Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-09-04
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table practice Of the law. has brought
the Every Evening to his defence with
the reverse advice Of e stick, 'for the
reason no doubt that "iths eyes Of Della
ware are upon him, to use the Ian
guage Of prominent Delaware farmer
still living. when the accidental Prssi
dent Andrew johnson was about over
turning the system Of Federal adlhinis-
traton settled upon by the martyred,
President, Abraham Linccln. We are
assured by the valian defender OF Judge
Cummins, that If any body expects
him "to make the, Municipal Court a
political maekine sAeh person must
swallow his disappointment as best he
may"
Unfortunately the attice of our even
ing contemporary comes at time when
it will b. very hard to convince reason
aDle people that tue court is not SOME
what already tnged with PARTISAN par
tiality. 1t has not been very long since
the Judge positively refused'to issue a
warrant for the arrest of d prominent
Democratic official who got drunk and
behaved in a very disorderly manner,
cursing and detXing the whole police
force, daring them TO arrest him and al
together showing II very. decided con
tempt for Judge Cummins and his
Municipal Court. Ii will be recollected
that very HAT and decided refusal was
given, when an officer applied for A
warrant Of arrest, and with no reason
for not granting it, other than that the
court decided not TO issue one. This
official, to whom we hare referred, was
Democrat of high standing who, if he
had had any regard for the Municipal
Court and for the preserya ion Of peace
and good order, and had any desire for
the faithful execution Of the law instead
of accepting timsy shield as protec.
ton, would have surrendered himself
and permitted the law to take its course
without placing Judge Cummins at
such an unpopular disadvantage before
the public. But being 4 Democratic
official he claimed and received Demo
cratic protection from a Democratic
Judge of court established by Demo
cratic manipulations and chicanery.
This is one case, and it might have been
looked over and partially forgotten had
another not Soon followed upon its heels
The latter is of such recent dat that it
ia still fresh in the memory Of all who
read the papers and obtained an account
of 1t. The Oft nder in the Latter case,
too, waia prominent Democratic Off /.
cha and his Otfsnding was somewhat
similar to the tir't, A EepubIicap pc
liceman appeared upon the sceLe and
arrested he companion Of the offending
ttirial. but permiited the Principal to
be taken home by u friend. BY the
way, it is worthy to note that the Off
Ger who WIS So teuderly lt1,irnt to the
Democratic official is the same officer
that has been treated to pruusion Of
abuse since by the Every Evening for
threatening to arrest oneof it's reporters.
Another policeman not SO nnientlydis-
posed to let Outrages and disorderly
conduct by Democratic officials 20 I'm
'ebuked and .unpuuisLtri, Mp led TO
Judge Cummins for warrant of arrest
for the offending official Following the
course adopted in snch cases, the Judge
refused to Issue the warrant unless the
City Solicitor would lie information.
IN" latter officer seeing al Q glance the
Unsafe and nntenable position ,ss,,,c ed
by the Judge, said 1t was not necessary
that he should be hunted up to file infor-
nation Whenever II complaint was made
and warrant asked for. After con
siderable trouble the Judge did issue a
warrant, but what was the result? Did
any body ever hear OF the offender being
brought before tie court as others
are brought? Did amy body ever hear
of the officer sewing tho warrant Of ar
rest upon him? II they did they watched
the case closer than We did. How Their
was the case settled Very easily and il
this way. The Offending Democratic
official when he found be was to be ar
rested HE'D off to ar Attorney and en-
ployed ard iMpiorrd him to save hin
from exposure.s
The lawyer, II Republican, good soul
showed by his "ntreatir, undertook tn
ease and appeared before the court. III
stead Of the offender, while the latte
occupied cosy chair in tn" lawyer
office This was deemed sufficient b
Judge Cummin9, and the offender
proxy paid two dollars fine and til
costs in the case. 1t may h" poSsibl
that the same course wOuid BE- pursue
towards Republican official, but whs
do the common people tiIink about i
We're they to transgress, wonld they +
permitted to appear before the court b
proxy or rather NY an attorney on
criminal charge If h~ b" good la
practice then the ter1Or1 If III" law al
materially softeneh. All an ot1euIt
would hay" to do would he 10 adm
his guilt, if he was guilty, toan at'orne
and authorize him topay,a npminal fin
We have referred to two cases wit
such a'cnratru"S4 that we think eve
the Every Evening Will hot Iqestic
the statement. Yet we are blamed {,
referring to TIE, Munici al Court as
political machine ard wien We AS
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