Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-31
A CITIZEN g. TAX PAYER.
SoMERs, March %, 1850.

SOMERS, March 22i loou.
To the Tribune & Telegraph:
We have noticed wi III much pleasure the
call upon the Hon. DAVID NOGGLE to allow the
use Of his name, a candidate for our Circuit
Judge, and that the same has been replied 10
by Judge Noggle consentng to be candidate.
The coming election for Judge does not pre-
sent any political issues. 1t is understood that
both candidates, Judge Noggle and Judge Keep,
are Republicans in politics, and that demo-
cratic candidate will be in the field so that the
only question before the people is, ,chich as tho
best man Of the taco candidates for the office
In arriving at their conclusions on this point,
The people are hot left to common report, or e1
pGne evidence. They have had full means for
personal observation, and can form their opin-
ions from personal knowledge, since both can
didates have filled the same office before
To say nothing of the resigning Judge, it is
wall known and universally conceded by all in
any wise qualified to judge, that we have never
mad Judge Noggle's equal, in ali respects upon
the bench. Competent and efficient, possessed
of quick discrimination, ready and fearless in
the discharge of his duties as Judge, prospect
i've of all external considerations, Judge Noggle
has won for himself most enviable reputation.
He has, during his short term of office, held two
terms of court in Kenosha--dispatched an IN
precedented amount of business, to the general
satisfaction Of all-patiently heard and decided
many cases thai had been on tie calendars for trial
before Judge Keep seterSt years, involving many
thousand dollars of property and which had been
kept in court at great expense to the county in
taxation TO pay expenses of the terms, and to the
parties, in procuring witnesses and feeling at
tornies. Al these old causes, not only in Keno
sAa county, but Ia the other counties of the Circuit
are disposed of by the efficiency, diligence and
ability of Judge Noggle
That a man is good La~yer is only one of the
necessary qualifications to constitute good
Judge. To legal attachments must be united
high moral endowments, and independence of
mind, with strict integrity and fearlessness of
consequences so far as all parties are concerned
1t is common remark concerning Judge Noc-
gle when on the bench, that we never had a man
who SO fully united all the qualifications for
Judge. he has proved himself untiring in the
discharge of his duties, and his decisions are
final and convincing, No man left the court
room complaining of the court, save that class
"Who never feel tho halter draw
With good opinion of the law"
The people have had some experience with
Judge Keep ana his manner of doing business.
AS between the two men, they cannot long hes
itate in their choice
The mere question of expense to the county
in the time it has already taken TO discharge
the business of the court, with Judge Keep as
Judge, ought TO determine the question at once.
We claim that with Judge Noggle upon the
bench, there would be a saving of nearly. i'll
not quite one-half Of the actual expense to the
people; and this is no small item. Since Judge
Nogge has been on the bench, this county has
had jury in attendance but about one week,
and Judge Noggle has heard, tried and deter
mined double the number of cases that Judpe
Keep did, during any part of his late term of
office, IA The same length Of time. This the rec.
ord shows. All other things being equal, the
question Of taxation alone should influence US
all in this election. We have no hesitancy in
saying that in the election of Judge NoVsle |
over Judge Keep, we shall save fully one-halfl
The actual expense to the county Of holding the
Circuit Court, in Judge Noggle's capacity to
discharge the duties of the Office in so much
ess time. We repeat, this is no small item.-l
Let the people all think upon this question, and
60 to the polls with full determination to dis.
charge their duty, and to make the best choice
for Judge, as there is no greater question upon
which they will be called to decide.
FARMER.