The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-27
JUDGE" LAMAR.
A Religious Non-Partisan Newspapers View
of the Confirmation.

A Religious Non-Partisan Newspapers View
of the Confirmation.
N. w. C. Advocate, Rev. d. r. Edmunds. Editor.
Judge Lamar"i is confirmed. after all, as we
feared. and all had good reason to fear. The
Democrats did It, aided by two Republicans
whom later the people ought to remember and
and Stewart and Stanford of the kingdom of
millionairedom did it, no thanks to them! We
are bound to speak no evil of dignities. but We
claim that these not dignities by any means.
Lamar armed rebel but yesterday. and
he certainly was not then dignity in whom
any loyal citizen had any interest The seces-
sionist is now just where he can give his opinion
about rebellion, and it will not be strange If he
does much to modify some old fashioned notions
about loyalty quite to the republics cost Tho
event is not only doubtful. but it may prove
ultimately dangerous in y very substantial
The matter Is too much of portent to
be subject of mere political regret Indeed the
only possible compensation must be found in the
hope that the reople will insist that no further
abuse of the kind shall take place. very
storm should stay this wrong and adangerous
years war on the battlefield ought not to be
crowned in the highest and most authoritative
tribunal in the republic Money should not be
feel to he outrage of common sense and COM
mon safety. The elevation of that pardoned
rebel to that Supreme Bench is but remove
from a similar honor to jeff Davis. the
confessed arch-traitor, who. many believe,
sho uld have been banged by the nerk until he
was dead. We Go not say he ought to have been
hanged, but If ne had been suspended all
would estimate il very much now think of
the dead Chicago Anarchists What was Davis
but Anarchist The crowd that follow, d
Davis was larger to be sure, but the two crowas
differed chiefly in when they in lhe
field of rebellion. These words are not passion
like, but said in truth and soberuess. We Am
lean people too induleent of CRIME agaia
the public peace and safety by far. few
wars may teach a clearer lesson c1ncerniug
the value of peace and prosperity We may be
able to pay comparatively cheap m,lti"ns OF
treasure. but who can restore the dead OF
fathers who wondering n. Their thav
did wisely when they sent them priyajion
and death for the sake of nation hat li"lus its
honors so cheap. If one such judge pass BIZ,
why may not have morel Ii The Pres dent
proposes that limit-why the limit if M unit
is proposed, where does the in;stra,cn in
tend to land usg Once we have only "a maj trIiy
Of ex secessionists in that court. Is will he
thcr,ivelv announced that there IL, aud has
never been. any such thing secession How
will the North like thata The question need
not be asked how the South like it. We do not
think that the Republican party had any claim
to that judgeship, but we do say that even i; the
South must have it the honor should have been
given to a lawyer of reputation for unbrokan
loyalty and legal knowlede e-Lamar has neither.
The court should not be partisan, but it should
be beyond reproach. They tell us that Lamar
assembled the bench last wesk. The court at tho
same instant descended to him. A merciful
providence may keep him in minority of one.