The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-01-16
WASHINGTON LETTER


GROWTH OF PARCELS POST
Friends Of the Measure Are Much
Gratified st the Wonderful Pops
larity OF the System - However
There Are Many Imperfections Yee
to be Remedied-The Express Com
panies Were the Cause of an Inn
perfect Bill-Much Country Pro-
duce Sent by Parcels Post-A Good
Money Trust and q Bad Money
Trust-Morgan Says Trusts Conn
posed Of Good Men! q
Especial to The Caucasian.) 81
Washington, D. C., Jan IA, 1918.
On yesterday the Senate of the
United States voted to convict Judge
Archibald, of the United States Conn
merce Court, on the impeachment
charges filed against him by the
House of Representatives. While iI
was generally believed that he would
be convicted, nearly every one was
surprised at the overwhelming vote OF
6S to 5. The Washington Times COM
menting upon the conviction and up
on the overwhelming vote, says that
it is believed that some, who would
g.
narily, did so because they feared the
proposition made by Colonel Roose-
welt for the recall of judges and the
recall of judicial decisions, had made
such deep impression on the coun-1
try. The statement by the Times is
SO signified and important that we
give the following extract:
Recall a Factor.
ut is impossible to know ac-
curately the motives of the diff
ferent Senators who voted on
the case. But it is much talked
about the Senate that the wide
spread sentiment the country
over for the recall of the judici-
ary was large factor -.
Many conservative Senators
felt that to acquit Judge Arch 9
bald would mean the spread of
the recall movement at a rapid
rate
1T is said that when they first
entered on the trial of the case, the
respondent and his counsel did not
believe he would be convicted.
But as the end of the trial came
near, they realized the strength
of the tide of feeling that had
set in in the Senate Even at
that, they were not prepared for
the overwhelming vote, 68 to 5,
by which Judge Archibald was
adjudged guilty on the first
count of the thirteen articles"
There is much to the fact that
| there is force in this statement. In
this connection it should be remem-
bered that in the whole history of the
country there has heretofore been
only nine impeachment trials, includ-
ing this one, and that of the former
eight trials there were only two con-
victions, this making the third. 1t
has been suggested by persons who
have investigated the other trials,
that Judge Archibald, who has Just
been convicted. was not guilty of any
more offenses of an impeachable
character, than have been some 9TH
er parties who have been acquitted.
This has been pointed to by some of
the Progressives as a proof of the
wholesome influence of the position
taken by Colonel Roosevelt Besides
it is believed that there would have
been many more impeachment trials,
had there not been a feeling that it
was practically impossible to convict
person under impeachment proceed
ings, no matter how grave their of
fences might be.
Already there are a number of sug-
gestions being made by the law-mS
ers on Capitol Hill to the effect t
it is necessary to not only sir .fy
the methods of trying a judge nder
impeachment charges, but % the
grounds on which a judge .ould be
removed from Office, shou be made
broader.
To-day more than one Congress
man has announced that he intends
to prepare and introduce, at an early
date, a bill for Constitutional
amendment providing for such need
ed reforms.
The Growth Of the Parcels Post.
The Postofice Department is not
only surprised but greatly gratified
at the wonderful popularity of the
parcels post system. The number of
packages of almost every kind which
have been sent by parcels post since
the inauguration of the system has ex-
ceeded all expectations.
The friends of the parcel post meas
ure in Congress, are also surprised at
the great popularity of the system,
hocanso fhrco uho most m rroct1x~ n n