The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-23
he DEFENDS
HIS POSITION
MI. Crawford Says He Will Do it
All Over Again if the Occa-
sion Offers.

as a further answer to critics who
have seen fit to object to his editorial
utterances in connection with the Am
herst affair, the Rev. c. IL C1awford
will publish another statement IN the
Forthcoming issue of the Christian rec
Grafton Incidentally he says some IN
teresting things, declaring 1t to be ms
conviction that his course has been
proper one, that ii he had to go over ~
again he would 90 the same; that, III
fact he will pursue a similar course IL
any other occasion should offer IN the
future The editorial will be as follows:
TIE JUDICIAL ERMINE.
I'm old,.1 times judges wore robes Of
err,jne not merely to keep them warm.
but because the .spotless white Of the fur
was supposed to be symbol of the purl-
IL which s;ilulG characterize court OF
;ustice Wa have heard much ABOUT Inc
ludicia! clnI.ne here in Virginia recently.
and about its being smirched. How can
this lisurative judicial robe be smrch-
ede Plainly il can be srnirched by some
lrisdeed of the inla who wears it, and 1t
can he srlirched in no other way. There
are. however. people, some of them good
people who believe that the ermlne can
be smirched by some one else VINO si1np-
deed so high an ideal have many good
Virginia people of the judicial ernline
t,,a- they are mortified whenever anything
is said that would seem to indicate that
he who wears it is wrong. Herein lies
difficulty in the way Of our keeping
our courts of justice pure. for 1t is per-
.cctlY clear that impure men have in
ore way and another found places on
the bench here in Virginia as everywhere
else and To keep silence concerning their
nsdonS Will not mend their misdeeds
nor keep the crmine pure. Indeed the
only way in which the wrongs can be
rcmcdied and the ermne purified is for
those who .now that wrongs have been
committed in the name of justice to speak
out and let the facts be known that the
wrongs may be righted. He who know
ing and being able TO prove that wrongs
have been done in the name of justice
does not speak out. is a traitor to the
Commonwealth and to the cause Of jus
lice and righteousness.
Even the Christian Federation has been
found fault with not only by the enemies
OF righteousness but by some most ex-
cellent people as well. because of its plain
speaking along this line. We regret this
greatly. but cannot be swerved from our
purpose. Whenever we learn of any mis-
Going on The part of any Virginia Judge
especially if xhis misdoing be for the
Purpose of faHoriny or shielding the in
lquitous licuor traffic we shall publish it
I" the world only taking pains to assure
ourselves beforehand that we are able to
prove the truth Of the assertion we
h,3ke."
CALLS UPON REPRESENTATIVES,.
The League has received and will
Shortly print a copy of a series of hot
resolutions just adopted by the Tide
water District Convention of the Dis
ciples of Christ. The resolutions say
IN part:
Fifth. That we most heartily COM
mend the work of the Virginia Anti
Saloon League and do hereby tender our
,upport.
Sixth. That we condemn the action. OF
Judge Clarence Campbell. of Amherst. in
his brutal, unmanly and ineNcusable as
sault upon Rev. c. II. Crawford, super
intendent of the Virginia Anti Saloon
League, and hereby cali upon the Leg
isiature of Virginia to deal adequately
with Judge Campbell and thereby vindi-
cate the Commonwealth Of the disgrace
full affair.
Seventh. That we call our representa-
tves in the Legislature to press the in
restigation to finish and to do all
within their power in seeing that Judge
Campbell is adequately dealt with
Eighth, That the county papers be
requested to publish these resolutions
and that they be published In the Chris
ton Federation and No License Advo-
cate.