Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-05
GARVIN SAYS
ALL WILL LOOK
ALIKE TO HIM
Democratic Candidate for City
Judge Does Not Favor
Elite Sessions.
ONE LAW TO APPLY

The proposal of his Republican OPP
ponent, Delbert o. Wilmeth, to set aside
certain days upon which the "more
elite" of the city will he tried for traf-
fc violations and other minor ofenses
was attacked by Thomas E. Garvin,
Democratic nominee for city judge, as An
undesirable example of class distinction
in speeches today.
This is, or should be, an age of law
and order" said Mr.. Garvin. "One great
turist said this is a country of law COM
posed Of law and not men. could not.
or would not, undertake to take issue
with him upon that subject for the i'm
preston he meant to convey was that no
particular man should be able to stand
before the bar of Justice with any great
er advantage or possessed OF any more
special privilege than his neighbor, be
he poor or rich. But there Is another
angle, an additional viewpoint we may
take of this meaning Of special privilege
and that is the special privilege of
Criminal Court to consider in his own
Mid and weigh in his own heart the
particular merit of the particular in
dtvidual who stands on trial before him.
That Is one of the great advantages Of
the city court. But civil causes which
are not tried within the Jurisdiction of
the city court are Of a different nature.
CITY JUDGE
DEALS WITH CRIME.
"a persons property rights depend
altogether upon the technicallty of the
law but In criminal cases, and that is
what is the chief and lone concern Of the
city Judge, the Jurisdiction and Govern
ment thereof depends entirely-to reverse
the famous saying OF the famous 1urist
upon man and not law. The law de-
fines the crime-well and good-but the
man is guilty or not guilty. That de-
pcnds entirely upon the judgement OF tine
city Judge. In the administration then
of Justice in the so-called police court
rhe Judge has an opportunity to temper
his decisions with mercy and common
sense, TO be fair to one and to all, to do
that which is so infrequently done nova
days, to conform strictly to the Con
stitution and hold the prisoner at the
bar innocent until he has been proved
guilty.
My opponent, Mr.. wilmeth, has
said that he viii set certain days apart
whereby the more elite of the city who
have violated the laws OF the State in
which they live may be-should l say
observation-disclosures apart from the so
called underdogs who must stand in line
and walt their turn for conviction. l am
opposed to this sort Of a classification OF
/ Offenders.
OFTEN SEES
DIFFER.
What do favor is the classification.
rs It may be so termed. of crime There
] IL. Of course. the petty ofrense of traffic
violators and again the horrible outrage
Of murder. whether he be a rich man
driving A costly limousine or n poor citi-
zen collecting rubbish from the streets,
II either OF them violate the ordinances
regulating traffic they both come under
the class OF those minor offenders and
should both be punished accordingly,
both meet In the same court and on the
same day. The person, however, guilty
Of murder or manslaughter or assault
and battery with intent TO kin. be he the
son Of millionaire or the son Of a hod-
carrier. each would be guilty Of the same
offense If so proved in open court where
| in they could both meet and wherein
Partially would he rendered to neither
There are OF course. vile offenders Of the
law. but none so low as to lose his or
her rights as citizen and it is the bust
ness and duty OF the State and its Off
GERS elected to protect those rights-thC
accused ms well MS the public"
Mr. Gsrvin said that he believes the
police should ferret out and bring TO
justice violators Of the law without re-
gard n the section Of the city 10 which
tho offenders reside When they have
been proved guilty beyond reasonable
doubt sentence should be imposed
without any regard to the section Of In
d''n'nolis the prisoner may call his
home"
LAW MUST
BE SAME.
or certainty believe that a gentle
man with good clothes who by some
mistake and no determined error permits
his automobile to park overtime within a
given area or some such break In the reg
ulatlons Of the traffic say I believe
that such a gentleman should not be per
manently disa bled or dishonOred because
Of it, but l just as strongly believe that
the poor devt' who steps on the accele-