The Washington herald., 1913-01-09
ARCHIBALD Hears
himself Scored
For Five Hours Federal Judge
Listens to Arguments of
House Managers.
SHOW NO EN- T.I0N
Opinion Prevails that Accused Jurist
Can Muster No More Than
Twenty Votes. .

Judge Robert W. Archibald, Of the
United states Commerce Court sat for the
hours Yesterday in the Senate Chamber,
q patient listener TO a recital by man
aeers on the part of the House of his
alleged offenses against the judicial Office
6nd heard demands made that he be re-
moved by impeachment.
I'VE ask YOU to remove this man from
Office exclaimed Representative Sterl-
ing, of Illinois. who opened the argu-
ment to-day on behalf OF the House man.
ayers. Remove him from the Office in
which you have placed him, because he
hath disnonored IL and strip from him
the ermine with which he Is clothed be-
cause he has sullied it,
This demand came at the end OF a
particularly forceful speech by Mr.. Sterl-
ing.
Judge Archibald showed the greatest
CompOsure throughout the afternoon.
In addition to the speech made by Rep
II sentative Sterling, the case on behalf
OF the House managers was argued by
Representative Webb, of North Carolina;
Representative Floyd. OF Arkansas and
Representative Paul Rowland, of Ohio.
The speeches by Messrs. Webb and
Rowland were legal arguments in the
main. while Messrs. Sterling and Floyd
reviewed the facts, which they claimed
had been established by the evidence.
The evil of the course of conduct by
Judge Archibald is its effect on the pub
lie mind" said Mr.. Sterling in conclud-
ing his argument Il mean that Is the
greatest evil. / think the times are
now somewhat pregnant with the SEN
timent that there is corruption In high
places, justified in some instances, and
not justified in some, but in the trial
OF Judge Archibald for conduct which we
have proved against him it seems TO
me that the part Of the Constitution
relating to impeachment is on trial
Constit1tion on Trial.
IF Judge Archibald is not convicted OF
offenses and not removed from ofdce the
verdict will be that the Constitution Is
a failure, and when a man commits Of
fenses of the hereafter he has committed
the people have no redress. and they
are bound to submit to his rule and 70
his dominion, and on and on until ne
commits some indictable ofense or until
he dies. Now, that is not the Constitu-
ton The Constitution says he shall hold
his office during good behavior, and what
constitutes good behavior is the standard
10 be fixed by every Senator for hlmselt.
That is the measure you are to take OF
Judge Archibald to-day as TO whether or
not he has committed offenses for which
he ought to be removed from office, and
we are not asking YOU to measure Judge
Archibald by the standard of the greatest
Judges in the government We are ask
ing you to measure him by the average
Judge. State and national And will you
say he measures up to the average JuogeE Z
when you have said that you have said
that the judiciary of the country is un-
worthy of the confidence and respect OF
the people.
Within the breast OF every just and
upright Judge are tine seeds that grow
and blossom and ripen into better, freer
institutions. And without the Just and
upright judge our system OF government
must fail Without a pure and undefiled
judiciary and one In which the people
of all classes have confidence our govern
ment cannot survive.
If the Senate does convict Judge Arch.
bald, if the Constitution in this case /:
complied with. as / believe it will be
the people will again turn to the ole
Constitution as their refuge and the har'
bor, and If the impeachment OF Judge
Archibald fails in this case the people
will say that their Constitution is a
failure and does not give them redress.
Representative Webb Severe.
Representative Webb was even NOR,
severe on Judge Archibald than the othe
speakers Many a man." said he. ''ha!
served in the chain gang for less of
fenses than those admitted by thi
Judge Archibald. If his offenses are no
now indiCtable in criminal court. the!
should be. and such offenses may b.
made indictable by legislation resulting
from this trial
In his argument which concluded tn
session, Representative Paul Howar'
dealt entirely with the legal side OF tn
case. He argued that the Constitution
gave the Senate the power to remove o.
Impeachment any judge who might b
found to be guilty of misbehaviOr. II
also contended that Judge Archibald wa
liable under the Impeachment for OF