The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-05-09
10 IlPEACH A JUDGE,
A BILL TO RE INTRODUCED IN THE
PENNSYLVANIA LEalsLATuRE

1he ChprEHs Are That lie violated TITS
Onlh NJ once, Degraded the bench,
HAhlhited fayortlsm, Inconsistent
Oppressive aud Guilty Of Acts Of
Rudonrsa
PmMRuR0, May l. ~ Tho rejected
license applIcants have been Ill NJ case
ever since jude White handed down
his decision uu tho license question and
have held meeting after meeting 10 take
action Ia theulltrr but II any definite
action had been arrived at the public has
been Kept n Ignorance To-day tho
knookod'uut ..upn keepers ana lhelI
friends we're rejoicing NJ tho news from
Harrisburg WHEN the telegraph informed
them that Representative hhiras OF Ale
gheny county made an effort 10 got
resolution through for the impeachment
OF Judrc White, but was defeated by
Mr. Evans Of bedford county who OBJ
ieGtrd tu NJ reading, and, aA one Obleo-
tIon IL sufficient, ShINs hnd 20 abandon
his purpose, Dut viii renew his effort at
tho ilr opportunity which VIII probably
b. on Monday
Jude Nhlrs course on the license
question hu b.en severely criticised by
not u|I .hr llopn men, but 10y tho
bush w md even by the temper
mcu H.Hra, who are Of the opinion
thai iup temperance question Ina no
oelyed q severe setback, Many Of the
mott prominent and respectable liquor
denlcr, Roth wholesalers ana rotNilem,
were reiued license without any ap-
parent reason whatever And 10 tho
judge action only left them four or five
DAYS whuum to dispose OF their stock
they have lren placed NJ a great diAad-
vantage aud, aA u result, financial en-.
o banaWmcntd viii follow,
Many petitions have been filed since
Judge Whites decision had been made
known bat Judge Magoe would pay no
attention 10 uium, any more than allow
them 90 tc lilvd, claiming that he would
do nothing with the cases that Judge
White had seeded upon, As Judge
Whit, started on q recreation tour the
morning ailr granting tho llcensei, and
N still absent no action OF any kind has
been taken on the potitiona, On Tues
day last only nlncty'three liquor places
were dOins business In the city, those
who had hpcn refused closing up their
places promptly NJ 10 o'clock the night
previous, lApt year there were over 200
licensed places, The Law aud order 30
olOty made desperate fight against the
granting Ol licenses 10 improper appli-
oant8, mpu Of known incorporate hab-
il, and these who kept noisy or dis
reputable places, and were as greatly SUR
Irlsed ~ anyone else when II was diacoy-
oicd that the lud g had cut 30 unmerci-
fully
Tie charges brought against Judge
Whit hy Representative ShiNa' bill are
NAM lmOng lhn number being that ho
hnB ed u oath Of office, degraded
the hH. N,rNhIullrd extreme fayuritism,
bias, m.. &C. and prejudice toward many
applicant, Inconsistent and oppressive,
gii.iN Ul up#lpd HcA OF rudmCss and
inclVll.ty t"upplicanh, and haa wiliully
and contrary ~ his oath wholly diT0'
gardod tho WuviBlona Of tho statute.
The rc plu ion J'HO askH that % commit
bee of .Hyn hu appointed 10 hour tesi-
mony aud report the mmo 70 the house,
The Ale .htny lawyers are divided 40
10 the I.lf0n taken by Representative
Ahhus, although nearly oyory one were
greatly ,uus.a. and opposed 10 Judge
Whites arbitrary methods during tho
hearing nl uppNcantA, In conversation
with prominent lawyer he sNid
"Ouu tNiUE Ihtt / thuk 10 committee could
fnd true uuuiusI the honorable Judge " the
vilhlnpua I.. IIIiiun tu which llu applicants
Wero suhnu l. dun't lhluk llv brooks or
any utNuI. .... over contemplated Hlrh q Wtroh-
Ing quest NUH Uluh mans private buhlnvA
Affnlis u# #I.i tU hu undergone hy The persons
maLiUF HN. HyNIuu, Ana then what ala IL
avail .N" I. lHt Hiuriysthrrv arc unduubt-
edly .Uru Hr lr. uN7, To IuN way ~ lhlnk-
hg Il lo' 'loosg lGGS jggsg gl sG' ,Jc q Pr9;; .;
Jud.c ue who eat with Judge
Whit U .t. license court lat yv1r, cx-
pressed hu freely on thr resolution
oifWyl Do uo legislature by krmcsCnta-
tive SGru The Judge Is reported os
havug .p..uu uy lOlluws'
~ tllHh iNHu tuUll bO u general uprising
OF thc Iyu.u lu iruss tholr dllWplnypl ~
the re-. Il..HitNI uwlrlnth In Julau Nhitud
integrity IIN.u White Wd ! frequently
differed lH ,wf pn many murt points In
rpforruuu ,u INH granting Ul llruUHuH, bat am
entlruly W HNWIWIuF with HIN iU NH Ncllpn In
the liururv court lGH Year. believe ho hu
performed public dHtyin such % manner ~
u deserve mi sincere thanks of uyury Clti2on
who hlw the public Interest NJ heart
As the matter now stands The rejected
applicant, are In "a happier mood than
Cor days past, and although q majority
OF lawyers uplieye that no rohearing will
bo granted, the uloon mon nro buoyed
up with The hope that the legislature will
tlko some action and compel the judge
" grant u rhcuing