The Sentinel=record., 1913-01-09
REPRESENTATIVE FROM ARkAN. SAS MAKES ARGUMENT IN IM-
 PARCHMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SUMS UP ALL THE COUNTS
Declares Archibald Unfit to Hold Position on Bench or Public Trust-Jurist Hears His Rec
 ord as Judge Assailed.

Washington, Jan. S-Judge Robert w 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 tegrity as a judge arraigned in bit ter terms in the opening of the argu- ments that will terminate the inn peachment case brought against him for alleged misconduct in office.
 Representative J. A. Sterling Of Illinois, his interrogator, yesterday in the cross-examnation before the senate summing up today, declared it showed him unworthy of public office
 and convicted him of a system of conduct. which he has. carried on with the railroads so rank so that it smells to heaven"
 The days proceedings were devot- ed entirely to the opponents of Judge Archbald. It probably will be late tomorrow before his attorneys take
 the floor. Two days more of argu- ments are in prospect The closing speeches will be made by the house managers.
 Representative Webb of North
 Carolina, Howland of Ohio and Floyd of Arkansas, following Mir. Sterling
 today took up individual counts
 against Judge Archibald and reiterat-
 ed in strong terms the opening charg- es of Mr. Sterling that the accused jurist had been proved unfit for fur
 ther service upon the bench or ~Pesi- tions of public trust.
 sThe evil of the course of conduct 1 that has been pursued by Judge Arch l bald is the effect it has upon the pub l lie mind. decalred Representative Sterling. The times are now preg- nant with the sentiment that there | is corruption in high places justi- | fled in some instances and not justi- l fled in others But in the case of Judge Archibald. from the conduct
 which we have proven against him.
 it seems to me that it puts on trial that part of the constitution relating to impeachments.
 If Judge Archibald is not convict ed of these offenses tnd removed from office, the verdict will be that 1 the constitution is failure and that when man commits offenses of the character he has committed. the peo- ple have no redress. If the senate does convict Judge Archibald, If the constitution in this case is complied with. as believe it will be. the peo- pie will aagin turn to the old consti- tuition as their refuge and their har-
 bor."
 MT. Sterling declared the specific
 charges against Judge Archibald at
 least many of them, were not the single grounds upon which the house asked for his removal from office.
 Reviewing Judge Archbands cores pondence with Attorney Helm Bruce of the Louisville & Nashville rail- road. over a decision in which the
 commerce court ultimately gave the award to the railroad, he said:
 It is one fact which dovetails in to this system of conduct which he | has carried on with the railroads. l believe the inevitable and logical and reasonable conclusion is that Judge Archabald by rason fthis assistance i from Helm Bruce. was able to con- vince the court that their first decis-
 sion was wrong and compelled them 1 to reverse it.
 "We are impeled to the conclu- sion that Judge Archibald was deter mined-and l am inclined to think he was wrongfully determned-to have that case decided in favor of 1 the Louisville < Nashville railroad z