Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-02
OPENING ARGUMENT FOR DEFENSE
Continued from page 2.)


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conscience of scared that they have forgotten the COSTS
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American manhood When have bhed Of intellect and
prominence, position mould public influence and public at
fairs attempting has only been attempted but has large meas
succeeded in driving the Legislature the state OF North Dakota 10
acts which did not from sources and from proper influences
friend Sker his opening address said that all the politics there
were this had injected accused He made that state
and he made that wondered, wondered where
living past twelve months
doesn't look doesn't read He
doesn't like the kind of who conscious and
intelligent going he sounds
things that being enacted
the public life of this commonwealth and when he comes before
you gentlemen of the court to tell YOU that the John
first injected politics this that not only
but would to God that
That John F. gentlemen of the jury of this high
impeachment John Cowan, made
that had ben injected into the a and was Init referring to things
which and citizens know He said had been ru-
mored and ntme that Senators lined and signed up
and believe that has been mored and nmated believe
farther that has been directly charged that certain Senator's and not
few but that enough Of this have been signed and lined
notwithstanding what the evidence might be- notwithstanding what the
might produce accused that they would mot guilty.
and believe some OF you gentlemen have recoecon OF some q
tons that have been to those gentlemen their for
believing Before that deal briefly with the nature
OF the charges want to deal with 20" members of this court just TOR
few the of the charge that has been made and
then who have made charges. gentlemen
that when charge of that kind made, he be if he
be American he he anything from niger Hindu having
would have the proof where he could ere proof here
that these allegations true" Why should he be
position? Because gentlemen you don't
particular that make 24but when he
of that he does than OF being dson
orabe he being knaves he does
than to accuse you OF being ne does more than that
he accusing being sappng the foundation of Amer
institutions He than that he brands traitor
of which Benedict Arnold would stand splendid
ample of American patriotism call attention few
that made by Mr. Burt Cocrane question Of his
kind I might say you isn't necessary cite
critics. when discussion of complicated legal proposition
intricate upon which trained legal disagree upon
question upon philosophers scientists disagree
that authorities doesn't
seem to me that to cite an authorities or to quote from
from patriot great American citizen should be
necessary what have said
little old eight old boy
going reading the the history
and there learning of the battles oeaters fought establish
this republic and probably he hasn't learned and his little heart trobbed
sweed with he reads of Captain Hale standing there
his breast barred American bullets of
saying my only is that have but life
along history and him. MY boy what do think of
who posing good citizen who pretending to be what
commonly reformer is posing who
something up humanity and make this old world
and purify political life and ethical life and
social fe boy what do think Of Of that kind without
evidence excepting his own conclusion upon certain ve-and am
going with before leave pobaby there
equally guilty with himself pracicng the thing
him % him that Senators and large number Of members of the
lined and have published and send broadcast into homes and
the children and the rising
boy what think Of like that with evidence and
think that boy could correctly and tell where such
should be placed when to make category or catalogue OF
the citizenship Of your state
Now, deal just for few with who these
they friend Skler overlooked calling attention them
believe have the right place the credit the bame whichever
called for these articles and these accusations with the
responsible for Them John Bloom of the Devils Lake Journal
Ws Of the Grand Forks Herald Harry Gushing of the Courier
of these other lesser lights that have been following
line cheap mio Some day. there will be history written
of the times which lived and those have be judged
generations by their and what will the future his
who will make such charges based evidence,
few desire springing
heart sordid ambition bolster their political
fortunes, history predict
classified with Lincoln, Jefferson
you could pages biography
Lincoln days before will find kind
his character don't whether friends of these
talking you friend of talking you
individual members of this high of impeachment talking
will be judged the people this
AFTER and that will be judged by Almighty God whether
agree with disagree responsibility does change