The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08


proposed to give IL seems 10 us tl'a'
that Is tho sensible and 4patrotlc th''ns
for the bools-lovers 4of Richmond 70 do'
Let all who desiredAthc Carnegie Library a''t''
heslow their affection and their cor'r =
buttons Upon the Rosemary, and We shol
soon have a! grand public library Without
the aid 3of MI, Carnegie. \. I'd
tt3 &. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5a
THE COURT SYSTErliON TRIAL.
THE nidlngs sbf tile House Committee.
for Courts or Justice III the Campbell
ca Sc ,sl,uve Been made public, and while
there5is some disngr eement as to whether nt tha
OF notEScertaiflg s charges were sustained,
there ID general agreement that some
charges were sustained and that Judge
Campbell should be removed.
I'm considering the findings Of the COM
{mittee, the members Of the General AS
sembly must put tho personal question
out Of lite way, for tho personal Question
Inns nothing to do NTH the case 9. - =.
Rcampbell Is not oilSs trial for any crime
Or for any Tense against the State. lie
WIS on trial for owing a saulted the
Rev. G. II. Crawford but he was acquitted
BY jury Of his peers. and cannot again
Ebo tried on that count. The Committee e
for Courts or Justice, we repeat, did not
Investigate the conduct of$C. ]. Campbell
as a citizen. but the conduct Of G. j.
Campbell as Judge of the County Court
Of Amherst. Judge Campbell was elected
to the high posi- ton which hes occupies by
the General Assembly, and as serious
charges were brought q gatast him 1t Was
the bounden duty Of that body to 1nves-
tiGate and ascertain whether or not the
charges were TRUE. al W 81 ssf u n
It has been said that gthis is q fght on
G. j. Campbell by his enemies who are e
irving ito persecute: him. There Is no
doubt that the lies tof Judge Camp
bell have taken an az tive par In moving
on this inves tigation and in pushing the
case against him. and y + has been DE-
monstrated that Judg Ice 81 Campbell ~ mas
many enemies IN ibis own county as well
as many friends. But nll this Is entirely
outside tho mailaissue. he question
for tho General Assem- bly, TO consider,
and the only question for 1t toacon'slder'
Is whether Or not ms the light OF tho cyl.
dence and in tho light Of he ]; or ct
tho committee 6. Campbell is q proper pr
person 40 DO judge q the County Court curt
If Amherst. II SO. he should be retain.
ed; IL not, he should be removed. 58i,
Let us have no confusion. here. There
Is no question Of personality;5no question
Of politics. Our concern and the concern
of ali impartial ylrginlans Is Tor the ds-
nty and majesty Of tile law. Sf II
The law in itself is nothing. Men 90
not have reverence or respect for sta t.
ute or for a court OF Justice, per Sc.
If: the law is not. properly administered.
if the judge Of a court is not person
to command tho respect Of the people.
the law in that community and the court
.in8that community must necesssarrily "a fall
Into contempt. If ne want the people
OF Virginia to uphold the law and respect
and reverence the law, we mist have
tho law administered by men who com
mand respect. That Is the main point
In the discussion, and that IS the Dues
ton for the General Assembly to consid-s
er. It would be disgrace for any mem
Der 10 vote to remove Judge Campbell
because of any personal spite or itpoliul-
cal spite that he may have against him.
1T would also be disgraceful or;any Nom
Der who concurs in the report Of the
committee to vote, fort he retention OF
Judge Campbell on political 4or parti-
san grounds The man, we insist, is not
to be considered. IT is the position, It Is
tho court system Of the State,
&Itiis for the General Assembly to pro-
claim ithnt;n man who has acted MS Judge
Campbell Inns acted during his term OF
office is a fit person or an unfit person
to preside over n court of Justice, The
court system Of Virginia is on trial