The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-09-24
A FEARLESS
JUDGE SPEAKS
Gregory Instructs Louis
vile Grand Jury.
Good Citizens Must be Equal To
Cunning Of Election
Thief.
Courier-Journal.


Declaring that in many instances
in fherecent primary the voice of the
people had been stified by deliberate
and premeditated acts of election
Nhieves, and that because of such con-
ditions the free people are victims of
a tyranny more infamous than that
from which they were freed by the
War of the Revolution. Judge James
p. Gregory. in Criminal Court yes
terday. charged the September grand
Jury to make thorough investiga-
ton of the election and return in
dictments where the testimony war
ranted.
He said 1t was the duty Of the
grand jury to postpone every other
case and devote its time to the in
Quiry and to bring to justice those
who make a business of throttling
the will OF the people at the polls.
He impressed the fact that he was
not speaking from the standpoint of
a disappointed candidate seeking re-
venge. but that he would have de-
livered just such charge had he
been nominated in the recent pri-
mary without opposition.
Judge Gregory also touched upon
gambling and other violations, and
urged the jury to make rigid investi-
cations but as the September body
has only two weeks to serve. he said
1t was likely their entire time would
be taken up with the investigation of
alleged election frauds.
Demand for Inquiry.
Touching on the question of fraud
Yin the election the Judge said:
After the holding of an election.
either primary or what is known as
a general election. 1t is the duty of
the court to instruct the next grand
Nury empaneled as to the provisions
of the election law and charge them
with the duty of seeing these pro-
visions enforced. say to you with
a knowledge of conditions which is
not based upon speculation. but upon.
first hand information, that 1t is your
duty, II necessary. to postpone every
other case brought to your attention
4. thereby you can bring to justice
those who make a business of violat-
ing our election laws and throttle
the will of supposedly free people.
If you get reliable information on
this subject there will be attempted
the usual practice OF this type of
criminal of attempting to intimidate
you intimidating the witnesses and at
tempting to obstruct the processes of
the court In every possible way. II
any such Information comes to your
minds or the mind of any juror about
any intimidation or obstruction from
any source, l wish to enjoin upon
you the duty Of bringing that fact to
the attention of the court. and it
will be very simple mater for the
court to effectively deal with it.
II you find evidence of violations
of the election law and no other ex-
cuse can be given for the violation
OF your duty. 1t will be suggested to
You probably that the Judge of the
court who gave you these instruc-
lions 10 a disappointed candidate
seeking revenge upon somebody.
wish to say to you with all the SOL T,
emnity and truth of which ! am cap
able that ! am not in the slightest
disappointed and have no revenge to
wreak, but i do say to you that. re-
gardless of the interests OF any can
didate or any political party or of
any group of individuals. that II is
your imperative duty to exhaust the
power of this Commonwealth in
tracing the responsibility for viola :
tons of the election laws. Some |
other communities have suffered as
we have suffered. and some of them !
have awakened to the necessity OF
saving their free institutions before
they are helplessly bound by the con-
spirators against free government |
who are the beheficiaries of the vio-
Iation OF laws governing elections.
There is not ANY question in the
mind OF any fair man who has taken !
pains to inform himself even slight
Iv as 10 the result of the primary of