The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-07-23
IMPORTANCE OF JUDGES

The most important part Of our the people the
vitality effects the whether the judge
district able and willing to give to all men equal heanga
fair trial, and full justice
No doubts importance great
deal than express the opinions Of lot Of gaot has been
built up gradually thru thousand years gives
Of how ought Millions
that certain harmful to other people that they
allowed and experience increases we add to the number Of
those take from them change
But the Law always Of the very highest importance Without
no man would be sale and no business could be safely transacted
Any that had the strength could rob abuse any other
and the whole Of civilization would go pieces days
the Law is administered well and equally community lives
happily and pospes-if it administered the effects
shown to hurt in business and danger individuals Our whole life
has TO oe regulated by law ana 1t Is very important that should
bear equally all Of and that should have
break laws which the rest must keep
important should be kept because
If forgotten small wisdom con
the many injuries brings Even when bad laws passed.
peence taught mankind the best thing get after
the that passed them but obey them till they repealed
shameful srecs of GOOD men baLir laws n3 % 10 lea e hi n
that they break other laws which ought be kept
important place the Judge has
He has the rpb 10 intepret the decide for the nrS What
the law and tell them how they ough, decide the He
often tell them bring verdict the other they
will have no power in the case at all He has the right to have cases
trial when he wishes and grant what bond he
accused before him. He has the fixing many
and in the trials be decides what testimony shall
60 before the judge who not fair almost always
out the way be it to and he working
some one to have some one convicted instead of simply that
justice is done and the law observed do harm any
other in the county In Of that kind the judge becomes
dangerous the welfare he people than the worst awbeak
outlaw in all the country
Then the Judge should be who afraid
that Justice he that
people against him. 1t often happens that people will get
ing against suspected Of crime and wish give
trial and that the Judge has the courage stand up
that the accused person has fair chance innocent may
convicted This happened the knowledge
after the experience Of Caleb Powers the
to be reminded Of the importance of having good judges
To take single instance OF the that unfair
and the good that good does think of the whkey
the For years the whkey allowed sell
poison when wished
that nothing would be done about they taken before
judges Finally the judges decided stop the whskey
dcitz
things have been since But he knows too that judge who
league with the whskey and who will let things
for long will bring back all the old evils the
These things known every but they bot
in connection with the campaign for Circuit Judge which begun
in the counties Of Jackson Laurel Clay and Knox The has
looked into the qualifications Of the candidates
decided whom will support but these things Judge
anywhere and the who closest being able do
the support OF him
self that but he should decide question anv
other than his-whch will make the best Judge.