THE COLUMBIAN, BL00M5BURG, PA. - I ' i si i! 4 l i i I! SERIOUS Jhe Story of Justice Potter's Remarkable Relationship With the Governor of the Commonwealth. SCORED BY THE PAPERS OF ALL PARTIES Severe Criticism From Sources Which Demand Attention. What Will 13c the Outcome ? Will the Court Order an Inquiry? The Philadelphia Press has submitted to the people of Pennsylvania proof that Justice William P. Potter, Governor Stone's former law partner and appointee to the Supremo Court bench, has prostituted the office by be traying secrets of the court and attempting to smirch the integrity of his Judicial colleagues. When the legislature was In session th-re were "leaks" on questions affecting "machine" legislation pending before the Supreme Court, and It was an open suspicion that either one or the other of Governor Stone's ap pointees, Justice Brown or Justice Pott?r, wr.s the betrayer of court se crets. On May 1 The Prcsa laid the grave charge directly at Justice Potter'a door, declaring that he Informed Governor Stone cf the ctanding of the court upon the Pittsburg "Ripper" legiclation prior to the announcement of the decision. Although Stone and Pottsr mada weak denials at the time, tho Justice took ro steps to rifute the chargo or protect his sullied reputation, and the announcement cf the decision confirmed the account of the betrayal, even the names cf the justices vrting affirmatively having been announced In advance. T"e Preca row gives in dstall the- long-distance telephone conversa tions between Potter and Stcne vhzn the justice "tipped" the governor In advance cf the "rtlppei" decision, and also the decision sustaining the gov ernor's cut of the school appropriation. These telephone taiUc revealed Potter In the attitude of a boasted "ma nipulator'' of the re n sin in;; members of tlie Supreme Court; he assumed to be able to "contrc;" certain justices, without hesitating to reflect upon their Integrity; and Gcvsrnor Stone commended him for "doing a good thing." The papnrs of -the slate generally, except a few stalwart orgrna that would dofond highway robbery If done by one of their candidates, condemn Justice Pottor for his course. It shows that he acted more as a paid attor ney determined to v.Mn his caso than a member of the highest judicial body of the state. Following are some of the opinions of leading papers of the state: Philadelphia North American. No greater Infamy could be charged against a judge. The offenso alleged Is not a mers Impropriety. It is a crime punishable by impeachment and perpetual disqualification to hold any office of honor or profit. It Is Incredi ble that a reputable newspaper would make such an accusation without ab solute certp.inty of the completeness of Its evidence, and evidently The Press has not the least doubt of tho accuracy of Its reports of Justice Pot ter's conversations with Governor Stone. ' Philadelphia Times. The Tress has published at length tfcp alleged conversations by telephone between Governor Stone and Justice Potter, in which they discussed the at- . titudo of the supreme court upon the "ripper" legislation and Justice Pot ter's successful efforts to bring about a decision In favor of the machine. This extraordinary exposure should make Impossible the election to the supreme court of an appointed mem ber who has not only betrayed Its secrets but dishonored its Integrity, if It does not make Impossible his fur ther presence In the court. It mat ters not how this conversation was overheard and recorded. The report Is positively vouched for and Its au thenticity was practically admitted at HarrlBburg by the pnfsigo of an act, under machine direction, making the betrayal of telephone messages a penal offense. , Pittsburg Dispatch. The charges preferred against Jus tice Potter and Governor Stone by The Philadelphia Prr.s, In connection with the Pittsburg charter bill, lack the element of fresl i ess. They were pub lished last wlntt r, In a general way, an 1 were promptly denied by both Governor Stone and Justice Potter. Now, .ifter many conferences of Insur gents and Democratic leaders, they are renewed shortly before the elev enth hour of a political campaign, without giving the name of tha man who made them, but shrouded in even greater mystery of anonymity than ever yet vith a degree of cireum- Btantial detail that most positively I calls for an answer in more authorita- j tlve form than hitherto given. No af fidavits accompany them and no proof Is given whether they emanate from a responsible man or a professional campaign liar, yet they are published by The Philadelphia Press In Its larg est type, attended by '.er lnraUons from that Journal of Its entire respon- ' glbility and a bold challenge to the governor or Jastlce Potter to deny thcVi If they can. Philadelphia Record. In May last The Press startled Its readers by the publication of a liar risburg dispatch accusing Justice Pot ter, of the supreme court, of having made Improper disclosure to Gover nor Stone of the impending action of the court with reference to the con tested constitutionality of the Pitta burg "ripper" legislation. The gov ernor and Justice Potter both denied the truthfulness of the publication, but the charge was reiterated by The Press and Its verity measurably con firmed by tho subsequent decision of the court when announced. The Press has republished Its dls fatch of May 1, with further confirma CHARGE tory rirtk.