Daily Republican., 1883-09-11
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1883.
Not Guilty, But Got the Symptoms.


other Democrat, for it is said to have
occurred in old Wing times. The
Wing was quite sure the man was a
Democrat, but the Democrat as posi-.
lively denied it. Finally both agreed
to ask the drunken man to end the dis
pute by telling what his political pro
clivities were, if he had any. At TIE
sound of the name Whig," the man
Strengthened up and said: "Ah, my
friends you have hit the mark now, but
must confess have every symptom
Of being a Democrat" We do no
vouch for the truth of the story just re-
lated, but the illustration as applied to
our present Municipal Court is what we
want to get at. The drunken man then
Is the Municipal Court. Is it a par
tisan court ? is the question
before the people We are told tina,
it is not partisan but from what we
have seen we are forced to believe that
it is, and still it is possible that we
might be mistaken Suppose we refer
the question to the court itself
Municipa Court stand up and face
the bar Of public opinion"
GAN right, Mr.. Public Opinion, here
AM, what are your accusations against
me-"
I'VE charge yon with having been
conceived in partisan spirit, born in a
partisan spirit and with having acted
in partisan spirit since you were
born
II deny your charges, where are
your specifications and proof? >"
Here they are all in bunch.
There were nine years and nine months
of Democratic rule in this city under
three Democratic Mayors and Demo
cratic police all that time. This cannot
be denied, can it, There was a Demo-
cratic Legislature all that time and
since, was there not? We are sure
this cannot he denied. Was there any
effort made in all those nine years and
nine months to establish a Municipa
Court? Nobody answers in the affirm
alive. At the end of that time al cleo
tioR was held for Mayor, and Repub-
lean Mayo. was cleo ted and Repub-
llcan pG+s 'e was appointed. Will any
body deny uiS ? Did not the agitation
OF Munic!pll Court, Police Commits
sion or some auch thing commence i'm
mediatey a.ter that election I?
Nobody will derv this We ar. sure.
Did not the very >ext Legislature and
and the last me we have had create
this Municipal Court This will not
be denied; W. were !qll tia. 1t 4.
Va,
TO be a nOn.partisan court but in the
face of this declaration what do we
see? The appointment Of a Democratic
Judge in Republican city. The APP
pOintment of a Democratic clerk of the
new court by Democratic Judge.
Two Democratic officers filling the Of
fee that one Democratic Mayor used to
fill and last filed by Il Republican
Mayor. The Republican Mayor retired
upon il nominal salary with the barren
privilege Of appointing police force
which the Democratic Judge has the
power to suspend. This is the non-par
tisan Municipal Court that is tiouted III
the face of the public. Let II, rccapitu-
late, \ non-partisan Democratic Leg
isIature created the court and left The
appointment Of a Judge TO a non-parti
san Democratic Governor. a UOu-par
tisan Democratic Governor appointed IL
bipartisan Democratic Judge nnl a
non-partisan DemocratIC Judge ap-
pointed nOn-partisan Democratic
clerk This il the court thar we are
told is non-partsaN. What an Insult
to long suffering public.
But we are not through yet with orr
specifications and proofs. We hayt'
yet to look at tue operations Of the
Court that sets enthrOned IN power by
Democratic non parti4an5hip legiSIa-
ton. It affords vs. no pleasure to enun.
crate and spread before the public the
apparent proof Of the partisan action Of
the court. We want to be loyal sub
jects 10 the powers that be and would
do naught to weaken the power of
righteous Judgment, but If we refer 10
facts as they appear upon the surface
that is not our fault. If those facts die
not exist, then would our tongue b. 81
lent The public has already been ap.
prised of them and referring TO them
again will but freshep It's memory. We
alIude to the refusal of the court 10
cratic office holders when those officer
were drunk disorderly, and disturber
Of the peace one OF these office hold
srs spent the most Of his time at Dover
while the Legislature was in session
lobbying the Municipal Court bill
through, while he regularly drew hi
salary at home for services not perform
ed For the other official Il warran
was finally ssueh when hard pressed
but by very clever arrangement
nominal fine was inflicted and the az
Cused discharged, without ever appear
ing before the court, before the officer t
whom the warrant was issued had tim
TO serve it. These are fac that caunO
be got over easily. But these cases ar
not all the proof Of the apparent non
craftsmanship (?) Of the Municipa
Court. The latest is the prolnpttud