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tho Court and knowing tbnt 1udoo T,awronoa
uoa n candidate -. ,ao.,ao1;o ,.s
a~s-, .'',',,A. W. Aoo'eet'on' "1o'o " mna'
onoi1ns u pool.sh oVor my own sfgnnturo
communication IN behelf OF his claims to public
stav tho protulieo oathorino .nainat him ard
o~,.n'.. ~. - e"os ae".uo, A, ano
oAn.o't truly ns cafac.t9 ano 1alth1o1noss IN tic
performance Of Ills judicial dutiea. uia roply
maa III o. .no a he wrote sat IT
.Mans w nAoisoa sna' Ao nao soasnsa oetenae
~ my nanas, ana NJ, nc "onla fathof DO defeated
t1ia rop1v VIVA mt ent,sno1 md. 7 now d.sn
u 5,t,, >, noaa 49,, .a -. n
.s,. 49,. e'va D@",1 'ne 'uo
peop'e WHO Ha9 na9e oeen M1sAea oy
false olanlor, to mako public some facta
which could only bo known to thoao who had
boon In ologo conference with Jndpo Iawranco.
Such n courgo NAV bo un,1sial. hnt takn # NJ.
my own responsibility and at my own volitiop.
Porloua tilaoa md false charges require unusual
remedies and q knowledge of fho trutb.
IL lho repeated confcrencos Of tIo Court. for
tho mat three veara. In tho inyaatirati0us az
causoB involving intorests of vast magnitude.
and In tho establishment OF princ,t1|os affoctin9
the lifo and liberty Of the ctizon. our lacusnnns
have boon long aid earnest, and sometimes o.
citing. Thon tl,o collision II mind viii, mind
developed montal power. Tho synlpathios wore
often xrousod ab}iorrouco for yice. n1oannasas
and onprcssio1, often mnuifoatod q knowlelrn
naau exhibited. No circumstance could be bottcr
atlantcd to unfold tho entiro character, WITH
g1cf opportunities, aud having beon membors
almost Of ono household for tIlroe years, have
learned to know judge Lnwronco md approcfato
hia fitness for tho position which be han 30 ably
NlloI. IIo could not layo diseuiaed hitpself il
ho would. My conclusions nro that no ia pure
aud upright man, and pcorns basonoss md dis
honor. fIe is ripp scholar, thorough and dis
ori1uinating lawyer, and possesses gfeat powers
Of analysis. His BympAthios aro with the dis
trossod, anl his indignation is always against
unjust monopoly and every Gttompt OF the
mtbuod with au utter dotostation Of al com6ina-
tlons to crush One cass Tor the elevation Of an-
other. NO man hoidB with moro eyon hand tho
scales OF justice, and aumnatera the la'E as 1t ia
Wlltten moro consclohtloasly 1or the good OF tho
| whole people.
Porsons opposed to his re-oiection urge that
! he ID tho " railroad candidate" aud is in tho
interest Of railway corporations. 4 moro ground
ess andev Waa nev9r 9t9troa kaow Of M1at
protect these corporations ' all their just rights,
| ho may be regarded as a pioneer In opposition
! to their extostlona and their unwlao aud im-
polite combinations.
! When the case ngainst the Chicago l. Alton
Railroad Company was before the Court. during
its recont session at Springfield, ho suggested
that it SHOULD DO Immediately considered and az
opinion wrltton, go that, IT tho decision was ad-
yorao to tile validity Of tho Law involved, the
cly, and mako the necessary amendment. Ho
WAS earneBt in his suggestion, which wnB hc-
auescod in by all the members OF the Court.
Co1rt m Il nrohbtod anu discrimination under
Gnn cYrc,,nstnnces. md did not oiva u,a 1aiI,oau
coYnnniss y Tho ,.iGhI Of erulanatiou-a right ae-
cured to ovory oiifondor against tho law,--an.l
] dscr;1nipntions nut in the particular case BRO
sa,,tnd Tia dac;oor wns, in ofroot auainst The
railway company, Il was held that the partto1-
~ a9 anst horo 10 thsrn waa no
cnn,ncti;nm WA ,tni,,st. :. and in ,deliyotinc the
oun1"n ~ ihn ".'D rnyrt Judro Tnwrencn +, I'm
tlcairo to sottlo tic yo1oa opoBtion aud to u,
ford some roof from abuse, made suggestions
,t;e', ,un,,id o,oiin i'm iaTa1nt;vc 1nhsrt,nn,,t
60 ona91 iaw N acc1ThnnSo @ @ WIN @ ny tSia
t"ro octc IL nnn, nv t,,n seeestioma and. baforo tf
cdiournmont % XII iii IN noas Inv intondo5 to be il
o far,or ~ to npna nf y ndro ro wr,nco
fla aroa,, ~ thc Gm,rt aisn refnta the ain,,dcr
s3,o1f rafcr tn oniv twn on;n,nnn' In whinh thr
rnwor md 1rowth ~ monnnn|v arn 1annnnne5
In tho caso Of Vincent VI. TIo Chicago + Alton
| na;3rna;3 Comnanv ID I}j. 81 Il was faid tbnt
In halfway Catnnsnv could MT ho oiiowcd Ia nae
it, vnst no;yora M a cornoratinn with n vjaw to
croato praotjcai mouonoiy for favored hoiso,
and inangurate policy Which, il ostabiishod,
.vnn1d ni9co tI,c farmnra If fhn Htnte 11naoI
prjeyo1ln triibnte: nnl ths following ianruaeo il
Used by judge LAWRENCE; IA railway
company, although poruiitod. TO- establish III
ratos Of oomponsatiop, must do 80 without IN.
must doal fairly by tic pabllc, aud thia It would
not bo doing II allowed 30 to discriminate as to
build up tho busineas OF ono person to the injury
Of another ii tho samo trade"
Here is All express declaration TINT those cor.
in tho!r chargoa rs to favor one to tho injury q
anothor. Tho enforcement OF such principle
would not 10 worry favorable to tho growth Of