Judge — November 7, 1885 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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—— = THE JUDGE. 11 | to think ull campaign literature false except OFF TH | that which encourages his prejudice. If he | seek truth he knows not where to find it. ‘The quality of arguments to be found in professedly independent and reform journals | will illustrate to Your Jury the diflicalties , He me: of the citizen in seeking trath about poli- | ous sugg tics and the seriousness of the evils you have to treat. c You may be able to convince editors and publishers that they undermine their own : influence by false representations; that the _ lier in the scason it was tho: public is bound to know the facts in time attacked that were scattering and detect their false guid ‘That, in fact lies and ciection v ice count for " | aks, Wer po xo ced e story since nothing except as aguinst their authors. 0 Sor’ cuenit the ory’ tiat-ein | | BENCiL,. | Ferpixaxy Wann keeps threatening that when he tells all “the fur will fly.” ns to raise the old hui: A barbar- stion—on our part, ASES OF PE | | KSONS attacked by cholera in | in are now reported as scattering. Ear- | who were not But the answer to your finding to this effect | their return to England the Gene will be that the universality of the custom | makes its ol > compulsory on both sides; they ‘ must fight the devil with fire,” sccording to their falsehood, y will find to be MeN ane UNueasosante. They require | 3 for you to handle, be- | intelligence, Lrauty and mod ors of their sin confess | woman, but did any one ever ¢ jure it necessary to con- tinue in it. Public Opinion is the only Puri- They cawn’t do that cherknaow, ( pare inclined to run down the his, Your J most difticu't ca cause the per} Opinion the same and d in aman pos sessed of intelligence and beauty who was | Ladies and Gentlemen of the Grand Jury of Puttic The political canvass just closed furnished ne that ‘en heck ‘the Lanting modest about it? \| Violations of public weal so which your Ju. S&™ney iat ean nee ee en : ry’s inquest should be directed. M angerous to clective honesty and the re-| ce Jouy PHacxix” is claimed as the vrow:otiti of over: public's integrity, f S oracles of founder of the school of modern humor in | ntle strive te. averavale eich c falldliat:- Beat @ Fla | American literature. Who is the founder excesses, in their lust for triumph, there is aves , of our school of ancient humor? Who's the no tribunal that can pass upon these abuses save Your Grand Jury of Public Opinion, This Court does not now refer to at- tempted frauds eted trespasses upon the integrity of the ballot. There are s ute laws to reach th und before they y ceed to a dangerous pitch the better s and indeed the self-interest, of partisans will move them to aid the enforcement of safe- guards of the ballot-box. ———— es Debasement of the voters, themselves, by falsehood is the greater crime and peril into which your inquest is required. The intelligent will of the people is more liable to be misled by falschood, than to be thwarted by fraud. “'o inform yourselves on the amount and wilfullness of fo $ in the campaign, it will be necessary for Your Jury to collect files of Republic Democratic, Prohibition and other organs and sift out the palpable and known false- hood contained therein regarding the r spective candidates and their campaign man- agers. Since the occasion for misrepresenta- tion has gone by, Your Jury can summon to the bar of Public Opinion rsand re- porters of all and several the partisan journals and compel them to check off in. their own columns the statements, —hulf-statements, insinuations, queries, and concealments, which they respectively published for the express purpos ing voters. ‘This will give you key to the motives of election slan¢ an indic tion as to the right spot at which to direct the punishment of the vic est of the proportion of trath to fals served up to voters, You will doubtless find in these evidyne suflicient to show that the source of intelli- gent suffrage is in danger of being poisoned and the true basis of Republican institutions is liable to be undermined. For, as a preju- diced man is more difficult to influence than an ignorant one, false teaching of the citi- ret Mather came on the stage st night at the Union Square, and saw ~ that the house held a full, she showed up al Axp Now Brown University hus held tho full was pat | g paper. It does not seem nec she showed up. out und Miss | UP a college journal fur the curriculum to ty one that can draw | Fevolve on, when every college already has || original chestnutter? | lone; a well do so. is Mather play as she can m zen 18 a greater evil than false counting of | ballots. The law can suppress frauds and | intimidation, but what power can open the Axory Op Gext—t Now, then, I thought 1 told you children not to play around | eyes of the citizen who votes wrong because this stoop. If you don't clear ont this instant I'L have you all arrested. Do you hear me? | he honestly believes a lie. TU have you all taken to jail—” | | Your Jury’s task will be the more difficult Eupest Netsance— Oh, you can't skeer us young fellers, our dad's a perliceman, because the citizen has become accustomed an’ we got pilitical inflooence, we have.”