, 1873-06-06


order to plunge tho people into tho boiling wator
Of nnarchy, to osoaro thence to tho moro tolora-
bio climate Of tlospotism, as franco 1ins donc
three or four timos within two generations.
Tho oa,laoa which contributed to Judge Inv"
roncos dofeat worc throo Or four-fold, but oil
hnd thoir origin md atnrting-point In tho Alton
Railway decision.
I. The first CAUSE was that compound Of igno-
rance and fraud falsely dono1minated " Farmers
Couyontionn It ia as woll sottlod ns anything
can DO TINT tho Princeton Convention, at which
Mr. Craig was nominatod was not farmorB'
convention In tho sonso Of boing representative
Of tho farmers Of tho District It was hastily
assembled oonclavo Of farmors 1oafora, nnd rail"
road omployos, In which tho two frst-namod
c1asecs preponloratod in numbora as much na
tho Inst propondoratod In aagaolsy. It Whs pro-
sided over by railroad omployo, and 1t nom1~
mated .rattroad attorney as Its candidate for
Judge Of tho Supreme Court. It was spoodily
ropuliated by tho Farmors' Association OF La
sallo, tho largost county In the district, md by
tho officers Of tho Farmora' Association Of Knox,
and by tho Secretary Of tho State Farmers Asso-
citation. Nevertheless 1t WAS horalded abroad as
tho Farmers Convcntion and hfr. Oraig went into
tho contest with, tho prestige Of tho " Farmers
candidate In IN agricultural district; aud null
titudos Of farmers, with only tho most hezy no
ton Of what tho roai fncts In tho caso, gavo
thoir votes for tho tiokot 80 labeled.
II. Tho Chicago, Burlington d Quincy Rail-
ro.d Company, tho corporation against which
the Princeton Convention was ostensibly asaom-
blod, supported Craig. juBtifying themselves
upon this ground that hero ia n movement
ayowodlY doalgnod to mako and unmako Judges,
according Us tAoy will decide this way or tllat
way, movemont to turn low and tho ndminiH-
tration OF Law upside down, q amoyomont specially
intended to injuro us. Wo did not inaugurato
this game, but we, call play at it. solf-presorva-
tion Is tho first law of nature. II we arc not to
havo Judges elected to decide tho law to DO
what 1t is II tho Supreme Court ia to be put
up job; II wo nro to havo hired mon on the
Bonch, wo will hnvo our own hired man there
rather than nnothor. Mixed with this epecies
Of aolf-justlAcntion was probably strong undor-
current OF ill-fooling againat Judge Lawrence,
for and on account Of tho Alton Railway
decision, which, as wo havo heretofore
shown, waa really inimical to railway
pretensions md In favor OF tho people.
That this Railroad Company did support Craig in
tho rocent election, wo haye not tho slightest
doubt. Tho reasoning BY which thoy justified
themselves WIS spocious, ahort-sighted, and i'm
moral They should havo said rather, Wo will
sink or swim 1.-Two or die, survive or perish, with
tho intelligent, fair-1ninded, lawabiding portion
Of the community. Thoro, and not elsewhere, ia
our safety. That n1r. Craig ia under Pledges to
tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, wo do
not affirm. But that ho 10 undor stronger obl1-
cations to them than to my supposed Far1nors'
Convention is apparent to evory discerning
mind. Il my poraon supposos that tho railroads
aro likely to got moro unpalatablo decisions from
Craig than from Lawronoe, ho Ia grandly mis-
tukon. Tho probabilities aro largely the othor
| way.
III. Knox County has been torn for ycare
| with sort Of Modoo war on the county-soai
question. Judge Lawronco resides OF Galosburg
and Mr. Craig ut Knoxviilo-the two towns sc
long disputing posaosaion Of tho county Court
Houae. Accordingly, Galoaburg gives 1000 ma
jority for Lawrence, and Knoxville giyos Sol
majority for Craig, while tho townH affiliated
with Knoxville furnish as many more,-most ol
those votes boing given without the Blightes
reference to tho legal qualifications, attainmonts
learning, dignity, or character Of tho candidate
voted for. Apart from this county-aoat isaut
Knox County would have givon nearly its ontir
vote for Judge Lawrence, and would hayo oloote
him.
". Thofourth influence working ngainBt Judg
Lawrence consisted Of two newspapers ppblisho
in Chicago, ono Of whioh represents malice, an
the other modiocrity. The former had taho
otfonse ut a decision of tho supromo Court in
libel suit In which it was defendant, and wher
tho opinion Ind bccn written by Judge Law
renee. Tho lattor had boon lned by the Guprom
Court for imbocility. Tho Chicago Times fu1
niahed tho idoas. by which tho Craig 0gh
Was kept going, md tho Chicago Jour
| HHk 1uIu6liUO kuG lACA u lAbAb-UOL
being equally important. Doth thcso pn
pors lied with tenacity and layishneH
throughout tho campaign-tho Times ably an
tho Journal stupidity, but both with effoc
Another Chicago newspaper, which claims t
DO the farrnera' friend par. excellence, took
neutral position, lest 1t should soom to be II
dependent in sonae.hing,-it being tho atandin
boast Of this newspaper TINT it iu 1ndoponi
ent In nothing"
Wo do not know how far tho temper Of til
Supreme Court may DO affected by tho defof
Of Judge Lawrence, but We can worry oaail
translate the language addressed to thom In Il,
recent election. It implies that unloss til
Judges arc smart enough and baao onoug
to spy out popular aentimo,t in adyans
| md pandor to N:-u1ileag thoY aro willi1