The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-16
Judge Lippincott to Try Them.


Judge Lippincott to Try Them.
The course of Judge LippIncott in
retaining the race track indictments
for trial before himself in the Court
OF C.'er and Terminer has unquestion-
ably had an excellent effect upon the
public mind, hot because people take
so much interest in these particular
indictments as because a guarantee is
afforded that all the REF orm" cases
which may develop from the present
Grand Jury's Investigations will be
tried in the same court and before the
same judge. The people of this
county and this State have come to
rely upon Judge Lippincott as their
best friend and protector. They have
confidence that, whoever else may
fail, he is beyond political or personal
influence, that he is swayed by no
consideration save that of duty, and
that criminals arraigned before him
are sare of ever handed justice and
severe punishment upon due con
viction of the offenses charged. Ii the
pleasure afforded by Judge Lippin-
colts promotion to the Supreme Court
bench was qualified in any way, it was
by the regret thai he might no longer
preside over the trials of the political
miscreants by whom this community
has been cursed, and whom the peo-
pie had resolved to bring TO the bar so
soon. Now that the Judge has exer-
cised his p~rerogative OF retaining the
cases in his own court. the satisfac-
ton is general, except among the
friends Of the accused-and OF those
who know they come next on the list.
1t is only just to Judge Hudspeth to
say that this public satisfaction con-
veys no reflection upon his honor or
ability. The public favor Judge Lip
pincott on his own. merits. without re-
gard to the qualifications of any sub
stitute who might occupy his place.
They have watched his course
throughout the ballot-box stufing
trials, and they are eager that the
same man should guard over the in
terests Of justice in the Street
and Water Board, the policy and
other important reform prosecu-
tons which are confidently expected.
Judge ippincott's action in retaining
the indictments in the Oyer and Ter
miner is, by no means. without prece-
dent. Both Judge Van Syckel in
Union County and Judge Dixon in
P~assaic, we understand, have lone
the same thing under similar circum-
stances. Indeed it must be a great
relief to Judge Hudspeth not to be
obliged to conduct the trials. The
Judge, having only recently assembled
the Bench, is far less distant from his
old political associations than Judge
LipDincott, who has baen out of the
political arena for seven or eight
years. Judge Audspeth has been,
necessarily, thrown in close contact
with some of the very men who are
now to appear as culprits at the bar.
There is no blame attaching to him
on that account. Such alliances are
In the very nature of things. As As
semblyman, as Speaker of the House
and as Senator he was, of course, in
constant relations with all the poll
ticians, good and bad, of the county,
was even under obligations to them.
Without for u moment limiting that
such obligations would influence him
In the performance of a sacred public
duty, it IL certainly be said that 1T
must be no small relief to his sensi-
bilities to be relieved of an onerous
task.
In anything we have said here, we
do not desire to be regarded as modi-
flying in any way our views of h
a C track indictments. as stated yes
terday. We continue to deprecate
the raking up of old scandals, and
especially of those wherein the reform
cause itself has not perfectly clean
hands. We speak in general terms
and VIZ have reference more to future
indictments, which we hope to see
presented. than to those already
found. In regard to the indictments
presented yesterday there is one ugly
story afioat. It is alleged that Cap
tain Farrier was originally included
in the nresentment. 1t is alleged that
The case against him was reconsid-
bred. 1t is alleged that it was quite
as serious as any of the Others. but
was withdrawn because-weli because
It was not thought it was a good idea
to indict him just then. CAPITA in
Farrier was tho only republican on
the original list.
We hope there is not going to be
0ne sort OF justice for bad democrats
and another for bad republicans.
Mr.. HENRY CLEws, who is a Wall
street juggIer OF high repown, appears
to belong to the worst type of tariff
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