-ii'ri of a most damnatory character.' If Is apparent to the dull est apprehension that such collusion between the executive and judicial de partments of the slnte government could only exist as a result of the be trayal of the most saT?d trust. If the nllerations of Tho Press be true, Governor Stone and Justice Potter are unfit for the hii?h offices they hold. Were the organization of tho Repub lican party In the control of honora ble and self-respecting men they would insist upon immediate disproof, or. failing that, upon tho Immediate with drawal of Justice Potter from his plnce on the Republican state ticket. It is to the last degree infamous that the executive, legislative and Ju dicial authorities of the state should all have been dragged Into the mire in order to minister to the ambition of a discredited leadership and to the greed of political harpies and adven turers who override alike tho laws of God and man to compass their ends. Unless the people of Pennsylvania have themselves gone mad they will take their November opportunity to revenge thempclves upon their coarse and Impudent betrayers. Pittsburg Post. The extraordinary disclosures of The Philadelphia Press, owned and controlled by one of the great Re publican manufacturers of Pennsylva nia, and edited by a member of Presi dent Roosevelt's cabinet, in reference to Justice Potter's betrayal to inter ested parties of the confidential dis cussion in the supreme court of the state of its integrity as a Judicial tribunal, and of its decision on an im portant case, before it was authorita tively made public, presents a state cf facts that must have a profound effect on the people of Pennsylvania, nnd more especially on the members of the bar. This Is not "partisan clap trap." It emanates from those high in authority In the Republican party, whose political duty and Inclination would be to support Justice Potter for election were he an admissible candidate, on any standard of official and judicial conduct known to men. We can recall no such Judicial mis conduct In the history of any state of the TTnion, save In South Carolina and Louisiana, in the worst stages of tho enrpet-bag regime, when Judges were made a matter of barter and sale, and political caucusses or private Interests determined their action. This is the low condition to which the highest judiciary of Pennsylvania has sunk, through the criminal mis conduct of one of Its membors. We roprint the disclosures of The Philadelphia Press, not because of their probable political effect, but as the most startling bit of news, im portant to all the people, In regard to Judicial degradation that has been made public for years. Tho Judiciary should not only bo free of just re proach, hut of even th? suspicion of misconduct, let alone criminal viola tion of its recognized duties and re sponsibilities. That has become the gospel of our polities and the judg ment of our citizens. SAFE-GUARDING THE BENCH. For the honor of the supreme court the people of Pennsylvania should turn down the Republican candidate who is seeking to remain in the high place to which he was appointed by Governor Stone. To Jealously guard this sacred tribunal Is the imperative duty of i every good citizen. Within the past few years there has grown up in the public mind grave suspicions concern ing the intogrlty and fairness of many i occupants of the bench. In all parts it the country have been hear oom plnlnU against Judges who have seem ed to waver In the performance of their duty and who have not always held the scales of Justice firmly. This is one of the most depressing signs of the times, full of significance and ianger. The American people have al ways, heretofore, held the Judiciary in the very highest respect. They cannot permit any lowering of the standard; nor can they tolerate any looseness of personal or official conduct. Throughout all the partisan and fac tional con filets waged in our own state no member of the supreme court, and no candidate for a place therein, has ever been publicly subjected to such a grave charge as that which now con fronts Justice Potter. Such flagrant disregard of propriety as this misfit appointee of the present executive Is accused of, Is unprecedented in the en tire history of the court. Such inti mate secret relationship between a Justice and any other public official is mutually discreditable. In this in stance the offense is aggravated on ac count of Governor Stone's misuse of his official powers to serve himself and a corrupt political organization. It shows Justice Potter to be himself a part of the machine. This Is contempt for Judicial dignity that words cannot lltly characterize. These revelations surely will make a profound Impres sion upon self respecting citizens re gardless of partisanship. Under such circumstances, it be comes the duty of all decent Republi cans to unite with the minority party in electing Judge Yerkes to Justice Totter's place. Happily, the Demo cratic roform candidate is a Jurist of the holiest rank already, so far as ability, character, experience and learn ing are concerned. For ne.irly 20 years ho has presided over the courts of Bucks county with thorough accept ability to all classes of the people, and has repeatedly been called, in a neigh borly way, to fill a gap on tho bench in Philadelphia, when judges have been ill. The people of Pennsylvania will make no ir.Ulake If they promote Judpe Yerkes to tho supremo court, but they will b3 grcvlously unjust to themselves anu greatly Imperil their own Interests, should they vote to con tinue In an exalted place In the public service the Allegheny