Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
Congressmen Speaking in
Favor Of Impeachment of
Iufist Declare He Has Shown
Self Unfit for Public Office
TWO DAYS MORE OF
LAWYERS ARGUMENTS
Representative Sterling As
sertS Attitude Toward Rail
roads and Other Coroota-
tons Smells to Heaven,

N, Morning Joufnsi special Leased wire1
Washington. Jan S.-judgc Robert
" Archibald. of the United states
commerce court. sitting with his at
torneys before the bar of the senate
today. heard his conduct and his IN
terfliN af n Judge nfraiencd in nittef
terms at me opening nf the afRu-
meuts that viii terminate the im-
peaehmpnt Dnse brought against him
rs the house uf representatives Ter
alleged misconduct tn office kepre-
sentative John 4 sterling. of Illinois.
his lnterrugator Yesterday ln the cross
examination before the senate. sum-
ming up today the ease against Judge
Archibald. declared that it showed
him unworthy of public office. ana
convicted him Uf system ot con-
duet which Me- has carried on with
the railroads. so rank that u smells
90 heaven
II probably Will be late tomorrow
before Judge Arehhnld'H attutntts
tnke The floor tu answer the charges
aud 60 sum up his defense Two
DAYS more ol argument rcmnin, tho
closing speeches a. ht mudp hA tHe
house managers Representatives.
Webb. of North Carolina. lio"lAnd.
ef ohio. and FLOYD. of Arkansas, took
up today. individual counts asainst
judge Archibald, disseoted the eNl.
dencr presented bt the Witnesses and
reiterated In strong terms the oi'en-
ing charges of Mr sterling that the
accused iurlst had hecn proven unit
for further service upon the hsne4
or further positions of public trust
"rhp cVil of The course Oi conduct
that has been pursued hy ludse
Archibald is The effeef Il has uuer
the public mind declared kcpre
sentative sterling THE times naw
are pregnant with the sentiment
that there s. corruption 10 high
places. justified in some instances.
and not Justified IN others. But IN
the ease OF Judge Archibald. from the
conduct which " have proven
against him, II seems to me that II
puts on trial that part 0f the conati=
tuition relating tu imntachmenis.
IF Judge Archibald rs not com
Nicted of these affenaee and removed
from office. the verdict viii be thut
the constitution II At fault ana that
when "a men commits offcnacs uf the
character he has committed the peo-
pie have no redress If the senate
does convict Judge Archibald II the
constitution In this ease H. complied
with. as ! believe It viii be, the peo-
pie again win turn 90 the old conatl-
tuition as their refuge and their hur-
bufH
Mr. sterling declared the specific
charges against Judge Archibald. 1T
lenst many of them. were not The sia-
gle grounds upon which the house
asked for his removal from office.
Reviewing Judge Archbald's cofre-
spundencc with Attorney Helm Bruce.
of the Louisville A. Nashville rail
road over decision in which the
commerce court ultimately gave the
award To the railroad ne said
4 believe the inevitable and logical
and reasonable eunchsion Is that
Judge Archibald. by reason of this
assistance from Helm Bruce. was
afle to convince the court that their
first decision WAS wrong, and com-
pelled them "a reverse H.
We are mpelled to the conclusion
that Judge Archibald was determined
and am Inclined 10 think he was
determined Ito hnve that
ease decided ia favor of the Louis
willie & Nashville railroad