimer to take a change of
venue to the North Dakota senate /?
54 Omemee Herald Will be 4 oficially''
informed Ina few days that man may
make the round s with the boys, drink
In eeyry public place in town, vomit in
sa hotel and fall asleep on the floor in
q livery barn and vet be a model citi-
zen Worthy#of the B confidence Of the
voters. ;5 IRE Ss
How City %Eagl ]: Senator simp.
son is working hard to eahn the salary
paid him by the state, and is doing
his best to have discharges against
Judge CoWan dismissed ri IT. is all right
to- bring shame; and disgrace on !, a
whole state but It; would be terrible to
remove one incapable man from office.
OF course it Is easy for Simpson to
wind a majority Of the state senate
around his finger, when it is remem.
bered that he; is the great attorney
Simpson that has kept the courts Of
Boston and vicinity busy for the past
two years trying to settle the Russell
will case, hence the Cowah trial is only
slow practice for him = 81 !: I
Cavalier City Chronical The repor-
ter ofSthe Fargo Forum, WHO'S at Bis
Emarck reporting the Cowan impeach-
ment trial, seems to not only have got
ten himself into pretty boat, but the
paper that he Els represeting as well.
70 q certain party he !; stated: /" Of
course the Forum is against these pro.
edings and you can't blame me for
sending III this kind Of dope" To the
house board that is conducting. the
trial this same reporter, In answer, to
q question why he sent out the colored
reports heS did, said that he was try
ing to be fair, but that wherever there
was 8 matter Of opinion he has in.
|structions to color 1T as strongly as
possible. '' It might be well to state
n this come elton that the people In
the state do mot want colored reports
but want the facts as they are.
izs Grand Forks Herald q: Judge Cowan
fl not on trial for his manner on pub.
lic speaking. Tie case involves other
subjects But We 40 not recall ever
having ever read al address delivered
By public oficiaa On al occasion
which most people would suppose de:
nlanded some dignity of treatment
which was 50 Sntt erly lacking in that
element sas on hprsday afternoon. 4
Judge on the district bench, who has
held this imp rtant and honorable pos:
ition for years, stands on trial before
1.-THE bar soe the senate OF the state
charged with offenses which II he is
guilty of them; demands his summary
removal from his Shig osition. It. IL
the first case Of the kind il the state,
and one of the few such cases In the
history Sof the country. Personal Re,
Iputation. the rights Of the people d
his district, the reputa lion for fairness
and Justice Of the members Of the sen
ate, the manner in which the people
Or the state will deal with t,lnfaithful
servants all these are at stake, and
lyet we are treated to ii vaudeville per
formance. We know 81 no other case
la which such 4 eplorable spectacle
Ihas2 been presented s3#
Lidg erWood 81 oadaxe Will this
trial do any good IItts certainly VII
result inS sending CoWan back TO his
debauc heries back to his friends and
boon u companio lions, back TO revenge
himself upon litigants who dared So
Ioppose his course and upon attorneys
Ewho have lifted B their voices againsi