tool of Quayism. All HQoEST JUDICIARY Judge Yerkes' Declaration As to the Duty of Members of the Bench. In his acceptance of the Fusion nom ination for the supreme court, Hon. Harman Yerkes thus farclbly writes: "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 12th inst. Informing me of my'nominatlon by the Union Party for the office of Justice of the supremo court of Penn- '. sylvania. "This nomination coming to me as the unanimous expression of confidence from a convention composed of repre sentative Republicans of the highest character, I regard as a very great honor. "In reply to your expressed belief that, if elected, I will fill the office to the satisfaction of the people of the commonwealth, regardless of political affiliations, I can only respond in the terms of my acceptance of the nomina tion for tho same office by the Demo cratic party. My election will not be a partisan victory. The office for which you have named me is non-political, and I would belie my record of 18 years upon tho bench and would betray and insult my supporters if, in the event of an election, I could degrade myself by cherishing a partisan or political purpose in tho execution of any duty of my office, or if I should stoop so low as to allow myself or my office to be in;ed to the prejudice of or to the favor of any party, class, interest, enemy or friend. "As a Judicial officer I never have considered any man's position, class, trade or occupation, circumstances, friendships or enmities, and, God will ing, I never will. My only pledge is that, if elected, I will devote all my strength nnd ability to a faithful dis charge of the duties of my office. I will obey and uphold the constitution. I will endeavor to Interpret the law Justly, relying upon Its sound princi ples, following established rules, and giving duo weight to reasonable pre cedents. "Whatever opposition may be Incited against my candidacy by any class, corporation, organization or individ uals, as a result of a strict adherence In the past to these Just rules of Ju dicial duty and conduct, I shall observe them. I have an abiding confidence that the whole people of Pennsylvania, realizing at this time as never before 'the necessity of upholding the admin istration of the courts In promoting law and order, will endorse her judi ciary in every effort to maintain the highest standard of duty and Impar tiality. "I accept your nomination upon the assurance that the contest for my elec tion will be made not for partisan ad vantage but in the interest of all Penn sylvania. "With great reBpect, I am, "Your obedient servant, An Attempt to Concentrate Rebel Hands. MORE TROOPS ARE SEH TO SAMiR. ! General ClinlTpo linn t,t HsniM-t an Uxlrnnlvr Liuinivcniciil The Iflmul nt l.cjlp In A I no ftlri.Ml MANILA, Oct. I'U.-GetieiMl uneasi ness prevails in central Luzon. The garrisons report (hat severnl bunds of rebels, numbering twenty-live or fifty, are endeavoring to concentrate nt one point. This. It Is believed, Is the result of General Malvur's efforts nt recruit ing. .Notices which were recently posted on the doors of the churches In ltatnn gns province w;;i that an organization be completed In .Iiimiary, There Is a periodical Kcnre over this In Manila, which Is fomented by the sensational papers. The editors of these journals demand that additional troops be sent to Ilaliiiurns ns once, as there are now only l.:2oo men there under Colonel McKlbbln, in addition to the metropol itan police. The native police, which can hardly lie counted on, are not tak en into account. The transport Sumner sailed for the Island of Fniiiiir today with il battalion of the Twelfth and Twenty-second In fantry. Governor Taft Is conthied nt the pnl n co wlih mi alta.-l; of bowel troubles. He has been onl.Tt d by his physicians to renin In absolutely Ulet for a week. The Philippine commission Iiim pre pared libel laws which are necessa rily most stringent. The newspaper propose to ll;.ht these l;;ws through their lawyers. The chief objection Is to the unusual powers which nre confer red on thy Judges owing to the nonex Ist' l'.ee of jury f rials. General Chafi'io docs not expect to hear of any extensive engagement In I ti e Island of Smiismt.' He believes the j operations there will not result in an I open fight. It Is bard to find armed I'';i'p!iios, but every man without occu pation will be compelled to go Into a Mown. I It Is reported that nil the rifles cap j ttmd by the Filipinos nt P.alangiga nre ; now in the Island of Leyte, where many liolonieii are known to have gone from j the Island of Saiiinr. In fact, Leyte Is , as disturbed as Simmr. I The object of the re-eliforcements of : American troops now being pushed for I ward Is to Increase all the garrisons to I llilrty-elght men. Some of them have until recently numbered only eight. The re-otifurcciiicnts will also allow the de tailing of a working force to operate In the field, hunting for insurgents. Ton Ampi-leiiiin Killvil. MANILA. Oct. 1!). Five huudred bo lonien yesterday attacked a detach ment of forty-six men of the Ninth In fantry at llaii'rajon, Island of Snmar. Ten of the United States troops were killed and six wounded. The rest of the detachment reached the scene of the battle in time to pre vent further slaughter. The enemy were routed nnd over a hundred of them killed. i t WHOOPING CCUGH. ASTHMA. BRONCHITIS AMD INCIPIENT CONSUMPTION IS eld by al! druggists 25&50c$l The Markets. WI.OOMSBVRC MARKET S. COUKEC l K! 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