, 1873-05-31
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.
An Address by tho Committee Of
Seventy.
Appeal to Law-and-0rder Men,.

Appoal 10 LaW-and"Uruef men,.
To tho Voters " Cook County:
Inc judicial election, which takoB p1aco on
Monday no1t, the second day Of Juno, for tho
selection Of tivo Judgos Of tho Circuit Court Of
Cook County, promises to bo OF unusual interest,
from tho faot that tho German loalers hnvo
determined to dofoat ono Of tho present inoum-
bortB, viz: Judge Henry Booth, on account Of
decislon ho Inns mado under tho now tornpor-
anco law, whilo acting as Judge Of the Criminal
Court.
It is not claimed that tl,ia doo!sion is contrary
to Inv, or Is not law, because oyory 1nwyor and
Judge who has taken t1lo trouble to carofully OK
amino tho question, including tho stato's At
tornoy, has no hesitation in saying TINT tho do
oison Ia supported by tho bost legal nutliorities,
and Is doubt1eBa sound law but tho gonoral OBJ
jootion Is solely and exclusively that 1t is op-
posed to tho liquor intorosts and, for thtH rea-
eon, tho German leaders threaten to depost
10. 600 German votea against Judge Booth at this
election.
Whether or not these mon will bo able to do
lVor tho solid German voto Of Chicago to tho
1quor-interests, regardless Of law, juatico, right
aud every other moral consideration. is certainly
a question Of interest to all American citizens
Of every other nationality, mud they will await
with Ho1no curiosity tho result.
Wc bo1ioyo that q large frnction of tho Garman
peoplc, whom they awofo ailogiance 10 thin oorn- ~
try, did not take an oath Of foalty to tho dcrman
political dernagogueB to vote a8 thoy might dio-
tnto.
II 1t is tho Settled policy of German loaders to
Gormanize Chicago. mud to uproot tho most
cherished American institutions, 1t iB, porhaps,
aa we'll that tho initial point Of attack should bo
upon tho law Of tho country ~ oxpounded by IN
honest judiciary, and that Quo Of tho moBt hon.
cat, foarloss, and able Judges upon tho Donch
should give place to LIMO creature OF the Ger
man liquor.ring, who will docide questions as
they may diotato, regardless of settled laws upon
tho subject.
TO dofoat such dangerous ache1nes, 1t fa only
necessary TINT tho great mass Of voters without
regard to purty, nationality, or previous afllia-
upright judiciary. -.
. Do the citizonB Of this county desire m Impair
tial tribunal before which they may bring their
differences for settlement, according to tho I'M
Do thoy doairo judicial questions to be decided
g 70 se Gap1ico o.
Nov Vortr ~ mi ~ 1N1
NY not ill., VI rnn,ev ,,os IN +hor mr., .nds bv
donoa;t'nr ha1lot y1,,c sl,oll 1nfo"t thn ,,nHolv
marh;nnt}ona ~ tho l;omor.1ca1cra trl,nro comi;,
1,c 1,nt nne Tcen,t for aHc1 m ;aa,o nj GcnorH1
n,ac,,on % sshon n mi v"ie % ia na,ied Tho aonnor
oa T., t1a foot INT ;o votora "ttond n @ 4hair
o;nasa so o+ ;r,d;n;o, ein,t;ons on1 1,oS+ 1ota
10 tho roa,,1t ~1sS''' WV
4 5r5;cin1 o1sc+,or ia +,,o n,oat ;nnortont or
on H. tyci, to toraata @ f c;1a ar, v
vn}vod. II affents tnair r;,,Ite tn 1ifo. lhortv,
mn, tie nnrs,ait of Iann;ncsa o' A'''
XII nuaationa efroctinr tIo socinl, moral. and
political woll-boi1c Of q citison conc boforo tho
3nI1aa o,cctod ~ ,,otarn;no4;on M tha tonnrs ~
Tia nm. .t;ttcs ard of hin ox;stnrnc nro ilenond.
ant unon thoir irnnnrtinlitv: md i, ali thinoa.
thoy should bo nboyo reproach % or suscoptibil!ty'
to unilno INFLUENCES,
Jndrea az tiin no,nty nyo i,oneat ablo md intaj-
iinef3t monMaa rood. tahn, % altorntlor. M tha
Bar ~ tho nonnty cou1d afrord ;Hhn choraotor
Of tho Judge nttaokcd is in every respect unin-
peseasels; &c sdss,,,on o .nn., to xorv ano.t 1n,n
erery Christian every patsiot. oyory lover OF lie
lava and institutions eiyi,r stabiiity md tr,,o
progrosa to tho country in Which he has been
roarod. to mako it lis spccial business to eiYo
,7drt of tho fnli BoncG of nrasont 5,,ilgsoa' Tfo
tactics Of the onposition viii be to yoeo only far
ono man, whom they ran trt,a+, l., ,onneaitio2 ta
!uago boost nnd thoy nope, py tno deposit OF
latser's dofoat.
u, lhon 10y NV ele!aeus V1to lo1 gu
tno ptesent HYe ouabes,-tnelepy toachlng Tue
German lquof-laW-proaaerg ~ and dlsoreanizers
much-heeaoo lesson, VIZ: limit tue groat masses
OF American citizens WILL mover allow ita tribu-
nals OF ustice 70 DO prostatuted to baso purposes
ny any aeiilsh antofosta. -
we want no Juo8oB "hoso OCCASIONS arc
Rloaeoa III auVanco;
~ ia%n' '" so'o hgns 1 .aose a 6ensu@''
1ishment Of a German kingdom III Chicago.
Wo nppeal to bcaptlipavians, whose friends
have beon slaughtered by arunka1t1s.
We appeal 70 orior-loyiug and law-abi1inr
Germans who belieyo in the preservation OF d
day OF rest from LABOR, revelry, and crime,-as
Woll as 81 other nationaltios WHO prize tho priv
llegos Of Ainorican citizens aud the blessings Of
XII d;sor1ar cast thnr xotaa ,,o1s Hfontn
in support Of m incorrnntible ~' ims,nrtssi nsi
inl,ciarT: for :Tndron whoae lna,nin1
dignity. md integrity viii render reanoctnl'1o,
thG nf|co thov n1orc;s2 am Who na1, i, ~ so,ao