Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-02-20
vindication of Judge Elem D. sampson
by Democratic legislative Counrattee.

announced 10 the Of Last weak the Com
ttee the House of which appointed
resolution offered the Ho-s seeking the upe~cb
Of Judge Elem Ssupses Of this ty made its the
House Representatives which J.dss ssnPs0a completely
honoraed and the COMMITTEES recommended that No articles Of I'm
parchment be brought their words This distinct
triumph for Judge Sampson bic enemies hoth snd pot
his DOWNFALL and had conspisd him
from bshi.d the charges which
d against Judge Sampson have besa shews be whose
petty have led them into ry and
maouy and surrepouy bringing charges which they could be-
gin by proof uhes they brought doun TO the real
issue.
Perhaps majority people Kaos county aud the other
composing Judicial District of which Judge
Sampson presiding Judge realize the real significance
the charges brought against Judge Sampson the extent OF his
victory who like wolves sleeps clothing have sought for
the past years find his official which they could
This the time for that such charge
against Official this Commonwealth perhaps the
adoption the present Consultation The normiy
charge fh should have been guilty appalling As
good trembe think that vutsres aud
could be allowed to breg such charges against of the
of the Commonwealth The position of Circuit Judge is
the important stations have The
people look him stand between them and the
giant corporations which tread the people under their and
things which individual citizen would think of doing He the
stands between the people the side and these soul
captains industry greed and the other s and
evoe him protect the rights OF the Of the people
larger greater than other officer Only few inn
proceedings have instituted the whole OF the
but when they instituted they usually successful
back ability
the of the people at heart However such
proceedings brought against Judge Sampson
that the charges brought BY who b
and that they the brains OF these
had foundation in truth fact They maevelent spite
charges brough attempt injure the
Judges the grand old Commonwealth Kentucky has
had
The proceedings before the comnec Of tn.
By the Of which the
familiar This itself additions. triumph for Judge Sampson
all who have bees around the courts know that
thing prevent unavorabe report from the grand
evidence sustain the charges which have been
udg Sampson eeay of the
charges and
had been returned against him speak But the
back Of the charges conceived the plan of bringing
Republican Judge Eleventh District before the bar
orac Legislature and hft that he would be ousted with
necessary proof And that the original program The
Speaker the House Of Representatives apped committee
vestgae charges and this committee entirely
a single Republican placed the Committee If there
kind evidence sustan these charges which might
passing Eve number and covered
ground complaint this COMMITTEES would have certainly
House recommending the impeachment
Sampson But the evidence could be produced all the
Sampson all fair minded
anything situation would could
testimony the bringing
and employing Of she prominent law
the Lexington and Eastern conduct
examine the witnesses but unable
satisfaction Of the Committee
intention take the charges which preferred
that would
space would hk be sbe tel. all of the people Of
these charges then them
testimony brought sustain the charges
beyond the lay the discharge
duties dischagng jury after they had failed find de
guilty selling whksy after the proof showed concusve
guilty and that defendant plead guilty
paid fine OF s25oo That
practice and beyond the Of his rights well his
evidenced by the fact that only last tho city Of Louis
vile county Jefferson Judge James p Gregory, of
the Jefferson discharged because they
guilty when proof
should this charge the Committee said
gone the Law ia the discharge his duties
aggravstng circumstances In his judicial
has violations the local option
ordering destruction of the property heretofore referred this