Evening journal., 1891-11-23
JucGLtNe.

Referring TO the failure of Justice in
the case Of Captain Mitchell two papers
here presented lsmentable examples Of
juggling The Morning News juggled
with its conscience and with the intelll
gence OF the community; the Daily
Hersey juggled with anarchy. The latter
said:
Il was an unlawful act says the law
When the men were refused their votes
they should have retired says the court
That Is good law. but It does not right
a grievods wrong. Captain Mitchell and
those tried with him, demanded their
rights, and In common with nearly every
body else had very little respect for a
law that outrageously trampled upon
their rights All that remains to be
said is that when there are honest cleo
tion laws there will be honest voting aud
respect for the law, and not before No
body need be surprised at the disagree
ment Of the jury. There Is no respect
for the partisan election laws
and much less for the manner in which
they are administered.
The teachings Of the Daily Hersey are
not OF any consequences in themselves for
they are as silly as they are dangerous
aud anarchical But the paper and
its editor represent the average intelli-
gence and morality OF the Republican
party here. Captain Mitchell, and men
Of his class. who can incite the average
Republican voters to mob violence at
any time, represented that class in court
Five times, within the last two years.
the colored and white Republican voters
have been melted to mob violence III this
city. The Daily Hersey is the mouth
piece Of that element when Il elevates
Captain Mitchell, assisted by negro
roughs, to exercise immediate and ire
sponsible jurisdiction over the polls and
the officers on the day of election. The
rank and file Of the Republican voters
don't know any better and care less.
The News iuggles with the conscience
Of its editor and with the intelligence Of
its readers when il condemns Judge Cul-
len for not admitting testimony in trial
Of the inspectors for refusing to admit
the vote Of Brown. when Captain
Mitchell was under indictment for
interfering with an election at the polls
The News commends the four Republi-
can jurymen for ignoring the testimony
which was introduced convicting
Mitchell and for disregarding the instruc-
tions OF the judge. Those four Republi.
can jurymen are superior to the law and
the facts
OF course IL may seem grave offence
to man, who has no legal knowledge and
little general intelligence, to try Mitchell
when it would suit Republican psrtisans
better to try the inspectors. but the
editor juggles feebly and shsmefully
when be pretends to believe that the in
spectors should have been tried under
the indictment Of Mitchell.
Both Of these papers are defending the
psrtisanship of those four Republican
jurymen, who disobeyed the law and the
instructions Of the judge to acquit par
tisan Of interference with an election, In
the styles which suit each one best
The defenoes are unique and peculiar.
The News imputes ignorance and die
honesty to Judge Cullen and says
be tried the wrong case under the wrong
indictment; its querulous and garrulous
old contemporary says the law is bad and
wrong and Captain Mitchell is excusable
in raising a mob to prevent its
execution; that such conduct is com
mendsblei that it is to be advocated and
condoned SO long as the law operates to
prevent the Illegal votes Of tax paid
negroes.