The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-02
ABOUT JUDGE ROBINSON.

Gratis and Democratic papers time
they will "lie" themselves to a stand
still in any matter. They did this
ia the Fred Douglass matter. They |
did il in the fraudulent mortgage |
land case. They did in the case OF
DR.. Thompsan's remark. They did
il IN the case Of the last legislature.
They are doing so now with refer
ence to the Populists in Congress,
and have just done so in the lease" OF
Judge Robinson. In fact the only
reputation the Democratic press has
now is boundless capacity for lying.
They are SO accustomed to this that
they would lie when the truth would
serve them as well or better. But
Democracy is one organized lie. 1t
can no more keep from lying than
skunk or goat can keep from smell
ling rank.
Recently an anti-Christian law
yer up in the western part Of the
State--a Jew by nature, a lawyer by
profession and any thing he wants
to be by practice, called Hope
Elieass, started report that Judge
Robinson put cotton in his ears
when he Was pleading u case before
the said Judge. This occurrence is
alleged to have happened in Graham
county in a little room In which
court was held. This fellow named
Kope, who is also called Elieass, has
voice like the roar of Il fiat bas-
SOON; and after ne had ranted and
roared a while in the case which
he plead, Judge Robinson oegan
to suffer from the effects pro-
duced. A friend noticing this sug
gested that he mi ht find some re-
lief by putting cotton in his ears
Judge Robinson adopted this sug-
gestlon and resorted to the use of
cotton for the sole sake of relief.
This, however, did not involve a fail
ure to hear single word which this
Kope, also called Elieass had to say.
But this Rope, also called Elieass,
failed to make the jury believe what
he had to say, probably because no.
body wants to believe him too far
aud he lost his case. His client was
convicted and under the law could
have been sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for thirty years. But Judge
Robinson is a man in whom the quail
ity Of mercy largely predominant s
and he only imposed the mildest
sentence which the law allowed, viz;
THREE years.
But this fellow Kope, also called
Elieass, seemed to be mad because he
lost his case, and the only thing he
could do was to 'cuss out" the Judge.
He told some little Democratic news
paper squirt about the cotton. This
was enough. IL the offspring of the
rottenness scum of earth and the dew
il should tell some Democratic news
papers anything about fusion
judge, there would be no stopping
to question The report or to investi-
gate it. 1t would Ego with some Demo
cratic papers. 1t would start it and
other Democratic papers would keeK
it a'going until, suggested as above,
they had lied themselves to stand
still. A lie can be told by way Of
misinterpreting actions as well a,
about actions.
THE CAUCASIAN took the troubl,
to ask some leading lawyers of tn,
State who were in Raleigh a few
days ago their opinion of Judge Rob
inson. Among them were ex-Lieut
Governor Steadman, ex-Judge Mer
rimou, DIR. w. W. Jones and Mr..
P. Arthur. These gentlemen ar
well known members of the Ashe
vile bar, and all attended the cour
there at which Judge Robinson pre-
sided. They were unanimous i
their expression of their apprecis
ton of the dignity, courtesy an
gentlemanly bearing of Judge Rot
inson. They were seen one q. q tim
and not one bad a single word G
criticism to offer. On the contrar
they were disposed to express war,
commentator, and without excel
ton they intimated that there Wa
nothing but rottenness in the r,
ports that were sent out from CIR
ham court.
This was enough for TIE CAuCA,
IAN. 1t knew at once how to ella.
the Graham county rhodomontad
and where to put those who launche
it. So will every other decent az
honest man and gentleman, regsr'
less of politics.
We could stop here ard leave Il
case to the public jury with the U
most confidence; bus we wish TO ad
nm our behalf that wa do NOT Thin
we could harshly criticize Juds
Robinson for having put cotton
his ears, under the Circumstance
from any motive, and We are iuclin,
to think from what Mr.. J. P. Arth,
said Of this fellow Hope, also call,
Elieass, that any decent man Won