Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 27, 1913, Page 4

The Evening Telegram Published every afternoou from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. — Entered in the postofice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the @eccnd cless. ‘-—~—\_’__—_——-——— M. F. HETHEmxNGTON, EDITOR. e HENRY BACON, MANAGER. SUBSCRIPTIUN RATIH: Dhe year ......oo0cv oveees$5.00 WX monthe .......co000v0es 2.60 Whree months .........o.0.. 126 Delivered anywhere within the Umits of the City of Lakeland for 10 pouts a week. . From tne same office 18 issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters, crop conditions, sounty affairs, ete, Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. e THE FINE EXAMPLE 0F JUDWE SHEPPARD That was a remarkable and in- structive scene in the federal court up in Montzomery, Ala., the other day when a defendant on trial for peonage became so disgusted at the failure of the jury to render a ver- dict in the face of plain evidence of guilt that he plead guilty ahd took his sentence of three months in jail. Judge Sheppard, of this State, was presiding at the trial of the case, and he was so indignant that the jury should have reported a mistrial after two days of delib- eration over a few plain facts which clearly proved the guilt of the de- fendant that he came very nearly telling the prejudiced blockheads who prevented a verdict just what he thought about them. He said: “This is a travesty on justice. I do not see how any intelligent men, hearing the evidence as it was pre. sented, could agree to such a ver- dict While we hear much of the corrupt judiciary on every hand,” he said, “do you not think it be- hooves every juryman to consider any case brought before him in an impartial light and to render his verdict to the best of his ability, exercising the functions God gave him to their fullest power. 1 know that had 1 given you my opinion of the case it would have had little weight with you. I will give it to you now. This man is guilty of peonage. Deep down in your hearts you are certain of this fact, but you bring in a verdict to the effect that you agree to discharge,” Judge Sheppard also intimated in language too plain to be misunder- stood that the members of the jury had been governed by their preju- dices and petty personal influences and in being so governed they had fgnored their solemn oaths as jur. ors and their plain duty to society to convict the guilty, no matter who, nor what the offense. Judge Shep- pard deserves to be warmly com- mended by the press and people ev- erywhere for the stand he took in this matter, and it would help along the cause of justice in all our court- houses if the spirit of his example should infect every judge in the land. The old notion that our judges are merely umpires in a game of wits between lawyers in which the demands of justice are too often loat sight of in the fine points of the game and the ingenious work of the players, has been one of the fruit. ful causes of the notorious and dis- astrious weakness of the adminis- tration of the law in this country. Judge Sheppard has set up anotner standard, and no juries except thoge of the bonehead variety and wiin consciences hopelessly atrophicd could iail to feel the sting of such a rebuke as he administered, and would recover to some extent at least their lost sense of duty to jus- tice, to their own oaths and to or- ganized society. Following the example of Judge Sheppard our judges, both federal and State, might, without goinz outside their prescribed judicial limits, stimulate the juries, quicken their consciences, shame their un. worthy prejudices and appeal to their enlightened members of soclety which the juries are largely relied on to protect. Aud by so doing they would come very much nearer to realizing the true Judicial ideal than by remaining sil- ent from a too technical sense of duty while their souls burned with indignation at the shameless ver- dicts distorted by prejudice and pas- glon they are so often compelled in receive. ——————— It is popular to abuse the Legis- lature because it's an easy way to put words together, because it's hu- man to always exalt ourselves hy criticizing the other fellow, and chiefly because the Legislature can't hit back. The Orlando Sentinel in s fair and . conservative touches up the subject as follows: “Some of the papers continue to the State. But there s no doubt- 1 THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., AUG. 27, 1913, abuse the Legislature. It has ever been thus, so far as we are able to remember. Some good laws were passed and some bad ones. The men all averaged up pretty well with those who criticize them most severely. The fault is to be found with the system rather than the in- dividuals. Too much legislation ig rushed through withoat proper de- liberation. Many a membder was rrobably surprised when he hcard of some of the laws that wcre znact. el without his protest. The mem- bers are not altogether to blame for foolish laws,” —_— We felt sure that when Sarasota corraled Rube Allyn, Rube- ‘would never rest until he dug up treasure trove there that would put the burg in the spotlight for a ‘“spell’ any. way. Rube has made good; he has unearthed a man who says that Sar- asota is a sure cure for hay fever and he offers himself in two poses— before and after taking the Sara- sota climate—in proof of the fact. The national convention of hay fev- er victims is in session up in New Hampshire today and if Rube don’t get a dispatch to that body an- nouncing his discovery he is not the press agent we take him to be. o0— We've got some brizht paragraph- ers on the Florida press, led always by that diamond point in our jour- nalism, Ed Lambright of the Tampa Tribune, who writes the leaders, also, but don’t forget that first col- umn on the editorial page of the Pensacola News when you are look- ing for sparklers. And don’t for. get that a young man named Rob- erts has something to do with them, as well as the always bright and witty Samuel Sanborn. Herbert Fel- kel looks after the heavy work and his enemies. 