Evening journal., 1896-12-01
THE CRIME IN KENT.

Democrat in that county, made some
bold and true statements regarding the
principles and issues involved in the
contest which is now being so bitterly
waged between the Democrats and Adj
dicksites. He left the surface, diyed
down and brought up before the eyes
of the judges the filth which sur
rounded the victory claimed by the
Addicks people, and which they are
now endeavoring to secure through
the Intervention Of our courts. He
said:
"These respondents say that by the
selection of these voters assistants
there was a complete organization
among the members of the Union Re-
publican party not to promote legal
expression of the popular will, but to
suppress a fair expression of the popu-
lar will, so that the elections in these
places we're elections only In form that
IL was a mere auction. And when
these respondents say that, they speak
as truthfully as though they were
reading the truth from the Bible. And
nobody will dare make denial of It, II
stands as a fact; and l confess it casts
a shadow on the people OF this state,
under which we have TO labor when
we pass beyond its borders.
Tell me that legal technicality is
to shield such an offense as that!
Breaking up and preventing an cleo
tion in one district and buying enough
of the people to make a majority in
other districtsl Tell me that q thing
like that is to have the mantle of
charity spread over it; and say we
will make these inspectors do certain
things in order that these offenders may
accomplish their object through these
corrupt agencies and instrumentalities!
Talk about what will be the result!
What will be the restdt? My friend
Mr. Watson, spoke of what would be
the result II such things as these were
to prevail. Is it to be doubted that
those people i'm Duck Creek hundred,
who prevented that election, are guilty
OF high crimes and misdemeanOrs, and
are not liable to indictment? But put
these people in Office, and i would defy
this court or anybody to produce a
conviction, and they will go through
this world unwhipped of justice. Revo-
luton! Revolution, may 1t please
your hOnorsi II would be well for
this honorable C'urt to study the re-
lation of eau effect Where did
the reyolut. , orps nat If there is a
revolution, originated at the polls
on the day OF th election, where the
people had assem- hled TO express their
will, to cast TN nallots the might
lest YeapQn OF freeinAn's will. There
is where The revolutionibegan. In East
Duck 7craek hihdred 5y circumventing
an electNb. and in other parts of the
county pyaburchasing an election.
will call things by their proper names
Now, they say revolution. Well,
think / am charged with saying on
one occasion that desperate diseases
require desperate remedies. So they do
do not askyour honors to oviolate your
consciences. do not ask you to violate
your duty. If we did not come here
with authority sufficient to back you
up in doing just exactly what we ASK
you to do then | would say do as you
please and act in accordance with the
law, and in accordance with your con
scientious convictions of right We
think we come into this court witt
sufficient facts to show your honors
that really this Board of Canvass was
justified in doing what 1t did Blu
these REALTORS come in here now, ask
ing the rigid enforcement of the lette
of the law. and at the same time
trampling beneath their unhallowe'
feet the law that was enacted to pro
tect the purity of the ballot-box an'
the very fountain of the popular viii
and power. Coming here with thei
guilt-stained hands, pleading for tn
rigid enforcement of the letter of tn
law, and yet at the same time the
have violated the law upon which W
rely to protect us against the invasion
NhnEn mi
kind Of conduct
Just as Shylock. who wanted tn
pound Of flesh nearest the merchant
heart. Why? Because it is nominate
and written i'm the bond. Not think
ing of the mans life, not caring any
thing about il. So these people wan
the strict enforcement of the law, nc
caring about any man, or the life an
purity of our institutions and liberties
What does this writ of mandarin
mean? You may phrase il as yo
please. / do not care what kind {
language you couch it in. That make
no difference, but il means that tn
board shall go back, If the writ
mandamus issues, under the sanctio
of this court. to fasten the crime an
outrage that has been committed upC
the people OF the county of Kent.
that is the plain Anglo-SaxOn of
Certain IL is. this court has ample al
thority and support to sustain IT, al
not only that but the wishes OF th
community will go with you approvil
and applauding the act, whereby Il
people may be relieved from this /
cubus and be placed in a positi,
where this crime shall not be aga
repeated.
do not let the assertion that n
is a revolutionary proceeding and tn
you are endorsing that, weigh in Il
case. Admitting. for the sake of arg
ment, that it is revolutionary. III
it is but the offspring of the revoluti
that preceded it; a revolution III
strikes at the very foundation OF I
government itself"
There are times when the law, in
narrower conception, is inadequate
meet the demands arising from
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