Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-24

State Mourns Death
of Justice Brantly

a public official holding one OF the
highest offices in the gift of the cleo
torate for nearly a quarter of a CEN
fury. In no part of the state was
Judge Brantly unknown. He had
friends in every city and county, m
scores. of them at Helena, where he
lived for the "a years he was on the
supreme bench.-He!ena Record-Her-
aid.
Judge Brantly was MOI a politician
in any sense of the word. his inter-
est in politics was that of a citizen
who realizes the responsibilities and
the duties of citizenship, and nj more.
He was a jurist par excellence: a mas
ter of analytical thought, a dignified
though cordial gentleman, with a full
conception of the responsibilities OF
government and the part the judiciary
PLAYS in it, and in every way an orna-
ment to the high office which he held
Billings Gazette.
1t was in the Anaconda opera house
that Judge Brantly was nominated the
first time for chief justice. Almost
Immediately following his election
there came before the supreme court
a volume of litigation which, consider
ing the colossal wealth involved and
the complex nature of the contro-
v~ersies, was unique In American Juris-
prudence. Much of the mining htiga-
ton of the Butte district found its
way to the states court of last resort
and. because of the intensive study and
attention given it by the members OF
that court and particularly by the chief
Justice. many OF the decisions rendered
by it became precedent in mining law
for other sections of the United States
Anaconda Standard.
To those who enjoyed the intimacy
of his friendship, the passing of Judge
Brantly will bring a sense of deep per-
sonal sorrow. There was a strong
human side to his nature. The dignity
of his high office did not suffer by rea-
son of his genial manners and devotion
to old-time friends. He was beloved
and honored by them. His associates
on the bench and the lawyers of Mon
tana will miss him sadly. He had
achieved q high place in their conf
dence because of his learning and his
ripe experience, but most of all be-
cause of his sterling, upright character
and his unyielding sense of justice. Ii
nay be a very long time before We
| shall see the like of LIN in Montana
The Muscular.
For almost % years Chief jus
tice Brantly had presided over the de-
liberations of Montana's highest trl-
bunal and he had achieved a place
of high honor among the judiciary
of the country, being recognized for
his high legal training, his wonderful
knowledge, his great experience, his
legal logic and his many years OF
faithful. service.
1t was with distinct regret during
the summer that the people OF Mon
tana learned their chief justice was
in such failing health that he could
not make the race for reelection, and
it is with genuine sorrow that they
learn he has been summoned before
the highest tribunal of all.-Havre
Promoter.
Long ago, Judge Brantly's exalted
and enviable place in the esteem OF
his fellow citizens became firmly
fixed. These many years there has
been cordial recognition throughout
the state of his fitness for the Official
station for which he was repeatedly
chosen. His fellow citizens had I'M
failing respect for his professional at
tainment and ~steadfast confidence II
his personal integrity. Especially dur
ing the earlier years of his tenure II
the office of chief justice Montans
continued to be in the formative pc
Rod with respect to many OF th'
things relating to the judiciary
Butte Post.
For a man who had put in so mucS
OF his early life as an instructor, ant
whose whole later life had been spen
upon the bench, Judge Brantly wa
unusually free from dogmatic selt-as
s~ertive mannerism, which those Wit
follow either one of these career
nearly always fall into perhaps oftel
unconsciously.
On the contrary Judge Brantly wa.
a charming companion under ali car
c%umstances and his human sympa
thies were not buried beneath the lie
gal tonnes into which his daily life re
Quired him to delve.
He has erected his w monumen
in the volumes of decisions he wrot'
while presiding over the supreme
court, and future generations as the,
turn to these Montana Reports vii
be impressed with the mental grass
of this judge and the remarkabl
intellect he possessed, which vii
stand forth aud speak for him lon
after those who personally knew hlr
have Joined him on that other shore
Butte Miner. &,
Chief Justice Br8ntly was not onl
a Judge of great learning ana Integ
rity, but he was a loved friend an
neighbor. Thousands who had q per
sonal acquaintanceship in Montana WI
mourn his death.
From the time be was elected {
the supreme bench from the distric
court in Deer Lodge county and be
fore that he was a prodigious worker
He labored long hours. His friend
urged him to rest more or at least t
work only a given period each dal
but his devotion TO duty and a belle
that he must do more than his shar
in taking care of the tremendou
I amount of litigation, drove him on IN
: til his health was impaired. Befor
the Helena Rotarians TO whom n
gave a most interesting address thre
or four months ago, he confessed ths
his friends were right.
Chief Justice Brantly had no US
for the false. He despised the pre-
tender who by ~eloquence and rhetorl
sought to obtain decisions which I'll
not represent justice. ~lncorruptlbl
steadfast and solid, political lawyer
feared Theodore Brantly, as the rel
members of the court respected hin
Helena Independent.
DIXON PUTS STATE
DEEPER IN DEBT
The truth is that Governor Dixon
l - ..-o.ar 10. anonpoplIahp h lift