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the concept of trials, of impeachment of judges is by no

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means anything new.

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The provision of the United States Constitution

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with regard to impeachment was passed by the Constitutional

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Convention after very serious debate. We have had many

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quotes from very learned Americans, some not so learned,

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over this convention thing and I would like to quote you

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one thing that Alexander Hamilton had to say on this par-

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ticular subject. There will always be the greatest danger

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that the decision will be regulated more by the compara-

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tive strength of the parties than by a real demonstration

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of innocence or guilt.

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I think this probably sums it up better than I

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could, that a trial by the judges might remove it from

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the political arena more than if we had a trial by the

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Senate which may be heavily weighted one way than the

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other and I know not and care not but the principal pur-

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pose of the trial by judges is to lessen the likelihood

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of the results being determined by political strength

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and for that reason and by reason of removing it from the

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political arena, we would seriously urge you to vote for