Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-19
The Judge OF the Court OF Common
Pleas.


In The interest takeb in our National,
State s,.'l Cor crr,-ia,el elections, we. with
perhaps the rest of our citizens have lost
sight OF the fact. that The counties of Sui
livan. Vigo and Parke have to cleo. a
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. =
There is no Office now being csnvassed
of more direct Importance to this people,
than that Of Judge of Common Pleas. It
is of the utmost importance to this people,
who shall be their udge of this Court. 1t
is said that the entire property of a country,
passes through this Court once in about
thirty three years. and we all know that
large amount OF the real and personal
( property of this county is ali the time uu-
der the control, and at the disposal Of this
Judge
/ No one eau tel, but the Judge now to be
elected, is the very Que who will be upon
the bench when, their estates are to be
settled-when the Law is to be decided
wh;-L iii d. justice injustiU. TO their
heirs. Then how important ia it. that the
best. the most upright and the ablest mss
before che people for this position. should
be selected
The "ffics of Judge of the Cour, of Com.
mon Pleas. is not political office. Poll
ties has nothing TO do with il IL matters
hut little whether man is a Democrat or
Republican so that be is good Judge
60 that he is an upright Judge-so that hr
is an able Judge. Never did people
commit greater blunder. than this people,
when they departed from the Iandm rks of
the fathers and placed p lticisns on the
judicial bench. The truth is. the life of a
politician just units him for being
good Judge aud 10 our judg gnent 80 m an
who is an aspirant for political favors
should ever be placed upon the bench =
There is no nsrty known 10 the law. and
partisan sffinilies can have nothing TO do
in properly settling dead mems estates
The candi iates for Judge OF the Court
of Common Peas in this Judi 'ial District
are G. 7. Patterson and Judge Samuel F
Newell. OF Mr. Patterson We have no
thing to say-let those speak of him who
ieel it their duty to support him. OF Judge
Maxwell however We have something to
say--we feel il our duty and We kaow il
is our pleasure to say something of his pc
culiar fitness for this position He ha.
be judge of the Court of Common Pleas
in the District com moosed Of the counties of
Parke and Vermillion for the last eight
years, and no Judge of that Court in the
State of In iisna, has discharged the duties
incumbent on HIN, With stricter Integrity
or with greater ability. He is no poliii-
clan. butts profound lawyer, having
given all his time to the study of his pro-
fession and the discharge Of his duties as
Judge He is a courteous. aifable gentle
man both off and on the bench and pos
sesses 10 an eminent degree the qualifca-
tions necessary in one who is called upon
to decide the law.
We say these things Judge Maxwell. not
se a partisan editor, bat because such is the
universal opinion of all those who know
the nsu. No one who has ever done bus
mess IN Judge MaxwelPs Court, but is
impressed with his proficiency and his de-
sire to do that which is right between all
parties litigant
Vigo county knows and feels the want
of COED Judge of thi, Court. and GER
tainly the electors of this county, and of
this District, will look we'll to the men who
are now before them for This important Of