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Year: 1876

Much ado has been made by Hubbard and his
strikers out of the fact that the lawyers of this
District are almost unanimously earnestly OPP
posed TO his reelection as Judge As a matter
of fact, to us it is the most damaging admission
TO him that could be made, and is of the
most logical arguments in favor of the election
of Hon. Alfred G. Otis, the Peoples nominee for
that position. 1t must be admitted by every
reasonable man. that the lawyers themselves are
more competent to give evidence upon a ques-
tion of this kind. As general rule, lawyers
court the respect of Judge, and Oftehtimes are
too apt to pay them more respect than their
abilities entitled to; and when the bar of
this District in an outspoken manner, say to the
people that Mr.. Hubbard is entirely unfit for the
position which he attempts to fill, and that we
are made laughng-stock of, both at home and
abroad, it is certainly poor encouragement for
any one to so far stultify his independence to
vote for Hubbard, and force him upon the people
Of this District for four long years, simply be-
cause, by low political trickery, he may have
purchased his nomination by one-balf of the Hi
awatha Convention. We state what is self-evi-
dent to all who are familiar with the unparalel-
ed wrangle which led to the breaking up of the





is no Republican nominee in this District for
Judge. The stauDch Republicans who nomina-
ted Mr. Martin can, with more degree of common
honesty, claim that he is the Republican nomi-
nee, than can the shoulder-strikers and Ward
bummers who succeeded in that branch of the
Convention in nominating Hubbard. Now that
Mr.. Martin has declined the nomination tender
ed him, we feel no hesitaney, as Republican,
in placing as we have done, at the head of our
columns the name of Alfred G. Otis for the Office
of Judge, and to earnestly urge every independ-
ent Republican, who has not the corrupt Atchi-
son ring in his nose, and who wishes to repudi-
ate the corrupt men of our party, and purify it
from the foul air emanating from the nostrils of
Hubbard's bummers, to work earnestly for the
election of Judge OTIS nominated, as he is. by
the avOwed declaration of the Troy Convention,
upon a non-partisan platform a gentleman
whose ability is admitted, and lawyer who
commands the respect of not only the entire bar,
but of the people of this District. We have
heard of but one expression to the action of
the Troy Convention, and that has been of
universal satisfaction. Let the people of Doni-
phan County sign their Certificate" that Hub
bard has, by his universal misconception of the
law, and his wholesale exhibition of imbecility,
fully satisfied us that he is entitled to a certf-
cate of discharge, upon the ground of general
disability, and unfitness for service"
Year: 1876

1t has been proclaimed by Judge Hubbard
that this is a fight between himself and the law
yers, and the reasons given, that the lawyers
oppose him because he will not let them bully
rag him, and because he gives his decisions on
the side of the people. But when the people go
into Court, they employ lawyers. There are
two sides to every ease, and if he decides at all,
he mnsi decide for lawyer and against the
other. How comes it, then, that the lawyers
are almost unanimously opposed to him' 1t is
simply because the lawyers know that the only
safeguard to justice and to the rights of their
clients lies in a strict observance of the rules
of law. When these do not serve judge as a
guide, but he decides at random, or according
TO a whim Ofthe moment, or to suit the popular
sentiment, no lawyer can enter upon a case with
any definite hope of securing justice for his el-
ent. His study and practice of years are of no
avail, and his strongest array of points of Law
are powerless. The legal knowledge of the law
yer is of no service, but the whole bar are driv-
en- to the necessity of retiring from practice in
disgust, of resortins to the verest sbystering,
in order to catch the passing whim of the Judge.
This is precisely the difficulty with Judge Hub
bard. The plainest propositions of law are dis
regarded he interferes, as an individual, with
his own orders as a J udge; and the ablest law
yer is of no more force in his Court than the
most common pettifogger. The lawyers cannot
depend upon him. When they are not certain
they have his decision when it is ren dered, and
when his open orders in Court arecountermand-
ed privately off of the bench. what lawyer can
have any confidence in him, or trust hint


And as was plainly stated to Hubbard himself,
during the recent term of Brown County Court,
by one of the oldest members of the bar, on being
asked by Hubbard his reasons for opposing his
reelection: Hubbard, to be frank and plain
with you, do not think you have that knowl-
edge of law and are familiar enough with the
principles of law, the possession of which are re-
auired to occupy and discharge the duties of
Judge. You may be good fellow, but as to be-
ing good lawyer, cannot claim that for you.
We have tried you for nearly five years, and it is
not saying too much when / state to your face,
that there is not respectable practitioner but
what pronounces you a weak man."


