Telegram-herald., 1891-02-28
OFFICIAL PAPER OR THE CITY,
JUDGE cHAmrLIN.s FEARS.

As an hoaest, upright, able judge,
John W. Champlin received from those
who brought bis name before the Demo-
cratic convention, some OF the highest
tributes OF praise ever accorded TO
citizen OF the State. Edwin r. Uni was
especially ardent ID commentator OF
his honorable townsman. And there is
not the slightest doubt, that his record
as justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Mlchs' u has been marked from the
beginning with answering rectltude OF
thought, purpose and action. And
when ne paid tiibute of honor and re-
spect to his opponent, Judge Mont
gomery, he passed just as honest and
righteous judgment as ever he did
while sitting upon the bench.
Just as keenly as his friend and eulo-
glst, Edwin +. Uhl, does Judge Cham
pin feel the disgrace incurred by his
party, by the action of the Senate in
oustlng Senators Horton and Morse.
Just as surely as Edwin F. Uhl does he
realize the damaging effect which it
Will have on the coming election. To
be sure he is not reported as having de-
nounced the action, but Edwin F. Uhl
denounced it as infamous, and Edwin
+. Uhl praised John Champlin for the
possession OF all the qualities which 60
20 make up a righteous judge. A
righteous judge Will never sanction
falsehood. and the action of the Senate
was based upon the rank falsehoods
uttered by Senators Park and Croker,
as chairman Of the two committees on
the contested cases. Judge Champlin
knows that those cases were not law
fully brought into the Senate, and. if he
were authorized to pass judicially upon
the Senate's action, he would set it
aside az once.
Bu. Judge Cnamplin knows that,
even though ne has not the constitu-
tonsl jurisdiction which will permit
HIM TO pass upon the Senate's action,
we; there IS power in the State of
Michigan, far greater than the power
ne represents. which has the right to
pass upon il.
That power IS the will Of the people.
Judge Champlin today stands before
thai power as the representative OF the
party which sanctioned and stamped as
very good the falsehoods of Senators
Park and Croker and made them the
bass Of fragrant violation OF decency
and justice II is but fair to Judge
Cham pin to say that, when his nomi-
nation was made, the convention had
not yet adopted the resolutions approx
ing the action OF the Senate.
That Judge Champlin fears the effect
Of the Senate's action, as keenly as
Edwin F. Uhl, IA evident from the clos
ing remarks IN bis address to the con-
vention after nomination. He told the
delegates that to defeat Judge Mont
gomery would require come very hard
work. Why, If the State Is Democratic.
IS bis party has claimed since last fall,
Why, since the Republican party has
never turned out so enthusiastically at
spring election ~ at others' Because
he knows that the people despise lie,
and the acton of the Democratic SEN
ate was and outrageous lie. Because
he knows that the people love fair play
and il was accorded neither to the mi
nority of the committees nor to sena-
tors Horton and Morse.
Judge Chsnnplia appealed 70 the dele.
gates with the cry, "will you allow
Judge Montgomery to get my seatr'
and the seven-hundred delegates re-
spoudsd "Nol" But Judge chanplin
fears that he viii find that judgment
reversed on the Judgment day of the
''Supremsst" court of toe State il
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