The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-09-24
The Supreme Judgeship.

There was meeting yesterday afternoon
Of the Saloon-keeper's Society at Arbeiter
Hall, at which the new constitution was
read and adopted. The question Of the fall
election and the different candidates came
up, and 1t was decided to leave political
matters to the discretion Of the individual.
It was voted down to have the society en-
dorse the Democratic state and county ticket
only 1t was universally agreed to work
against the reelection Of Judge johnson TO
the Supreme Court, on account OF his tenn
perance record.-(Clncinnat Commercial
Gazette, Sept. 8. a'fs ls YEA"
In this meager statement Of the proceed.
ings of a large and strong association is
embodied an issue which demands the
serious attention Of every citizen. From
non-political standpoint, 1t puts forth the
claim, that the independence aud integrity
Of the Supreme Court OF Ohio shall be
compromised by the service Of private
interest 1t urges that the highest court
Of the state shall decide great constitution.
al questions IN favor Of the liquor traffic or
be visited with It's vengeance No other
interest, however respectable Il may be, has
had the arrogance TO combine TO punish
the Supreme Court or any Of lis members
for an honest opinion Of the law. II
1 remains for the liquor traffic to thus chal.
lenge the selfrespect Of the people Of Ohio.
They do not do this on the pretext Of
political association, but on the broad
ground that their interest Is entitled 10 the
favor Of the court. They make the issue
plain. Judge W. W. johnson has decided
that the Pond law and Scott law were
constitutional and for this Temperance
record he Is TO be driven from the Su.
preme Bench by the liquor traffic, irrespec.
tive Of party. , .t
| 1t would certainly seem idle 10 point
out the duty Of rightminded citizens after
a mere statement Of the situation, but
amid the clamor and fury OF politics, in.
yolying other issues, this under.handed
attack on judicial integrity and common
decency may lose It importance. The
threat against Judge johnson for his Just
and enlightened decision is being pushed
by system and organization. Emissahes
tramp the state TO enlist every possible in
fluence against him. Fraud in the print
ing and use OF ballots is to be practiced to
insure his defeat. Not an implement is
TO be discarded that can be used to punish
a Supreme Judge for deciding that the
Constitution Of Ohio permits the Legisla.
ture to enact a law taxing, regulating or
restricting the liquor traffic. "
| Now, are the people Of Ohio TO be un.
concerned in the presence OF this great
IissReS Are they TO allow this conspir.
acy against good government and the
honor Of the state TO triumph with.
out manly challenge to an open ightS
Let the issue be met and If Judge John.
son is 10 be defeated because he declared the
Scott law constitutional, let It be done by
fair, daylight methods, In which the whole
people take hand. The Saloon Keepers
Society, as shown above, propose to ignore
politics and all go in to defeat Judge John.
son. Thus they draw the line Of battle |
Why, not then, meet the issue squarely,
and every citizen, irrespective of politics,
who fayors the Scott law legislation, cast
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