Now, voters, do you wish such a man as this
on the bench, to try and decide important mat
tiers, involving business transactions of your ownf
Why, lawyers are the mere agents of their eli
ents, and it is the clients themselves that must
suffer through the weakness and inability of the
Judge aud we think that when Hubbard ad-
mts that all the lawyers opposed to him, he
publishes to the voters the most convincing evil
dence of his unfitness for the position which he
occupies.
Year: 1876

PREcEDENT.-When the people are asked to
vote for Judge Hubbard for the sole reason that
he is Republican and Mr.. Otis Democrat.
without regard TO the notorious uutitness of the
one and eminent fitness of the other. we would
ike to call attention to what the people of other
States have done. Judge Isaac F. RediieId, of
Vermont, occupied seat upon the Supreme
Bench OF that State from 1535 to 1860 period
OF twenty-five years, eight years of which time
he was Chief Justice. He was life long Demo-
erat, and was elected to this Office by the people
at each term during that time, covering the most
bitter political period in our history He left
the bench only because of his refusal to serve
longer. Does anybody doubt the Republicanism
of the people of YermoDt! Yet they did not
scruple TO vote for Democrat who was eminent
ly fitted for the position. This was done, too,
in Judge Hubbarrl's native State. II it was good
doctrine there, it is good in Kansas


The foregoing facts we find in the AwericaR
La~ Register, of May, 1876.
Year: 1876

PREMIUM ON MIsREPREsENrATION.-We snp-
posed the people Of Brown County had heard
enough of the gobbling disposition of the Great
Jurist, to know, long before this, that when he
talks of getting any majority in the vote ofAtch-
ison, Donphan or Nemahs Counties, it is all
bosh We have received information from al
most every voting precinct in these Counties,
and we can find no person who is informed, and
wishes to tell the truth but what is frank enough
to admit that Otis majority in these Counties
alone will exceed l,5O0, at the lowest estimate
and we do not believe that Brown County will
let the matter go by default. If ever we felt
confident of Mr.. Otis election, it is now. Fig
ures and facts can be relied upon, and Hubbard
has justly won the first premium at the Brown
County Fair, for his skill in misrepresentation of
facts.
Year: 1876

The citizens of several Counties of Aehisop DON
iphan, Brown, and Nemaha. composing the second
Judicial District of the Kansas in mass conyrn
tnn assemeledt0 consider the question of selecting can
didate for District Judge be at the ensuing
election and being of both political parties do hereby
recognize and affirm the following cardinal principles 10


ls That we deem the judicial office WHOLLY non pot-
iea in its character and that the selection candidate
therefor should be made wholly with regard tn the lit
ness ability and learning of the person 10 be selected
and wholly independent of political personal consider
alton That the Office should be unsolicited and that the
incumbent should be placed in office by the people of his
District without pledges promises solicitations ON his
part 10 the end that Justice be impartiay admins
tered, and the decisions made the beach challenge
the confidence and respect of the communities in which
That only in this way that respect for inv can he
maintained. and disorder ami misruls prevented That


Judge upon the bench should be placed there by th
people that he may independently decide without
fear or favor and know in his judicial capacity friend
ana no enemy, no party, and no creed


2d That regard = most unfortunate the nomina-
ton and election Of candidate who procures his place
after and througha bitter personal and Partizan contest
with pledges made to his advocates and supporters and
with friends to reward and enemies to punish in aud
through his Oee after he shall have secured it, Surely
such person not be safe and suitable representa-
tve of our Judicial system; can not maintain and up
h"id the law or administer u To public satisfaction or in
manner to meet the eonfdencesOf the public. We
ognze and deprecate the fact that snch is the present
condition Of our Judicial District and Of the nominee
now before the people and moved thereby with
OUT unknness or malice toward any one as sacred du
select and place in nomination another and
leve suitable candidate for the office referred TO-


h We hereby covenant and agree that the election of
the candidate selected by shall in manner be
sdeu as the triumph OF any political party the
expression of opinion upon political question but
solely and pure expression of preference the
person selected to perform properly the duties pertain
ing to this responsible office.


