Evening star., 1926-04-07
English Impeachment Trial
Awaited Without Prejudice

Faith in the judiciary as an institu-
ton and a disposition to await without
prejudice the outcome of trial in the
Senate mark comment on the i'm
peachment of Federal Judge George
w. English by the House of Repre-
sentatives. The press generally re-
trains from passing upon the evidence
which brought about the impeach.
ment.
Some of the charges against Judge
English are enumerated by the Sacra-
mento Union as follows: Tyrsnnicsl
and unwarra ted disbarment of attor-
neys-at-law in his district of eastern
Illinois: unlawful permission to his
appointee. Charles h. Thomas. referee
in bankruptcy, to practice in ba nk-
ruptcy cases: deposit of funds con-
trolled by the court in banks in which
the judge and referee were stockhold-
ers: continued designation of a corpo.
ration in which relatives of the Judge
and the referee were financially inter
ested IS the agency for disposal of
assets of bsnkrupts. and other i'm.
proprieties and irregularities which
thwart justice and prevent its admin
istration." The jamestown Evening
Journal. explaining that the alleged
irregularities include threatening a
jury in court and tyrannical attacks
on the liberty of the press, observes
that establishment of any of the
counts would Justify removal.
Referring TO the attitude of minOrit v
members of the House committee
which had charge of the case, in bold.
ing that the judge committed no un-
tlawful act and that his conduct is
susceptible to the best and most hon.
est motives. il not commendation,' "
the Springfield Union offers the com
ment 1T Is remarkable that two such
diverse conclusions and reports come
from the same evidence submitted to
the committee when there is nothing
to show that partisan or other con.
siderations Influenced either the large
ma jority in favor of impeachment or
the small minority in favor of exoner-
alton"
The pride which the American peo-
pie take in the Federal judiciary as a
whole is we'll founded" declares the
Canton Daily News. The personnel
of our highest court from it's organi.
zation to the present day has included
the ablest legal minds of the times
and in their decisions the foundation
stones Of American law are laid and
u.
the wiIes of demasogue alike. In this
tradition of integrity the American
people have rested their trust, some
times critical of decisions. perhaps,
but never, when calm reasoning pre-
walls. disposed TO question or permit
to be questioned the motives of the
court" The Bloomington Daily Panta
graph emphasizes the rarity of such
proceedings and notes that the case
of Judge English will be the frs,
one of its kind since 1913"
limitations having been made on
the f1oor of Congress that the St.
Louis Post Dispatch was "persecut
ing Judge English, that paper ex-
plains it's position and concludes with
the statement: IF undertaking the
arduous and difficult job of investigat {.
ing the judicial conduct of Judge Eng
lish and the dangerous task of pub
fishing the evidence against him and
Of aiding the judiciary committee in
the work of ascertaining the truth is
an offense. the Post Dispatch pleads
guilty. Judge English must stand or
fall on the evidence
COncurring opinions that the eyi.
dence Is the important thing come
from the Little Rock Arkansas Demo.
crst, which says. THE guilt or limo.
cence of Judge English remains to be
determined: the Columbus Dispatch.
which declares, THE Senate must, of
course. require absolutely convincing
evidence before it votes for convic-
ton" and the Chicago Daily News.
which voices its belief that mani.