The Republican., 1938-11-03
OLIVER II. BRUCE, JR.
Associate Judge Fourth Judicial Circuit of
Maryland

To People of County
the legislator
Judge has authority make and
should influence legislation other
citizen have asking for support candidacy Judge
existing nor to labor
any wholesome and
desirable for the people because making or revising laws is m M b
of Interpretation Of
the laws have and and
authority ghu power over legislation
candidate sincerely promise people relief from
of the burdens that unw laws
that he do tudiouy correctly interpret ~
have made that strictly
and impartaly enforced
Since the people look policy guidance selecting
member of the court feel that it is for candidate
office to state his convictions of what Judge should should
to properly my conviction that
lawyer elected Judge should qualification his
tivite or occnnaion for asin eithor in a l M % business . az
He should impartial honesty that he
shall be free from preudgment and
to be right God right abolish
all excessive likes dsk any
beings shibboIeth that he has mo friends to reward and no m
punish should not lip
there should be the slightest deviation
duct should be that foge the resp
ly and the dignity people entrusted to him. His
decisions suousy arrived should greatest clarity
can command without compliment successful lawyers
lawyers who have failed but with supremacy
In passing sentence Judge
Always ann TO temper justice with mercy especially where the criminal
shown be victim environment
would lessen the deberaeness of cmnaty But in all criminal
cases. as IN all otner cases. Judge should act with udous
not prove himself weak by hetatng
mails with the severity the provides against
believe the Parole applied with the greatest possible
caution and should never be letting
criminals have freedom to further impose lawabdg people
hold the conviction there in country
warrants any possession
of the process law And know of no
law that gives number of
by force with the exercise of persons
believe is the duty
mind Grand Juries that individual
o noFe s fn % & % tho i srs aside id & n m %
objective of such ignoring refusal may be
have the profound respect sympathy with every
living this regard hold no opposition to the
IaVle
eY may employ obtain just and satisfactory
they render greater their fuue
conditions or other lawful objective
Governors sherifs and
FOR toerang law defiance
10 Tolerate Illegal practices by whose business employ
wage ean Every individual and equally before
the law and be equally amenable for breaking the law.
feel that $ proper make this statement
tme because Aegany County the
ORGANIZED defiance of law depore the unbridd exercised
Aegany County elsewhere
comfort and encouragement this law defiance
te lack OF
should be to the law
mas caused the advance of Communism with its foreign
political thought and its socaled philosophy all free
government its institutions, and human
dream that they free
melting the thoughts break
down all
1t people Aegany County the honest
an honest living and do seek profit other
form rackeeerng great harm from indifference
defiance and periodic mob supremacy
hope the Judgment expressed will
vIcton of the of Judge
should do and should every
that it is possible for that conviction will be dill
gently followed
To convictions and
right earnestly appeal for support of my candidacy.
Very respectfully
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