The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-22
A Sketoh q Judge Cooke

oauSe Spohc 9SeSook JIG, opatiVe
Of South Caroliua. . lni lS7aafie was
elected Judge of the Eighth Circuit,
and served upon the bench until the
expiration Of his term Of Office in
1878. He was elected Judge by
Republican Legislature Us member
of the Republican party. @aefssGling
Gen. MCGOWAN, who was the Demo.
cratic candidate and his strongest op.
'ponent.. He continued 10 acs with
The Republican party until Tie ap.
tumn Of 1876, when lie declared that
The could not support such .notnfheeo
as Chamberlain and Elliott, and ut
the meeting in Abbeville in Septepn.
her renodnced his allegiance TO the
party Of pluhder and became most
bitter and uncompromising Democrat.
In 1878 he failed to be rie.eIectea,
Judge, and went into the canvass In
Greenville County as q candidate Tor
member of the Legislature and was
elected BY" Democratic votes..no He
safe in the Legislative at The sessions
Of 1873 and 1879, and the opening OF
the present campaign published q
card declining TO sbeeorte a'ecandi.
date, alleging that the Dethoosatic
party. had not kept faitis sithphim.
He is now Q candidats df1p The Staso
Senate, and will be, SUPPORTED by the
Greenback, Independent and Radical
voters ose = a OF, Greenville County. Even
| with, THIS tthfii support he cannot be elected
bult bult his his present deserton Of the De.
mocrocy shows how much faith can be
placed in the declarations OF such @
man as he has p: :oved himself to be.
! On the bench and off it, Mr, Cooke
was brilliantly successful judicial
alcoholometer. Leading lswyers
hold that, in other respects, he. failed
consplcuously, But he i delivered
maudlin lectures on temperance to
the disgust Of the grand jugies to
whom they were addressed. In the
! Legislature lie did not originate a
single measure Of any public good,
and made only Q third-rate member.
|, The object nearest ais pericadam was
to obtain payment OF sGmes saErcars Of
salary as Judge which haaalaimad
| 81, 4
1 While the Radical q spartyaHas 10
! power Judge Cooke wes iufall fellow.
shiprwith. the thieves, and aesassina
of the period. In 1875; he2auas
pronounced Democrat ipartisan, and
= as long as offices were eplentiful he
claimed connection ,witha this party
but now he has!throWnoT mis- disguise
: and like the, sowiaofthe42Scriptures,
has returned TO llia wailowing sin the
mire! He affected to be politically
honest in '76 because hethought that
would be tile cheapest wsysto. make a
living, and now he hopes to,get into
: Office again hy y;prning his coat and
going against the party he GLAZING to
have helped to get into power. He
stands before tie : country '5n hia
true light at last, and is unwofthy Of
tho support or either politicaf party
or of any intelligent voter. It were
better to give over the government TO
the Radical party at once than to be-
i:ah!ic oat:eesss oat:eessss upon dsh ih6fai u and
political uncertainty Of the type OF T.
: 91lI0E Ill u aanaiIdn4a.A .DgIg
: "A pail of the blacklist dssnair will
hang over South Carolina biz 1--we are
!, defeated this year!o We will be de-
I feated if we fail TO discharge our
. duty. n'lnDy579q ieoiJioqf f1
i Voters should not lose their inter-
est in the election on the I'd Of nex'
. November. They should remember
!, that everything they hold near and
- - dear and is worth living for in this
State depends upon the results of the
= election. If they desire the continu'
= ance Of good, economical and intelli
q ,,ant onvepnn,entb thay ai,o,ld ,,ot<