Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-10-07
IFDr the Daily Indiana State Stn.inei.l
Our Circuit Judge.

1t would that the election OF this officer Ia. NOT
lracted as much attention as its importance requires
he people have not heretofore been accustomed TO
VOng Tor Judges, and there Is now danger that
lie msy be the resut OF accident OF secret Cd
-ratIons. h. candidates for this office have not can.
sassed openly, though led believe that there
nave heen OPERATIONS present
Incumbent. Now a there he q mistake in elecIing .
Representative or SENATOR the people have an oppo, tu
ity Of correcting this mistake But Judge is
asIened on them Tor ak Yeas Again: Ii incOmpc.
ent county Cthcer be elected, he msy emplay a compe
ent deputy. But Judge act by deputy No
nan OF knows but that his lite, reputation personal
Freedom, or estate, may be IN tie hands Of Judge
elected al the coming election. IL Is therefore, st
distract principle and perhaps the coming election
ay be praoIIcsl principles for every one 10 think a.
hat each voter should Tor himself that the name OF
he Of his for Judge his ticket and that
hose who have choice should use all honorable
promote the election OF that choice We therefore
a the attention Of all concerned this most important
matter.
So lar as understand there will be on this circuit
very considerable deparu from party lines, in the
coming election for Circuit Judge AT the same time
CONSCIOUS that effort is being made
he votes OF those who called temperance men, for
Mr. Finch, on The ground that he is Temperance
holding high rank in that order. This is wrong
We do not desire raise voice against soci.
cites such. But they should mix themselves up
with The election Of Judge OF the Circuit Court for the
following reasons,
lst Ii is wrong for any secret society to become
political society, and operate in upon elections
3D. All secret combinations, opei aIing politically, are
an abomuation.
3D. As soon as the new code published the jurisde-
lion Of violations of the laws against retailing &c. viii
pass from the Circuit Court 10 the Court of Common
Pleas What good will il do the friends and advocates
Il temperance have Son on the Circuit Bench. We
ncereIy deprecae all party action OF secret societies.
and especially unable 10 see what the Sons
Expect gain by putting Of their order on the Cir
|cuit Bench. On the Common Pleas Bench he might do
bem good. IT, therefore, Mr. Finch receives the
of the Sons, il cannot be otherwise than In virtue
party action, and that too the secret action OF secret
party.
Attn Even il il be desirable Gas we admit il Isl 20
have temperance man-temperate Ia all things-oh
he Circuit Bench the present incumbent Is that char
acter the fullest extent, though not memter oil any
association claiming TO be specially the advocates OF
Temperance.
5th. We do honestly believe that we ought have
temperate Judge. But we just as honestly believe thai
the man who could deliberately make speech, such as
that Of which we publish an extract below Is not
temperate but Incorporate msn-intemPeratei so 10
speak, IN his temperance:
''At recent temperance meeting in Franklln, John.
son county F. NJ. Finch, the Wing candidate Tor elect
r in this district, in speech gave Il as hs oPlnoe
that the only Of suppressing the liquor trade was
Tor the Legislature 10 enact law similar TO that a
Maine prohibiting The making aud selling oi spirItuoas
liquors within the State; and that Statute SHOULD %
made declaring spituous liquors property whatever
and any and all pei should have right 10 destroy
he same, wherever it may DC found. tie said ne was
confident that the people oil Indiana we're 10 isvor Oh
such a law, and would approve Of such course ="
Wedo not desire make available to the present lncum
bent any opposition the imprudent operations and sc
ton OF the seli-sylcd temperate man. But we can tue
ubc TO this alter end that the special
Of may that they can do nothing
Tor their cause Ly eIecuing Circuit Judge. one tem
oerate man over smother, merely because the i"rmer
NAV be more ultra than the latter, and also that ue
nt eve NAV be kept On the oi the Sons 90
he dsy OF the elecIion and If they found TO be act
no as party in reference the election al Circuit
Judge (ln this care without reason or excuse except
party sr, they may be met 10y proper selcn ~
opposed to secret political action MAnioH'