The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-13
The Associnie Judgeshln Agnin.

bers OF the bar ana other cltlzenS, endorsing
our article Of few days since in favor of the
nomination of Republican candidate for AS
sooate Judge at the coming election. We
have no doubt that such is the sentiment of
large majority of the party. Those lawyers
whose names were signed to the address pub
lished in our columns some time ago, favoring
the reelection of the present incumbent, can
hardly be said to have spoken for the bar
itself, much less for the masses of our citizens.
they numbered only about one hundred,
while there are we'll on to thousand prac-
tisng lawyers in this city. II is not at all
certain, therefore, that the present incumbent,
even aside from his political opinions, would
be the first choice of the members of the bar.
And the moment we leave professional pre-
oincts and go among the masses of the people,
we find the general sentiment of Republicans
to be in favor of nominating and electing
man of our own political household.
The matter is very simple. The Republican
party can carry the city on a strict party issue
by majority of from six to eight thousand
votes. Under such circumstances, why should
we voluntarily concede one of the most i'm
portant and honorable offices to the Democrats
Why, as Republicans, believing in the princi-
pies of our party and in the necessity of its
organization, should we voluntarily weaken
and disintegrate it by going to the opposition
for our candidates? Notwithstanding all the
sophistry of his party friends, Judge Ludlow is
openly and avowedly an unrelenting Democrat
His election would tend to strengthen that
party in our city. Why, then, should Repub
licans support him, when they have in their
own ranks men who will make just as good a
Judge as he is, and who are good, sound Re-
publicans to boot II is lawful to1earn from
our opponents, and aUe haze never known the
Democratic party voluntarily TO foregO filling an
important office ,ohen 1t had The uotes to elect its
candidate.
We shall not advocate the election of an in
competent or unworthy man to the Office Of
Judge, on the ground of his being Republi-
can. We go upon the assumption that we
have Republicans perfectly competent for the
position, and that some one of these will be
nominated. That is the demand of the party,
and the managers must conform their action
to it. We want nothing but frst-class mate
rial-no old hacks, second or third-rate
men. That style of thing won't answer in
this emergency.
We confess that the Democrats are working
shrewdly. They have an eye, in the result
of the elections this fall, not merely to the
judiciary, but to the moral effect of the contest
upon the great national struggle of next year.
They are putting forward able men, and are
olasn fOr
them. They ask it for Judge Sharswood, and
they insist upon it for Judge Ludlow. And yet
it is not so much the election of these men,
as men, that they care for, as it is party effect.
Judge Sharswood's votes will be claimed as
for the violent and extreme Democratic plat
form upon which he stands; and should Judge
Ludlow be reelected it would certainly be
claimed, and with some show of truth, that
the obnoxious opinions he avowed during the
war had lost much of their unpopularty.
The entire campaign in this State this year is
being managed by the Democrats with refer
enoe to the grander contest next year. They
{ are maneuvring for the advantages of position.
NEvery Republican vote they can seduce from
us is so much clear gain to them.
We aver, then, that it is the duty of the
Republican party to put its best men in the
field, and to make square, open-and-shut
fight. We have already done so in regard to
the contestfOrsupreme Judge. Judge Williams
is the peer OF Judge Sharswood in everything
that pertains to moral and intellectual qualif-
cations for the position and is as far superior
to him politically, as liberal, enlightened, and
progressive Republicanism is superior to reac.
tionary, bigoted, and spurious Democracy.
Let us follow the same line of action with
reference to the Associate Judgeship in ouI
, city. Let us bring out a man who is the pee,
of Judge Ludlow as q lawyer and jurist, and
who in addition is a progressive, large,minded
3 liberal man. thoroughly Jimbued with tn
= - noble doctrines Of our grand and 'victoriou
10 marty. Such nomination will strengthe
the party-keep up its moral tone no les
than its integrity of Organization-and
the victory it will secure for us at the hands
the people, will give us good vantage groul
Tor the great contest of 1868.
General Grant ON Registration.
WE are glad to see that General Grant h
formally disclaimed that portion OF Attorne