Smyrna times., 1895-07-03

The editor OF Erery Erening makes
use Of paragraph of four lines in our
last issue to give US a severe wallOping,
not forgetting TO take a mean advan-
tage Of a typographical error which
was entirely correct in the syntaX as it
went to the printer, but overlooked in
reading the proof, a not infrequent
happening with newspapers as the
columns of the Erery Erening testify.
Il might also be said of him as of other
men OF bulged heads and warped con-
sciences, that it is natural for them 10
charge those who do not agree with
them as not being clear headed,
matter that might very properly be
left 90 the readers who know how to
weigh intellect on the one hand and
sincerity ON the other. The genius is
the man most apt TO sink from the
highest to the lowest depths, as we do
not have TO 90 far in provincial or ma
tioual annals To discover
The TIMES moves in local sphere
il claims only 10 be local paper, with
now and then a glance At what pertains
To the Commonwealth. as in the brief
paragraph which seemed TO serve our
cotemporary a text for general moral
izing discourse on standing by the
court. whatever may be its position.
L. a af "a "a
brilliant" editor like Mr.. Handy wants
a new subject now aud then, to get
away, if for nothing else, from its re-
hashes Of arguments with its local
neighbor which the patrons have tired
OF reading and pass over with simple
glance The TIMES. as before stated
moves 10 "A modest and limited orbit,
and does not claim TO be a brillian
illuminator for the whole State, as is
the case with our metropolitan cORfrere
whose exploits in NapOleOnic changes
from wing TO wing Of party anc
methods in reaching ends where "re
suits was the watchword, would place
him well up in the galaxy of adroi
manipulators.
Restricted as we are. our weapon J.
too short TO combat with a rapier in th'
hands of a political acrobat. On th'
contrary. We will agree with him OF
the general principles of respect for ou
Judiciary, Of all classes. The Judge Is
or should be, the highest 'ype of citi
zen in the Commonwealth learned il
law, unbiased in judgment. clear il
intellect, and above all. wearing al
unspotted ermine. A bench Of sucl
quality will never need the defence O
the editor of the Erery Ereniag. Now
then. take tine converse of this:
Judge who may be designated the long
est headed political sehemes in tn
county; a Court that more than nal
the people in the county believe,
they comprehend the letter of the Law
gave the latter away for political pul
poses a yeomanry who feel that to b
successful they must have their case
in certain hands; is this the conditiO
of jurisprudence that the editor (
Erery Ereaing would reduce Us to
Shades of Matthew Hale and job
Marshall, look down on US in pity
Why is the Court questioned, and
time-serving politician called TO its d
fense? Ask the men who have "bee
there" and those who hesitate TO &
there" for the came reason; ask thOi
who look at things from the light (
citizens and not partisans.
Shall there be respect for the Court
Yes: and they will get it when the
take for their patterns the uusulliC
iurists of old, maintain the dignity
their high Office, and, like the bind'
ideal Of the old Romans, administ
Justice from scales evenly balanced.