Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-11
WE WILL NOW HAVE
A Feu Remarks
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BY WALTER B. HILTON

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Jackson and had full knowledge of the workings OF the
scheme that he was at that time the O. attorney that
he was Immediately appointed to the place from Wncn
Jackson was forced and that Jackson thereafter PAID
va1ious sums of money by the B. & 0. attorney,
though he was never for the company It WasE
also shown that Dayton while under oath OF office to the
United States accepted free passes from the w. ana
secured them for other people, This proves that ne should
not be on the bench. 1 :.
The committee found that Dayton was on notes IN
varios banks to the total Of than 100000 while his
salary is but 900 year. and he stated to the committed
that his assets were than $5OOOOO And ne Went
into office ten years ago. $1,000 in debt by his own adms
sion His salary for ten years at $6OOO would DE 9oUo
eductng the So OOO and concedng that he never spends
cent which some people aver, he still would have Out
$4,000 If he has $500O00 then his other interests 1ar
outshadow his judicial interests and he should not be On
the bench Nv
The committee found that he had written at least one
letter to the officers Of company IN which ne was stocK
holder threatening to bring proceedings IN ms court IN
less he was reached with dividend 1t was found tnat
he had assisted in the formation OF trust operating III
violation of the spirit of the Sherman law to raise prices
by controlling the supply This should take nm from Tue
bench. -. =.
It was found that he had shown favoritism in his
court that he had been impatient OF opinions contrary 70
his own that he had expressed himself bitterly against
neope in his court and others whom he wished ne coud
get before him. that he had declared ne would give
every benefit against the government and IN favor OF the
Chinese in cases under the Exclusion law 1nese ngs
should take him from the bench
The committee found that he had been autocratc pre-
JUDGED and cruel in his treatment OF ORGANIZED working
people that he had issued nJunctons Impossible OF suS
tanning under the law that he treated union members as
convicted criminals from the fact Of their membership
and that he expressed himself against workers
before him. This should pry him from the bench ~
The subcommittee knew that these facts were suf-
cient to mpeach the judge and presented the nndg OF
facts to the full committee, making no
The subcommittee instructed to bring IN recon-
endaon The idea seemed to be to dodge the tacts ana
each side wanted to dodge the responsibility The sub
committee thus forced to take the responsibility did so
Warren Card Ohio changing suddenly the attitude ne
had maintained throughout the hearing and voting not to
impeach Judge Dayton. $780,,
II was known that Dankforth would be for the Judge
His political and economic ties bound him to the Judge
side of capitalist oppression But Gard belonged to an
opposite political party to another state and to supposed
other interests and the surprise at his sudden switch from
the side Of Justice the side Of the judge general until
it was learned that he had received the appointment W
Speaker Clark to the District OF Columbia Commission
The District Of Columbia Commission to settle the o
pte that has been there has been District
of Columbia just what its relations with the Federal
government should be- For year the members OF TINS
Commission will be featured in the countrys papers, and
they expect to go down into history with Mason ana
Dixon Big Congressman anxious to land the honor
and yet went to OF the youngest who mas never
made speech there had seldom anticipated in legisla
ton and one who serving his first term The tempta
ton such appointment proved to the young man can
be understood That there should be doubt about the
reason for his appointment the Washington papers, IN
announcing his elevation gave the reason his judicial
mind' as shown in his action in the Dayton
Besides the G. Fl. & d., owned by the B. & o.. runs
through Hamilton Ohio, Cards bailiwick.
The termination Of this attempt to bring justice to
the federal bench in the Northern District of West Vlr
gna the conclusion that evidence counts for less
than votes The votes of the workers got action In the
First District the failure of the workers in other districts
to appreciate the Importance Of the decision to them
suited the failure Of their representatives to act The
B. & o. and the Fairmont coal interests (Which it was
shown to contro were lobbying in Washington bringing
pressure bear against the congressman whose votes
were needed. Labor brought counter pressure.
The first skirmsh is over, but the battle has but COM
menced If Labor had accepted its first rebuff as de-
feat there would be nearly 100000 organized work
ers today The obstacles which have met have but
served to develop within the strength to surmount
them The battle will go until the Federal bench for
the Northern District Of West Virginia is purified
In the meantime, can state that the decision has