Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-12

is charged with the administration 81
other laws
Now ! grant that the existence of
this very thing is tolerahle, is posi-
bly, iustifahlc as it surely cannot be
prevented, and | say admitting thas.
then Justice demands the acquittl Of
this 81 rim nf pcnobseot County.
Granting that YOU apply The highess
standard sought by the stern old Fnr--
tapS or at least those people now 81
the spirit of The puritans, intoleran,
and jealous as they are.-giving fun
force ana effect to thai spirit, justice
would demand, il seems % me, that YOU
should not condemn this man on 50
short probation as three months. IF
You make mistake, if You condemn
him falsely. ii will occur To Yoa in the
future. il will haunt You in the night.
il VIII ice an image walking by Your
side ia the daytime, this spirit of con-
science.
Now ! have not pretended. gentlemen
of this convention, neither nave | IN
tended. TO argue specially the evidence
in this ease. | have only touched upon
some of the salient features some of
the things that seems TO me to he i'm
portant rs having a Just right and
! tendency to influence your Judgment and
your decision. l see plainly it will h.
argued ny my brother that we ought
to have had more deputy sheriffs over
| here 10 testify. | suppose it will be
apparent to this convention that some
officers are still needed in the city of
Bangor. with a court in session. with
the same prohibitory law still to en-
bo
community TO preserve We have not
brought them all. We have brought
and had testify before you such as we
thought ought to he able 10 convince
your judgment of the justice of the
cause of this sheriff.
The condition of Bangor we are not
able 10 approve. | do not ask you To
approve ii. There have been eXageora-
tionS. II is bad bur not hopeless II
is bad hut II can be made better At
all events the open display, the inviting
display Of intoxicants and malt liquors
can he banishcd. The doors Of the
shops cannot close. But at all events
sufficiently vigorous administration
viii drive out of the city the traffic that
seems to he hteful. And all these
things, this sheriff expects and hopes
Ia accomplish. VIII yon give him a
chance? win You give him an appor-
mnity?
/ have said about all that il occurs
tn me that ought To say in defence of
my personal friend and my. near neigh
Dor If the evidence and the cfrcum-
stances do not move your Judgment. as
said in the beginning. / can not hope
10. But | would like in concluding 10
put this Illustration TO some member.
any member of this convention. Let
him be elected sheriff of the county of
fehohscot Tor term of two years. then
at the expiration of three or rour
months, on The record that appears. re-
move him, and will thai member say
thai ne mas had Justice done him. will
he say that he has been treated in t6at
spirit of fairness That has been taught
by the saviour, that has been practfeed
by the honest in all ages2
dont believe there Is u member here
but what would have n feeling of re-
heflion and bitterness and n fanklina
sense of injustice under such Treatment
as that. All | ask. gentlemen of tho
convention, in concluding, is thai Va1,
DO The same justice To this sheriff tbat
YOU would have dom 10 Yaq. / thank
}an. (ApplaIsc)
me Following argument was then
made on behalf of the prosecution ~
Judge CleaVes:
MI. President and gentlemen of the
convention, the only pleasure. which
nave today or Shall have in the per.
ioflhance Of the task which has been
assigned To me lies entirely in nv
srd'thcation mat the attorney gem
tfai' VINO mas been asked To represent.
me state IN these matters, has hal
suHlclent confidence in me to feel that
am able and will be able In fairI,
ana fully present to you the views
OF the State as a result of tho cir
cumstances and the testimony which,
has been adduced before you. All rho
rest OF the performance of NV duties
Is far from pleasant
My learned friend upon Tho other
Side mas been kind enough and friend
~ enough to refer to what | have
done in the prosecution of this dutv
as resulting from cold and pjtiless
logic. ! assure you that it has not beeo
pltiless Any logic which | apply 10
the facts now will not be pitless.
pity Mr. Emerson, as you do. so far
as you and | have any right to pity.
But do ask you to apply to tho cir
cumstances which have been adduced
before you the logic of fact and rea-
son, the logic of circumstance and in
ference
ii lmpreSses me that in the per
torrance of this duty, knowing as I
90 something of the temper of this
LEGISLATURE and this convention. a con-
Nention composed of men who recently
nave been sitting 16 hours a day. with
no pay and paying their board, that
YOU are not here to hear me or any
body else merely talk. And | shall
call your attention for Very short
time, as short as ! can make it with
necency To some few considerations
some few circumstances, and ask von
TO apply some few inferences
In my mind this matter divides itself
INTO Tour parts, all pointing To the
same thing What was the duty OF
the sheriff of penobscot county comes
hrst What he should have done in
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