Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-29


high responsibilities OF the office, and il IS not
without difdence TO nay qualifications adequate
" TO perform those labors and fulfill those Tcspon
sibilities, that / again place ny name before the
people OF this Circuit As 10 the past. rlains no
other merit than having sougAt faithfully 10 dis
charge my duty; ard 70 tire future. IN Of
my re election, can only PleCge dIgent attention
10 business united with firm determination TO
administer justice without respect 10 persons.
MORTIMER NJ JACKSON.
Mineral Point. July goth, 1892.
II Circular addressed - To the Voters
Of the Fifth Judicial Circuit has recently
been put in circulation in this region, the ev-
ident design of which Is, as far as possible,
10 prejudice the minds Of The voters of the
Circuit against Judge JACKSON, the Indepen-
dent candidate for Circuit Judge. The wri-
ter appears more than half inclined to believe
that the trainers of our Constitution acted
wisely in separating the election Of Judge as
far as possible from the strifes Of party poll
tics, and yet, arrives at the grave conclusion
that, no man can be qualified for the Bench,
unless brought o0t as I party candidate, and
endorsed by Convention. " The history Of
the past has satisfied every candid mind that
such is not the case. The Bench has hereto
fore been supplied by an Independent candi-
date, and We have yet to learn that few Of
fce-seeking politicians, although they assem-
Bile at place duly selected, and assume the
name of "Convention," are any better quail
flied for selecting candidate for the people,
than the people themselves, or that a man
who is ''vouched for" by, and made "respon-
sibe to- such a clique, is any better qualified
10 deal justice impartially, than he who is re-
sponsible only to the Laws and the whole
People.
If the author Of tie Circular in question al
luded 10 the present volunteer candidate
when he asked, no yolsches for him who
endorses him who is responsible FOR him,
and who is he made responsible to = we re-
fer him for his answer TO the official returns
of the election which placed him upon the
Bench of this Circuit. At that time the en-
tire vote polled in the Circuit, was 1860;
which were cast for four candidates, Judge
Jackson receiving 3G2S, or more than one
half of the whole; and if these are not sutfi-
cient vouchers we have only to refer to
the able and impartial manner in which he
has performed the duties of the office, to sat
isfy the most incredulous, that his vouchers,
his endorsers, and his responsibility, are
equal, at least, TO those of his opponent,
brought cut by sham Convention
We have not room to pursue this subject
farther at preseat, and will only add quota
ton from the Circular, and ask of its author
an explanation. It says
''Fhe history of the past has shown US,
that no forSearance is extended, that the sane
tity of family and home is invaded, and the
most private acIs dragged into the electoral
arena, and we finally find our bench occupied
by Judge, who If halt of the ISLANDERS and
charges brought agains1 Kim by kis opponents,
We're established would be a far better sub
jecs for the penitentiary than for presiding
Judge
The prevailing opinion is, that this charge
was intended to apply to Judge Jackson
II SO, will the author inform the people when
''the sanc,ity ct the family and home have
been invaded" by him, and with What
crimes he Is charged, that render him "a far
better subject for the Peuitentiary than for a
presiding Judge :" If such is the warfare
adopted by the friends Of the party candidate,
the people should know it; if not, they should
be more explicit in their insinuations,
nE.rH OF NaJoR GENERAL RoGrR JovES-
We regret 70 announce the death Of Brevet Major
General RoGkR JoNES, Adjutant General of the L
: Army, who died at his residence in this CITY,
yesterday sfserroon. We learn that his illness
was very BRET and ms death sudden and uuexpec-
ted Ii appears that on "Wednesday evening Ire
was attacked BY cholera morbas from which yes
terday morning he experienced some relief. but
about I'VE in the afternoon. he hal second attack
which in less than two hours terminated his life
ten. Jones was one Of the veterans OF the war
Of 1912 having distinguished himself on several
occasions during that wal He was native of
the State OF Virginia lie has filled the post Of
Adjutant General, with tie lireaI rank OF Colonel
since 1928; and was brevet;ed as a Major Gcner-
al on the 30th OF May, 1913.
In this city, where he had 50 long resided, the
deceased was uniformly respected and to the ar
my-to all the members Of which. from his off
cial position his name and character were well
known-he ever the soldier without blcrslsh.
-Hdshp'stoa Republic l6,d
IFNrs HELEN c. MARKHAM. closed
second course Of Lectures upon Anatomy
and Physiology in this village on Satur-
day last Her Lectures are spoken Of by
all who hear thcm, as both instructive and
interesting, she is most cordially recon-