The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-02


Yes. We are nos displeased that
Andrew l.. Robinson was made Judge
OF the Vanderburgh Criminal Court
He is the right man in the right
place. He IS showing up the beauties
of tho Radical party in a most beautl-
full manner, aided 5y. a Radical fore
man Of a grand 5lsry of The strongest
Radical element
/" The democrats 0ere aaaninaostsly
IN favor Of Aaving Judge ROBINSON
made Criminal JudgeF' Very good.
The Republicans were not unanl-
'mously for his appointment. On the
contrary, his appointment was pro-
tested against by the leading Repub-
licans of the city, who did their best
to prevent it. So far the Courier and
JOURNAL agree. But how can the
man be called representative man OF
a party against whose appointmentth the
party earnestly protested. and IN
whose favor their opponents were even
more warmly enlisted? As we'll might
ANDY, JOHNSON be called a represent
alive Republican in the campaigns OF
iSixty.six@ and Sixty-eight. Did
the Courier accept ALVIN P.
HoyEY as "a representative
Democrat In 1853? Not much, al
though he was supported by quite
large minority of Democrats.
It is we'll known to our readers that
the true secret Of the Coarier's par
TALLY for Major Robinson was not
what it now pretends--the vicious
" prosecution of men on account Of
their reasonable enjoyment and re-
Taxation from labor" 1t requires a
face of bronze to tell the saloon keep
ers in one number that the prosecu-
tons against them are outrageous and
tyrannieal, aud in the next issue that
Democrats unanimously desired the
appointment of Judge Robinson for
the precise reason that he would COM
mence these proseoutions-but that is
nothing more than might be expected
under the circumstances. The secret
lies somewhere else. is well known
that Judge ROBINSON had commended
himself to the Democracy by the
vicious manner with which. for a
year previous, he had been perse-
cutipg Republican Office holders. BY
his writings and speeches he had SO
won upon the affections of the De-
moeracy that the simple announce
ment that he was to speak was
sufficient to fill the Court House with
enthusiastic admirers from hatparty,
who applauded his utterances to the
echo. This is the real secret of the
Democratic partiality for the Judge,
and why they urged Governor BAKER
to appoint him. The article of April
Both was not the first or only instance
in which the Courier fulsomely fat.
tered the Judge for his honesty. lcgsl
acumen, and independence.
The license law under which the
recent prosecutions have been insti-
tuted, was enacted In 1859, ten years
ago. Now. we ask the Courier to ex-
plain how it happens that under that
law nobody was materially interfered
with or disturbed until gentleman
whom the Democrats acre i:a fdUo'
of haUing appointed Criminal Judge, =
received that appointment? The
question, no doubt, .Will prove per-
picking, but it is one that must sug-
gest itselfto every intelligent man in
the city, and it is one which the C0a-
rier shall not be permitted to ignore
or evade.
It has already conceded that Judge
RoBINsoN's appointment was unani-
mously desired by the Democrats.
1t has not denied that leading Re-
publicans of the city did not desire
his appointment.
1t cannot deny that the law which
is being so rigedly enforced has been
in existence ten years.
It cannot deny that previous to
Judge RoBINsoN's appointment prose-
eutions under the law were neither
numerous nor oppressive.
Therefore, it must accept the newt
able conclusion that the prosecutions
have been instituted by the Judge,
whose appointment was so unani-
mously pleasing to the Democracy.
In other words, that the prosecutions
are the work OF Democratic malice
and not Republican narrowness or
bigotry.