The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-25
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In . communication in to-day's Gazette,
relating TO The bar meeting held on Sstur.
day last. Hon. Jno. P. Cook objects to ''ths
tone and the assumed facts" Of our para
graph on that subject, because he does not
wish 10 have his name coupled with the
uiskery of either party. and because he
kaosss the call for the bar meeting was
drawn up and presented BY Republican
Very true, and If We were Mr.. Cook and
Knew Is little about the matter ~ he i'm
pies, we should enter disclaimer forthwith
sgAins, having our name connected siip
that meeting.
Il was not our intention 10 make friend
Cock answer tor the sins or uickery Of that
meeting, and the fact OF him being called
upon 70 preside over il, BY ne means makes
him respo nsible for its objects. On the con-
trary. a. be knows, when clique has
particular object in view and member Of
either party, whose power is TO be feared,
prsssnu himself At meeting, they fire.
suen,ly eounteract his inauence BY eleeting
Nm 70 preside over it.
II 10 trus that the call for that meeting
vas drawn up and presented by RsPubli-
can, one who no doub, had the very bes,
Of motives 10 view, bot sill The idea was
brosched BY The Democratic and opposed BY
the Republican papers Of this city before
INST step wa. ,aksD. They knew very well
tina, if they were to undertake any
measure Of the kind, ito transparency would
.. once be perceived, 80 they sought to
make In contamination the work of Repue
licans, bri 20 far did they ovsrrsaeh them
selves, that THE latter BY concert Of &C
ton entirely frustrated any sinister object
The former might have had In view.
II i true that resolution WAS offered 10
she beginning Of the meeting recommend
:ng the name Of blank to the Republican
Cenvsntioa = . suitable person for the Of
,Ass Of Judge, bu, a. the Democrats were
@ quick % the Chsiruan to obssrve that
~ Republicans were In the sscsndancy At
tbs meeting, one Of the mere prominsn,
among them offered substitute for the res
slutien, appointing . meeting Of the bar o.
The entire district Al Lyons on the l7it
prox. Tbs object Of that gathering, We take
n, was 10 prevent If possible the slscron o.
he nominee Of The Republican Convention
Tia. sthess 10 nothing In the call or pro.
sesdisgs Of lhst bar meeting that can be
tortured into Democratic triciery,' or Re-
psblican trieksry,r we freely adult, as we
kaos that no trickery vas intended BY the
erntisusn Who assumed the responsibility
Of making the call, and I, Is very evident
that every st,emp, at tricksry By the Demo
srats vas sntirely frustrated by the action
Of the Republicans.
We presume there Is 10 difference oe'
tween friend Cook and ourselves with re.
gard TO having the best man on the bench,
and II 10 for tha, object We now contend
Per many years we advocated the exclusion
81 politics in the selection Of Judge, but
q ihs Democrats were In the sseeadsncy
su arguments, however correct or logical
they might have been, we're entirely IN
hssdea and the bench was disgrsesd BY such
. man . Le&ngwe!l, rather than select an
upright and competent man of opposite po.
lilies. Matters have changed since that day
and now We have but to cast our eyes scros,
our own border to observe the effect that &
persistence in such course has had upon
the purity Of the Judssship. five care moi
10 dwell upon the airocious decisions Of
Lecon pie, We have Mcfarland in our own
State whose outrageous proceedings show
that /, Is demanded Of The Republican party
u place men in tina, high ONCE VINO sgret
vi,h them In sentiment. A. for ability, wt
hsys men 10 the Republican party in THU
si,y uho are ss well qualified TO ell tha'
station a. any in tbs Democratic ranks
This Is admitted by both parties and on,
friend dsres not deny IL; then why persist
in any measure having q tendency TO fl
she station with Democrat! We have
greater interests ct stake nox than We ever
had under the old Wing and Democratic re,
srns and questions that involve free ex.
preston Of principles are more likely tC
asiss. L., us then no. only elect csmpe
tent nan - 9 Judge but one who will bt
hacked In bis decisions BY The politics
opisions Of lsrge majority Of bis sonstitu
ssts.