The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-27
Tho fill the station of AttornoyGen-

eral.
will the Attorney General longer
permit such continuous torture 10 tho
Judges CT our country And shall
this un-American method continue?
BY 1t and similar nggressions upon
independence of the judiciary shall ;ae
august fabric which Marshall and tho
81 cat judges who hcld with him have
builded. amid tho cursings OF the mob.
tho Jecrs OF the hoodlum, among the
mouthirgs OF the dcmagogue, crum ,le
Into nothingness?
Purity It's Cornerstone.
Forget not my rrethren. nat the
dignity OF our noble profession do
Ponds uion the undcaled purity ard
the righteous authority II the cour.s
wherein YOU ara tho PRIESTS OF jus
tic. Your courts degraded and en-
thralled, your judges Drejudiccd un-
certain. timorois, teen, ling before
part!saSs in dice ana before That
many headed monster. tho moo,'
wherein lies your aatuty, your repose
az mlEo tho sl"ry anI onor OF our
a"blc procession a:d the security VI
liberty itself? First to feel the change
you Will be tho m.st constant sur
fcror Sid the las. u suffer. is IL
not then your solemn Guy 10 stAud
by the s!stcm III" fathers framed
Stimulate. II you please, your law 70
former IL merit the p:idc and rival
the achievement or Napoleon. WHO.
in his darkest hour. despite the
memories OF Lodi. Marengo and Austen
litz. exclaimed: I shall go down to
posterity with tho code in my hand"
Let this be your ambition and the
purpose OF the great sane, ju6E>.ous
patriotic masses OF our countrymen,
and In the prophetic words OF great
American Judges will be APP
pointed and pass away. but whoever
comes and whoever goes, the courts
remain. strong in their traditions.
consccrated b. their memories. forti-
fed by steadfast support OF the pro-
fession around them. anchored in the
abiding trust OF their countrymen, they
will go on >ard still go on. Keeping
alive through many century that
we shall not see the light that burns
with constant radiance upon tho
higher altar of American constitu-
tional Justice
Macon. Ga, June 26.-The attack OF
Judge Emory Spcer. of Macon. in his
speech to the Iowa Bar Assoc!a ton at
Sioux Cltv to-day. upon Attorney-Gen-
eral McEeynolds and the Department
OK Justice, was brought about by the
Investigation which Is now being made
Of Judge Speer's official conduct
For tho past three weeks r. C.
Lewis, speclhl investigator OF tho De-
partmcnt OF Justice. assisted by SOW
eral examiners. has been In Macon
making inquiry into the official actions
OF Judge Speer. He has attended seS-
slons OF the court while Judge Speer
was presiding, and. as the Judge said
In his speech. made copious notes OF
the proceedings He has interviewed
many attorneys and secured aftidavits
from them relating 10 Judge Speer.
He has talked with many citizens who
have been litigants in the court. and
with many who never had a case In
court. Mr.. Lewis is now In Savannah,
where he is carrying on tho same limo
Of Investigation.
Judge Speer intimated to his friends
before leaving for lowe that he in
tended taking up the matter In his
address to the Iowa lawyers. His in
timation that Attorney General Nc
Reynolds, as chief counsel for the
government. and his assistants are
guilty of contempt OF court will no
doubt provoke a great deal OF discus
sion among tho lawyers OF the country,
as the judge contends In his address
that their actions In tho presence Of
the court are such that they might
obstruct tho due administration OF JUS
tice.
Knows Of No Detective Work