The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-08-02
" THE JUDGES8Ip -CONT7Nupn
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,3
July 81, 1882. {
EDITOR DEMOCRAT

tfAt hrpress, under the scubricnet
IAN independent Voter unacrt,k
9 TO atraIsn the Democratic norina
. Hon. W. F. BIaclman, for that ;,n,,o
, rant office both by inneulo and dire
'ha'gc. As to lnuerdoes in this ca,
u.sclion, we may we'll pass them Inv
S''e''ce-they are surely not iron
WEAPONS t" use in honorable wnrfar
The dnert charge, q. that ,yuJa
b!ackman deserted the Judicial lencl
TO tie great deiriment OF all concer,
co. whIle occupying that position fo,
merry, IS one OF SO grave nature III;
we may be pardoned in saving il shonl
not be made, unless the most iucoDt,,
vertahle proof thereof can i've adducei
no such proof, OR in fact proof of an
sihd, having even heen offered. "
ioel warranted in viewing the charp
as simple unsupported assertion
brought forward at this late day per
maps to crafty either personal or DO
iitical malignity. The term deseyt;o;
Is very strong language to use unde
any circumstances, especially SO wbe,
brought against q high judicial f,,nc
tlonary in whose keeping may rest tn,
lives, the fortunes and sacred honor a
those over whom be has been appoint
ed to preside; hence we repeat notEint
short OF indubitable proof to sustain
1t can, in our opinion, justify it. The
writer having never heard even p hin,
OF it before it YVES made by Gan indie.
pendent Voter" went at once to Judge
Blackman for the facts in the premises
we need not 60 over the whole ground
here suffice it to say his explanation
was entirely satisfactory, and he fur,
Their stated that his course on the occa
sion referred to was sustained Jv tn,
entire Bar Of this place; hence we So,
the simple assertion of an anonymous
writer has in no way shaken our conf.
dence in the honor aud capacity OF
Judge Blackman to fill worthily and
acceptably the position to which he
has been fairly and honestly nomina-
ted, should that nomination be ratified
by the popular vote on the 10th Of
August prox.
AS to an additional Judgeship being
wholly and entirely unnecessary, "tbe
work of very few chronic Office seek
ers and a few of their friends" as set
forth in the article under review, we
have this and only this to say 1t is
in pursuance of legislative enactment.
The bill creating this additional
Jndgeship must surely have passed the
Legislature, or a constitutional major
ity thereof, and received the Govern
or's approval, else it could not have
become law. Was the last Legisla-
ture, or q majority of it, including the
Governor of the State, "chronic office
seekers, or the friends Of such ?" They
are responsible for the law. surely not
tho nominee for the Office they crea-
ted. So again we say some stronger
must he brought against
him, or this most absurd one fall to
the ground.
Gan Independent Voter" proposes
a ticket to be sustained, as he puts it,
by the people. By parity Of reason
ing why may not all opposed to his
nominee adopt his mode of warfare and
say with equal Justice it is dictated by
ga few chronic office seekers or very
few Of their friends" Sauce for the
goose should be sauce for the gander.
We heartily agree with "An Inde-
pcudent Voter when he says '.tho Ju-
lieiary is not and should not be politi-
en-! IN any Of its characters" We have
ever thus tl.ong!lt and tried to TINS
impress it on others; yet alas for us,
for tie whole country, we have tn
AXE things as they are, not as we
Honld have them were we free to |
choose. Judge Blackman received not
'nly a majority Of the votes cast st the
Urinary election, bnt the entire rote of
l.e regularly constituted nominating
Contention. Then and there would |
lave been the proper place FOR any one
o have brought charges against him,
mt it seems that Gan Independent
Totar'' WAS entirely dumb before the
My tribunal that could lave placed
i'm in nomination, and pithout such
Endorsement he surely would not have
cen a candidate. Bat rs San indie
cn6ent Voter" duhhs this only So
ulied Convention, the question is ger
lain had that Convention which he
tigmatizns as so-cnlled nominated HIS
Uowed favofite is Is not Just possible
g would have worked more quietly in
10 traces
"Would some power the giftie gle us
To see ourselves as CtheIs see us.
he time was very short, unusually so,
II calling a nominating Convention,
everthe!ess all practicable publicity r,
as given to it. and at its session, as ,
II az wo know, all customary forms
ere observed. AS to q political
nj gesllin--which all should detest-~ =,
IS not the Radical party also met and
acod one of its Richmonds in the /,
sd rs party candidate for the same
Ace 9--or if rot a party candidate, on I
hat Their principle, human or divine, t
n his hackers hope he will be sup {
,rteds 8
Away, then, with all such so-called {
gument, which is NC argument at all.
: every consideration of justice, hon.
and principle, copceding the nomi- =
Ition of Judge Blackman to have !
zen fairly made according to all past
age, we would say choose ye this b
y whom ye will serve, which inter- 81
eted means, choose who shall be your c,
Ut, capable and honest servant in the ci
ilicial office. If Judge Blackmans
litical proclivities be Democratic
Wv for an instant both the politics
d capacity of bis Radical opponent--
who received the nomination at the
Dds of the Convention that met here :;
q 1..A - oh III III