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Show The Result of Class Prejudice Tho resignation of Judge Sanborn of the Federal Fed-eral Court at Seattle, Wash., is a striking example of the injustice of class prejudice, but it also serves to show that there is a remedy (which has existed since the adoption of the constitution) which provides for the removal of any public official, offic-ial, including judges, whenever his conduct becomes be-comes improper or his services useless. In the case of Judge Sanborn, the charges against him grow out of his refusal to grant naturalization nat-uralization papers to a foreigner whose replies to tho usual questions to which answers are required of an ailen who seeks to become a citizen of the United States, were not proper, but which clearly indicated that the applicant was not fitted for citizenship cit-izenship in a republic where property rights are sought to bo kept inviolate. His answers showed plainly that he would not support the constitution of this country, and a denial of his right to citizenship citi-zenship was the only thing tho judge could do and be truo to his oath and to the government. What man would employ another to work for him if ho knew from tho questions asked him that ho could not do tho work required of him? From tho answers given, Judge Sanborn knew the applicant ap-plicant could not be a truo citizen of the United States, and accordingly denied his application. Tho result was that a storm of protest went up over tho country from those who believe as did tho foreigner. The house of representatives promptly ordered impeachment proceedings to be , brought and an investigating committee was sent ( to Seattle to tako evidence in tho matter. ( Tho question of tho right or wrong of tho de- ( cision of Judge Sanborn in the citizenship mat- , ter was almost lost sight of in tho shameful pro- , coedings which followed. The investigaiton re- ( solved itself into a personal attack on the jurist. ( Charges of misconduct, drunkenness, and the like, ( wero injected into the hcarihialtbc-viKh $. offonses wero said to have boen committed from ( timo to timo over a period of sevpral years, and ( yet, as serious as they wero said to be, nothing , had been done until tho question of the admission , of an alien to citizenship became involved. ( Wo do not care to express an opinion on the truth or falsity of tho charges of a personal nature ' brought against tho jurisc, they may or may not bo true, but as to his action in tho naturalization : question (which was supposed to havo been the causo of the investigation), wo can find no error i in tho proceedings. Tho procedure in that case is i a matter of public record, the questions propound- ! ed, as required by law, tho answers to 'them, and the judgment of the court. All of which shows that inflated passion, class hatred, and opinions born of lack of knowledge, knowl-edge, aro almost certain to result in unjust and irrevocable ir-revocable damage.unless contsantly restrained and controlled by a power that is greater. Having grown old in years and in the Federal sorvico, Judge Sanborn resigned, rather than en-duro en-duro the voxations incident to a long continued i controversy. President Taft will appoint a sue- i cessor to him, and the country wjil go on as be- fore. |