Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-03
Judges of the Supreme Court.

Paine for Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court
The proceedings were doubtless
conducted as fairly as such conven>
tons usually are, and we regard the
nomination as binding on the party.
At the same time We shall not be SUR
prised to find thai Judge Dixon will
run considerably behind his ticket,
while Judge Paine will carry he full
Republican vote.
So far as the pending election Is to
furnish test of the strength ofparties,
it must be determined by the vote
cast for Judge Paine, and his demo,
cratic opponent, Mr.. Ellis.
1t would not aid the Republican
ticket in the least if we should at,
tempt defense Of Judge Dixon's
course in resigning his Office year
ago, just after the Legislature had
increased his salary TO $4,000,
then receiving temporary APP
pointment from the Governor 80
as to pocket the increased salary and
now asking an Endorsement and re-
election by the Republican party to
fill out the term for which he was
elected, the same 10 expire within a
year-when we shall be required to
vote for him again. a party which
even pretends to favor retrenchmen;
aud reform cannot consistently defend
such course ~ this, without dam
a,ing lis own pretensious. The Re-
p lOnCan party masses mean more
thn' pretense when they speak of
rst,rm and economy. They mean
Just these, aud upon such occasions as
TINS will express what they mean at
the ballot box. And it is such mass
eS a. these WHO must save the party
from dim praIizalion. Judge Dixon,
when elected IN the Spring of 1868.
for period OF six years. agreed to
serve the people in his office OF Chief
Justice for the annual salary Of 50.
500 per year. But now he puts the
party to the Inconvenience and haz-
ard Of re.electinQ him for wear in
order to pnt 81 900 into his pocket
This is making the people buy the
the whistle and then pay above
price stipulated for the blowing and
IN al a A.
them to affirm as right most dub,
GUS transaction, involving some indi
root violence to tho constitution and
the moral code.
Very true, 50, 800, or even $500
il small allowance for the luxury
of Madison life. To the higher Zig
urcs we offer no objection, except IN
such cases as that OF Dixon, IN which
BIO agreed TO serve at the lower price.
The Jewish wages per day was a pen
ny, at which there was murmuring.
because of the scantiness But when
the paymaster came about and re-
minded each Of his agreement to work
for 80 much, every honorable laborer
subsidized and order was restored. -
We presume Judge Dixon never was
party when this lesson was illus
trated.
II is however generally conceded
that Judge Dixon has discharged his
duties with impartiality and ability
and that his relation will give to tho
Supreme Court Bench Judge of ex :
perience and taiF capacity. And if he
loses Republican votes he may gain
democratic votes in the eastern part
of the State.
Judge Dixon, we believe, was first
appointed Chief Justice in 1889, upon
the decease of Judge Wilton, and to
serve out the unexpired term of the
latter. Judge Sloan was afterwards
nominated as q candidate for Chief
Justice BY State Republican Con-
venaon. But Judge Dixon accepted
under call signed by private per-
sons belonging to both political par
ties, and became an opposing candi>
date-bes,ing Sloan chiefly by DEM
ocratic votes. In the Spring of 1863
he came very near receiving major
lty IN the Democratic State Conven,
ton Tor Chief Justicc-Judge Goth
rem only beating him vote or two.
Ryan vouched for Dixon ~ being !.
tuli democrat and nobody seemed to
doubt II till the Republican State
Convention met u few DAYS after and
nominated Dixon for the same Office
agaiust Cothren. The latter receiv .
eel quite a majority OF The popular
home vote, bur the soldier vote elect
ed Dixon quite Handsomely. judge
Dixon mas 'lnce voted with Rcpu6li
cans, but his r .iicaHsm i, not rewarded
nveterate or ineurabIe and he m.v
run into /. at wing ofthe party where
affinity amounts 10 more than pro-
feSsion. So Judge Dixon's vote no !,
large or small, can have 40 meaning
or effect on the Presidential election
We are willing to accept judge
Paine as the fair exponent of Repub-
lican principles in the State. He has
ever been q Republican from convic.
ton. In our weakness. in our trials
IN peace, and in war, every where
and on ali occaSions-no Thought of
self or popularity, the same firm
friend otliberty and hater of tyranny.
and always an honest Judge, however
erring sometimes, yet with courage
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, errors. Resigning
his seat on the Bench, not to get a
higher salary, but 20 peril his life on
the field OF battle where the princi.
plcs held ny him from youth mn wore
st stake. Yes, by the eternal. the
vote for Paine and against him will
come as near showing the strength
ofparties as though old Tom. Jeffer-
son were risen and 3 candidate
against re-juvenated Calhoun.
The Worlds Washington special
saws that yesterday noon a double
gusrd was placed at all the entrances
70 the war department. Two COM
mjssioned officers were stationed in