, 1859-03-14
PRESS AND TRIBUNE.

PRESS AND TRIBUNE. |
xoHpAY HoRaIEg. MARoH II. lsbe.
Judicial Elecaoa-AAetAer Democratic
Doake-ss Halt a oaf better
than 10 Bread"
The Republican party Of Cook county, with
great unaninlty, have resolved to support
fur ths Judgss and Clezh Of the Superior
Court, thu candidates nominated in party
convention. They understand that the efforts
Of the Democratic Central Committse to &C.
cure division Of the places, vas dictnted by
their weakness and that, bad the position Of
parties been reversed, nothing would have
been heard Of The impropriety Of political
nominations for judicial stations, at least frcm
the hungry partisans who are nov besecching
few Republican, for the fayors which the
people 1T large refuse to grant them. They
understand also that the possession Of the
judicial power, has been the nim OF the Demo-
cratic party in the Federal government and
In every State in the Union; aud We believe
that no Instance can be ciled where that party
confessedlJ IN the majority, has ever permit
ted Judge OF Clerk Of opposing politics
to carry Of any judicial honor. The
Supreme Court at Washington il i Dem
oeratie machiue-the creature of the Write
House much tho tool Of Democratic
President as Jehreys was the servant Of his
Infamous master. Its political assumptions
and hcreGes, It's unauthorized amendments ol
the Constitution, and it's reversal of the old
and boaored policy Of the Government, are
to~dey The only bulwurks behind which the
iniqulties Of the Democracy can be shel.
tssed In New York, in Pennsylvania, in
Ohio, and in any other State whtre an Elect
i've Judiciary Obtains, the Democratic party
always has its nominees for Judicial Offices
regularly in the field. They are as much
matter Of course as candidates for the Legis-
lature or Congress. In Witconsfn, the De-
mocFacy today are supporting man nomi-
mated Tor Judge Of the Supreme Court, upon
political considerations alone, aud they have
the eympathy and aid Of the ehicago 7smts
and tue Chicago Democracy in their efforts to
elect him. In our own State, no man except
Democrat has had q place on the Supreme
Bench since the remode1ing Of the Con.
stitution in l647 and Of the Judges
on the different Circuits, more than three
fourths are Democrats, elected by Re.
publican suferance and Democratic votes.
such thing as concession to Republican
sentiment was never heard Of in Democratic
district. In our Own city, only last spring,
the Democrats, deceived as to their real
strength. put forth their candidate regularly
nominated in partisan cor vention, in advance
Of ofRepnblican action, in opposition to Judge
rs. Wilson, whose Democracy was not pure
enough to stand the test Of the inquiry which
Was then instituted. They demanded, as the
word was in their convention, "a Democrat
al over" The Recorder, Whose position was
eqnfvocal, did not suit. They fought him
With a candidate whose only claim was his
partisanship. In brief, wherever the Demo
Gratis have scen the chance OF their success.
they have nominated partisan candidates Of
the broadcast Democratic stripe Wherever
thls modern bogus Democracy is understood,
taey have resortad to a dodge; Peopl.s'
Tickets, made up la;f Of Democrats aud half
OF hepublicans-Democratic judges and Re.
publican clerks-havo been put in the field.
Hall loaf is b tier than no bread, y il an
aoage that The leaders Of that party well IN.
derstand
The Peoples Ticket dodge will be attempt
ed here. Let US warn tho Republicans of the
CITY and county to BE- on their guard against
the Vaccinations Of those who will engineer
II. "hatever its outward seeming, whatcrcr
tue professions Of those who support it,
Whatever the antecedents Of the canlidates on
It, It will be just what the Democracy intend
It shall he-"nn instrument in Democratic hands
for overturning the power of the Republican
parry 10 Cook couuty-a wedge by which
1he Republican force may be div:d d now and
beaten hereafter. If tb1, is contamination to
De wished I; If the Republican supremacy in
the State is to he imperilied; and II
the victory over Slavery Proposaudism
IN @S6o is to Ia made more difficult,
and doubtful let this work of di,or.
gaatzatlon hcre the centre and stronghold
Of kePublicanfsm in 1llinois-bc acquiesced !
IN. 1.-The candidates nominated in tue Con.
Veatlon OF our friends were dangerous, in
competent, or nutrustwortby men, there
might be just cause Of complaint and reasons
1or support Of what thc Democracy will uu-
dertake. But that they n1a above personal |
rcproacb, that they have abundant capacity.
and that they will satisfactorily discharge
the duties Of the places for which they III.
naned, none will lave the hurdihood 10 /
deny. With eucl men as the nominees Of |!
the party fairly put in Tue field, aud with tut
reasons touching matters Of the present and |
the future, We cannot conceive that any man
who has ever professcd lore for Republican
principles. or has ever been the recipient OF |
any honors which the party has been able to
oesto~. can lend himself to any scheme, no
matter how plausible, by which the success Of
our candidates will be lazarded, and the De.
mocracy restored to honorr. Common sense
forbIds it.