, 1873-05-29
LAWRENCE VS.: CRAIG.
Tho Newspapers Opposed to tho Formor..:
Tho Convention that Nominated
tho latter. >.
MIR. Craig rs Railroatl-Attorney
. and as nn Electionoorcr.


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r,,o r.,..,
renee,
NJ, AAsaLhE' i'ls' may ~ '''''
sm, To exhibit to tho manly farmers of tho
Eift1, 1,a;.,,t D,atx,,. a.. ,...t. - a.. ,,-,,,
yl,;a aoa, .no . =. ~ p'ta 20
accompl,ut; mrnoao T hnro rcnroduce nm
artiolo writton ff' to tho Chicago Times, May ID,
intended to onab1o tho responsible editor of that
doootablo sheet to sustain, II in hie power, sono
Of tho many assertions, reollossly made, bearing
nnon thin cnutoat.
e ths Editor Of ths Chicago Times:
haa osen M .' 80 9ton repoaed Of 1atc, IN te editorial
of the railroad tntnresss and the state
We hayo tstormnea to .sk liz fe.ponablo odltot of
.s n. LOT tho proof OF LIE statement thfon8h Lis
oT9 M So,@Ts. to 1ax, clio .,noo onon If Juoo rau
fencc livon III any caso Of record worcin ra'lroad
Was party 10 who'll tho mattors at 9ste as rtsentd
AMI frther Az III In nmInona ~ tho r Tnstic ~ ~
tho Supreme Court aro tho result Of conforunco Of
1t re t1l bonel wherein to fna Bench or na5orisy
tho responsibility in Any given caso upon tho Justice
to whom The lot fAls to write tle opinion In accord
the1cof7 - '4o @'tA - ooA:N' " :" 'D'''t'@'
Again II the orinton in any given case, wherein
sone ~ to Il n zee sase '1n md te rss
ably to aoh railroa-ey II q l,e esscntie5 wrong,
wmakore? ~ ''"A'' 'D' u 1u' INV 's 'A'
r. ~ giyon case certan state Of faoss ia Proaent.
~ ~ ~ syirs III ~ ~ M "sl ~ rtGa I9 ~ ,t1mtsso
nanifest wroun md in ua;ice would rcanlt. and te
court saw IT, md recognized and doporel he fact yet
thoy mnst decide according to tho law violate tlcr
o.h e oiSe and leave 1t for future Legislation TO cor
fect LIZ ess A ..a,,..,,.a .,,, ,.,,, ~, -. In
ara t H1,T frnn X Tes atpra rssnn ero!n
perfect law hns bocu npotfoctly interpreted by lilo
Court, md IN which Judue Lawrcnco took an active
part.
~ WOW or the @ct !nat y %as: hna l tno o1Flcaa
~ q w., =, 1nS aF 81 1ap Ehs1 h,sna
canijatofor to oicn tla conclusion IN irrosistibis
lint either tie majority II ho Bar Of tat district are
in tho interest Of railroads. tho assertions Of the
tits natural to suppose tho lawyers Of tho district
would bo best aDls to decide ~ TO tho tess Of ca-
1aato Tor the supreme Bench bnt thc a4es ana thc
liz i.rmc1s and anun,onosts eTc ttn armHita c,ass
tn ei,om1 'nci5c thia otcstjo. "'o ''' s"o'
Upon tho same principle, If tho qea cslrcs an OK
prosson OF opinion to tho merits of a preas-wort,
will Of course cali In gang of stovcaores. ,
II tho Times doeired to bo honost in it's oppo-
.,.aoro -. o,,,ort,,n,t., =. ano h,.,, a;1os 80 4a
! Ao'uo1o u" opp'.tu"t.S W eoo "o'o a'oon VI 1no
form m impartial, unbiased, honest Judgment.
Dut tlo ta0t iH, Ln8 12nle8 anu J0tiFfQf h0u cor
tain of tho local preas of tho State, in Wow
| of the action of tho Court in the .Jouy7,nl
contempt case. arc tanning this 1amo in tho
intorest n, Tint nortion of lin nreea vim he,iovo
| H. In be the;r eovcrcrn ripbt +o toach conrta ma
we'll An t},o noon]o. Thoy caro- nothirp for tho
farmers or fho anti-monoposts, but to use thom
in this o1ort to teach the Judiciary the power OF
thg & psoss. ,,. ,,,, .,,,, n,,o,, IT,. au.,o a,
TIA ~raea " tn aata tat t" H." moonla aro o.
| torn;noI fo hnvo fonrlnna judiciary ,ui1 TINT
tLni .,sn,,i, ~ ,.,,-onI =; ato,,i, T. IN ',a.
| ti!!6 ~ w 1loAeat anou' =,
| Judge Lawrence la9 shown htmBolf to 10 a
| cultivated gentleman, and g. most clear and able
eynn11r1ftbr 1T tho Inv f1lt1enonflnnt in nctinu
anf tuut in rootivo. Tin ;nforoata ~ TIM naon1a
| 5am3na tLat thn frd,cin1. ai,nni5 1o ho11 ,1,1vo
.Aoa'nao a s4as - III ~ st iM ~ .4o'@ o -
s1uu Dosouu - uoto pollttott anuAoncoai nl1u III
atteapta OF tho pEass 70 eontIot 9I 70 tnenco "a ,
the decssons or thiB highest loyal tribunal III tho
cst donuncaton which it juBtly Deserves THIS
is ali instance where the oiiico should geek tho
man, not the man tho once, aa hlr. cia'g IL now
~ 9ar55ar ~ IN H. oo,cra am,cnranco IN 5th;a
respect, ho out-iiorods Horod; but tho people
arc not rniscd. Mr.. Craig will doubtless aoon
resume his practice: and tho suit Of clothes no
a nus fa,a; as,;,oto "oAi oo'o1o ~ ue:a'ao
rh, fonvcn.,o, tr,ot rop,tnn,cd Mr..
Orniu.
YATES o1rY, H., n1oy a, 1878.
10 the Editor qf TAs Chicago Tribune:
Aa one Of tho people Of tho Fifth Supreme
Judicial District, would like, through your