New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01
Judges and Politics.
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Judges
We have published 10 our various editions al the
.cke., and candidates presented for popular sup
oor. at the ensuing Judicial Election, whether
by either party or ia any other manner We have
oIaced the State candidates Of both parties con
,picuoasly under our Editorial head and mean TO
keep them there until the day Of Election And
We have endeavored in every way to impress upon
our readers the duty Of voting for the candidates
hest qualified for judges in disregard OF Political
considerations. OF course, we suppose every
voter will support the candidates OF his own
party when he knows no reason for preierring
some portion of the opposing ticket. But ii
a capable, upright, exemplary citizen is running
on the Loco Foco ticket, aud al Incompetent, dis
honest, disreputsbe person has somehow been
foisted ON the opposing Wing ticket We entresi
every reader to vote for the better man without
hesitation or misgivng. Rely on it, the choice Of
a good man over bad one by this course will be
essentially Wing triumph-that is, triumph Of
the principles, promotion Of the great ends, which
the Wing organization is intended TO subserve.
We have, therefore, commended some candidates
nominated by our Political opponents as frankly as
though they had been Wings There are several
candidates for Judges whose politics do not suit u.s.
but whose election we shall hail with heartfelt
qualification.
- Now is there anything in all this which parsl-
lels o. excuses the onslaught OF the Courier En-
quirer Company ON AMBROSE l.. JORDAN ana
FREDERIC WBITTLEssY-two OF the Wing can
didstes for Appeal Judges Does any one pre-
tend to question the personal integrity, the emil
nent natural capacity, or the legal requirements
and experience Of these gentlemenl Does any
man doubt that, in personal fitness, they rank
among the very foremost j0rsts IN our State 7 Not
a whisper is brestbed against them on any such
grounds No Wing asserts that Messrs. Bron-
son and Ruegles are better men, But small
portion of our fellow citzens, known as Anti Rent
ers have resolved to vote for the former and this is
made the pretext for Il combined assault ON them,
and deliberate attempt to crush them. II does
seem to us that nalignity and faction had never a
more himsy excuse than this.
But listen to the Couriers logic in dealing with
the contrasted case of Mr.. Clay and the Adolf
tionists
Hundreds of Abolitionists doubtless voted for Mr..
CLAY nor did that fact faint him with Abohtionism
becsuse In the fstpace, his opinions upon that whole
and beside these men did not vote for him as Aooi
tiooists he not the nominee OF their party-they
banded together In his support. ON their own
party grounds. They simply broke loose from their
party and voted for him a Wing. And II he had been
elected the widest Abolition fanatic In the Union would
never have dreamed Of claiming the result MS an dboh
ton triumph Now II Anti Rssi0s had chosen 10 vote
for the Wing candidates for Judges in the came way
Wigs aud not AHi Renters, II they had eit tneii
parry and joined ours. one could have objected =
the Wing candidates would have been untainted will
H. st.A haEa hRe
BY sound Whigs everywhere. without apprehension o.
suspicion And thar would have been precisely II
point 49, -
Renters vote Tor these men. as party and on part,
grounds Their nominations were made for the attain
msut OF their party ends aud II successful in eectnl
them their objects will be- 10 greater or less extent
attained"
Well. now put the case exactly as the Courie
would have 1t Suppose the Abolitionists had hel'
Conventions in October. 1874 and resolved las vi
think they ought to have done) to support Mr. Cha,
as Aboiitionists rather than see an svowed champion
of immediate aud unconditional Anne xation electe
by their indirect connivsnce,- -would the Coure
have felt constrained to abandon Mr. Clsy's cause
If il had done so, could it have carried a hundre
Wings along with III And what sort of Wing
must they have been to be moved about in ths
wsyi
Most certainly. we contended in good fat
throughout the contest of "A that the Abolitions'
ought a. Abolitionists, to vote for Mr.. Clay, whC
as we stated and they knew, was not an Abolition
ist Many Of them individually did so, giving CO
gent reasons therefor. (See the letters of c.
Clay, J. s. Gibbons Burchard. &C. But did on
Wing in our State vote as ainst us on that ground
But says the Courier
1T the Wings permit the Azti Reatsys In this game
succeed again, they put themselves forever completed
10 their power
: That's to say We pat it in the power OF tn
AntiRentsrs to elect the regular Wing candidate
whenever they choose to support them The wa
10 prevent il is. by voting against our own cand
dates and for their Loco Foco adyersaries II Their
bs wisdom or common sense in this device, th
wcrld has never before discoveredit