Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-03-14
JUDICIAL ELECTION.

In our last issue we noticed the acceptance of
she call made by the Republican members of the
Legislature upon Hon. ORsAMUs COLE TO become
a candidate for Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Mr. Cole is gentleman of fair abilities,
and for whom we have ever entertained high re-
spect We have twice lent feeble aid 10 his
support, when a candidate for Congress, and stand
ready to perform a similar service again, should
he be in the field against political opponents but
as candidate for the office TO which he now as
pres under existing circumstances. we cannot aid
in his election. In the first place. we have ever
opposed, and shall continue to oppose, all party
candidates for judicial offices: and although in the
presen, The party lines attempted to be
obl,erated by the word g Independent, it will be
seen that none but out and out Republicans have
direction of the Madison Journal, it was at the
suggestion of that sheet, that the Legislature thus
acted. Again. we utterly opposed to legisla-
tive candidates Members are not sent TO the
Legislature for the purpose of debating to the
people who shall be their Judges or other officers
and we think their time might be far more profit
ably employed than in caucusng for such pur>
poses.
In the next place at the former election for
Judges OF the Supreme Court, we supported Hon.
SAMUEL CRAwFoRp, fully believing him qualified
for the station be occupies We have dis
covered nothing in his course while on the bench,
calculated to lessen our confidence in him as a
plitable person for the Office and cannot believe
that experience of two years has rendered him
less qualified for the discharge of its duties We
are satisfied with HIM Judge, and other OBJ
jections must be urged to his reelection than any
OF which we have heard before we can lend our
aid towards effecting his removal With us" hon.
esty, capacity, and fidelity 10 the Constitution, are
a sufficient guarantee for Judges. If Judge Craw-
ford was a candidate for Congress, should
claim the right TO know his views upon political
questions, and require satisfactory evidence that
his views were somewhat in accordance with our
own, before could yield him aid; but TO
exact of candidate for Judge, pledge taat he
Will decide questions in court 10 suit in1ivid
ual views, or those of party; to oppose him
because he may entertain different views from
ours, or the political party with which we act is
an outrage upon the judiciary system.
If our Legislatures TO nominate candidates
for the Bench, and if they 10 be elected on
party grounds, is attempted in this instance.
the sooner the elective system is abandoned the
better
The only expression in regard 10 Judge Craw
fords course the Bench aside from his differing
witt. ultra notification papers has been something
like the following, from the kenosha (Republcan)
Telegraph: 3" He does'not lack for ability and has
been honest faithful and industrious has, in short
given general satisfaction any person else
could, who might have been chosen to the place
What more should be required, in order TO sat
isfy the people that he will continue 10 pursue a
similar course