The Washington herald., 1912-06-30

cradle amount OF testimony based or
hearsay, but I have sndeavored to diff
ferentlate testimony Of this character
| from direct evidence throughout my eI.
aminat!ons. I have confined this report
Of my findings TO a discussion OF the
evidential force OF the facts bearing on
the most salient features Of the case,
but the many ramihcations of the whole
controversy are laid bare in the depOsi-
tions which are submitted herewith and
made a part OF the report, and I be-
speak for them your careful considera-
| tion.
with Open Mind.
In conclusion desire to say that ]
approached this investigation with an in
herent reverence for the sanctity Of the
courts and a full realization OF the re-
sponsibility which you have imposed in
me. earnestly hoped against hope that
some satisfactory explanation OF Judge
Archbald's alleged connection with those
transa ctions might be found, but I re-
solved to analyze the situation as thor
oughly as possible with the resources at
my command, whatever the result OF my
efforts might be. The complex interlock-
ing OF railroad, coal. and banking in
terests in and around Scranton presented
difficulties Of large magnitude, but l be-
lieve have probed as deeply as the con-
ditions will permit without the use Of
the engine OF subpoena
Upon careful reflection. the evidence
which accompanies this report does not
entirely convince my Judgment that
Judge Archibald has Intentionally cor
rupted his high ONCE for personal proft,
but I am of the opinion that in the alb
sence Of adequate contrary showing, the
testimony and documentary proofs are
sufficient to establish a course OF action
on the part OF this judge that is so vio-
lently abhorrent to the judicial proprie
ties as to discredit his fitness to remain
on the Commerce Court. I therefore
have the honor to recommend that the
record be transmitted to the Committee
on the Judiciary Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives for such further proceedings
as the public interest may demand"
Quick Action Taken.
The celebrity with which both the At
torney General and the President con-
CURED in Mr.. Browns conclusions and
the action Of the President in transmit
ting the report and evidence to the
House is a tribute to the soundness of
the investigators reasoning and tudg-
ment.
wrisley Brown has a most charming
personality. Unusually quiet and cour-
teous, his manner is almost that OF stu
dious self-effacement. and his aggres-
siveness is displayed in his work rather
than in his conversation. He Is a close
observer Of human nature, a study upon
which he turns a keen, analytical mind
at every opportunity. An excellent in
sight into his character may be obtained
from the following quotation from his
address, delivered to his
law class:
And SO our success, II II Is to come
must be woven OF the victories triumph
antly upheld. and back Of every victory
there will be a struggle, and back Of
every struggle there will be days and
nights and weeks and months Of the toll
that kills. for we will be pitted against
strong and able men: men OF colossal
resource and an almost omnipotent
sweep Of thought; men who ask no quar-
ter and who believe in the merciless and
remorseless logic Of the survival of the
httest.
Not Here to Rest.
But what matter that? 1t is all written
in our very life blood; it is its own re-
ward, and reward enough. We are not
here to rest-we have all eternity for that
We are preparing to enter a profession
which has honored and been honored by
the greatest men Of history, but they
have all been lives consecrated to labor
from the cradle to the grave. It is truly
a dlgnihed profession, but Il has no
laurels for the dignity Of the knitted
brow and the dignity Of that culture
which does not issue forth in acts. It
Is only the dignity Of achievement and
deeds well done which melts its marble
into approving smiles and
Nrings reluctant recognition from its
hinty grasp"
Wrisley Brown has lived his valedictory. |
He Is an indefatigable worker, a tire |
less fighter OF his battles, a stern be- |
lever in the dignity Of achievement. II |
he reaches the growth foreshadowed by |
his early career. he may be reckoned |
with as a power in the conduct Of our |
national Effairs within a very short time. ]