The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-13
SCATH|NG
DENUCAT|ON.
Judge Lippincott on the
z High Up Scoundrels
Who SuboTn Elec-
ton RascalS.
He Bitterly graro That
the Courr Canaot
Reach Them.
ONE YEAR FOR DEANE.
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ONE YEAR FOR DEANE.
If Crimes against the Franchise
Cannot Be Stopped, Then An
archy Is at Hand.

James Deane will not vote again for
one year, for today Judge Lippincott sen
fenced him to the County Jail for that
length of time. the extreme penalty al
lowed by law. In passing sentence the
Judge said:
''You have been convicted OF voting
fraudulently in the Eighth precinct of
the First district of this city. 1t is not
improper now that the jury has passed
upon the matter, for the Court to express
its opinion as to the evidence.
"The evidence that you were resident
of and voted In another precinct Ecs be-
yond question. The evidence was con-
elusive that you voted in the Eighth pre-
cinct OF the First district three times, and
under the evidence it was quite clear that
you voted fourth time and attempted to
vote fifth time. Under testim ony and
proof so clear and convincing as it was in
this case. the question forcibly comes to
the Court why it was that the jurymen
were SO long in reaching their conclu-
sion.
1T has come to pass and the knowledge
is now the common property Of all, that
the path Of political prefrment In this
city and county leads through corrupt
ed and stuffed ballot box. 1t is the inter
est of those so preferred and elected to
office to aid and protect those who COM
NIT these dastardly outrages against the
election franchise, and thus combina-
tion is formed which retards and often
defeats the ends of justice and gives al
most full protection to the offenders.
MUST BE BROKEN.
''It is conspiracy which must be
broken or good government ends. The
end must come. If the courts and those
officers Of the law who stand true have
not authority and power enough to do 1t,
If the ballot box continues so corrupt
that honest citizens cannot get the op-
portunity to correct and remedy the
abuse by electing honest officials, then
either wrong and anarchy will
become law, or the people resort
to that right which is inherent in them
and by revolution remedy these out
RACES upon the body polite. Govern
ment through fraud and corruption of
the ballot box is farce and not entitled
to the regard and respect of the decent
citizens.
THE TOOL OF OTHERS.
1.-THE Court is conservative in all its
members, but these facts stare rs in
the face and can not be disregarded.
You are but the tool of Others, but you
know the wrong you have done.
s'You were a weak but willing tool
Others higher in social and political posi-
tion gave you the method by which you
did commit the offences you are charged
with. Your masters with you. if all could
be reached would be subject to greater
punishment than can be inflicted upon
you. We cannot reach them and we are
very.sorry we cannot. We see no reason in
your case why we should In the slightest
abate the full extent of punishment pro-
yided by law"
The Court then sentenced Deane to o
term of one year in the County Jail.
Counsellor DAILY as soon as the sentence
was passed, asked that Deane be admit
ted to bail pending the application for a
new trial In his case. This the Court re-
fused. Argument for a new trial will be
heard next week.
Don't acatt to be kicked out, Mr.. Cleve-
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