Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-23
DISTRICT

respectfully announce TO the people ofStorey
County that | am o candidate for reelection TO
the position Of District Judge Of the First Ju.
diciA District.
And / take this opportunity to presen. to the
Electors Of Storey County some considerations,
In relation to the Judiciary of our State.
The Judicial power IL entrusted with the I'D.
ministration Of justice, and this power more
| iorcibly, visibly and uniformly operates upon all
the rights and interests Of social life, than the
power of any other department in our system Of
Government. By Its proper exercise, a just and
vigorous investigation and punishment Of crime
should be reached and secured. The safety Of
the people, and the good order and harmony Of
society, require such exercise of this power TO
shield the community from fraud and violence.
BY the proper and judicious exercise Of the
same power, the punctual performance Of con.
tracts and obligations should be faithfully, fairly
and Justly enforced, and In the various claims and
liabilities which arise In the business relations Of
life. should be properly adjusted and established.
The people who can look with confidence TO the
tribunals of justice. for the protection and secu.
rity Of their Just rights, may be truly regarded q
favored people, but without such confidence and
good grounds upon which It may safely rest, O
community ia often tortured with apprehension,
suspicion, fear and alarm. Unrest takes the place
Of quiet repose; and confusion and violence usurp
the power TO control, AZ avarice md injustice may
dictate.
The judicial servants and agents Of the people,
whose duty II IL to exercise this power, should
have and possess such qualifications, experience,
habits and character, rs will warrant In the pub.
lie mind the fullest confidence; then there will
be felt an assurance that all just rights and inter-
ests claimed In Courts Of Justice will be faithfully
and fairly considered, and impartially decided
upon.
These qualifications, habits and character
should be such as will bring with them a reliable
guaranty against any and all attempts to induce,
entice or coerce the judicial tribunal to soil the
purity of It's ermine.
Unsullied purity Of purpose and an unfinching
integrity of principle are the indispensable requi.
sites In the character Of him who IL placed In a
position to exercise judicial power In the dis.
charge Of his duties. Nothing more than the fore
going qualifications and requisites need be re.
quired, and nothing less will render him fit to DO
entrusted with the exercise of judicial power.
That exercise Of power can not wisely be placed
In incompetent hands, nor should II be subjected
to the COMMUNICATING influences Of social delln.
Queneies or Of moral obllqulties.
The right and the power to nominate O man
for Office IL inherent In the people. 1t Is their
duty and their interest to do so. The security Of
their rights, by a Just administration Of the laws,
by q nomination for judicial ofice 10 the control.
ling object to be obtained. Tho electors Of q dis.
trict. az a body, may nominate In advance Of the
time Of election, or they may nominate and elect
at the same time.
They may also delegate TO others as their
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lar man for q particular office, and when these
agents have acted they can report their doings 70
the people. When the report Is made II may be
accepted or rejected II the wishes, the choice
and interests Of the people have been fairly con.
suited, II proper inquiry has been made In order
to ASCERTAIN the mind Of the people, then these
agents can properly exercise that delegated right
TO nominate.
But II these agents act regardless Of the wishes
Of the people whose interests, safety and well.
being are TO be affected by the selection, then and
In that case the nomination Is made In violation
Of good faith and IL void, and has no claim to ia.
vor or respect. II Is nullity. There Is no such
thing as q regular nomination, unless II be made
with an honest purpose Of making a selection for
the people and In accordance with their wishes.
Can a nomination be regarded a. binding If II be
repugnant to the wishes Of the peoplei How
much would wo ordinarily pay an agent for doing
lust what we do not want him to dot Or how
much would we be likely to thank an agent for
doing what Is hostile to our interest and repug.
nant TO our wlshesf .
And yet how common II Is for the agents, who
have been most wanton and derelict OF duty, and
who have only been induced by somo cunning
device to promote the wishes of o few persons or
q mere clique, in disregard Of the people, to cry
out regular nomination i! don't bolt! And the
more recreant they were to their proper duty tho
more loudly they intended TO proclaim the bind.
Ing force Of any nomination.
an 'ne foregoing suggestions ana proposiuons
being entirely general In their application, will
oe examined exclusively for the purpose Of deter.
mining whether they DO correct or not. II they
should be found incorrect, then they should be
disregarded. .r aIT
But II upon the contrary, they should efound
after que deloeraton to be right and proper,
then the people Of Storey County have the right
and 1t Is their duty TO 50 declare and net accord.
ingly. "7
Hls'somsimes said that we will DO better pro.
pared 70 meet and reouko wrongs and outrages
next year, than this, but II Is better and yyiser 10
do right now and next year too. No association
Of men can long exist unless they &C. upon Eound
and lust principles. Let the people exercise tbeir
rights with a view to their best interests and Tho
general welfars, and al nip be psn. 2" FNT5T'o
Virginia, Oct, s, 1865. oc5yti