0. With fine felicity of both thought and expression the Tampa Tribune says in referring to the candidacy of John Stockton for the United States Senate: ‘““The battered sky- piece of the indefatigable John Stockton has been shied in the ring bearing the label, “Made in Jack- sonville”—without which label it has been generally understood no candidate need expect success.” A L With Cole Blease of South (‘aro- lina to recognize him as the lawful governor of New York and to give him his moral support, Governor Sulzer is now well equipped not to secure the sympathy and support of the remainder of the Southern peo. ple. With Murphy as his enemy in front and Blease his friend in the rear, Governor Sulzer is indeed in hard lines. RS, W — President Wilson is right. No matter if mediation fails and all our other efforts to tranquilize the un- happy republic to the south of us, there is absolutely no reason in sight to justify us in armed inter- vention down there. War with Mex- ico would be an unqualified crime, | and as stupid as wicked. ———0 The Tampa Tribune states with some certainty that Governor Tram- mell will not enter the lists against Senator Fletcher as a candidate for the Senate, but will be a candidate against Senator Bryan for that of- fice later on. —_———— The Jacksonville Metropolis prints it: “Honi jolt qui mal y pense.” That’s enough to jolt all the orig- inal Greek out of it and leave the French little better than a total wreck. RS RS, The St. Petersburg Times extends the olive branch to the Tampa Tri- bune. Tt refers to Tampa as “a big [ city”™ without a qualifying adjective of any kind. The Tribune wijl surely shake on that. —0 When the London music halls self-interest as |: lplrltlator Fletcher will have the backin- “set down” on Jack Johnson as a person not up to the moral standard necessary in those who appear in those chaste Tesorts, Jack has about touched bottom. SENATOR FLETCHER TO HAVE OPPOSITION The Florida senatorial race prom- ises to be a three-sided affair. That Senator Duncan U. Fletcher will stand for re-election goes without saying. From present appearance he is likely to be opposed by ex- Governor Albert W. Gilchrist and by J. N. C. Stockton, Senator Fletcher has most credit- ably represented his State. There is no questioning the fact that he has won respect and honor in Con- gress and is one of the best known men the State has ever sent to thel national capital. But down Tampa way they still blame him for tho' transfer of the customs district | headquarters to Jacksonville angd here and there are little animosities which will have their effect. Sen. ! of the more conservative voters of / s e e e e the ~Confederat: . forces: Grant estimated Con tedera’te losses for the week over 10,000 dead and cap- tured. 1884—King Humber cholera stricken d Piedmont and relieves suf- fering. 1894—Bruce-Wilson tariff bill ing that he will have to put up a hard fight. Former Governor Gilchrist would like to go to the Senate. That it certain, But all of the governor’s old supporters are not enthusiastic about it. They believe him to have been a splendid goveraor, but they are not quite ready to send him t of Italy vislts;l istrict of be- higher yet. But if he runs he will S t the sig- have the backing of a part of the came a larw ;:-t:;(i):ent i congervative element, and also of ;’a":"’ 9 and. the wet or local option forces. tion in the 1899—Successful revolu Dominican republic. 1904—Russians attacked entire Ja- panese line at Liao Yang, but were repulsed. 1912—Many senators and congress- men arriving at lhome dis- tricts after adjournment of Congress find political condi- tions because of three big parties. in the campaign. b ——— There’s one thing sure about Albert Gilchrist—he was an honest gov- ernor. John N. C. Stockton is a veteran at the political game. Time after time he had gone down in bitter de- feat, some unexpected move just heading him off from the goal. He doesn’t care especially for any more of it. But he is being strongly urged from different sections of the State to make the race. He is like- . ly to give in to these urgings and BB LROSEORRHITIG D TOOT FUISD i ¢ = if he maintains his campaign on the | ¥t = same high plane as in his last fight | TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS * he will prove Fletcher’'s strongest & opponent—and not meaning any | GO GOQOGEIROCH0 T2 disrespect to the Hon. Albert Waller 0000 ':":“"-———‘:W”v Gilchrist.—Savannah News. Hon. Wm. Henry Heald, Delaware ST Republican leader and former con- JORCH0K LROACROBORCHCHOMTHORCHOL IOBCRORONCE OACBOBNSY ) gressman, was born at Wilmington, " & Del, Aug. 27, 1864; was edncated © AUGUST 27 IN KISTORY &|in the public schools of his native school in that city in 1880; the same year entered th sophomore class of Delaware College and graduated tion for capture of two of |therefrom in 1883; graduated from her vessels off the coast of |the law school of Columbian Uni- Portugal by Don Miguel’s | versity, of Washidzton, D. C., in squadron. 1888, and the same year was ap- 1834—George Clymer, inventor and |pointed national bank examiner for manufacturer of the Colum- |the States of Montara, Idaho, Wash- bian printing press, died in [ington and Oregon; commenced the London. practice of law in 1897 and is still 1854—City of Louisville visited by, practicing his profession; was ap- a tornado; twenty-five killed, | pointed postmaster of Wilmington sixty-seven seriously in- | by President Roosevelt in 1901, and jured. Queen of Spain, with 'served one term; was elected to the her husband ‘and children Sixty-first Congress and re-elected to banished from Madrid. | the Sixty-second Congress. 1864-—Secretary Stanton issues a‘ bulletin on the confflict at HARNESS and suit-case repalring Ream's Station, Va., bvtween} carefully done. 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THIS IS A STRICTLY NEW AND UP-TO-DATE TOCK, b e | We will be ready to take care of your shoe trade after this week at our new location on Kentucky avenue, and we will have the most complete line for you to choose from that has ever been shown in Lakeland. We will also have in the rear of our store a modern, up- to-date shoe repairing shop. We have employed an expert repair man and all work will be guaranteed. Remdmber Only Three More Days of the Present Big Sale Distton-Harris Fatch Gentry Bulding The Qualily Shoe Store e e and Union |eity and graduated from the high | R MOVE NOW | WHY SAFER THAN CASH Paying by checks is not only more convenient than pay. ing in cash, but it is safe because it eliminates risk loss. Your account subjey to check--large or small..js cordially invited, AMERICAN STATE J. L SKIPPER P.E. Gy President Castis T F J. P. 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