Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-10-06
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ISLAND PGND, IT, OCTOBER ..
4 CRANKY AFFAIR.


A short time since \. \. Miner made ;
petition to the Massachusetts Cour
which seems to have been in the natun
OF a mandamuS. brought to compel TIN
election officers to place his name on thu
ticket as a candidate for senator in tn
T,h Suffolk district. 1t did not appear
that the requisite twenty-five voters hat
participated IN his nomination; and tC
adopt the Rev gentleman theory woulC
defeat the purposes OF the ballot law ant
result in endless confusion. But that Is
not the feature that is annoying just
now The petitioner evidently dreamed
that he saw an opportunity to identity
himself with a constitutional principle
and so strengthen his reputation as Z
general philosopher, but i'll undertaking
to extend the area of his assumption o
knowledge he has, as Jones would say
"tumhlcd down" Hence this chagrln
for his petition has been dismissed by As
respectable court as sits in New Eng
land.
Now a word rs to the propriety OF hi,
conduct as measured by Il clerical stand
ard or any rule OF ethics or courtesy
He says, " In the hrstp place this isamoot
case and not real ono; yet the court
has argued it as though it were rca
one, and the press has spoken as il lwerC
personally anxious to have my name
placed on the official ballot as cand..
date"
1t is unfortunate for the Rev. gentleman
that when his foolng with the court has
been tested by the accurate principles OF
Paw, which shows what is fiction and
what is fact, it appears that there is no
real principle i'll his contention; especially
is it entirely wanting in that living prin.
pie which the petitioner conceived he was
to get such glory in vind.cating And
so he continues to bay the moon, aud
comes ont with 4 whole chapter of lam.
entationS.
1t was, when the rights of men were
disrcgardcd and their inherent and con-
stitutional liberties were abused, grand
and heroic to vindcate them, but when
in sad contrast to the actions of some
Wendell Phillips they are used i'll triv.
olouS fictitious and qucrrclous manner
complaint comes with i'll grace " hen the
shecps';n slips off and exposes the actual
situation.
In the language of the Doctor, The
fact is | only permitted the use of my
name to bring the question OF the conSti.
tutionalitv of the Australian ballot law
before the court for its decision. The cour;
has treated the question as il it were one
ofndividual privilege, not as ifit were a
question of the conStitutionalty OF the
law itself" and 50 he SAYS 1T is tht
weakest and most shameful decision even
made by any court" He does not except
the decisions of even a Jetirics who Sc
abused the constitutional rights of mel
as to make his name odiouS ia history.
Ii such contemplate sentiments anC
this abominablc ayowal of them are tC
bc countcnanccd and approved by tn,
press and the people we may soon hi,
good bye to the exercise Of that rcspcC
which we have hitherto regarded as APP
purtcnant to several high orders among
mankind, including the judicial and clcr
cal orders. With such exhibitions o
Billingsgatc by such men the respect fo
the clergy and for their sincerity and un
ambitious motives will soon vanish
and it will be FASTENED by the petitioner
weak, illogical, and wandering review o
the decision of the court.
Was the court to assume that a cas-
was brought before it by such man a
the petitioner that WAS not real and il
earnest, and that did not involve som,
living and vital principle; that the peti
toner was only testing and trying tC
indicate no principle If the cour
should have inferred that it was heinl
experimental and imposed upon by tn,
treated the cXpcrimcntcrs as being il
contempt of court and have punished
them accordingly.
But the petitioner is being sufficient,
punished by the position he finds himsel
i'll. When such a man finds himself il
such position as this man is he mus
abide the results of his own acts. IL
says, iii it were not that court SHOULD
have no. hestancy in saying that tn
question had been lodged" Like til
minister, who seeing Il row said, " If
were not minister In me if would
not pitch in, and | will any how! anC
IN he went, and came out badly
bruised. If this petitioner had not trieC
mitted to- or at least respectfully treated
the decision of that court to which IN
had appealed, after having by a tictior
procured it, he would have shown him
self i'll possession of a more beComin;
courtesy, and more wisdom, it seems t.
us, than he has exhibited in this trans
action.
The Boston sunday journal.
The Boston Journal has awakened t.
the fact that the Republicans of Massa