These are the declarations of principles adopt
ed by the Convention which placed in nomina-
tion Hon. A. c. Otis for the position of Judge of
tue 2d Judicial District, and we commend them
to the consideration of the voters of the District
Remember, Mr.. Otis is the candidate of no clique,
and secured his nomination by no electioneerng,
trickery, corruption, or bribery, but is the peo-
Pies nominee, ON account of his fitness for the
position, and will be elected, beyond all doubt.
Year: 1876

FACTS THAT CANNOT BE ANswERED.-Hub-
bard was always reputed know very little
about law, previous to his election to the Judge
ship. He never pretended to maintain himself
by the practice of law, except an oflice-hod-
er. No one ever saw him studying law. Not a
lawyer in the District will say he ever knew
Judge Hubbard to spend one hour in investIgat-
ing any question of law. He is to-day no bet
ter qualified for the Judgeship than when lie
first entered upon the discharge of the duties of
the Office lie is man of meagre endowments
less culture, and no industry. 1t is doubtful
whether any amount of study would qualify
him for the Office. In instance, since he be-
came Judge, has he ever been enabled, from the
bench, TO clearly and logically state PROPOSE
tiOn of law.


Judge Otis is a lawyer of nearly twenty-five
years experience. He has resided and practiced
law in Kansas fully twenty-five years. Every
voter in the District knows he is an able and
cultivated gentleman, the equal of any lawyer
in Kansas, in knowledge aud experience. He is
a cool, sedate and careful thinker, profound
scholar. aud a citizen of unblemished reputation
Choose ye between them.
Year: 1876

Several weeks ago, We gave an account of the
commencement of the trial of Bondell, at Hia-
watha, and the refusal of Judge Hubbard to al
low the County Attorney to amend his informa-
tion, thus placing Bondell upon trial for intend
ing to Kill and murder himself! This publication
was made from information received at that
time; since which, We have taken the pains to
procure a certified copy of the Information in
the case, which we submit as official proof of the
lOws
Year: 1876

III Those members of the bar who opposed
the re-nominatios of Judge Hubbard, cannot
well do otherwise than oppose his election with
all the ir might. He has declared that il was a
war between himself and the bar; and if re-elec-
ted, he will omit no opportunity to throw
obstacles in the way of the lawyers who have
opposed him, and can WELD heavy power, in
that way, to break down their practice. Bogus
delegates will not help him at the ballot-box.
Let him be eternally saliYated
Year: 1876

~ Judge Hubbard refuses to recognize half
a dozen of the leading lawyers in this District,
simply because they are opposed to his re-elec-
tion. Is that the kind Of man to elect to posi-
tion in which he must decide control law cases,
a large proportion of which are in the hands of
these same Iawyersf
Year: 1876

II Quite number of those persons who are
bound to vote for Hubbard because he is the Re-
publican candidate, are already briskly working
against some of the candidates on the Republi-
can County ticket. Just as we expected. They
are showing their colors in time, neutralizing the
little strength they have been able to muster up
for Hubbard
Year: 1876

ARE WE TO ESTABLISH A JUDICIAL Poor
HOUSE i-One of the strong points made by Hub
bard and his supporters is, that he would be un-
able to make living in the practice of law, and
therefore defeat would ruin him financially, and
make beggars of himself and family. As usual,
the Judge is at fault, as to the statutes in such
cases made and provided. There is a statute
providing for County Poor-Houses and also a
statute organizing Judicial Districts, and provi-
ding for Judges thereof. No pauper ought to ex-
pect. to be Judge on account of his poverty. A
man of common sense knows that if Hubbard
had the brains, industry, and culture necessary
to the discharge of the duties Of the Judgeship,
no fear of the pinchings of poverty would harass
him. If inability to earn livelihood as an at
torney is to be an essential qualification, or any
qualification for the Judgeship, truly Hubbard
has not peer in Kansas


We want no Judicial Poor House in this Dis
trict, but are willing to contribute, by taxation
or otherwise, to the support of all unfortunates.
Year: 1876

The conference meeting through at last.
The boys around the vestry waited
To see the girls come tripping past.


