The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-08
THIRTEEN POINTS
AGAINST JUDGE
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that generally characterize the feder.
al Judiciary. The public respect for
the Judicial branch of our govern
ment has almost amounted to rever-
ence. This confidence has been de.
served, and let us hope that 1T will
continue to be deserved to the end.
that an upright and independent jul
dietary may be maintained for the per.
petuation of our government of law.
A judge should be the personlfice-
ton Of integrity, Of honor and up
rightness in his daily walk and cou-
versation. He should hold his exalt-
ed office and the administration OF
justice above the sordid desire to &C.
cpmulate wealth by trading or traf-
licking with actual, or probable liti.
gants In his court He should be free
and unaffected by any bias born in
avarice and unhampered by pecuniary
or other improper obligations.
Your committee is OF the opinion
That Judge Archbald's sense Of moral
responsibility has become deadenaG.
He has prostituted his high office for
personal profit. He has attempted Nv
various transactions to commercialize
potentiality as judge. He has shown
an overwhelming desire to make gain
full bargains with parties having
cases before him. To accomplish this
purpose, he has not hesitated to use
his official power and influence. He
Las degraded his high Nffice and has
DESTROYED the confidence of the public
n MS judicial integrity. He has for
feited the conditions upoa which he
noids his commission and should b,
removed from Office by ir.peach.
ment.
The thirteen articles Of impeach-
ment aim to enumerate as many dis
tlnct offenses upon which the COM
mittee asserts Archibald should be
stripped of his judicial ermine.
Article one cites Archbald's alleged
partnership with T. ]. Williams, of
Scranton, Pa. for purchase, and sale
OF the Katy Did coal dump, during the
time that the Erie railroad. owner of
that dump, was concerned in litiga-
ton before his court.
Article two deals with the Marian
Coal company deal, declaring that at
the time of Archbald's ALLEGED inter-
est IN the speculation, the Lackawan-
ma railroad, owner Of the coal COM
pany, was concerned in litigation be
fore the commerce court
Article three cites the alleged nego.
tiations for purchase of a dump from
the Lehigh Valley Coal company near
Shenandoah, Pa.
Article four deals with Archbald's
alleged misconduct in litigation
brought before the commerce court nv
the Louisville and Nashvillee railroad.
where he Is charged with secretly,
wrongfully. and unlawfully," com
municating with an attorney of the
road. regarding witness.
The fifth indictment cites the al
legged deal with Frederick Warnke, of
Scranton, in coal lands owned indi-
directly by the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad company, charging Arch
bald with wrongfully attempting to
influence officials of the coal company
to grant Warnke lease The charge
is also made that Archibald Corrupt
ly. wilfully and unlawfully'' accepted
as a gift from Warnke, a promissory
note for $500, presumably for his SER
vices In the matter
Article six alleges Archibald I'M
properly and corruptly attempted to
use his influence as judge with the
Lehigh Valley railway company to
secure interest in the Everhardt
coal ianos OF pennsylvania
Artlcie seven charges misconduct
When Archbaid was district judge at
scranton IN the alleged partnership
between the judge and H. w. Kissing
er LOT purchase OF stock In a Honduras
golo mining scheme.
Inc charge was made that following
TINS, Archibald ruled In favor OF Ris-
singers coal company In suit then
De1ore MIN.
The eighth charge alleged that, as