The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-05
TRIAL OF ARCHBOLD
Impeachment Proceedings Against
Judge OF Commerce Court Being
Heard by Senate
DEFENDANT ADMITS CHARGES


Charges VIII Probably Be Sustain
ed-The Southern Pacific Merger
Case-With the Assembling of Con-
gress IL is More Evident That DEM
ocrats In Both Houses Are More
Divided Than Ever Before.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, D. c.. Dec. 3, 1912.
The final session of this Congress
assembled on Monday.
In the Senate the announcement of
the death OF Vice-President Sherman
and Senator Rayner, of Maryland,
and Senator Hepburn, of Idaho, were
made, and that body promptly ad-
journed out of respect to the MEM
ory Of these three distinguished pub
| lie officials.
| The scene was entirely different in
the House. When Speaker Clark
called the House together he was
given an ovation; wher Uncle Joe
| Cannon entered he was also given an
ovation; probably the greatest ova-
| ton, however, was given to Congress
| man Sulzer, of New York, who has
| been elected Governor of that great
State. There was no more business,
! however, transacted in the House
than in the Senate. Both bodies soon
adjourned
,:.I
To-day the trial of Judge Archbold
Of the Commerce Court was taken up
in the Senate. II will be remember
ed that he was impeached by the
House of Representatives at the last
session Of Congress, and that the Sem
ate fixed Tuesday, the 3rd of Decem-
Der, for the trial of the impeached
Judge,
The charges against the judge are
grave and it is thought that the Sem
ate will sustain the impeachment.
To the surprise of everybody to-
day, the lawyers representing Judge
Archbold admitted every fact and
charge made against him. Their con-
tention, however, was that the Of
lenses charged were not sufficient to
sustain his conviction. This is the
ninth time in the history of the coun-
try that the Senate has tried case of
impeachment. Most of the parties
impeached. including President John
son, have been acquitted. The gen.
eral impression here, however, is
that Judge Archbold will be con-
victed.
The position taken by Col. Roose-
welt during the last campaign for
having a more effective and swifter
remedy of getting rid of improper
Judges has had it's effect, not only on
the whole country, but on the MEM
bers of the Senate itself.
The Southern Pacific Merger Case.
On yesterday, the Supreme Court
of the United States handed down an
! opinion declaring that the merger of
the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific Railways, which were compet-
| ing lines across the Southern end of
the continent, was in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law, and ordered
their dissolution.
| The decision is in line with the de-
cision of the same court dissolving
the Northern Merger Securieties case,
the first suit of this kind brought in
this country by President Roosevelt,
and also in line with the decisions of
the court dissolving the Standard Oil
and American Tobacco Trust cases,
both of which suits were also brought
by Colonel Roosevelt.
While the country generally Is
gratifed at the upholding Of the
Sherman antitrust law In these great
cases, yet there is a growing feeling
that the position taken by Colonel
Roosevelt in the last campaign that
the Sherman antitrust law should be
further amended and strengthened, SO.
as to make the victory of the Govern
ment when securing such a decision
more effective in regulating the fu-
ture conduct of these properties, Is
absolutely essential.
More Democratic Dissensions.
With the milling of Congress.
| it is more evident than ever that the
Democratic Congress in both the
House and Senate are more divided
than ever before on every public
question that was an issue in the last
campaign and that they will be live
issues from now on until they are set
tied.
1t is perfectly plain that the Demo-
cratic Congressmen are not united on
any fundamental plan or policy, and
that the Democratic administration
will begin to dissolve even before
President Wilson is inaugurated on
the 4th of March next.
There is an old saying that there
are times when sick person must
get sicker before he can get better.
and it seems that the American body