South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-20
INPEACHING DAUCHERTY.

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The house Or representatives has postponed inves-
;ieaton Of the charges against Atty Cen Daugherty
a. this session.
That 20 be expected from men whose minds
filled with only political matters and whose
thoughts are turned entirely upon the coming
election.
The truth Is that the gravest charges have been
made upon the floor Of congress against the legal
oHc.al Or the government. charges which If
should be followed by impeachment and if not true.
should be completely wiped from the public mind
and suspicion
The excuse that the impeachment is backed by
organized labor and was brought because OF his
Injunction in strike case does not fit the facts in
ne case
one OF seven distinct counts was based upon his
activity labor troubles The others go into other
actions and alleged failure OF duty different
matters
The charge concerning the injunction that it
limits the right Of free speech. This is serious.
At the very hour when Congress was delaying its
action on the matter the editor of newspaper
being thrown into Jail for commenting upon
the injunction itself.
Whether ne should have been Jailed is matter
for the courts finally but it might be remembered
that yet editor who has praised the injunction
mas ben jailed and certainly if it be a crime to
criucse a court hearing is doubly praise it
in advance. The deIuge OF bouquets that has been
thrown at the Injunction from papers that
known for their hatred OF labor should have pro-
voked some unless be that the inunc-
does limit the right of speech to applause and
forbids censure
The other charges against Daugherty quite as
serious. One of these is that he has permitted rich
criminals to go unpunished. has failed to enforce
the laws against wealthy volators and has conducted
A.
men Of wealth as were caught before he became
attorney general
one Of the great legal lights Of the nation is
Samuel Untermyer who has prominent in
litigation of national importance and who is not a
friend of organized labor. No has been more
d,nunciatory of it and the actions of its leaders
than he
Untermyer pleaded for chance to press the
other charges and long last May. long
before there was any thought of injunctions made
This charge in public speech:
IF under the guidance of the attorney general,
these war frauds are exposed as rapidly and effect
lively as he has acted in the trust cases that have
been handed to him, the sooner the administration
employs real lawyers and selects another agency for
the purpose the better It is not pleasant thing
% say of so amable a gentleman our present
attorney general the less true and some
body should have the courage to say it, He is
hopelessly untitled by training and temFerament
COR that great office"
Respect for law this country depends upon the
confidence of the people in courts and in the impair
TALLY of government officials charged with enforce
Inent of law.
The Indictment against Daugherty is too serious
too direct too specific be brushed asids. If the
congressman who voted delay action until after
the election afraid profile those charges the
people might do we'll to send members who have no
such fears