The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-30

Estill county democrats now living in
Madison in your race for the Circuit
Judgeship; and that still others were
to use their influence in Jessamine
county to promote your political well
fare there in the aforesaid race. l nave
been very reluctant To believe these
stories, yet, when L find evidences of
electioneerlng for you by those whom
[ have heard rumored were in the
deal, taken in connection with your
attempt to make political capital out
of the Wallace trial by publishing
with your speech the Infamous false
hoods that were the basis of aforesaid
editorials, it looks very much as it the
reports of said deal contained some
sembiance of truth.
You doubtless know that L have,
since your entrance into politics, been
your friend, admireran and well-wisher.
And when that feeling is implanted
in the heart of man it requires con-
siderable evidence 10 justify It's eradi-
cation, but in this instance ] confess
it is with regret and disappointment
to myself that L must hereafter regard
you as a person actuated by wicked
and perverse motives, notwithstand-
ing your professions of sincerity and
reformation in your "message" to the
people of Clark county and the other
counties of the Judicial District over
which you have the honor to preside.
1t may have been your purpose in
publishing the articles referred to draw
criticism from republicans in order
that you might go before the demo-
Gratis of the district with the fact that
you had been criticized by republicans
and make political capital out of it.
this is true, you are not worthy to
wear the Judicial Ermine, nor were
you ever worthy to wear it.
In connection with your "text" /
wish to say that [ can conceive of no
more pernicious form of "oppression"
or persecution than for Judge to so
prostitute his judicial authority as to
sanction, approve and PUBLISH edi-
torial comment which he knows TO be
baseless, false, unfair and prejudicial
to the interests of men on trial for their
lives, and to the good name OF a family
heretofore unblemished, for political
purposes.
You must realize that the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. T. q. Wallace and
Frank Chaney is now pending in the
Kentucky Court of Appeals, and that
FL
with certain phases of the trial at
Winchester is not only unjust and
prejudicial to the rights of the defend
ants, but that it also affects the
immediate families of the defendants,
as well as a large number of brothers
and sisters and the collateral kin, all
of whom are people of pride and re-
spectability, who feel that the publIca-
ton, distribution and circulation OF
these falsehoods, which you know TO
be false, tends to affect them adverse
ly in almost every relation in life.
The circulation of these falsehoods
might be excused if published and
circulated by someone through
ignorance or by mistake; but in this
case it is inexcusable because you were
on the ground, knew all the circum-
stances, and knev that there was
nothing connecting our people with
intimidation or any demonstration
toward the court that could, with the
widest stretch of the Imagination, bC
constructed into an a t 'mpt 10 ccerct
the court or TO place the court in ;
position requiring "nerve" or s'cour
age'' to conduct that trial.
1t may be that you, being the only
child of fond parents, whom 1 know
to have been estimable people, canno
appreciate the feelings of one unde
family of sixteen children, many o
whom now have children of their own
that grow out of the association of S,
many. You evidently cannot appre
ciate the ties of love and sympathy
which bind and weld them together
In your petulant desire to advanc
your selfish purposes you seem T.
manifest all the bad characteristics O
he one, over-petted, spoiled child of
family; and in manifesting thos
tendencies you have not hesitated L
, lay aside all regard for truth, honor
dignity and the personal feelings o
law-abiding people.
The thing which shocks and offend
in this whole matter is that one VIII
occupies so high position should il
~. ,,af ,,Ianf r,Onant haoouna tho dis
penser CT malicious falsehoods, 10
: petty personal gain, TO the detrimen
of the people VINO have hereto hel
him in The highest esteem. 1t seem
, strange indeed that criminal trial
which the evidence developed no polii
ical aspect should be so suddenly drat
ged into party primary in whic
none of the defendants have any i
terest whatever 1t is indeed difficu
: to understand how you could hay
been guilty of such gross impropriet,
Such conduct is certainly not an ev
. dence of your fitness to preside in IL
trial of cases where life, liberty an
~ property are at stake,- specially aftt
= your having had the experience
d fourteen years on the bench and yol
# now being candidate for that positio
II for another term of six years.
r This letter is not political attac
!. upon you, because none of the defen,
,e ants or the parties interested in Il
! Wallace trial can or will participate
Il the party primary in which you are
Il candidate for the nomination for Ci
. cult Judge. However, as the brothl
lof one of The dafandante r faal n ~