Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-05-06
Party Politics and the Judiciary.

Under this head the Journal publishes the article from
the Bloomington Gazette which have heretofore
ticed and prefaces it with the following remarks:
." We confident that we express the opinion held
by the great of Wings of this State, when say
that they did not desire that party nominations should be
made for the Supreme Bench. The course pursued by
the Democratic Convention however, left them other
alternative than to present the Of gentlemen whom
they esteem eminently qualified for the position TO the
consideration OF the people at the approaching election.
They do not however ask Wings to support them
because they Wings or such consideration alone
should influence mans voe) but for the that,
in legal attachments and experience they are better
suited for the place than their opponents.
1--WE suppose candid man, of any party, will deny
that Judge Dewey possesses higher qualifications than
Mr. Davidson, opposing candidate in the same district
regarded by the legal profession entitled to the
highest respect for their correctness and the style in
which they were written.
sin this district, Judge Mcdonald as all who
quainted with the candidates admit is far
Deror to his opponent, Judge Perkins; and so as to
Judge Gookins and Mr.. Howe, and their opponents
Messrs. Roache and Stewart
every man in the State should be anxious to have
good Supreme Bench, one whose decisions when made
will command the respect Of only the people Of the
state, bat Of the legal profession wherever the common
aw exists. Such ioas the when Blacklord Dewey
and Sullivan the Bench. IL will continue
be should be placed there merely because they
belong to the Democratic party"
In presenting ticket the Wings took good to
ect four gentlemen who were known and avowed Wings
This they did for the purpose of securing the entire
Whg vote Of the State. The step raise the
lue and cry against party Judiciary. If it wrong
the Democratic party to nominate candidates for the
Bench, the Wings should have followed perncious
example. Their ould have been much strong
'r had they not done the thing. At the head of
every Wing newspaper in the State, stand the
If John B. Howe, Charles Dewey, David Mcdonald
and Samuel B. Gookins as the Wing candidates for
Judges of the Supreme Court yet they ask the
Of any Of the political opinions of their
candidates, but solely the of qualifications
This is modest indeed and is characteristic of that
Wing feeling which claims all the talents and decency
their sde We do not like to draw invidious distnc
lions The Wing candidates all respectable men
and able urss but they are, 10 particular superior
to the Democrats. In point of legal attanments the
iOur gentlemen the Democratic ticket, will compare
ayoraby with any lawyers in the State. Judge Perkins
is, in every respect, the equal of Judge Mcdonald
Andrew Dawson, as lawyer, is the equal Of Judge
Dewey with less experience but industry with
vigorous constitution in the prime Of life, whilst Judge
Dewey is seventy years of age. Messrs. Stewart
and Roache in every respect the equal Of their COM
petitors Governor Whitcomb refused to appoint
Dewey and Sullivan but appointed Perkins and Smith,
Democrats. For this act Governor Whitcomb when last
4 candidate for the Gubernatorial chair was assaed
every where by his competitor, Mr. Marshall, and the
result proved that the people, By increased majority
endorsed the act. Governor Whtcomb triumph
sntly elected. We glad the issue is made 1t
will give the people time to the merits Of the
erent candidates. Let the strctest scrutiny be sp.
piled. After having adopted new constitution and
avs to correspond do the Democrats desire to place
The construction of the consultation and laws made in
pursuance thereof, by Democratic Legislature, in the
lands Of Wing Judgesi This is important question,
which the people will answer at the ballot BOX.