Like snow birds willing to be mated.
Not brsver he that leaps the wall


By level musket flashes litten.
Than I. who stepped before them oil


Who longed to see me get the mltten.
But no, she blushed and took my arm!


We let the old folks have the highway,
And started towards the Maple Farm
Along q sort OF lovers by-way.
can't remember what We said,


Twas nothing worth song or story.
Yet that rude path by which We sped


Seemed all transformed and 10 glory.
The snow was crisp beneath our feet


The moon was full, the fields were


cleaning.


By hood and tippet sheltered sweet.


Her face with youth and health was


beaming


The little hand outside the muff-


o sculptor, if you could mould II
So lightly touched my jacket cuff,


To keep warm | had to hold it
To have her with me there alone.


Twas love aud fear and triumph blended;
At last We reached the foot-wOrn stone
Where that delicious journey ended.
She shook her ringists from her hood.
And with Thank you, Ned" dissem'


bled.


But yet knew she understood


With what darling wish trembled.
A cloud passed kindly overhead.
The moon was slyly peeping through II.
Yet hid his faOe, as if he said


Come, now or never do it do 1t y
My lips till then had only known


The kiss Of mother and of sister,
But somehow, full upon her own


Sweet, rosy, darling mouth kissed her
Perhaps it was boyish love, yet still.


o listless woman weary lover
To feel once more that fresh wild thrill,
I'd eive-but how can youth live ever
Year: 1876

The steamship Knickerbocker, OF the
Crom mwell line, for New York, left her
wharf yesterday morning, inten ling to 60
to sea through the South Pass jetties, draw
ing something over seventeen feet Of water.
She stuck on the bar at the head of South
Pass and remained there about two hours.
She finally worked of, ran down by Eads-
port to the mouth of the jetties, whore she
again grounded. At . late hour last night
she was reported lying across the channel,
hard aground. 1t is thought tugboats will
be brought into requisition this morning to
null her off and send her to sea.
Year: 1876

munity's reputation that you will stand
firm against this contemplated
outrage. Neither those who
have devised IL nor those who
wish to carry 1t into effect. can face the
fire of controversy IL only you will re-
main steadfast The simple, unvarDished
fact. Is that these gentlemen have en-
tered into a contract with the city and,
not finding II quite MS profitable as they
had expected, they are now endeavor
ing to have il reconstructed so that
they may make what strikes them as
proper and sufficient. A more out
rageous proposition ] have never heard
of. These persons not only demand u
modification Of their contract, they ac-
tually have the effrontery to specify the
particular changes which will be most
convenient and profitable to themselves.
In commercial circles, such proceedings
as these would condemn their authors,
but since it is the peoples money at
stake and the city's honor and repute in
volved, these contractors may grab the
one and disregard the other without re-
buke from the peoples representatives,
aud without opposition from the peo-
pies sol disdnt defenders in the press
A more dsgraceful and humiliating
spectacle l have never witnessed, and
what aggravates and embitters it Is the
fact that among so many papers, all Of
which know better, and comprehend
full well the nature of their infidelity,
there is only one to raise q voice of
manly protest against this conspicuous
outrage. The people have grown very
poor in friends. and their interests
fallen into sad neglect, when the city's
most valuable and important franchise
can be hawked about, the toy Of hucli-
s .ers and the prey of speculation.


CAvEAT EMPTOR
Year: 1876

The Baton Rouge ddrocdtc sounds
nncing note. II says that neither War
moth nor any other Radical candidate
for Governor can carry the parish Of
East Baton Rouge. The people OF that
parish ate weary OF bad government
and turbulence, and they have an eager
desire and an unconqueruble purpose
70 aid in restoring the reign OF law and
order in the State. Their sentiment In
this respect is largely shared by the
better class Of the colored people. East
baton Rouge, the Adrocate tells us, will
poll n thousand Democratic majority.
BILLY, we believe you.
Year: 1876

