The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-11

spondent should insist on this being
done. II there is already SUFFICIENT
evidence to convict then additional
evidence can do no harm or injury
to the respondent. In Justice to the
prosecution they should be allowed
proof. In either case 1t would seem
that you should hear the cases now
offered by the board Of Managers"
"Now, am going to argue this mat
ter to you this morning rather brief
ly." said Tracy Bangs for the defend
ant Immediately the communication
had been read" because we have gone
over all these facts before and l am
going to argue 1t to you on the sup.
position and the proposition and the
theory that this is case Involving
the rights Of fellowcitizen and not
on prescription case for the COM
pounding Of political dope. I have
seen the newspapers and so have you
for the past few days. We know az
we'll as we know that we are here
what is being done. But do not be-
lieve, no matter what is done, that
there is any power In this state, Jour-
nalistic or otherwise, to bulldoze or
frighten gentlemen Of this senate
into any particular action. You are
here as judges Of the facts and the
law in this case and you are here to
pass upon them as men and judges"
He compared the procedure Of the
impeachment court, should It allow
the introduction Of the evidence on
the unspecifled cases, to that Of the
court from which no appeal could be
made to a justice court, declaring
that <s,e rules would be more loosely
apE StAan in any Justice court. A
favoha. %Ienression that this is not
crimin9s IL he said, was nnfound-
ed in facfss. s.senate has the pow
er both to an officer and to
he h.oa never again ehold public
The impeachment .assA in England
had come to be regarded as means
employed by the majority to remove
one Of the minority men, and expert
ence has since shown that in the
United States political upheaval has
not ceased to be cause for impeach-
ment proceedings. III anybody wants
to charge the board Of managers with
overlooking anything" continued Mr..
Bangs, "refer them to me-" He con-
tinued by stating that things had
been presented to the accused that
resembled the practice Of olden days
when man was loaded down with
one weight after another. The charges
now sought to be presented were not
included in the articles Of impeach-
ment and he claimed the managers
were trying to place the accused on
trial for something that the house had
not charged against him.
Counsel George Bangs, speaking
for the Impeachment managers IN sup
port Of the application for the offer
in proof Of the unspecided cases. de-
clared that many charges had been
made against the managers. includ-
ing those Of ignorance and even VI
ciousness, since tho trial bad opened.
He. declared that the evideuee that had
been secured bysthe house auvest18at-
ing committee had not been turned
over by Chairman Jordal a. It should
have been and that the impeachment
managers were in the dark ct the
time of drawing the articles Of i'm
peachment. He referred to the &C.
ton of the senate In limiting the in
PRODUCTION Of evidence on the question
of habitual drunkenness from Jan.
1, 1909, contending that he had the
right to introduce evidence prior to
that time, but that he had gracious
ly bowed to the senate rule on that
question. The blame for the failure
to receive evidence on the other de-
layed cases except those specified
could not be shifted to the house board
Of managers, he declared. But If the
senate wished to 60 on record as not
wanting such evidence he said that
they should so vote and say so.
Then he declared the responsibility
would rest with those to whom 1t
belongs.
Under the charge of fling false GER
tificates he contended that there was
not a question but what the evidence
wac admissible.
r. A. Nestos Of the impeachment
board Of managers said that the first
day after the house had impeached
Cowan he had asked Chairman Jor-
dal for the notes on the investigation