Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-01-28

viz H'0oo uldH goes even
1afther than ourself, and says that che
necer acaU.' and continues: ssthis pa
per will never support any man for Cir
cut Judge, Or Judge Of the Supreme
Court, achether nominated or not. who
ayows his belief in the appellate iuris-
dlctlon OF the Federal Courts, as con-
tended for in the recent opinion of
Chief Justice Dixon"
If the Argus man cannot conceive
any circumstances under which he
would choose the least of two evils
and vote for a man who was unsound
on this one question, we can. Sup
pose only two candidates were in the
field, and both agreed with Dixon OH
this question, would you Ii, no
choice ......... ...-..-
After giving Judge Gates letter. the
Aryus concludes: F.. -... ..-~
This letter was written eight years
ago. Whether Judge Cate now thinks
as he then thought about making party
nominations for Judges, we do not
hnow, nor is it ofany consequence what
ever. His advocacy of it does not
make it right--his opposition does not
make it wrong. We hope the Repub-
iicans of this CIRCUIT will determine for
themselves, and according to their own
proper sense of the Uea'Y right of the
question, whether they OUGHT to make
4 party nomination for Judge. We
regard it as far more important that q
man should be RIGHT upon the State
Rights question, than that he belong to
any 3,0liticalp party. 81
In 1852 A. ID. Smith was Democrat,
and the Democratic nominee for JUS
tlce of the Supreme Court. To day he
is, perhaps NOT Republican party
man, but the choice of almost all the
radical Republicans in the State for
Chief Justice. May it not be, that
Judge Cate is to day as reliable State
Rights man as Judge Smith d? At the
time he wrote the above letter the States
Rights question was not in issue be-
tween the parties; and besides, the Dem
ocratic party Of Wisconsin then stood
on the Free Soil Resolutions of 1919,
which are now regarded as radical Re
publicanisn,. And like Judge Smith,
Judge Cate still adheres to the princi-
Piles enumerated in those resolutions.
Years ago we learned that Judge Cate
was profound admirer Of the Fugitive
Slave Law. Whether the current OF
public opinion has had the effect to
change his mind, we do not know if
SO, the people should be advised of it,
that they may vote understandingly.-
That there is any possibility Of his be-
ing State Rights man, We had sup
posed was settled. We have no idea
that his official organ could continual
ly harp on the supremacy Of the U. S.
Courts in all cases, unless its course
was sanctioned by him. Ifhis convic-
tons are contrary to those promulgated
by the Stevens Point Piaery, then he
should let it be known by all means, for
the course Of that paper is damaging
his reelection. The Democratic plat
form Of l649 is good Republican one,
and one which we take much pleasure
IN quoting to our apostate Democratic
friends. But is that platform the AL
pha and Omega ofthe Republican plat.
form? We think not However, we
are glad to be informed that Jud &c
Cate still adheres to those principles
yet it availeth but little, when we con
slider he .forgets to vote for men who
still adheres to them, but for those who
sustain the South in their grasp for
more slave territory.
We hope to see the AagHs man in
Plainfeld on the 18th. ...