Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-09-27

uC CCs'uAu CAOib W pass d iCSiS-
tration law, which was successful,
was made at a subsequent session of
the legislature when Mr.. Maxwell
was not a member. His position on
these questions was a conservative
one, and at that time of great excite
ment required a high degree of cour-
age to maintain. The farthest he
would go on this question was to
favor the submission of constitu-
tional amendment to the people, in
answer to their petitions, believing
that the people had a sovereign right
upon the question.
THEN AND NOW.
The Wheeling Register now calls
Judge Maxwella proscriptionist. In
1869 that SAME paper thanked the
Supreme Court ofwhich Judge Max
well was mem Der, "for thwarting
the villainons purposes of the Reg
istrars. In referring to the famous
/" Greenbrier eases and Judge Max,
wells opinion in the case of the State
vs.. Joel Mcpherson the Register of
September 4, 1860, said
The famous Greenbrier cases.
as they are termed, were on yester-
day, decided by the Supreme Court
of Appeals for this State. We in
vite particular attention to the
opinion OF the Court elsewhere print
ed, as delivered by Judge Maxwell.
The question involved was plain
one. 1t was whether registrar
could vacate an Office by striking the
name of the Office holder from his
list. AS the Constitution provides
that none but voters can be elected
to office in this State some of the
registrars have assumed that an
Office holder who was registered when
elected, loses his place if his name be
struck off. This would place the Of
ficers OF the State at the mercy Of
the registrars. In those Greenbrier
cases, one of the plaintiffs was dis
franchised because he ran against
Nat. Harrison for Judge, and the
other because Doctor Cald-
we'll, President of the Registration
Board, aud his friend, wanted their
places. The court has very properly
decided that the law is not to be
perverted for any such villainous
purpose.
THE COURT SHOULD BE THANKED.
And how about those registrars.
A great n any of them we're selected,
some two or three years ago, for
their general meanness and their
willingness to perpetrate indiscrimi-
nate rescality. They ought to have
been removed, but they have not
been. The reason may appear here
after. In the meantime it may suf-
fee to say that their continuance in
office is scandal and a disgrace
and that the Supreme Court is to lie
thanked for thwarting their villain
Gus purposes, especially as the pro
per remedy cannot be found else
where.o
Referring to Judge MaxwelPs
record in this direction the Green
hacker says:
The Bourbon papers of this State
are persistently charging that Judge
Maxwell was the author of and
voted for the registration laws once
in force IN this State. We have re-
Trained from more than casually men
tiOning the matter for the reason
that we wished to see if any OF the
class Of papers referred to would be
honest enough to tell the truth about
the matter without any aid. Thus
far they have failed to do so, and
now we will assist them, by asserting
positively that Judge Maxwell never
wrote line of the law, known as
the registration law, and never voted
for it, although he was member of
the State Senate when 1t was enact
ed. This latter fact can be seen by
inspection of the Senate Journal of
1866. Now will you Bourbons shut
up your mouths, or if you open them
let the truth come out"
A NOODLE MAN.
Such IN brief Is q sketch OF the
life and public service of Judge
Edwin Maxwell. Calm and dignifi-
ed in the treatment of all public
questions, he has recommended him.
self to the citizens of this State as
no other man ever has. His charac-
ter is unassailable, his record is
straight and his hands pure. His
appearance upon the stump will not
be anticipated with that feeling of
curiosity and wonder that charac.
terizes that of his opponent. Bill
ingsgate, vituperation and profanity
form no parts of his speeches. Tenn
perate attacks upon individuals and
corporations that have done so much
for the Development Of his State
will not be looked for and will not be
heard. Gentlemanly, able, pure, he
is the fit representative of the peo-
Pile who have chosen him as their
leader.