The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-25
THE CITY COURT


which there will be nominated the
candidates who failed to receive the
majority at the January contest. He
sides asiprants for the Legislature,
two of the four are to be nominated,
there must be chosen one OF the
two gentlemen who are striving for
the city judgship.
There are two contestants, Judge
l.. C. Blanchard, the sitting judge,
of the City Court, and Roland VIII
hanson, who if not weighted with
wears has had practical experience
at the bar and is in every respect
well and fully qualified to fill cred
itably the office of judge of the City
Court.
The Caucasian would repeat what
il has said of Judge Blanchard. AS
an individual, removed from his
connection with the City Court, the
Caucasian entertains for him no i'll
will. As young man he is affable,
"a good fellow" and has friends
by the score, but all sentiment ana
friendly consideration must be sch
aside. when viewed in a public sense
as a candidate for one of the most
important of positions, that of judge
of the City Court, where the mis-
demeanor eases are mostly from
the class having contempt for law
and order and who violate the law
designedly and deliberately.
II has been charged publicly that
this court has been partial in its
verdicts and that certain transgress-
ors who have repeatedly disregard
ed the law with contempt. enlov a
degree of immunity which is fav-
orable to their acquital whenever
they are tried, especially bootleg
gers.
II has been charged publicly that
negroes on being convicted have
been assessed heavy fines and long
terms Of service on the public roads
while white men ,as guilty, if not
more so, than the negroes, have
been acquitted on the same evidence
upon which the negroes were de-
clared to be guilty.
1t has been charged publicly that
the Judge of the City Court is rent
ing a house of his own for the pur-
pose of harlotry and another where
a beer joint is operated in contempt
of law.
! All these are serious reflections of
6iscredit on the Judge of the City
Court, who has been silent. nor has
any of his connections or friends
attempted an explanation, chal
lenge or denial of these charges.
II is assumed that guiltless man
would not long remain passive with
such fiiscredits being published
against him and that he would at
least. meet the charges manfully.
Judge Blanchard should not ignore
the charges if they be unfoundea and
untrue, but if they be of record. and
the record is there to substantiate
their discredit it may be possible
that he has concluded that its is
more discreet to remain silent and
to have his friends help him from
his ENHANCEMENT by urging and
pleading persecution.
The issue is so plain that it were
a waste of time to give space to
this article, which is addressed di-
rectly to men who stand for law and
order and not to individuals who
may be lawbreakers, or who are IN
sympathy with law breakers.
The issue is simply: Will it be to
the credit of Shreveport to elect
for City Judge man who has
failed to disprove the charges made
against him publicly.
Can a law abiding citizen yield his
consent. in giving indirectly, If not
directly. his support to the class
who have little, If any regard for
law and who entertain the contin-
ued hope of immunity if the present
Judge of the City Court is prolonged
in his office for term of four
years.
Should not every good citizen rise
above prejudice and being govern
ed by the best impulses of con-
science do their fnll duty on Tues
day next by defeating Judge Blanch-
ard for the nomination for City
Judge.
CLEAN Up DAY
The Board of Health with the