For CRouP.-Take a knife or crater.
and CRATE or shave in small particles u
teaspoonful Of alum; mix ii with about
twice its quantity Of sugar, to make it
palatable, and administer IL as quickly
as possible. Its effects will be truly
magical, as almost instantaneous relief
will be afforded
Year: 1876

BY reference to the notice published
in the proper column. it will be seen that
the drawing Of bonds of the Crescent
City Live Stock Landing and Slaughter
house Company came off Yesterday.
Eighteen bonds Of $1,000 and twenty
four bonds OF $500 were drawn. and will
be paid in full and promptly to the
lucky holders of tickets.
Year: 1876

West has instructed his attorneys to
bring suit against the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT for libel. LII his advice is
taken the world will soon have full
and free development of his dark and
damnable crimes.-i Patriot Democrat
Year: 1876

THE democratic managers threw
out broad insult to every Union sol
der last night, by emblazoning one
Of the transparencies carried in theil
procession, with bloody shirt, filled
with rebel bullet holes, and with
blood drawn by rebel lead streaming
down it's folds. This il the first time
in a Northern State, so far as we have
heard of, that the democracy have
dared to throw this gross insult OF
rebel coinage into the faces of the
soldiers of the Union--many OF
whom have worn the garment them.
selves, and many of whom have
helped to bear off the field of battle
and bury in trenched graves com.
rades having no other shroud than
this same bloody shroud that the
democrats last night were deriding
For the democratic party in Iowa
thus to take up the rebel fornl of dc.
riding Union soldiers wounded OF
killed by rebel bullets, would seem
to be too atrocious to be possible
But the democratic managers in Del
Moines did it last night, and carried
it directly behind portrait of Sam
j. Tilden, the man and the traitol
who, even as late as 1864, was plotting
against the Union troops and in favor
of the rebels. 1t was not that old
traitors fault that every man who
wore the blue was not buried in thu
rebels land in bloody shirt.-Stat.
Register.
Year: 1876

ticle of doubt but that the party will
be stronger than he is, in other words,
the Southern dog will wag the Tilden
tail, and thus selection will bring
about the restoration predicted by
the Chicago Times.


Gentle reader, if you think this is a
consumation devoutly to be wished,
walk up to the rack and vote for
Samuel j. Tilden.
Year: 1876

This piece Of news is published IN
the Toledo Blade: Stanford u
Church, who is one Of the ablest
leaders Of the Democratic party In
New York has expressed the opinion
that 1t will be impossible for Tilden
to carry that State In November"
Year: 1876

A responsible New York gentle
man makes the following statement
that at the time Fernando Wood, as
Mayor Of New York, tried to prevent
the stopping of arms about TO be
shipped to Georgia in 1861, Mr.. Til
den was one of a number of citizens
who made themselves very promi
ncnt in attempting to secure these
arms, and that he went personally
and cxpostulated with those who had
detained them.
Year: 1876

boy was seen yesterday to go into a
Bowery pawnshop by detectives Lyons and King Of the
Central Office, anu attempt to sell largo number OF
silver spoons suspectng that the property had bsen
stolen tine officers put the boy under arrest who then
said that the spoons belonged ~ his mother The officers
discovered, however, that they had been stolen from
Cant Rose OF tBroOklyn by another boy whose name Is
Unknown The mother, Mira. Gardner. hoping, it Is
Thought 10 save her son from Imprisonment, said that
she had given the spoons to her son Accordingly on
her own abatement she has been locked up but efforts
are being made by detectives to discover who really did
Give the spoons tO her son. In order that she may be
len ed and the guilty person punished.
Year: 1876

THE CENTENNIAL closes, officially, next
Friday, but the Commissioners have given
notice that tickets to the grounds will be
sold until Saturday, the 18th. 1t is
thought, however, that there will not be
much interest after the 10th, as nearly all
the exhibitors want to get home before
cold weather comes on, especially those
from foreign countries, and they will COM
mence to tear out Immediately. Besides,
the big Corliss engine and other motive
power will stop at once, so that the
machinery will come to a stand still and
thus deprive Machinery Hall of its interest
The admission fee is continued to prevent
the people from over-running the grounds
Very few, we should think, would care tC
pay to see the grand spectacle in its sad
dest fight, as it is falling into chaos and it.
glory departing.